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Women college students

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Sally Jo Bible Tomahawk Club pledge board

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Collections 64: Series MSA 323, Series 2, Placement: 03
Identifier: 20131001.2

Sarah Allenbaugh papers on Pi Beta Phi

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 62, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2023-139

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...
Dates: 1920 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1980

Schmitt Family papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20190419.3

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

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20170717

Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20180801.1
Dates: Majority of material found within 1953, 2018

Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 05

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-112

Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 06

 Unprocessed Material — Digital folder 2022-130 Speech Correction alumna papers addition 06
Identifier: 2022-130

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

Tamara Morse papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20160209

Elizabeth Speirs collection on Ramoth H. Trask

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 86
Identifier: MSP 335
Scope and Contents

Includes Ramoth H. Trask's student pilot's permit from 1928, newspaper clippings of her obituary and posthumous donations to Purdue, and a photograph of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority in 1919 where Trask was a member.

Dates: 1919 - 1973

Women's Residence Hall beanie and items

 Unprocessed Material — Communal collections box 13
Identifier: 20180906.2