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Collection of Early Purdue University publicity materials
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 233
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Early Purdue University publicity materials comprises promotional pamphlets and broadsides created and distributed by Purdue University to build awareness of the university and encourage enrollment in its academic programs. Some materials include descriptions of courses of study, tuition and student fees, and information about enrollment and registration deadlines.
Dates:
1878 - 1898
Collection of literary society constitutions
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 143
Overview
This collection includes a ledger book with the transcribed constitutions of Purdue literary societies, as well as a folder containing previously removed loose pages.
Dates:
1882
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 materials related to Lillian Gilbreth
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSP 109
Scope and Contents
One folder of items relating to the life of Lillian Gilbreth, and her family, collected by her granddaughter, Lillian (Jill) Barley and Nancy Weston. Materials include clippings relating to the Lillian Gilbreth postage stamp (1984); obituaries and memorial programs for Peter Barney, Ernestine Carey, Lillian Gilbreth, Anne Gilbreth Barney, Charles Carey, and Frank Gilbreth Jr.; programs and photographs relating to Lillian Gilbreth's visit to Athens in 1964; and biographical information on...
Dates:
1964-2006; Other: Date acquired: 01/11/2009
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 Miscellaneous Facsimiles and Pictorial materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 131
Abstract
Facsimiles and pictorial material documenting the American Revolution and Civil War eras. Also includes newspapers documenting Lafayette during 1885-1886.
Dates:
1885-1982
Collection of Purdue Astronaut slide rules
Collection — Box: 8 items
Identifier: MSA 254
Scope and Contents
Slide rules of six Purdue alumni astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Roy Bridges, Eugene Cernan, Richard Covey, Guy Gardner, and Jerry Ross.
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Collection of Purdue Diplomas
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 133
Abstract
Diplomas documenting academic degrees awarded at Purdue University.
Dates:
1879 - 1913
Collection of Purdue Train Wreck materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 117
Abstract
Newspaper articles, eye witness interviews, an oral history, and memorabilia relating to the 1903 Purdue Train Wreck.
Dates:
1903 - 2006
Collection of Purdue University dance cards
Collection — Box: 1 shelf
Identifier: MSP 118
Scope and Contents
Collection of dance cards for events at Purdue University.
Dates:
undated
Collection of Purdue University photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 43
Scope and Contents
This is an artificial collection created by Purdue Libraries and Special Collections over the years. This collection will be added to periodically.
Dates:
circa 1880-2010
Collection of Purdue University postcards
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 39
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Purdue University postcards (1900-2007, 0.5 cubic feet) documents the changing landscape and buildings of Purdue University over time. Each postcard has been given a unique number and then assigned a subject heading.
This is an active collection which will be added to over time.
Dates:
1900-2007; Other: Majority of material found in 1920s-1950s
Collection of Sigma Chi Fraternity Court Case materials
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 37
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Sigma Chi Fraternity Court Case Materials documents the court battle from the inception of President White's matriculation pledge, to the Supreme Court decision and beyond. This collection documents the legal dispute and is sometimes referred to as the Purdue case or Sigma Chi case.Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine articles, reports, documented opinions of Circuit Court Judge P. Vinton and others, and other extraneous materials related to...
Dates:
1879 - 2000
Collection of Tycho Brahe engravings
Collection — Box: FF 4
Identifier: FF 4
Abstract
The Collection of Tycho Brahe engravings (1 flat case file; 1662) contains 15 engravings (all on paper) that were once pages from Joan Blaeu’s Atlas maior, siue, Cosmographia Blauiana : qua solum, salum, cœlum, accuratissime describuntur. The engravings illustrate Brahe’s astronomical instruments and observations from his observatories, Uraniborg and Stjerneborg, in Hven, Sweden.
Dates:
1662; Majority of material found in 1662; Other: Date acquired: 07/11/2013
Collection of Virginia Poullard Dupalais Twigg, Lucy Way Sistare Say, and Charles Alexandre Lesueur Works of Art
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 130
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Virginia Poullard Dupalais Twigg, Lucy Way Sistare Say, and Charles Alexandre Lesueur Works of Art (circa 1800-1846; 43 items) contains twenty-six pencil, pastel, charcoal and watercolor sketches on paper by Charles Lesueur and seventeen pencil and watercolor sketches attributed to Virginia Dupalais Twigg, Lesueur's niece and pupil who lived with him in New Harmony, or Lucy Sistare Say, a fellow artist teaching at New Harmony. Many of the sketches document life in New Harmony,...
Dates:
1800 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1826 - 1837
Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 129
Abstract
Photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets documenting the Woodrow Wilson administration and his historical legacy.
Dates:
1913 - 1956
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
Collection on Durward Kirby
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSA 155
Scope and Contents
'Didn't you used to be Durward Kirby?' The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 30, 1987 (Life/Style section).
Dates:
July 30, 1987
Collection on Karl R. Templeton
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 12, Placement: 21
Identifier: MSA 224
Scope and Contents
Information about Karl R. Templeton taken from Purdue Students' Directory, 1909-1910 and Debris, 1910.
Dates:
1909 - 1910
Collection on the Purdue University seal
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 119
Scope and Contents
The collection on the Purdue University seal documents the evolution of the seal (griffin brand or logo). Materials include correspondence, articles, printed ephemera, artifacts, and Purdue publications, including publications from World War II such as "Purdue serves because Purdue was prepared: Purdue University in the war" by Thomas R. Johnston and a Purdue Alumnus issue from 1943.
Dates:
undated
Collection on the Ross Civil Engineering Camp
Collection — Box: FF 29
Identifier: MSP 306
Scope and Contents
The Collection on Ross Civil Engineering Camp (1 cubic foot; 1920s-1960) documents the participants, tools, and locations of the Ross Civil Engineering Camp hosted by Purdue University. The collection mainly showcases unidentified groups of young men and women who participated in the camps, along with older men (presumably instructors) and a variety of tools used in civil engineering. Most years between 1922, when the first camp was held, and 1955 are represented, but there are some gaps in the...
Dates:
1920s-1960
College of Agriculture, Administration for the College of Agriculture, publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 20
Abstract
Booklets, reports, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, and announcements, published or acquired by the School of Agriculture.
Dates:
1889-2011; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 44
Abstract
Administrative books, correspondence, financial records, faculty minutes, reports, and other materials documenting the administration, history, and growth of the College of Agriculture.
Dates:
1869-2009; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 25
Abstract
Booklets, constitutions, correspondence, meeting minutes, pamphlets, programs, and reports pertaining to the history, administration, and activities of various associations, fraternities, societies, associated with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture.
Dates:
1880s-2000
College of Agriculture, Agricultural Research at Purdue, records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 28
Abstract
Bulletins, circulars, correspondence, financial records, letter books, research bulletins, and reports documenting the history, administration, and activities of Agricultural Research at Purdue and its predecessor, the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station. The vast majority of materials in this collection are related to the Experiment Station.
Dates:
1888-2001; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
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- Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972 12
- Purdue University. Department of Chemistry 12
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- McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949 11
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- Stone, Winthrop Ellsworth, 1862-1921 8
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- Purdue University. Archives and Special Collections 7
- Purdue University. Office of the Dean of Women 7
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- Ade, George, 1866-1944 6
- Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1868-1924 6
- Purdue University. Department of Aviation Technology 6
- Ross, David, 1871-1943 6
- Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948- 6
- Shoemaker, Carolyn E. (Carolyn Ernestine), 1868-1933 6
- United States. Department of the Navy 6
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 5
- Cammack, Eleanore Adelene 5
- Hansen, Arthur G. 5
- Krannert School of Management 5
- Metzner, Ralph 5
- Moriarty, John Helenbeck, 1903-1971 5
- Phi Delta Theta Fraternity 5
- Purdue Boilermakers (Football team)--History 5
- Purdue Memorial Union 5
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- Purdue University. Airport 5
- Purdue University. Board of Trustees 5
- Purdue University. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology 5
- Purdue University. School of Electrical Engineering 5
- Scabbard and Blade Fraternity 5
- Society of Women Engineers. Purdue University Student Section 5
- Stewart, Robert Bruce 5
- Black Cultural Center (West Lafayette, Ind. : 1970-1998) 4
- Brown, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1912-2004 4
- Chaffee, Roger B., 1935-1967 4
- Edward C. Elliott Hall Of Music (West Lafayette, Ind.) 4
- General Electric Company 4
- Goss, W. F. M. (William Freeman Myrick), 1859-1928 4
- Grof, Stanislav, 1931- 4
- Hawkins, George A. (George Andrew), 1907-1978 4
- Hepburn, William Murray, 1874- 4
- Mortar Board (Society). Barbara Cook Chapter 4
- Nelson, Betty M., 1935- 4
- Panhellenic Association (Purdue University) 4
- Purdue Aeronautics Corporation 4
- Purdue Airlines 4
- Purdue Musical Organizations 4
- Purdue University. College of Education 4
- Purdue University. Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program 4
- Sigma Chi Fraternity 4
- Smart, James H. (James Henry), 1841-1900 4
- Stratton, Dorothy C. (Dorothy Constance), 1899-2006 4
- United States. Navy 4
- Voss, Janice, 1956-2012 4
- WBAA (Radio station : West Lafayette, Ind.) 4
- Williams, Helen Bass, 1916-1991 4
- Zissis, Cecilia 4
- Zucrow, Maurice J. (Maurice Joseph), 1899-1975 4
- Aerojet-General Corporation 3
- Aldrin, Buzz 3
- Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity 3
- Butz, Earl L. (Earl Lauer), 1909-2008 3
- Carlyle Literary Society (Purdue University) 3
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