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Black-and-white photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to a broad class of photographs having images in gray tones, black, and white, and sometimes one hue (which can result from chemical processes used, including toning, or from aging).

Found in 181 Collections and/or Records:

Adam Rice collection, addition 03

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2024-053
Dates: 1933 - 1982
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Portrait photographs of John and Adaline (Bush) Ade

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 254
Scope and Contents

Two oversized black and white portraits of George Ade's parents, John Ade and Adaline (Bush) Ade.

Dates: circa 1890-1905
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Album of 1918-1920 Purdue University and miscellaneous photographs

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSP 139
Scope and Contents The album of 1918-1920 Purdue University and other miscellaneous photographs (1918-1920; 0.2 cubic feet) documents buildings on campus as well as off campus scenery.  Photographs of farmland and water sports could be of the surrounding community and Wabash River.  Several unidentified individuals appear, some of whom are in military dress or Purdue sports attire (track and football).  The collection consists of one photo album in fragile condition and one file folder of re-sleeved loose...
Dates: 1918 - 1920
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Ammon Swope collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2022-073
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1960-1970
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Josiah H. Andrews scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 266
Scope and Contents

The Josiah H. Andrews, Jr. scrapbook documents Josiah H. Andrews, Jr.'s time as a student at Purdue University. Items include documents from the track team and Sigma Chi fraternity, of which Andrews was a member. Various invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, ticket stubs (some from the Athletic Association), and are also present.

Dates: 1897 - 1901
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Neil A. Armstrong papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5
Scope and Contents The Neil A. Armstrong papers document the military, aeronautics, astronautics, teaching and corporate business career of Neil A. Armstrong. The papers also feature items from Armstrong's youth and education. The collection includes but is not limited to documents, coursework, working papers, subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, recordings, photographs and newspaper clippings. The papers are divided into eighteen series, and further information on the scope and content of the...
Dates: 1671 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 55
Scope and Contents The Purdue Army Reserve Officers Training Corps collection documents the history of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) at Purdue University. The collection contains many photographs of the Purdue Army ROTC, focusing on the various commissioning classes and their activities. There are also valuable historical documents, military awards and trophies. Other types of materials include: books, clippings, correspondence, handbooks, manuals, printed material, programs, records and...
Dates: 1876 - 2001; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1990
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Albert Atherton's Purdue University calendar

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSA 267
Scope and Contents

The Albert Atherton Purdue University calendar is a monthly calendar which features photographs of the Purdue University campus, along with the dates for each month in 1917. The cover is made of leather and is embossed with the griffin, "Purdue" and 1917. The pages are held together by strips of leather, with holes punched through the pages.

Dates: 1917
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Athletics collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 160
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Athletics collection documents Purdue athletics from the earliest years to recent times. The majority of the collection consists of items related to Purdue football; a scrapbook of clippings from the 1800s that contains Purdue football related articles from Lafayette, Indianapolis and Chicago newspapers. The clippings include an article about Purdue’s first football win on November 16, 1889, an article about the game against Wabash, November 23, 1889, that prompted the...
Dates: 1880 - 2016
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

William A. Atkins collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 45
Dates: 1887 - 1901
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Arthur Avery papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 65, Placement: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 517
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of black-and-white photos and photo proof sheets of Dr. Avery with kitchen equipment as well as a biographical essay about his tenure at Purdue and in the food industry.

Dates: 1989
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 12
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records document the historical background of the department, the Purdue University Airport, and key moments in the history of aviation in Tippecanoe County. Scrapbooks compiled by the department provide a rich collection of photographs and news clippings which highlight key historical moments, individuals, additions of labs and simulators, and aircraft at the Purdue University Airport. Publications among the...
Dates: 1928 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1999
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Barbara Marie Stephens Sullivan Cape Canaveral and Eau Gallie, Florida photographs and memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 202
Scope and Contents The Barbara Marie Stephens Sullivan Cape Canaveral and Eau Gallie, Florida photographs and memorabilia document activities at Cape Canaveral in the late 1950s through early 1960s. Included are selected community and aerospace materials related to the United States Space Program activities at the Cape during the mid-1960s through the 1980s and photographs of Eau Gallie, Florida from this time period.Of note are brochures and commemorative publications of the John F. Kennedy Space...
Dates: 1950 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1969
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Albert Berg papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 15: Series MSA 18, Series 10; Series MSA 18, Series 1; Series MSA 18, Series 2; Series MSF 275, Series 1; Series MSF 275, Series 4, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSF 32
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two folders which contain articles by and about Albert Berg. It includes a picture with notation, "Albert Berg, a deaf mute was a football coach at Purdue."

Dates: 1886 - 1945
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

John R. Bittner collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSA 54
Scope and Contents

Two back and white photographs of John R. Bittner, circa 1997 "Faculty Footnotes - John Bittner," The UNC Journalist, Wintter 1997, p.5. The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England - entry, Bittner, John Robert, circa 1997. Curriculum Vitae, John R. Bittner, 2002.

Dates: 1997 - 2002
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Arthur and Roberta Bitzer papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 17
Identifier: MSA 259
Scope and Contents

The Arthur and Roberta Bitzer photographs, schedule card and buttons are from the Bitzer's time as students at Purdue University. Types of materials include: black and white photographs of campus scenes and student life, a schedule card and buttons.

Dates: 1937 - 1942
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28
Scope and Contents

The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.

Dates: 1946 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1950
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Donald E. Bloodgood papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 41
Abstract

Publications, reports, correspondence, clippings, photos, and daily planners documenting the professional career of Purdue Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Donald E. Bloodgood.

Dates: 1926 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1979
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Charles C. Bock, Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 315
Scope and Contents The Charles C. Bock, Jr. papers document the vast career of a test pilot. Within the collection, there is material about the Bell X-2, the X-15 (Rocket aircraft), the SR-71 Blackbird (Jet reconnaissance plane), the Rockwell B-1 (Bomber), and many other types of experimental aircraft. Included are photographs of fellow Purdue University alumni and "America's No. 1 Spaceman" Iven C. Kincheloe, Jr. In addition to the thirty-one photographs, the collection consists of nine 16mm films, one of...
Dates: 1956 - 2014
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Guy D. Brewer Collection on the Class of 1911

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 61
Scope and Contents

Various memorabilia from the Class of 1911.

Dates: 1911 - 1978
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates: 1950 - 2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Business Services Office records

 Collection — Box 1: Series UA 32, Series 1; Series UA 32, Series 2; Series UA 32, Series 3
Identifier: UA 32
Scope and Contents

The Purdue University Business Services Office records document the Business Services office at Freehafer Hall (formerly Administrative Services Building) circa 1971. It shows the reception of Administrative Management magazine’s 1970 Office of the Year Award by various staff. Other materials include a floor plan of the office, images of unnamed staff, as well as photographs of furniture. Types of materials include: photographs, a pamphlet, and other papers.

Dates: circa 1971
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

William J. Cable papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 36
Scope and Contents The William J. Cable papers document Cable's involvement in the 1955 General Electric Mathematics Fellowships for Secondary School Teachers which took place June 20 through July 30, 1955 at Purdue University. It also contains later issues of G.E.M.F. News, a roster of participants from 1953-1958, and pamphlets, brochures and booklets from engineering and mathematics departments of several universities. The collection also consists of photographs William Cable took of the Purdue campus in...
Dates: 1954 - 1958
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue campus and buildings photos

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 56, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 262
Dates: 1936 - 1944; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1937
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Carl F. Lutz photo album

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 52
Identifier: 2023-019
Dates: circa 1940
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections