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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182
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The Purdue Alumni Association (PAA) records consist of material documenting the history and activity of the PAA. Also included are records relating to the various local and regional Purdue alumni clubs affiliated with the PAA, as well as the records of the PAA’s affiliate organization, the Purdue Black Alumni Organization (PBAO).The collection includes correspondence between PAA members, alumni, and outside organizations; PAA election ballots, financial documents, committee...
Dates:
1887 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1948
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 12
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The Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records document the historical background of the department, the Purdue University Airport, and key moments in the history of aviation in Tippecanoe County. Scrapbooks compiled by the department provide a rich collection of photographs and news clippings which highlight key historical moments, individuals, additions of labs and simulators, and aircraft at the Purdue University Airport. Publications among the...
Dates:
1928 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1999
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 86
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The Bell Solar Energy Experiment Kit developed by Purdue alumnus, William E. Taylor, was one of the kits designed for classroom use by students who had demonstrated high scientific aptitudes. Program materials were distributed to high schools by the local Bell System telephone companies. The pamphlets, books and manuals that came with the kits were written by Bell Telephone employees who had Ph.Ds. The pamphlet in this kit was written by D.M. Chaplin.
Dates:
1962
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
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The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the...
Dates:
1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 32
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The Purdue University Business Services Office records document the Business Services office at Freehafer Hall (formerly Administrative Services Building) circa 1971. It shows the reception of Administrative Management magazine’s 1970 Office of the Year Award by various staff. Other materials include a floor plan of the office, images of unnamed staff, as well as photographs of furniture. Types of materials include: photographs, a pamphlet, and other papers.
Dates:
circa 1971
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 17
Scope and Contents
The Susan Bulkeley Butler papers (1959 – 2006; 2.3 cubic feet) documents Susan Bulkeley Butler’s experience as a student at Purdue in the 1960s. The collection includes student artifacts such as ‘pots’ and a cord skirt, as well as correspondence, publications, and ephemera documenting Butler’s extracurricular activities and interests, newspaper clippings, documents about extracurricular projects, photographs, and artifacts.
Dates:
1959-2006; Other: Majority of material found in 1963 - 1965
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 1, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSP 189
Abstract
Miscellaneous publications and publicity materials relating to the Purdue football team’s participation in the 1967 Rose Bowl.
Dates:
1966 - 1967
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 20
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of agricultural publications collected by the Purdue University College of Agriculture. Most publications are either published by the College of Agriculture, or contributed to by College of Agriculture staff. The subjects of the publications are primarily on agricultural studies, practices, and history at Purdue, as well as in Indiana more generally. Types of materials present in the collection include booklets, reports, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, and...
Dates:
1883 - 2017
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 25
Scope and Contents
The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records contain material from agricultural organizations associated with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. A large portion of the collection consists of materials related to the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Other organizations whose material appear in the collection include but are not limited to the Purdue Agricultural Society, the State Poultry Association of Indiana, and the...
Dates:
circa 1880s - 2000
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 17
Scope and Contents
The College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, records (Circa 1910s-1998; 2.0 cubic feet) documents the history, administration, and activities of the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, known before 1974 as the Department of Forestry and Conservation, and before 1939 as the Department of Forestry. The collection consists largely of correspondence (1942-1950) and lantern slides (1910s-1940s).
Dates:
circa 1910-1998; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 89
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University College of Engineering records document the historical background of the College; included are many historical documents, annual reports, pamphlets, publicity, department brochures, pamphlets, and programs, newsletters, publications, alumni information and various related material.Some items of note are key historical documents from the earliest Purdue Engineering Laboratories, such as the Locomotive and Automobile Test Laboratories. Also included is...
Dates:
1859 - 2023
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15
Scope and Contents
The College of Health and Human Sciences records document the historical background of the college; included are many historical documents, including 75th and 100th anniversary documents and memorabilia. Also included are annual reports, pamphlets, audio visual material; with a focus on work simplification practices or interviews involving key individuals from the college’s history, newspaper clippings, publicity, department brochures and pamphlets, newsletters and miscellaneous material. ...
Dates:
1875 - 2019
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 61
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The College of Science records (1886-2009) document the history of the College of Science. Much of the collection is made up of items published either by the college itself, by its departments, or by its faculty. These include brochures and catalogs of the college, research reports, and newsletters concerning college activities. There are also materials that originated from specific departments within the College of Science including department newsletters, event programs, directories, and...
Dates:
1873 - 2023
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 22
Abstract
Various materials (booklets, annual reports, DVDs) from departments within the College of Technology
Dates:
1928-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1980s-2000s
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323
Scope and Contents
The Clarence Frank Cornish papers consist of letters, correspondence, photographs, awards and certificates, flight logs, aviator textiles and goggles, newspaper clippings, and artifacts documenting Clarence "Cap" Frank Cornish's air training and service during World War One, his service at Army Air Forces Headquarters during World War Two, his work for the Aeronautics Commission of Indiana, his participation in several aeronautical organizations, and his role in the development aeronautics...
Dates:
1908 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1995
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 49
Scope and Contents
The Council on the Status of Women records document the activities and impact of the Council on the Status of Women at Purdue University. The collection provides a comprehensive picture of the various activities and causes that Council was involved in during its tenure. Also included are some news clippings about notable members and relevant stories about women’s rights in the news. The collection would likely be useful for researchers interested in women’s rights, affirmative action,...
Dates:
1988 - 2012
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 5, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 82
Scope and Contents
Pamphlet - The Crowell Mill: a satisfactory machine for coarse and fine grinding. San Antonio, Texas: Crowell Engineering Association
Dates:
undated
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 19, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSF 101
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one folder that contains a pamphlet for ordering: The Hoosier Bard, Interpretations of Dr. George Davis.
Dates:
1950 - 1966
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 5, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSA 90
Scope and Contents
One folder which contains articles and a pamphlet by Frank H. Demaree.
Dates:
1910 - 1911
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 366
Abstract
This collection contains papers, clippings and photographs documenting Dorothy Stratton’s life, especially her role as Purdue Dean of Women and Director of the USCG SPARS.
Dates:
1935-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1943-1947; Other: Date acquired: 11/09/1980
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 6, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 102
Scope and Contents
Eckhouse, Walter L. (1903). Pertinent Purdue Parodies: perpetrated with preposterous premeditation.
Dates:
undated
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 16
Scope and Contents
The College of Education records document the first sixty years of Teacher Education at Purdue University (1908-1968). The majority of magazines, newsletters, pamphlets and catalogs are from the 1990s and 2000s. Also included are the opinion survey for the various Indiana higher education planning regions for 1974, along with the Purdue University accreditation report for the National Council for The Accreditation of Teacher Education for the years 1972-1974; a detailed listing, along with...
Dates:
1908 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2010
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
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 62, Placement: 03
Identifier: UA 143
Scope and Contents
The Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering records contain an information pamphlet discussing the history of the Chemical Engineering Department as well as the new building addition in 2002.
Dates:
2002
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
