Floppy disks
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Thin, round, flexible disks with magnetic surfaces for storing and retrieving data.May include 8-inch, 5.25-inch, and 3.5-inch removable media. Iomega zip disk and Bernoulli disks can are also considered to be removable floppy disk storage.
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Administration, 1927 - 2016
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 90, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains administrative documents from the College of Liberal Arts (previously known as Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education). It includes annual reports and strategic plans; publications such as newsletters, brochures, and catalogs; research, primarily into reading and performance evaluations; awards, most notably the Dean's Prize; lists of Bachelors and Doctoral graduate students from before 1964; computer codes for programs-of-study; new student orientation VHS modules; and...
Dates:
1927 - 2016
Sharon Byrkett papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 320
Scope and Contents
This collection contains awards, certifications, and honors documenting the life and achievements in social work and disability access and awareness of Sharon Byrkett. Of most prominence is a hand-written manuscript by Byrkett titled "Understanding My Disability" written in 1983. Other materials in the collection include a journal from 1967, photo albums and scrapbooks depicting events from her personal life and conferences attended, craft items made by Byrkett, and works created and saved by...
Dates:
1967 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1983 - 2010
Connie M. Weaver papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190208.1
Dates:
1969 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2019
Council on the Status of Women records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 49
Overview
The collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, handouts, newspaper clippings, and electronic media that document the Council on the Status of Women and its activities.
Dates:
1988 - 2012
Charles M. Ehresman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 490
Scope and Contents
The Charles M. Ehresman papers document the work and professional activities of Charles M. Ehresman, designer of Purdue University's High Pressure Rocket Laboratory, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, and operations manager of Purdue's Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center (known today as Zucrow Laboratories). The collection also documents the design and construction of the High Pressure Rocket Laboratory and its early administration and operations, as well as materials pertaining...
Dates:
1897 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1997 - 2009
Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 152
Abstract
Reports, minutes, photographs, composites, correspondence, certificates, slides, digital media documenting activities, student life, and faculty in the honor society of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University
Dates:
1894 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1999; Other: Records transferred: 3/29/2016
Phoebe Farris papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 471
Abstract
This collection contains materials that document the career of Phoebe Farris. It covers her publications, as well as her contributions to art shows and exhibitions.
Dates:
1972 - 2011
Janice M. Lauer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554
Overview
This collection includes documents, correspondence, published and unpublished materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, conference materials, student work, and lecture notes from the career of Janice M. Lauer. This collection also contains program documents and course materials related to the development of the Rhetoric and Composition program in the English department at Purdue University. These materials were collected and created by Jance M. Lauer and document her career prior, and...
Dates:
1964 - 2015
League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 55
Abstract
These records document activities and administration of the League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette (formerly the League of Women Voters of West Lafayette and the Lafayette League of Women Voters).
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1965 - 2000; 1920 - 2019
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 School of Education and Curriculum, 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 that highlight her...
Dates:
1923 - 2018; Majority of material found within mid-1970s - 2011
Personal and Professional Documents, 1967 - 2010
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 320, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series includes manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, and other personal documents of Byrkett's.
Dates:
1967 - 2010
Professional Career, 1923 - 2018
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555, Series 3
Dates:
1923 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2018
Purdue Space Day student organization records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20130128
Dates:
1996 - 2012
Purdue University Architect records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 154
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Architect records contain images in varying media formats of Purdue University buildings and landscapes. Reports from the University Architect’s office regarding the different buildings on the West Lafayette as well as satellite campus located within the State of Indiana can also been found.
Dates:
1949 - 2012
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 90
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative documents from the College of Liberal Arts as well as records from individual departments and programs within the college.
Dates:
1925 - 2016
Purdue University Libraries records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 30
Abstract
Annual reports, brochures, ephemera, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, publications, records, reports, surveys, training manuals, and miscellaneous materials documenting the history, administration and activities of the Purdue University Libraries.
Dates:
circa 1800s - 2000s; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004
Purdue University Marketing and Media Strategic Communications records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20170210
Dates:
2001 - 2010
Purdue University School of Nursing records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20170616.2
Dates:
1960 - 2017
Purdue University Span Plan records, addition 01
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 20170817
Dates:
1990s - 2000s
Teaching, 1969 - 2011
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555, Series 3, Subseries 1
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes papers related to May's teaching career such as course notes and research, student papers, and electronic media from courses taught at Purdue University, Hollins University summer programs in Roanoke, Virginia, and other special courses. Of note are newsletters and documents from TELL (Teachers Encouraging a Love for Literature) and May's Purdue contracts.
Dates:
1969 - 2011
Pierre J. Thuot papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 179
Scope and Contents
The Pierre J. Thuot papers document the three shuttle missions that Thuot flew. These were STS-36, STS-49, and STS-62. Within the collection, there is material on all three but with the main focus on STS-49. There is little information about STS-36 because it is still classified by the U.S. government. Included in the collection are over 50 color photographs of Thuot training for the Intelsat VI capture that he performed on STS-49. In addition to the photographs, included in the...
Dates:
1989 - 1994
Vincent Robinson papers, addition 01
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190514
Dates:
1906 - 2007
Writing and Research, 1923 - 2012
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555, Series 3, Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes publications, manuscripts, research materials, and electronic media from May's extensive career in children's literature. Of note are research materials used for her publications on Lloyd Alexander and Howard Pyle and on Weston Woods Studios and its founder, Morton Schindel. Correspondence related to May's research can be found in series two.
Dates:
1923 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2012