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 213 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Gerald Venemann papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 551
Content Description
Materials created, written, and collected by Henry Gerald Venemann when he was a Purdue student and faculty in Mechanical Engineering. Also includes materials collected and written about him after his death. Includes book, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs, letters, and a letter sweater awarded to him in 1947, many years after his athletic achievements.
Dates:
1906 - 2010
William M. Hepburn papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials related to Hepburn's research and work at Purdue University Libraries, including materials on Purdue history, Purdue faculty members, the Purdue Library system, and various individuals affiliated with Purdue history such as Charles Major, Bruce Rogers, and Richard Owen. The collection also includes Hepburn's personal and professional correspondence, personal documents such as a passport and articles on Hepburn's birthplace, a collection of books, and...
Dates:
circa 1828-1963
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
Hicks Undergraduate Library construction and Purdue Mall fountain unveiling photographs
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 215
Scope and Contents
The Hicks Undergraduate Library construction and Purdue Mall fountain unveiling photographs document the two-year construction process of the Undergraduate Library (extension of the Stewart Center, and later renamed after former University Administrator John Hicks). The collection focuses primarily on exterior building views, but includes several interior shots. The scrapbook also documents the unveiling of the Purdue Mall fountain. All photographs were taken and arranged by Purdue alumni...
Dates:
1980 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1982; Other: Date acquired: 12/10/2013
Hicks Undergraduate Library scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UA 72
Scope and Contents
The Hicks Undergraduate Library scrapbook documents Esther E. Norton's involvement with the dedication and renaming of the Purdue Undergraduate Library (later the John. W. Hicks Undergraduate Library). The collection includes photographs of Norton with several university and library administrators at the dedication and renaming events, as well as several photographs of the Norton Reference Center. Invitations and program booklets for these events are also included. The last folder in this...
Dates:
1954 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1999
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Honors Program scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UA 74
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Honors Program scrapbook documents the awards, accomplishments, and activities of Liberal Arts Honors students. The collection includes detailed information related to students’ projects, presentations, and mentor relationships. Though the scrapbook includes a brief program history and mission statement, its contents are focused mostly on individual students than the program itself. The types of materials include clippings, photographs, and...
Dates:
2002 - 2006; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2005
Howard Henry Burd photographs
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2022-072
Dates:
1930 - 1931
James Blakesley papers, addition 04
Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 35, Placement: 3
Identifier: 20170714
Jane Beering collection
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150715.2
Dates:
1984 - 2000
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 22
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-106
Dates:
1877 - 2008
Jessie Blaine Barnes scrapbook on Amelia Earhart
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20150320
Dates:
1928 - 1991
Joe Kercheval collection
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20201214
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1892 - 1903
Irvin D. Keagy photographs
Collection — Communal collections box 48, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSP 234
Scope and Contents
The Irvin D. Keagy photographs document various buildings on and around the Purdue University campus during the early 1950s.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1953 - 1954; Other: Date acquired: 05/09/2016
Collection of Leroy Keyes Press Photos
Collection — Communal collections box 56, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSP 229
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Leroy Keyes Press Photos documents some press coverage of the daily life of Purdue Football player Leroy Keyes during his time as a Purdue University student. Photos focus on Keyes' participation in campus protests, studies, and leisure activities. The collection includes four photographs.
Dates:
1967 - 1969
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
Wilbert H. Krack photographs
Collection — Communal collections box 9: Series MSA 163, Series 1; Series MSA 163, Series 2, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSA 246
Scope and Contents
The Wilbert H. Krack photographs encompasses ten photographs of Triangle Fraternity, twelve photographs of buildings from around campus, twenty-five photographs of sets and scenes from various theatrical plays and sets, and four miscellaneous shots.
Dates:
1930 - 1934
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
Albert Paul Mantz papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6
Scope and Contents
The Albert Paul Mantz papers document the working relationship of Paul Mantz, Amelia Eahart, and George Palmer Putnam during the height of Earhart's career in the 1930s. Materials include correspondence, receipts, planning notes, blueprints, and photographs related to maintenance and the purchase of Earhart's Lockheed Vega and Lockheed Electra 10e. Also included is correspondence with members of Earhart and Palmer Putnam's families, in addition to Mary Beatrice Noonan, regarding the rights...
Dates:
1932 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1963
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