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Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 154
Scope and Contents The Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection donated by Alexandria Cornelius, was likely gathered during her research on African American students, alumni and faculty at Purdue University. Historical information was gathered from numerous newspapers, Debris yearbooks, directories, statistics, and questionnaires sent to black alumni. Also included are Black Cultural Center newsletters, along with programs and flyers from the Black Cultural Center and The...
Dates: 1961 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1993 - 1994

Agricultural Administration Building records

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 60, Placement: 17
Identifier: UA 129
Scope and Contents

The Agricultural Administration Building records contain three copies of the program for the building's dedication on January 14, 1909.

Dates: January 14, 1909

Purdue Air Race Classic Team papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 54
Scope and Contents The Purdue Air Race Classic Team papers document the Purdue Air Race Classic teams' involvement in the race. The papers feature Purdue Air Race Classic team photographs, clippings, correspondence, general race information; including participant lists and race results, Purdue team updates provided throughout the races and Air Race Classic programs which document Purdue's involvement in the races from 1994 – 2005. Some of the miscellaneous materials include a pamphlet from the...
Dates: 1994 - 2005

Purdue Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 55
Scope and Contents The Purdue Army Reserve Officers Training Corps collection documents the history of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) at Purdue University. The collection contains many photographs of the Purdue Army ROTC, focusing on the various commissioning classes and their activities. There are also valuable historical documents, military awards and trophies. Other types of materials include: books, clippings, correspondence, handbooks, manuals, printed material, programs, records and...
Dates: 1876 - 2001; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1990

Purdue University Athletics collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 160
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Athletics collection documents Purdue athletics from the earliest years to recent times. The majority of the collection consists of items related to Purdue football; a scrapbook of clippings from the 1800s that contains Purdue football related articles from Lafayette, Indianapolis and Chicago newspapers. The clippings include an article about Purdue’s first football win on November 16, 1889, an article about the game against Wabash, November 23, 1889, that prompted the...
Dates: 1880 - 2016

Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 12
Scope and Contents 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

Purdue University Black Cultural Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
Scope and Contents 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

James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28
Scope and Contents

The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.

Dates: 1946 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1950

Donald A. Bloodgood papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 314
Scope and Contents The Donald A. Bloodgood papers (1946-1949; 1 cubic foot) documents the student life and fraternal pledging of former Purdue student Donald A. Bloodgood. The collection consists primarily of artifacts, with limited documentation concerning their use and function by the alumnus. These objects may be useful for researchers interested in the material culture of Purdue’s ROTC and fraternity organizations during the late 1940s. Types of materials include: pledge sashes, pledge boards, letters, and...
Dates: 1946 - 1949; Other: Date acquired: 09/06/2011

Irma Jean Bowman scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 227
Scope and Contents The Irma Jean Bowman scrapbook documents Bowman’s attendance at a wide variety of musical, theatrical, dance, lectures, and related cultural performances at Purdue University and in Northwestern Indiana. The majority of the contents relate to concerts held at the Purdue University Hall of Music (now known as Elliott Hall of Music). Performances at Purdue were primarily offered through Purdue Convocations and Lectures, Purdue Musical Organizations, Purdue Playshop, and Victory Varieties. A...
Dates: 1935 - 1980

Guy D. Brewer Collection on the Class of 1911

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 4, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 61
Scope and Contents

Various memorabilia from the Class of 1911.

Dates: 1911 - 1978

John I. Cheney collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 4, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 64
Scope and Contents

One folder which contains items from the Class of 1917.

Dates: 1916 - 1940

Purdue University Chinese Students collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 155
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Chinese Students collection documents the Chinese Students' Alliance Conference, Mid-West Section, hosted by Purdue University in 1921 and 1925.  The collection consists of various brochures and programs from the conferences. Other material included is a "Chinese Students at Purdue" brochure; a 1927 Purdue University Chinese Students' yearbook; a booklet, in Chinese, used to recruit potential Chinese students in 1930 and correspondence between the Purdue Club of China...
Dates: 1920 - 1961

Ferd Christen scrapbook

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSA 326
Scope and Contents The Ferd Christen scrapbook documents Ferd Christen’s student life at Purdue University during the 1920s. The leather-bound scrapbook has a Purdue crest on the cover. Though Christen attended Purdue from 1922-1926, the scrapbook focuses mostly on the years 1924-1926. Christen collected mostly materials related to student events and organizations, especially those for/by Agriculture majors and the university-wide Junior Prom. Types of materials include photographs, booklets, clippings,...
Dates: 1918 - 1926

Joan Minton Christopher papers

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSA 250
Scope and Contents

The Joan Minton Christopher papers (1968-1970; 0.4 cubic feet) documents her undergraduate years at Purdue University during the late 1960s. The collection contains tickets from Purdue Convocations events, as well as basketball and football tickets. Christopher’s green WRX Club beanie, several programs from Purdue events, a box of matches from the Purdue National Bank, and a photo of Joan Minton Christopher from 1968 are also included.

Dates: 1968-1970; Other: Majority of material found in 1968; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2011

Class of 1933 collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 88, Placement: 09, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 406
Scope and Contents

The Class of 1933 collection documents the history of the class of 1933. It includes an events program clipping on the crystal (15th) Gala week reunion of the Class of 1933.

Dates: 1948

College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records

 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

College of Agriculture Extension reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 59
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture Extension reports (1913-1972; 126 cubic feet) documents the annual reports of the ninety-two Indiana counties' extension work; some include agricultural agent work, home demonstration work and beginning in the 1960s, cooperative extension work.  There is a rich collection of photographs from some counties during the earliest years and beyond.  Some reports feature a “farm family of the year” among the documentation.  Types of materials include: bulletins,...
Dates: 1913 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2010

Purdue University College of Engineering records

 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

Purdue University Commencement programs and invitations collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 158
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Commencement programs and invitations collection documents Purdue University commencement exercises and related events. The collection contains two scrapbooks which hold items from the earliest Purdue commencement and related events; 1883-1900. The first scrapbook contains invitations and programs from the 9th Purdue commencement - 18th commencement, along with Carlyle Literary Society, Philalethean and Irving Literary Society programs and related events that took place...
Dates: 1883 - 2018

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

Council on the Status of Women records

 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

Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 151
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection features, among other memorabilia, a tank scrap chain and padlock from 1913, a label from the first bottle of beer served to a Purdue student after the repeal of prohibition, numerous buttons and pins, including a hatpin with the Purdue seal from 1895 on it (third design), a Reamer's Club "R" from the early 1990s, a Purdue Murad cigarette silk, a 1902-1903 matriculation ticket signed by Purdue President Winthrop E. Stone, along with...
Dates: 1877 - 2014; Other: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1940

John J. Davis papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 19, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSF 102
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two folders containing publications by John Davis.

Dates: 1918 - 1958

College of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 155
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Records (1904-1984; 1.2 cubic feet) includes correspondence (1941-1950), event programs (1900s-1940s), and other items related to the history, administration, and activities of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University.

Dates: 1904-1984; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008

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Air Race Classic 2
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WBAA (Radio station : West Lafayette, Ind.) 2
4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.) 1
A. A. Potter Engineering Center (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1
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Agricultural Administration Building (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1
Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity 1
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Alvarado, Ellen J. 1
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Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 1
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Beta Theta Pi. Beta Mu Chapter (Purdue University) 1
Bieber, Mary Lou Seaburg 1
Bill, Robert (Robert Louis) 1
Black Cultural Center (West Lafayette, Ind. : 1999-) 1
Blakesley, James Flinn, 1924-2016 1
Bloodgood, Donald A. (Donald Austin), 1928-2014 1
Bowman, Irma Jean, 1908-1999 1
Brees, Drew, 1979- 1
Brewer, Guy D. 1
Bross, Kristina 1
Burton, Lawrence, 1951- 1
Cargnino, Lawrence T. 1
Cheney, John I. 1
Chi Omega Fraternity 1
Chinese Students' Alliance in the United States of America 1
Christen, Ferd Edward, 1902-1979 1
Christopher, Joan Minton 1
Conaster, Rosemary Merims 1
Cornelius, Alexandra 1
Couch, Lana Murphy, 1941-2007 1
Curtiss-Wright Corporation 1
Davis, John J. (John June), 1885-1965 1
Debris Yearbook 1
Delta Chi Fraternity 1
Delta Delta Delta 1
Delta Gamma 1
Delta Phi Mu 1
Delta Pi Rho 1
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity 1
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 1
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity 1
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Gamma Lambda Chapter (Purdue University) 1
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Delta Zeta Sorority 1
Dimmich, H. C. 1
Dobkin de Rios, Marlene 1
Driver, Clarence 1
Eiff, Mary Ann 1
Eliza Fowler Hall (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1
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Ewing, Linda Hurd 1
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Francke, Gloria Niemeyer 1
Freehafer, Lytle J., 1910-1987 1
Gaddis, Lella 1
Gamma Phi Beta 1
Geddes, L. A. (Leslie Alexander), 1921- 1
Geiser, Jim 1
Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972 1
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