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Diplomas

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Formal documents conferring some honor, degree, or privilege, especially those bearing record of graduation from or a degree conferred by an educational institution.

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Annabel Rupel papers, addition 03

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190408
Dates: 1897 - 2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Neil A. Armstrong papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5
Scope and Contents The Neil A. Armstrong papers document the military, aeronautics, astronautics, teaching and corporate business career of Neil A. Armstrong. The papers also feature items from Armstrong's youth and education. The collection includes but is not limited to documents, coursework, working papers, subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, recordings, photographs and newspaper clippings. The papers are divided into eighteen series, and further information on the scope and content of the...
Dates: 1671 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Awards and Honors, 1965 - 2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555, Series 4
Scope and Contents

This series includes awards, certificates, and diplomas Jill P. May received for her educational degrees and achievements throughout her career.

Dates: 1965 - 2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Jill P. May papers

Cornell A. Bell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18
Scope and Contents The Cornell A. Bell papers document the personal and professional life of Dr. Cornell Bell from his childhood through his retirement from Purdue and eventual passing in 2009. Materials include: Cornell’s personal papers, such as records from his elementary, high school, and college days, funeral programs for friends and colleagues, and contact information; material owned by members of Cornell’s family, including his wife Dr. Mildred Bell’s doctoral dissertation, his uncle Henry Sanders’s...
Dates: circa 1800s-2010; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

George B. Bosco Jr. collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 59
Scope and Contents

Schedule Card - grades and classes listed for George Bosco Jr.'s senior year at Purdue University, September 12, 1938. Purdue University diploma, the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, June 11, 1939.

Dates: 1938 - 1939
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Richard J. Coffee papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 323
Abstract

Letters, photographs, clippings, and material artifacts documenting the student life of Richard J. Coffee, 1934-1939.   Also included are items from his professional life after graduation.

Dates: 1934 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1939
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection of Purdue Diplomas

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 133
Scope and Contents

The Collection of Purdue Diplomas documents bachelor of science degrees awarded at Purdue University during the early part of the university’s history. Some of the diplomas are awarded to specific alumni; others are blank. Types of materials include: diplomas. The Diplomas are organized chronologically.

Dates: 1879 - 1913
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 25
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records contain material from agricultural organizations associated with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. A large portion of the collection consists of materials related to the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Other organizations whose material appear in the collection include but are not limited to the Purdue Agricultural Society, the State Poultry Association of Indiana, and the...
Dates: circa 1880s - 2000
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

John Dean scrapbook page and Purdue diploma

 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: 03
Identifier: MSA 317
Scope and Contents The collection consists of John I. Dean's 1940 Purdue University diploma, and one scrapbook page belonging to Major Dean. The front page is titled "All Purdue Men," Lubbock Army Flying School, Lubbock Texas, May 1943. The scrapbook second page (or back page) is titled: "My Advanced Flying School Instructor and Students, Lubbock Texas, June 1943." Men identified in the photo are: L-R (standing) Bill Brucker, Al Edes, Burt Walkup (The Instructor), Me [John Irwin Dean], Paul Cooper. L-R...
Dates: 1940 - 1943
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Clarence W. Driver collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 6, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 97
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of many newspaper clippings about the baseball team from 1907-1908, while Driver was on the team, along with his diploma and Gala Week program from 1910.

Dates: 1907 - 1910
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Emersonian Literary Society records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 142
Scope and Contents The Emersonian Literary Society records documents the activities of the Emersonian Literary Society.  The collection includes records books that document the weekly meetings of the society, as well as membership and included correspondence.  The ephemera portion of the collection documents annual events hosted by the Emersonian and other literary societies, tickets to society events, and Debris clippings about the group.  Unfortunately, there is no documentation of the Emersonian or other...
Dates: 1887 - 1924
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Arthur H. Fisher papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 29
Scope and Contents

The Arthur H. Fisher papers contain artifacts, certificates, a diploma, photographs, and miscellaneous items from Arthur Fisher's time spent as a Purdue University student. There are some items that Fisher obtained after his tenure as a student, such as alumni loyalty certificates. This collection would be very valuable to anyone interested in student life at Purdue University during the early 20th century or the Purdue Military Band.

Dates: 1916 - 1955; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1920
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Jerome M. Goldman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 461
Scope and Contents The Jerome Goldman papers document Goldman's career as a Purdue University student in Aeronautical Engineering, his service in the United States Army Air Corp and his work afterwards as a pilot for United Air Lines, along with his key role in establishing Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Air Lines as chief pilot, director of operations, and later vice president for operations and maintenance. Also included are papers from his work with International Learning Systems, the Federal...
Dates: 1941 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1972
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Frederick W. Greve papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 154
Scope and Contents

The Frederick W. Greve papers include articles published by Greve, primarily about hydraulics, as well as an membership certificates from the American Society of Civil Engineering and American Society of Mechanical Engineering, both from 1943.

Dates: 1918 - 1943
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

John W. Hicks papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 543
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers of John Hicks, Vice President and Acting President of Purdue University. Types of materials include awards, photographs, scrapbooks, and papers. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.

Dates: 1920 - 2005
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Ross W. Hippensteel papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 34
Scope and Contents The Ross W. Hippensteel papers (1912-1960; 13.5 cubic feet) document the college and military career of Ross W. Hippensteel. The collection contains many artifacts, papers, handbooks, manuals, certificates, class notes, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, a pencil sketch, clothing and other miscellaneous items. Some of the items belonged to his wife, Jean Rankin Hippensteel. The class notes are from many of his Purdue University, mechanical engineering and physics courses from 1929-1934,...
Dates: 1912 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1950
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Honorary Doctorates records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 65, Placement: 12, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 169
Scope and Contents

The records are a compilation of all individuals that received honorary doctorates from Purdue between 1888 and 2013. The list contains the date and discipline the degrees which were awarded. Famous honorary doctorates include Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan, Mitch Daniels, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., and Darlene Clark Hine.

Dates: 1888 - 2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Eugene B. Jackson papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 146
Scope and Contents

Jackson, Eugene B. (1949). CADO Used Varied Skills. Library Journal, vol. 74, No. 10, May 15, 1949, pp. 778-779. Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Purdue University, May 13, 1994. [diploma and biographical sheet]

Dates: 1949 - 1994
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

John H. Hardy collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20180326
Dates: 1936 - 1968
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook

 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

Lydia Hildebrand Lynde collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 59: Series Series 6; Series MSA 5, Series 1; Series UA 154, Series 1, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSA 11
Scope and Contents

The Lydia Hildebrand Lynde collection includes a Master of Science diploma issued to Lydia Ann Hildebrand Lynde, June 11, 1919, and two photographs with names noted on the back.

Dates: 1919
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Jill P. May papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555
Scope and Contents The Jill P. May papers document the life and career of Professor of Emerita of the College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Education, Jill P. May. The majority of the papers date from the mid-1970s to May’s retirement in 2011. The collection documents the private and professional life of May, particularly her professional activities during her tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers include May’s early life and education, in addition to correspondence with family members...
Dates: 1923 - 2018; Majority of material found within mid-1970s - 2011
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Phyllis Holt Steinmetz collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 59
Identifier: 2023-098
Dates: 1919 - 2003
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Orville Redenbacher papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 37
Scope and Contents The Orville Redenbacher papers contain artifacts, papers, certificates, plaques, photographs, advertisements, items from Purdue University (1928, the year Redenbacher received his Bachelor of Science degree) and a 1988 honorary Doctorate from Purdue, among other items which represent aspects of Orville Redenbacher's career. Some of the artifacts consist of an extensive bow tie and tie collection, various honorary 4-H plaques and certificates, photographs which document the first commercial...
Dates: 1928 - 1994; Other: Majority of material found within 1966 - 1994
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Donna N. Stahl papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 372
Scope and Contents The Donna N. Stahl papers includes photographs, dance cards, clothing, and other ephemera, along with newspaper clippings and correspondence, all of which is memorabilia of Donna N. Stahl, a 1949 Purdue graduate in Home Economics. Of interest may be her personal reflections and article on the 1947 Purdue Bleacher Collapse. This collection may be useful to researchers interested in women in higher education, changing roles of women in the twentieth century, material culture of the...
Dates: 1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1951
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections