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Negatives (photographs)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Photographs in which the tones or colors are reversed from their appearance in nature, usually on a transparent support of celluloid, acetate, or on paper, intended for the purpose of producing positive prints. For finished prints in which tones or colors are reversed, see "negative prints." When a glass plate is painted or drawn on and a photographic print made from it, use "clichés-verre."

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Purdue football photo negatives

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 17
Identifier: 20121130
Dates: circa 1952
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Tomahawk Club records

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-018
Dates: 1949 - 2011
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-006
Dates: 1942 - 2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Faculty and Staff portrait images

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 95
Scope and Contents

Collection contains portrait negatives and images of Purdue University faculty and staff members.

Dates: 1948-2001; Majority of material found within 1960-1980
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media collection of slides and negatives

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150123.1
Dates: 1980 - 2001
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Office of Publications negatives collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-107
Dates: circa 1900 - 1920
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University School of Civil Engineering

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-029
Dates: 1948 - 1985
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Clarence B. Richey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 470
Scope and Contents

The Clarence B. Richey papers (1940s-1990s) document the professional and scholastic career of Clarence B. Richey. Types of materials include: photo-and-slide albums, blueprints, instructional materials for courses, notebooks and workbooks, photographs, negatives, films, books, microfilm, and slides.  The papers are organized into five series, three of which have been further arranged into sub-series.

Dates: 1940s - 1990s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Paul E. Stanley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 50
Scope and Contents The Paul E. Stanley papers document the earliest years of the School of Aeronautics and the planning that went into creating the school. Other material among the papers pertain to the early years of the Purdue Airport and Division of Engineering Sciences. Neil Armstrong was a student of Stanley's, and there are clippings, front pages of newspapers, reports, an invitation sent by Armstrong to Stanley for his homecoming celebrating in Wapakoneta, Ohio, along with other pre and post-Apollo 11...
Dates: 1909 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1969
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Granville C. Thompson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 252
Scope and Contents Granville Thompson's photographs document Indiana highway bridge construction projects dating from 1921-1943. Approximately 41 bridge construction projects are covered, at around 33 location sites in Indiana. The collection includes approximately 398 photographic prints and 219 negatives. Many of the original structures in the photographs no longer exist.The photographs were primarily taken by Thompson using a Kodak IA folding camera, on 116 film. (The camera was later donated to...
Dates: 1921 - 1943
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Toni Mayo papers and research files for "Defining Flight"

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 181
Abstract

Documentation and research notes from twenty personal narratives of Huntington County, Indiana pilots and aviatrixes who flew during the early to mid-twentieth century. The research notes from oral histories were used by Toni Mayo in the compilation of her master’s thesis and book, Defining Flight.

Dates: 1911-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1998-2001; Other: Date acquired: 05/11/2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

University Photographic Services photos

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 78
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised primarily of negatives and occasional photographs that were produced and maintained through the work of Purdue University’s Photographic Services division, which provided photography services on campus. Subjects vary widely and include faculty and staff, student activities, major athletic and cultural events, campus buildings, and department-related materials. Most of these images were produced between the mid-1940s and the mid-1980s. In some cases, negatives are...
Dates: 1839-2004; Majority of material found in 1910-2000
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Video and Multimedia Production Services photos

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 148
Abstract

Photographs, slides, and negatives documenting the activities of Purdue’s Video and Multimedia Production Services from 1956 to 1977.

Dates: 1956 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Robert Wray glass negatives

 Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 110, Series 2; Series MSP 110, Series 1
Identifier: MSP 110
Scope and Contents

The Robert Wray glass negatives documents life during the World War I era. The glass negatives feature Purdue University and time spent in France during World War I. It also features a mansion, lake-house, and images of family life. Due to lack of documentation, no individuals or buildings are currently identified in the negatives. The collection includes 63 glass negatives and four original packages designed for glass negatives.

Dates: circa 1890s - 1920s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections