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Obituaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Published notices of a death, usually with a brief biography of the deceased.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Arvill Wayne Bitting papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 38
Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of U.S. patents for glass products and glass making procedures, collected by Arvill Bitting for his work in glass making. Also included are publications written by Arvill Bitting, as well as material compiled by Librarian Emeritus William Hepburn on Arvill Bitting, including a bibliography of Arvill’s publications, bibliographic notecards, a summary of Arvill’s career, and Arvill’s obituary.

Dates: 1839 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1921
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Samuel D. Conte papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 497
Scope and Contents The Samuel D. Conte papers document Samuel D. Conte’s tenure as founding director of the Purdue University Department of Computer Sciences. Materials focus on Conte’s role in the development of the department at Purdue and its curriculum. The collection also documents Conte’s active membership in the American Federation of Information Processing Societies, Inc. (AFIPS), and his efforts to establish federal recognition of the need for computer science in education. Types of materials include...
Dates: 1962 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1979
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Frieda Parker Jefferson obituary

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2022-021
Dates: July 13, 2021
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

George Palmer Putnam papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 20
Scope and Contents The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft...
Dates: 1937 - 1999; Other: Majority of material found within 1937 - 1950
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Alten F. Grandt, Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 528
Scope and Contents The papers consist of research files on the history of aerospace engineering (AAE) at Purdue University, photographs, annual reports, annual research reports, curricula, student lists, AAE faculty and staff information, pamphlets, news clippings (some related to Purdue astronaut alumni), and copies of the book, One Small Step: the History of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue, by Grandt, Gustafson, and Carigino. There is also a copy of “Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University from 1950 to...
Dates: 1902 - 2016
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Lois Wark collection on Jean Li-Chun Ma Howe

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20180103
Dates: 2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

William Richards collection on Walter Pahnke

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 68
Scope and Contents

The William Richards Collection on Walter Pahnke (1952-1972; 0.2 cubic feet) contains materials collected and donated by William Richards that document the life and work of his close colleague, Walter Pahnke. It includes some of Pahnke's important academic writings, copies of personal manuscripts, some biographical information, writings by his wife (Eva Sontum Pahnke), and materials memorializing his untimely passing.

Dates: 1950 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1971
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections