Beanies
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Small, round skullcaps, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and collegians.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
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
Susan Bulkeley Butler papers
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
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
Gary J. Glazer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 31
Scope and Contents
The Gary J. Glazer papers document Gary J. Glazer’s student life at Purdue from 1964 to 1967. He was active in the Owen Hall Hussar Club and most of the collection relates to his activities with this club. There are also materials related to the Purdue Boilermaker football team playing in the 1967 Rose Bowl. Types of materials include printed materials, photographs, ephemera including pins and patches, cords, caps, and plaques. Purdue traditions are documented here, such as the Senior Cords and...
Dates:
1964 - 1967
Frederick L. Hovde papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 51
Scope and Contents
The Frederick L. Hovde Papers (1908-1983; 63.5 Cubic ft.) document the life and career of engineer and educator Frederick Hovde.
The vast majority of the papers document Hovde's business career, particularly his tenure as President of Purdue University (1946-1971), but also his work for the U.S. government and other agencies on nuclear and atomic energy, weapons research, national defense, and rocket ordnance research. A group of personal papers is included, documenting Hovde's academic...
Dates:
1908 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1982
Albert H. Rerick and Donald J. Rerick papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 308
Scope and Contents
The Albert H. Rerick and Donald J. Rerick papers (1915-1986; 1.25 cubic feet) documents student life of two generations of Purdue University alumni: Albert H. Rerick (1915-1917) and his grandson Donald J. Rerick (1968-1973). This collection includes a handful of Albert’s correspondence and personal artifacts, as well as a more expansive collection of Donald’s papers and artifacts that represent his experience at student events in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Types of materials include:...
Dates:
1915 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1917; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1973; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2015
Douglass Shortridge collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 213
Scope and Contents
The Douglass Shortridge collection contains artifacts from Shortridge's student years at Purdue, historical newspapers from the end of World War II, a newspaper obituary of Abram C. Shortridge, and other documents accumulated during Shortridge's career.
Dates:
1919 - 2003
Leslie L. and Ruth G. Vaught papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 362
Scope and Contents
Papers of Leslie Vaught and Ruth Vaught documenting Purdue student life in the 1920s and 1930s. Types of materials include papers, ephemera, photographs, and artifacts (primarily Purdue memorabilia such as Reamer boards and clothing such as sweaters and hats, also called beanies or pots.) Includes information on the Ross Surveying Camp.
Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Dates:
circa 1928-1932