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Women in science

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Anna Akeley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 496
Abstract

The collection contains photographs, awards, and a bound copy of Akeley’s memoirs. The materials document her life and career as a physics instructor at Purdue University.

Dates: 1890 - 2003
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Alice Watson Kramer papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-071
Dates: 1920 - 1983
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Katherine E. Golden Bitting papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 16, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSF 39
Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of articles written by Katherine Golden Bitting from the 1890s to the 1900s. Also included are articles and correspondence about Katherine Bitting which appeared in the Phoenix Flame, as well as material compiled by Librarian Emeritus William Hepburn on Katherine Bitting, including a bibliography of Katherine’s publications, bibliographic notecards, and a summary of Katherine’s career.

Dates: 1890 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1909
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Ching Siang Tang Yeh papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20161017
Dates: October 4, 1989
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Rita R. Colwell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 396
Scope and Contents The Rita R. Colwell papers contain materials created and collected by Dr. Rita R. Colwell during her professional career as a microbiologist. The materials include correspondence, notes, manuscripts, publications, research material, speeches, interviews, videos, calendars, and awards. The contents relate to Colwell's research topics such as cholera and other infectious diseases, health, climate change, environmental policy, science and technology including sequencing, intelligence efforts,...
Dates: 1956 - 2019
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Computer Science Women's Network records

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 47
Identifier: 20150316
Dates: 1989 - 2014
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Joni Comstock collection on Janice Voss

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 309
Scope and Contents

The collection relates to Janice Voss' involvement with her first space flight, STS-57 (in 1993).  Included are three photographs of the mission, an autographed mission t-shirt, and a letter written by Voss to Comstock.  These materials would be useful to researchers interested in the history of NASA flight missions, women in space, women in STEM fields, and space research.

Dates: 1993
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Connie M. Weaver papers, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190208.1
Dates: 1969 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2019
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Connie Weaver papers, addition 04

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20191127
Dates: 1999 - 2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

France A. Córdova papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 3
Scope and Contents The France A. Córdova papers (1965-2012; 10.65 cubic feet) document the life and career of France A. Córdova.  The bulk of the materials relate to Córdova’s work in academia.  The collection primarily covers Córdova’s research and career, with little information or materials regarding her earlier years, personal life, or various appointments with governmental organizations (such as NASA or the NSF).  This collection will particularly useful for researchers interested in France Córdova’s...
Dates: 1963-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 2007-2012; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

France A. Córdova papers, addition 10

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20200512
Dates: 2014-2020, undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Jacqueline Wise Gershman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 392
Scope and Contents The Jacqueline Wise Gershman papers were created and collected by Gershman and document her time as a student at Purdue University from 1948 until she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1953. Types of materials include dance programs, many from Sigma Eta of Sigma Alpha Mu sorority dances, personal correspondence, photographs, papers, and artifacts related to student life on campus. Also included are reports and class notes from Gershman's invovlement in the science department,...
Dates: 1948 - 2003
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Gloria N. Francke papers on Old Masters

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 39
Identifier: 2024-043
Dates: 1979
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Helen Purinton photograph album

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 49
Identifier: 2022-033
Dates: September 16, 1940 - October 9, 1940
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Jeanne St. Pierre Fisher collection of Purdue publications

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20210105.1
Dates: 1950 - 1955
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Louise Evans papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20190701
Dates: 1944-2013, undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Louise Evans papers, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20190823
Dates: 1969 - 2017
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Louise Evans papers, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20200113.1
Dates: Majority of material found within 1987 - 2015
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Louise Evans papers, addition 03

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20201117
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Anne M. Lutz papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 9: Series MSA 163, Series 1; Series MSA 163, Series 2, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 163
Scope and Contents

The Anne M. Lutz papers document Lutz' professional work in the field of genetics and her personal experiences while on a work trip to Belgium. Lutz was an early female scientist and genetics researcher who specialized in documenting chromosomes in plants. She was an expert in the area of chromosomes of Oenothera mutants and hybrids and has been credited with discoveries relating to the double chromosome theory. The collection includes diaries and publications written by Lutz.

Dates: 1911-1917, undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 182
Abstract

This collection contains papers, photographs, programs, correspondence, and reports documenting the activities of Pi Omicron and its successor the Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers.  The records also document the difficulties that women in science have faced over the years.

Dates: 1945-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1990; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Student Section, Society of Women Engineers, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190509
Dates: 1974 - 2018
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Engineering Communications records, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 76
Identifier: 2025-084
Dates: 1932 - 1988
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Totsye Harper Winslow collection on the Curtiss-Wright Cadettes

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 195
Scope and Contents The Totsye Harper Winslow papers on the Curtis-Wright Cadettes (1943-1997; 0.25 cubic feet) documents role and history of the Curtis-Wright Cadettes at Purdue and in the Curtis-Wright Corporation during World War II.  Photographs, newsletter, and clippings document their time at Purdue as well as the Engineering Cadette Program.  Programs, newsletters, and papers document local and national reunions of the cadettes, as well as their history.  Also included is information on the individual...
Dates: 1943 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 11/04/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections