Student activities

Homer Williams photo albums

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 2024-058

Dates: 1907 - 1910

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Irving Literary Society records

Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 34, Series 1; Series MSP 34, Series 2

Identifier: MSP 34

Abstract

The collection includes records ledgers documenting meetings of the society, event programs, handbooks, and other clippings relating to the activities of the Irving Literary Society.

Dates: 1875 - 1925

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

James M. Thomas collection

Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 68

Identifier: 2024-065

Dates: circa 1930

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Jeanne St. Pierre Fisher collection of Purdue publications

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 20210105.1

Dates: 1950 - 1955

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

John O. Trott collection on the Purdue Drill Team

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 20190424.1

Dates: 1950 - 1959

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection — Box 1: Series MSA 303, Series 1; Series MSA 303, Series 2; Series MSA 303, Series 3; Series MSA 303, Series 4; Series MSA 303, Series 5; Series MSA 303, Series 6; Series MSA 303, Series 7; Series MSA 303, Series 8; Series MSA 303, Series 9; Series MSA 303, Series 10; Series MSA 303, Series 11; Series MSA 303, Series 12

Identifier: MSA 303

Scope and Contents The Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook documents the academic, military, personal and social activities of an Engineering student while on Purdue University's campus from 1936-1939, as well as various aspects of his life prior to college from 1917-1936. Keck titled the scrapbook, "Scraps and Snaps, May 27, 1917 - August 1, 1939," but most of the content is from his time at Purdue, 1936-1939.The scrapbook contains many unique photographs of campus and events from the 1930s. Some of the...

Dates: 1917 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1939

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Latino Cultural Center records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 185

Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Latino Cultural Center. This includes records, publications, correspondence, and media related to the Latino Cultural Center and its goals and activities, both within Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area and surrounding communities. This collection may be helpful to researchers interested in minority communities, student life, immigration studies, and minority women...

Dates: 1986 - 2019; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2016

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Prater Kelsey scrapbook

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 2022-068

Dates: 1919 - 1921

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Meredith Hall records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 80

Scope and Contents The Meredith Hall Records contain four series regarding various information about the residence hall; History of the hall, Administrative documents, Events held at the hall, and information about Students that resided at the hall. The collection contains information about the building such as schematics and maps of the X shaped dormitory. A postcard that was sent to space on the space shuttle Discovery can be found in the collection. Information regarding the Winter Whisper, an elegant...

Dates: 1937-2008

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Glennard Miller photo album

Collection — Box Communal Collections 56, Placement: 08

Identifier: MSA 348

Scope and Contents

The Glennard Miller scrapbook contains 24 pages of photographs affixed to black paper documenting student life at Purdue in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Images include campus scenes, student activities, sporting events, military band, and steam engine lab, as well as photographs documenting the incident of Harry Weinshank being run off campus by his classmates for repeatedly impersonating a military officer.

Dates: 1914 - 1921

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

1964 Mock Political Debate program

Collection — Box Communal Collections 66, Placement: 06

Identifier: MSP 288

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one color photocopy of the program from Purdue's 1964 mock political debate.

Dates: 1964

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

1968 Mock Political Debate scrapbook

Collection — Box Communal Collections 49: Series MSA 29, Series 2; Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series MSF 83, Series 3; Series MSP 142, Series 2, Placement: 15

Identifier: MSP 273

Abstract

Scrapbook detailing the 1968 Mock Political Debate undertaken by Purdue students.

Dates: 1967- 1968

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Robert A. Moller scrapbook

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MSA 329

Scope and Contents The Robert A. Moller scrapbook documents the student and military life of Purdue Chemical Engineering student Robert Moller. Most content is related to Moller’s personal acquaintances, though the scrapbook includes several photographs of Purdue campus and scenes around the Greater Lafayette area. Because Moller withdrew from Purdue during his second year (February 1920), materials cover mostly first-year student experiences. The scrapbook includes clippings (information artifacts),...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1920

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University News Service photographs

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 19

Scope and Contents The News Service Photograph collection contains photos taken by the News Service Office from 1948 to 2000. The majority of the collection are negatives, but there is also one box of slides removed from slide carousels (notes includes) and a small box of loose slides. There is also a small stack of loose photos from 1977 with negatives included. Negatives from more recent years are B&W and color 35mm while older negatives are B&W 4”x5” large format negatives. The collection...

Dates: 1948 - 2000

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Herbert S. O'Brien papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 260

Scope and Contents

The Herbert S. O'Brien papers contain materials that were created by, received by, or that are about Herbert O'Brien. Contents include, but are not limited to, a Class of 1915 photo album, photographs of O'brien, letters, notes, newspaper clippings, and various publications.

Dates: circa 1912-1982

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Philalethean Literary Society records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 101

Abstract

This collection contains records ledgers, photos, and event programs documenting the activities of the Philalethean Literary Society, as well as their published constitution.

Dates: 1877 - 1924

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, (AFROTC) collection, addition 01

Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2024-143

Dates: 1945 - 2002

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Alumni Association records, addition 03

Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 20190522.2

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Grand Prix Foundation records

Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2022-083

Dates: 1950 - 2021

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Memorial Union records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 111

Scope and Contents

The Purdue Memorial Union records contain information regarding the construction of the building, its uses, and promotional materials throughout its existence, including the student petition to raise funds and encourage the Board of Trustees to finish the building when construction was delayed due to World War I. Several pamphlets contain floor plans of the Union and show how the building has changed over the years with new additions.

Dates: 1920 - 1999

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections