Women in science
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 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:
circa 1890-2003; Other: Date acquired: 03/10/2005
Katherine E. Golden Bitting papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 16, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSF 39
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four folders with articles written by Katherine Golden Bitting, vita, bibliographic information, Plant Studies book and an article about Katherine Bitting.
Dates:
1904 - 1910
Computer Science Women's Network records
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 47
Identifier: 20150316
Dates:
1989 - 2014
Connie M. Weaver papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190208.1
Dates:
1969 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2019
France A. Córdova papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 3
Abstract
The collection includes publications, correspondence, reports, notes, certificates, artifacts, and ephemera related to the life and career of France A. Córdova.
Dates:
1963-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 2007-2012; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2009
Joni Comstock collection on Janice Voss
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 309
Abstract
The collection includes materials gathered by Joni Comstock that are related to Janice Voss,
Dates:
1993-1993; Other: Date acquired: 11/08/2012
Avanelle "Nell" Kirksey papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 502
Overview
The collection documents the life and career of Dr. Avanelle Kirksey, a prominent researcher and educator in the area of maternal and infant nutrition. Materials include papers, publications, correspondence, clippings, photographs, artifacts, etc.
Dates:
1943 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995
Anne M. Lutz papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 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
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
Purdue Student Section, Society of Women Engineers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190509
Dates:
1974 - 2018
Rita Colwell papers, addition 01
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150904
Dates:
circa 1990s - 2011
Rita Colwell papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150917.4
Dates:
circa 1992 - 2010
Rita Colwell papers, addition 03
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20171130
Dates:
circa 1969 - 2016
Rita Colwell papers, addition 04
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190130
Dates:
1984; 1986; Majority of material found within 1993 - 2012
Rita Colwell papers, addition 05
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190903
Dates:
1995 - 2012
Totsye Harper Winslow collection on the Curtiss-Wright Cadettes
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 195
Abstract
The collection includes photographs, programs, newsletters, and papers documenting the role and history of the Curtis-Wright Cadettes at Purdue and in the Curtis-Wright Corporation during World War II.
Dates:
1943 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 11/04/2008
Women in Engineering Program records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 7
Abstract
This collection contains papers, publications, photographs, and electronic media documenting the inception of the Women in Engineering Program at Purdue, as well as its activities and successes. Also included is information on Lillian Gilbreth, an important figure in engineering at Purdue, and Martha Dicks Stevens, the first woman graduate in engineering at Purdue.
Dates:
1935-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-2000; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2012