Women college students
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth Davis Braun papers
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 38
Identifier: 20191125.1
Dates:
1939 - 1941; 1994
Sally Jo Bible Tomahawk Club pledge board
Unprocessed — Box Communal Collections 64, Placement: 03
Identifier: 20131001.2
Dates:
1955
Sarah Allenbaugh papers on Pi Beta Phi
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 62, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2023-139
Dates:
1960 - 1961
Mary Lou Schiltz papers on Purdue in World War Two
Collection — Box Communal Collections 66, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 370
Scope and Contents
The collection contains several clippings, pamphlets and announcements belonging to Mary Lou Schiltz, who was a Home Economics student at Purdue during World War Two. Of particular interest are materials relating to the experiences of women students during this time, including: program material for the Work to Win Conference that was compulsory for women students, an article about the RCA engineering cadette program that was modeled after the Curtiss-Wright Cadettes, and other articles...
Dates:
1942 - 1943
Helen B. Schleman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334
Scope and Contents
The Helen Schleman papers document the life of Helen B. Schleman from her time as a student at Northwestern University in the 1920s up until her death in 1992. Much of the collection documents Schleman’s tenure at Purdue University as Head of the Women’s Residence Halls, Dean of Women, and Dean Emeritus, as well as her military service in the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARs) during World War II. Additionally, the collection contains Schleman’s collection of newspaper clippings pertaining to...
Dates:
1920 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1980
Sisters for Health Education (S.H.E.) records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 150
Scope and Contents
The Sisters for Health Education (S.H.E.) records (1979 – 1982; 1.4 cubic feet) documents the creation and operations of this Purdue student organization. The educational materials in this collection record the kinds of sexual and reproductive health information available to college students at the time. The collection also shows the difficulties encountered trying to establish an organization that talked openly about issues of abortion, birth control, and rape during this era. Types of...
Dates:
1978-1982; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2013
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20180801.1
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1953, 2018
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 05
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-112
Dates:
1940 - 1948
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 06
Unprocessed — Digital folder 2022-130 Speech Correction alumna papers addition 06
Identifier: 2022-130
Dates:
2022
Donna N. Stahl papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 372
Scope and Contents
The Donna N. Stahl papers includes photographs, dance cards, clothing, and other ephemera, along with newspaper clippings and correspondence, all of which is memorabilia of Donna N. Stahl, a 1949 Purdue graduate in Home Economics. Of interest may be her personal reflections and article on the 1947 Purdue Bleacher Collapse. This collection may be useful to researchers interested in women in higher education, changing roles of women in the twentieth century, material culture of the...
Dates:
1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1951
Students and Student Life
Series — Box 2: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4; Series Series 5; Series Series 6; Series Series 7; Series Series 8; Series Series 9; Series Series 10
Identifier: Series 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Purdue University postcards (1900-2007) documents the changing landscape and buildings of Purdue University over time. Each postcard has been given a unique number and then assigned a subject heading.
This is an active collection which will be added to over time.
Dates:
1900-2007; Other: Majority of material found in 1920s-1950s
Women's Residence Hall beanie and items
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 13
Identifier: 20180906.2
Dates:
circa 1961