Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. Photographs may be positive or negative, opaque or transparent. May include photographs made by digital means.
Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:
Avanelle "Nell" Kirksey papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 502
Scope and Contents
The Avanelle (Nell) Kirksey papers document the life and career of Dr. Avanelle Kirksey, a prominent researcher in maternal and infant nutrition. The collection reflects the impact of Kirksey as an educator and researcher, as well as the continued significance of her research on maternal and infant nutrition. The coverage of her work in Egypt and on vitamin B6 is particularly strong. Additionally, the collection is an indication of Kirksey’s ongoing legacy via the research of her graduate...
Dates:
1943 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995
Horton B. Knoll papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 521
Scope and Contents
The Horton B. Knoll papers document Knoll's research, working papers, notes and typescripts for his books, A record of a university in the war years, 1941-1945, published in 1947, and The Story of Purdue Engineering, published in 1963. Also included among the papers is research material, working papers, notes and information related to Purdue presidents Owen, Smart, Stone, Elliott, and Hovde. There is also information Knoll compiled for his intended biography of John Purdue, and historical...
Dates:
1865 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1963
Janice M. Lauer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554
Scope and Contents
The Janice M. Lauer papers were created and collected by Lauer and document her career prior to, and during, her time at Purdue University. Lauer assisted in developing the field of Rhetoric and Composition as an academic discipline and in 1979, Lauer founded the program at Purdue out of the English Department. Types of materials include scrapbooks, program documents, seminar and lecture notes, course and workshop evaluations, syllabi, and graduate student work; published and unpublished...
Dates:
1964 - 2015
Louise Evans papers, addition 05
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-127
Dates:
1945 - 2000s
Mackey Arena records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 147
Scope and Contents
The Mackey Arena records contain photographs and a special edition of the Journal and Courier about the new arena and wishes Purdue's basketball team luck in their next season. Varying business also purchased advertising space in the edition showing their support of Purdue Athletics.
Dates:
1967
Marie Louise Meeks Shoveling Coal photograph
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-106
Dates:
February 21, 1939
Mark D. Bowman papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-013
Dates:
1906 - 2023
Mark Shaw papers
Collection
Identifier: MSA 187
Scope and Contents
The research notes, publications, photographs, recordings, and personal items detailing the life and work of Purdue alumnus and author Mark Shaw. The collection documents Shaw's research and writing, and includes the transcripts of the Jack Ruby trial, extensive research regarding twentieth century journalist and reportor Dorothy Kilgallen, research regarding Marilyn Monroe, and several books, news clippings, and other articles. The collection also contains many works by Shaw, including the...
Dates:
1953 - 2021
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media photographs collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 62
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media photographs collection (1865-2011) visually documents Purdue campus life, physical spaces, and events. The collection includes approximately 50 years of photographs and negatives taken of various campus schools, departments, people, and organizations by the Office of Marketing and Media. The collection also includes photographs and negatives collected by the Office of Marketing and Media documenting the nearly 100 years of Purdue's history...
Dates:
1865 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1965 - 2010; Other: Date acquired: 12/07/2011
Mary Esther Poorman '33, B.S.C.E., Theodolite press photograph
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-102
Dates:
April 22, 1933
Maurice Zucrow papers, addition 03
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-128
Dates:
1946 - 1975
Maurice Zucrow papers, addition 04
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2025-061
Dates:
1963-1975
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
Ernest McCormick papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508
Scope and Contents
The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates:
1870 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1988
Marylu McEwen papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 102
Scope and Contents
The Marylu McEwen papers document the personal and professional life of Marylu McEwen, from her time as a student at Purdue University from 1964-1968 through her long career in higher education. A large portion of the collection depicts her relationships with the Deans of Women and Deans of Students at Purdue University from her time as a student in the 1960s into adulthood and retirement. Types of materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, speeches, and articles. Also...
Dates:
1964 - 2014
Marylu McEwen Sculpture Dedication materials honoring Betty Nelson, Sandra Monroe, and Linda Ewing
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSK 3
Abstract
These sculpture dedication materials capture information on how the sculpture came to be, why it exists, and whom it honors.
Dates:
2013 - 2014
Melody Makers of Indiana records
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-010
Dates:
1952 - 2023
Paulina T. Merritt papers on the Indiana Women's Suffrage Movement
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 108
Scope and Contents
The Paulina T. Merritt papers on the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Movement document Paulina Merritt’s activities pertaining to the suffrage movement in Indiana in the late 19th century. It includes correspondence to elected officials, among them Senator Benjamin Harrison, concerning voting rights as well as correspondence with leaders in the women’s suffrage movement including May Wright Sewall. Also included in the collection is an autobiographical sketch of Merritt, as well as some clippings...
Dates:
1860 - 1913; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1895
Benjamin F. Miessner papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2
Scope and Contents
The Benjamin F. Miessner papers document the working career and interests of the American inventor. It includes a large collection of patents awarded to Miessner or assigned to his company, Miessner Inventions, Inc., as well as various North American and European patents researched by Miessner; lab notebooks, blueprints, sketches, graphs, photographs, and other items documenting the experiments conducted by Miessner and his employees; correspondence between Miessner and various individuals...
Dates:
1862 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1965
Military Career, 1917 - 1972
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 2
Scope and Contents
This series includes documents, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and artifacts related to Clarence Frank Cornish's time served in World War One, his work with the Army Reserves, service with the Army Air Forces for World War Two, and his retirement. Of note are letters Cornish wrote home while at camp during World War One depicting his first flight, growing interest in flying, and mention of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, in addition to artifacts such as military pins and a...
Dates:
1917 - 1972
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
John Norberg collection of Purdue University and West Lafayette Photographs
Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 304, Series 1; Series MSP 304, Series 3; Series MSP 304, Series 4
Identifier: MSP 304
Scope and Contents
John Norberg collection of Purdue University and West Lafayette photographs contains inmages of the Purdue University campus and West Lafayette in between the years 1910-1919.
Dates:
circa 1910s
Zoe Dell Nutter papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 81
Scope and Contents
This collection contains aviation-related serial publications, copies of photographs, National Aviation Hall of Fame programs, and clippings pertaining to the life of aviatrix Zoe Dell Nutter.
Dates:
1965 - 2010
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