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Dorothy Christoff papers
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSA 304
Scope and Contents
The Dorothy Christoff papers (1963-1967; 0.5 cubic feet) document Christoff’s time at Purdue as an engineering student. The collection consists of various artifacts, including Christoff’s senior cord skirt, stickers and decals, a class photograph, and a decorative wooden t-square with Christoff’s affiliations on the front and signed by her classmates on the back. These materials reflect only Christoff’s time as an undergraduate civil engineering student at Purdue, although she did eventually...
Dates:
ca. 1963-1967; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2000
Roberta Banaszak Gleiter papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 251
Scope and Contents
The Roberta Banaszak Gleiter papers (8 cubic feet; 1931-2011) contain materials that document both Gleiter’s personal and professional life such as letters of appreciation and commendation, awards, certificates, speeches and presentations, photographs, academic transcripts, items pertaining to Gleiter’s involvement in professional organizations, and materials documenting Gleiter’s time at Purdue. These include her Purdue University student identification card, materials pertaining to Gleiter’s...
Dates:
1931-2011; Other: Majority of material found in 1956-2011; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2011
Doris Hurt Powers papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 2
Scope and Contents
The Doris Hurt Powers papers (1942 – 2008; 2 cubic feet) documents the student, aviation, and business activities of Doris Hurt Powers. Powers’ experience as a woman breaking into the male-dominated fields of engineering and aeronautics is well documented through autobiographical speeches and her memoir Nothing but Blue Skies. One strength of the collection are the speeches delivered by Powers that address the particular challenges and opportunities encountered...
Dates:
1945-2011; Other: Date acquired: 03/04/2009
Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 182
Abstract
This collection contains papers, photographs, programs, correspondence, and reports documenting the activities of Pi Omicron and its successor the Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers. The records also document the difficulties that women in science have faced over the years.
Dates:
1945-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1990; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2012
Women in Engineering Program records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 7
Scope and Contents
The Women in Engineering Program records (1935-2012; 1.85 cubic feet) documents the creation of the program, as well as its activities and successes. Also included in the collection is information on Dr. Lillian Gilbreth and the first woman to graduate in engineering at Purdue, Martha Dicks Stevens. The records reflect the growth of the program over the years as well as the substantial increases in the number of women engineers that were attributed to the program. The collection would be...
Dates:
1935-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-2000; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2012
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