African American students -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Works related to African American student experiences within the state of Indiana.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection
Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 154, Series 1; Series MSP 154, Series 2; Series MSP 154, Series 3
Identifier: MSP 154
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection donated by Alexandria Cornelius, was likely gathered during her research on African American students, alumni and faculty at Purdue University. Historical information was gathered from numerous newspapers, Debris yearbooks, directories, statistics, and questionnaires sent to black alumni. Also included are Black Cultural Center newsletters, along with programs and flyers from the Black Cultural Center and The African...
Dates:
1961 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1993 - 1994
Purdue University African American Studies records
Collection — Box 1: Series UA 156, Series 1; Series UA 156, Series 2; Series UA 156, Series 3
Identifier: UA 156
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University African American Studies records contain information and publications related to the African American Studies program at Purdue University, including newsletters, publications, planning and development records, and information about sponsored events dating from the early days of the program in the 1960s through the mid-1980s. Most of the materials in this collection were published under one of the program's previous names, as Africana Studies or Afro-American Studies.
Dates:
July 9, 1963 - November 6, 2019
Purdue University Black Cultural Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the BCC...
Dates:
1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
Kassandra Agee Chandler papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 363
Scope and Contents
The Kassandra Agee Chandler papers document Chandlers' time as a student at Purdue, with particular focus on her nomination as the first and only African American Homecoming Queen at Purdue. The papers also document the many student activities with which she was involved and her career and alumni involvement. The collection includes personal records, newspaper clippngs, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts. This collection would be useful to researchers interested in student life in the...
Dates:
1971 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1982
Helen Bass Williams Personnel file
Collection — Box Communal Collections 45, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 494
Abstract
Includes Williams' personnel file, biographical information, and posthumously awarded Title IX Distinguished Service Award
Dates:
1968-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1968-1981
Pictorial Record of African American Students at Purdue University
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 248
Scope and Contents
A pictorial collection of all African American students who attended Purdue University from 1889 - 1992 compiled by Alexandra Cornelius.
Dates:
1889 - 1992
Bernice Roberts Moreland Wells papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 44, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 451
Scope and Contents
Wells, Bernice Roberts Moreland Wells (1988). A Quilt: An Autobiography.
Dates:
1988