Biographies
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: A carefully researched, relatively full narrative account of the life of a specific person or closely related group of people, written by another. The biographer selects the most interesting and important events with the intention of elucidating the character and personality of the biographee and placing the subject’s life in social, cultural, and historical context.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur Avery papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 65, Placement: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 517
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of black-and-white photos and photo proof sheets of Dr. Avery with kitchen equipment as well as a biographical essay about his tenure at Purdue and in the food industry.
Dates:
1989
Arvill Wayne Bitting papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 38
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of U.S. patents for glass products and glass making procedures, collected by Arvill Bitting for his work in glass making. Also included are publications written by Arvill Bitting, as well as material compiled by Librarian Emeritus William Hepburn on Arvill Bitting, including a bibliography of Arvill’s publications, bibliographic notecards, a summary of Arvill’s career, and Arvill’s obituary.
Dates:
1839 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1921