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Lana Murphy Couch papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 312
Scope and Contents
The Lana Murphy Couch papers document Couch's forty year career with NASA, first as a wind tunnel test engineer, and later in management positions. Types of materials include: correspondence, newsletters, papers, photographs, programs, publications, research and work reports, technical reports, VHS tapes, writings, and material related to award recognition.
Dates:
1953 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1995
William G. Cowdin papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 310
Scope and Contents
The William G. Cowdin papers document Cowdin's role as Aerojet program manager for the Dyna-Soar boost rocket engines. This collection includes two 8" x 10" photographs taken during a 1961 Dyna-Soar full scale mockup review, Boeing Co., Seattle, 1961. The photographs include NASA test pilots and Aerojet project team including Neil Armstrong, William Dana, James Woods, Henry Gordon, William Knight, and Aerojet program manager and Purdue graduate William Cowdin. Also included is a biographical...
Dates:
1961 - 2014
Harvey Dart papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 375
Scope and Contents
One scrapbook containing photos of the Purdue campus, people, social events such as parades and sport, and machinery. The scrapbook also contains souvenirs and documents from Dart's trips to places including Niagara Falls and the Field Museum. There are also various documents from his time at Purdue, such as letters, reciepts, sports tickets, and event programs/notices.
Dates:
1915 - 1917
John Dean scrapbook page and Purdue diploma
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 49, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 317
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of John I. Dean's 1940 Purdue University diploma, and one scrapbook page belonging to Major Dean. The front page is titled "All Purdue Men," Lubbock Army Flying School, Lubbock Texas, May 1943. The scrapbook second page (or back page) is titled: "My Advanced Flying School Instructor and Students, Lubbock Texas, June 1943." Men identified in the photo are: L-R (standing) Bill Brucker, Al Edes, Burt Walkup (The Instructor), Me [John Irwin Dean], Paul Cooper. L-R...
Dates:
1940 - 1943
Harold M. DeGroff, Jr. papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 477
Scope and Contents
The Harold M. DeGroff, Jr. papers document aspects of the career of longtime Purdue University faculty member and former Dean of Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics from 1955-1963, during the height of the "space race." Some of the featured items in the collection are a letter of recommendation for assignment to the Naval V-12 College of Training Program and a notice of separation from the United States Naval Service. Items pertaining to DeGroff's Purdue career...
Dates:
1943 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1951 - 1968
College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Communications, images
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 68
Scope and Contents
The College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Communications, images (1950s-2000s; 15.1 cubic feet) is a collection of visual images created by the Department of Agricultural Communications for Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. The collection includes an impressive array of slides dating from the 1960s to 1990s, as well as various 16mm film reels (circa 1950s-1970s), and photographs, film negatives, and contact sheets (circa 1960s to 1980s). Slides form the bulk of the...
Dates:
1950s-2000s; Other: Date acquired: 04/06/2012
Purdue University Division of Dance Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 10
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Division of Dance Collection consists of scrapbooks, articles, tickets, brochures and pamphlets, gallery schedules, and photos and videos of performances. This collection will be useful for researchers interested in the history and development of the Purdue University Division of Dance, as well as performers and performances.
Dates:
1925 - 2012; Majority of material found within 2008 - 2012
William P. Duncan papers
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 500
Scope and Contents
The William P. Duncan papers document Duncan'a undergraduate education at the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation and his graduate school work at Purdue University in the School of Education. Also included are papers from his early years as a Purdue University instructor in the Aviation Technician Program, Technical Institutes, Division of Technical Extension, along with the Purdue Aeronautics Corporation maintenance manual and the revisions it went through from 1956-1958....
Dates:
1951 - 1994; Other: Majority of material found within 1951 - 1959
Collection of Amelia Earhart related materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 188
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Amelia Earhart related materials consists of items collected by the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections over the years as a supplement to the George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers. There are numerous articles about Earhart, including information about her relationship with Purdue University and activities held in her honor. The collection also contains firsthand accounts of encounters with Earhart written by those who knew her while she was...
Dates:
1928 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1990
Amelia Earhart Press photographs
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 195
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two photo albums containing 100 press photographs of Amelia Earhart. Many of the photographs include separate papers with detailed press release information such as places, dates, and individuals' names. Many of the photographs are Associated Press and International Newsreel photographs. There are 48 photographs in album one and 52 photographs in album two.
Dates:
1928 - 1937
James R. Eaton photo album
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 2, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSA 284
Scope and Contents
The James R. Eaton photo album (1920-1925, 0.1 cubic feet) was created by Eaton while he was an undergraduate electrical engineering student at Purdue University. Although Eaton took and preserved the pictures, there are some notations and captions present that were contributed at a later date by Eaton’s widow Ruth Eaton Lefler. The photos document buildings on the University campus, greater West Lafayette, football games, May Day and other student activities, as well as an early running...
Dates:
1920 - 1925; Other: Date acquired: 11/10/2013
Charles M. Ehresman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 490
Scope and Contents
The Charles M. Ehresman papers document the work and professional activities of Charles M. Ehresman, designer of Purdue University's High Pressure Rocket Laboratory, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, and operations manager of Purdue's Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center (known today as Zucrow Laboratories). The collection also documents the design and construction of the High Pressure Rocket Laboratory and its early administration and operations, as well as materials...
Dates:
1897 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1997 - 2009
Esther Digh Collection of Purdue photographs
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 48, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSP 235
Scope and Contents
The Esther Digh Collection of Purdue photographs document Purdue University buildings in central campus during the mid-1920s. Photos have notations on the back and depict Fowler Hall, the Mechanical Engineering Building (Old Heavilon Hall), and the "new" library. Types of materials include: photographs.
Dates:
circa 1925
Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 152
Scope and Contents
The Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records (1894-2014) document more than a century of student life and activities of the honor society of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. The collection consists of annual reports, meeting minutes, photographs, photo slides and negatives, as well as video cassettes. Of particular interest might be the sub-series of graduating class composites, which frequently identifies the graduating students. Printed photographs of the graduating...
Dates:
1894 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1999; Other: Records transferred: 3/29/2016
Phoebe Farris papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 471
Scope and Contents
The Phoebe Farris papers document the professional and personal life of Purdue professor, Phoebe Farris. It reflects her contribution to the art scene in America, shedding light on Native American history. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue's Native American community. The types of materials include written publications and reviews of others' publications; contributions to art shows and exhibitions; correspondence; career and personal photographs; and...
Dates:
1972 - 2011
Felix and Selma Stefanile papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 306
Scope and Contents
The Felix and Selma Stefanile papers (1920-2009; 26.75 cubic feet) document the personal and professional lives of Felix and Selma Stefanile. The collection includes rough drafts and notes of Felix and Selma's published poems and essays. It also contains personal papers which document both of their lives in New York before they came to live in West Lafayette, Indiana. Many of the photographs are focused on Felix's childhood, early life, middle and later years. The photographs document less...
Dates:
1920-2009; Majority of material found within 1944-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2010
John H. Ferguson Collection of Purdue photographs
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 42, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSP 327
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 30 photographs of Purdue's campus, taken when John visited Purdue along with other students and faculty from the University of Missouri in the Spring of 1973. Notations on the back of each photograph identify the building or location present.The subjects of the photographs consist primarily of campus buildings, including but not limited to University Hall, Stewart Center, and Agriculture buildings. Also included are aerial photographs of Purdue and West...
Dates:
circa February 1973 - April 1973
Clint Fink papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 300
Content Description
The Clint Fink papers document Fink's life and career as a peace activist and educator. The papers documenting his career reflect his research while in graduate school and various proposals and presentations from after he received his doctorate. This series is also particularly strong in its coverage of Fink's involvement in and work with peace activism and advocacy. The collection contains records pertaining to the Peace Groups he led and participated in as well as a number of serial...
Dates:
1864 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1995
Arthur H. Fisher papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 29
Scope and Contents
The Arthur H. Fisher papers contain artifacts, certificates, a diploma, photographs, and miscellaneous items from Arthur Fisher's time spent as a Purdue University student. There are some items that Fisher obtained after his tenure as a student, such as alumni loyalty certificates. This collection would be very valuable to anyone interested in student life at Purdue University during the early 20th century or the Purdue Military Band.
Dates:
1916 - 1955; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1920
Gary Fisher papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 84
Scope and Contents
The Gary Fisher papers contains a notebook of Fisher's anecdotes including recollections of his colleague Joyce Martin, patient notes pertaining to LSD psychotherapy treatments for children suffering from mental illness, articles and reports, his doctoral thesis, academic transcripts, his curriculum vitae, correspondence, and photographs.
Dates:
1948 - 2000
Fowler Courts Residence Hall records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 43
Scope and Contents
The Fowler Courts Residence Hall records document the history of Fowler Courts Residence Hall and Fowler House. The records include annual reports, orientation guidebooks and handbooks, faculty fellow directories, yearbooks and calendars. Also included are Purdue Residence Hall dress code standards and guest hours polices from the 1960s-1980s. Historical documents consist of background information on the closing of Harrison Street Courts and the transition to South Campus Courts,...
Dates:
circa 1920s - 1993; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1993
Frank "Pappy" Fox collection
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 2, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSP 231
Dates:
1924 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1940s; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/2017
John C. Franks papers on the Civilian Pilot Training Program
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 171
Scope and Contents
The John C. Franks papers on the Civilian Pilot Training Program include twenty photographs of Franks and a number of unidentified flight students. The subjects of the photographs are the Purdue University Airport, flight students, and airplanes, including a Weaver Aircraft Company of Ohio (WACO) aircraft, and a Howard DGA-18, which was a training aircraft. There is also a photograph of a World War II military fleet. Identifying information is included with the photographs. Along with the...
Dates:
1942 - 1946
Roscoe Fraser papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 548
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, letters, slides, films and news reels, photographs, and printed materials primarily relating to agriculture. Includes information on the Purdue Golden Girl, Purdue farm, livestock, the Indiana State Fair, various crops, the Tomato Festival, and experimental fields. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Dates:
1912 - 1974; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1978
Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 159
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection documents the history and activities of the fraternities and sororities at Purdue. Contained in the collection are numerous fraternity and sorority newsletters and magazines. There are some records provided by the Dean of Students Office in 1995 and include correspondence and financial information sheets. Among the other material in the collection are petitions for membership, constitutions and by-laws, membership directories and...
Dates:
1885 - 2008; Other: Majority of material found within 1995 - 2005