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Collection of Locomotive Building Blueprints
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 257
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Locomotive Building Blueprints (1894-1965; 15.7 linear ft.) documents the foundation and structure of the locomotive testing laboratory at Purdue University. It also shows a later development of the building in the form of a garage and storage building. Types of materials include: blueprints. The Blueprints are organized in chronological order.
Dates:
1894 - 1965
Collection of Midwestern maps
Collection — Box: Folder 1
Identifier: MSR 12
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Midwestern Maps (1825-1925; 7 linear feet) documents roads, counties, and geography of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Illinois. It features several pocket maps, including one attached to the inside cover of a small travel booklet. Some maps note territory status of current states, such as Michigan. Not all counties are represented on all maps. One map is written in French.
Dates:
1825 - 1925
Collection of Purdue Diplomas
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 133
Abstract
Diplomas documenting academic degrees awarded at Purdue University.
Dates:
1879 - 1913
Collection on Bruce Rogers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 45
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, printed material, audio-visual materials, artifacts and ephemera collected by Purdue University Libraries during or after the lifetime of Bruce Rogers.
Dates:
1886 - 1996
Joseph M. Dagnese papers
File — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 98
Scope and Contents
The Joseph M. Dagnese papers contain information about his memorial service such as programs and correspondence between different university members planning the service. Dagnese's resume is included in the collection as well as a list of topics he focused on as director of the Purdue Libraries.
Dates:
1972 - 1994
David Moses Collection of A-V Center Materials, Purdue University Libraries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 00000DM1
Scope and Contents
Materials relate to the Purdue Audio-Visual Center and the Purdue Libraries.
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Keith Dowden papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 520
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a copy of "A Little in Return," a compilation in honor of Constance M. Winchell, an American librarian who worked at Columbia University. A note accompanying a copy of "Jumping Jupiter" from Ernestine G. Gilbreth to Keith Dowden is also part of the collection.
Dates:
1976 - 1979
Oliver C. Dunn papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 526
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a brief history of Purdue University Libraries as well as correspondence, floor plans, purchase orders, statistics, and related materials on various Purdue Libraries: Aero Library, Agricultural Economics Library, Black Cultural Center, Chemistry Library Expansion, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Library, Civil Engineering Library in Grissom, Electrical Engineering Library, Engineering Library collections, Engineering Science Library, Home Economics Library, Life...
Dates:
1951-1972
Kathy Evans collection of Purdue publications
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 65, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 277
Content Description
The collection consists of two pamphlets: "Guide to Purdue University Libraries" and "Residence Halls - Purdue University."
Dates:
1973
Richard L. Funkhouser book chapter
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 45, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 462
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following: The Richard L. Funkhouser book chapter; “The P.K. Kelkar Library: the first ten years and the collaboration with the Purdue University Libraries.” (2009; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the history of The P.K. Kelkar Library.
Dates:
2009
William M. Hepburn papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents
Materials relate to Purdue history, Purdue faculty members, the Purdue Library system, and various individuals affiliated with Purdue history such as Charles Major, Bruce Rogers, and Richard Owen. The collection also includes Hepburn's personal and professional correspondence, personal documents such as a passport and articles on Hepburn's birthplace, a collection of books, and publications from both the Indiana Library Association and the American Library Association.
Dates:
1880 - 1962
John M. Houkes papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 541
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of John Houkes. Materials primarily relate to the Purdue Business School (Krannert School of Business) and the Management and Economics Library, including the Krannert Special Collection of books on economics history. The papers include information on business schools, Joseph Dagnese, Dean John Day, gifts to the Library, annual meetings and committees.
Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Dates:
1964 - 1983
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0000IIT1
Scope and Contents
Materials relating to Purdue University's work with the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur. Records appear to primarily relate to the activities of Oliver Dunn (Purdue Libraries) and other library staff in contributing to the planning and creation for the library at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. The majority of papers relate to purchasing books for the new library, as well as procedures for library staff.
Information is also included on the early years of the Indian...
Dates:
1962 - 1972
J. C. Allen and Son, Inc. photographs and negatives
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 25
Scope and Contents
Glass and film negatives, and photographic prints of Purdue University buildings, faculty, staff, and students, as well as major campus events from the 1910s to the 1970s. Please see the External Documents section for a complete list of the items.
Dates:
1915 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1959
Martha Bolt Graham Papers on the Class of 1935
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 319
Abstract
Photographs, letters, correspondence, memoir relatiing to the Purdue Class of 1935, their anniversary celebrations (Gala Week), and contributions to the Library Scholars Grant Program.
Dates:
1934-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-2005; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2013
John H. Moriarty papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 32, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 276
Scope and Contents
The papers of John Moriarty include newspaper clippings and an article from a Purdue newsletter on his career, articles written by Moriarty, a program from a recognition dinner dated December 4, 1965, letters written to him upon his retirement, his memorial resolution and two obituaries
Dates:
1964 - 1971
Judith Pask papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 514
Scope and Contents
Envelope:
audio cassette, buttons, slides from the libraries
Box
with letter from Bruce A. Hufford, Director, Annual Giving, which contained a slice of the former Michael Golden Labs ("One Brick Higher").
Dates:
1981-2000
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi charter
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 41
Scope and Contents
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi charter documents the establishment of a chapter at Purdue University in 1971. The charter itself is 13 x 17.5 inches, with the mat and frame, it measures 21 x 25 inches.
Dates:
1971
Al Pounders photo album of Purdue University related images
Collection — Box: 1 album
Identifier: MSF 479
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an album of source material images used to create the murals in the Hicks Undergraduate Library at Purdue University.
Dates:
1980s
Purdue Broadside collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSR 5
Scope and Contents
This is an artifical collection created by the staff of the Purdue Libraries Archives and Special Collections. The broadsides and posters included in this collection document events that have taken place on the West Lafayette campus over the years.
Dates:
1892 - 2015
Purdue University Archives & Special Collections Artifacts collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSR 4
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...
Dates:
1880-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1990s
Purdue University Libraries records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 30
Abstract
Annual reports, brochures, ephemera, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, publications, records, reports, surveys, training manuals, and miscellaneous materials documenting the history, administration and activities of the Purdue University Libraries.
Dates:
circa 1800s - 2000s; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004
Stewart Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 110
Scope and Contents
The Stewart Center records contain floor plans and materials related to the building's construction and correspondence between Dr. John H. Moriarty and various distinguished groups and individuals invited to the dedication ceremony. A program from the first student play held in Loeb Playhouse is also contained within the collection as well as several library documents.
Dates:
1955 - 1980
World War I flyers collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 1, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSP 253
Scope and Contents
The World War I flyers collection contains an assortment of World War I flyers and advertisements encouraging citizens to buy government bonds and help support the military during the War.
Dates:
1918
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