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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.

Found in 218 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Horace Carter papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSF 488
Abstract

The collection includes architectural sketches and blueprints, correspondence, artwork, and a photo album; it spans from Carter’s time at Ohio State University to his tenure at Purdue University.

Dates: 1916 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1929; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Eugene A. Cernan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 288
Scope and Contents The Eugene A. Cernan papers document the military, aeronautics, and astronautics career of Eugene A. Cernan, as well as his subsequent professional and public activities. The papers also feature records pertaining to Cernan's youth, family, and education. The collection includes but is not limited to artifacts, audiovisual recordings, awards, books, certificates, coins, correspondence, documents, mission patches, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques, publications, scrapbooks, speeches,...
Dates: 1934 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Roger B. Chaffee letter and postcard

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 282
Scope and Contents The letter dated July 24, 1965 is from Roger Chaffee to his parents. On the reverse is a July 25, 1965 note from Martha Chaffee to her in-laws in which she signs, "Roger, Martha, Sheryl and Steve." In the letter, Roger discussed an upcoming flight and the astronaut's rotation as capsule communicator (CAPCOM). He mentions Gus Grissom, Gene Cernan, Jim McDivitt, Buzz Aldrin and Dave Scott. Both Roger and Martha discuss recent family activities at home. The postcard, dated July 1965, was sent...
Dates: 1967
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Kassandra Agee Chandler papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 363
Scope and Contents The Kassandra Agee Chandler papers document Chandlers' time as a student at Purdue, with particular focus on her nomination as the first and only African American Homecoming Queen at Purdue. The papers also document the many student activities with which she was involved and her career and alumni involvement. The collection includes personal records, newspaper clippngs, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts. This collection would be useful to researchers interested in student life in...
Dates: 1971 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1982
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Charles Savage papers, addition 04

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20191121
Dates: 1961 - 2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Charles Savage papers, addition 05

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20200211
Dates: 1940-2007
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Chinese Students collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 155
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Chinese Students collection documents the Chinese Students' Alliance Conference, Mid-West Section, hosted by Purdue University in 1921 and 1925.  The collection consists of various brochures and programs from the conferences. Other material included is a "Chinese Students at Purdue" brochure; a 1927 Purdue University Chinese Students' yearbook; a booklet, in Chinese, used to recruit potential Chinese students in 1930 and correspondence between the Purdue Club of China...
Dates: 1920 - 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Richard J. Coffee papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 323
Abstract

Letters, photographs, clippings, and material artifacts documenting the student life of Richard J. Coffee, 1934-1939.   Also included are items from his professional life after graduation.

Dates: 1934 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1939
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection on Bruce Rogers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 45
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, printed material, audio-visual materials, artifacts and ephemera collected by Purdue University Libraries during or after the lifetime of Bruce Rogers.

Dates: 1886 - 1996
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 44
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture, Records (1869-2009; 124.95 cubic feet) consists of administrative books, correspondence, financial records, faculty minutes, reports, and other materials relating to the administration of Purdue University’s School of Agriculture.

Dates: 1869-2009; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 28
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station records document the history and functions of the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) at Purdue University. The collection consists of correspondence to and from the AES; administrative records including financial records, reports, documentation of AES’s experimental farms, contracts, and activities of the North Central Regional Hybrid Corn Technical Committee; research conducted by the AES; publications produced by the AES, or...
Dates: 1888 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1898 - 1957
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 25
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records contain material from agricultural organizations associated with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. A large portion of the collection consists of materials related to the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Other organizations whose material appear in the collection include but are not limited to the Purdue Agricultural Society, the State Poultry Association of Indiana, and the...
Dates: circa 1880s - 2000
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 26
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, Records (1890-2010; 27.4 cubic feet) documents the history, administration, and activities of agricultural extension work carried out by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture.  The collection includes correspondence (1910s-1950s), financial records (1900s-1930s), letter books (1890s-1900s), reports (1910s-1950s, 1970s), and director, county agent, and Boys’ and Girls’ (4-H) Club materials (1910s-1950s).

Dates: 1890 - 2010; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 27
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Records (1879-2011; 18.1 cubic feet) includes correspondence, field notebooks, photographs, reports, slides, and other materials documenting the work of the department.

Dates: 1879-2011; Other: Date acquired: 08/02/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Department of Animal Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 45
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Department of Animal Sciences records (1903-1995; 15.6 cubic feet) documents the history and activities of the School of Agriculture’s Department of Animal Sciences and its predecessors, the Departments of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, and Poultry Husbandry)

Dates: 1903-1995; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 21
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology Records (1918-1984; 1.4 cubic feet) consists of correspondence (1937-1950), applicant materials (1910s-1930s), two reports for the academic years 1981/82 and 1983/84, and other materials.

Dates: 1918-1984
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture Department of Entomology records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 23
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture Department of Entomology records (1931-1993) consists of correspondence (1940-1949), Experiment Station Reports (1931-1945), and other materials (circa 1930s-1990s) documenting the history, administration, and activities of the entomology program at Purdue University.

Dates: 1931-1993
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 17
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, records (Circa 1910s-1998; 2.0 cubic feet) documents the history, administration, and activities of the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, known before 1974 as the Department of Forestry and Conservation, and before 1939 as the Department of Forestry.  The collection consists largely of correspondence (1942-1950) and lantern slides (1910s-1940s).

Dates: circa 1910-1998; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture Extension reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 59
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture Extension reports (1913-1972; 126 cubic feet) documents the annual reports of the ninety-two Indiana counties' extension work; some include agricultural agent work, home demonstration work and beginning in the 1960s, cooperative extension work.  There is a rich collection of photographs from some counties during the earliest years and beyond.  Some reports feature a “farm family of the year” among the documentation.  Types of materials include: bulletins,...
Dates: 1913 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Rita R. Colwell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 396
Scope and Contents The Rita R. Colwell papers contain materials created and collected by Dr. Rita R. Colwell during her professional career as a microbiologist. The materials include correspondence, notes, manuscripts, publications, research material, speeches, interviews, videos, calendars, and awards. The contents relate to Colwell's research topics such as cholera and other infectious diseases, health, climate change, environmental policy, science and technology including sequencing, intelligence efforts,...
Dates: 1956 - 2019
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Connie M. Weaver papers, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190208.1
Dates: 1969 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2019
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Samuel D. Conte papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 497
Scope and Contents The Samuel D. Conte papers document Samuel D. Conte’s tenure as founding director of the Purdue University Department of Computer Sciences. Materials focus on Conte’s role in the development of the department at Purdue and its curriculum. The collection also documents Conte’s active membership in the American Federation of Information Processing Societies, Inc. (AFIPS), and his efforts to establish federal recognition of the need for computer science in education. Types of materials include...
Dates: 1962 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1979
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Barbara Cook papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 467
Abstract

The Barbara Cook papers predominantly document Barbara Cook's career in the Dean of Women and Dean of Students office and as professor of education at Purdue University (1956 - 1989), including her leadership roles in Mortar Board and NAWDAC -- National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors. Types of material include correspondence, speeches, teaching material, articles and essays, and biographical information.

Dates: 1932 - 2012; Other: Date acquired: 11/04/2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

France A. Córdova papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 3
Scope and Contents The France A. Córdova papers (1965-2012; 10.65 cubic feet) document the life and career of France A. Córdova.  The bulk of the materials relate to Córdova’s work in academia.  The collection primarily covers Córdova’s research and career, with little information or materials regarding her earlier years, personal life, or various appointments with governmental organizations (such as NASA or the NSF).  This collection will particularly useful for researchers interested in France Córdova’s...
Dates: 1963-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 2007-2012; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Clarence Frank Cornish papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323
Scope and Contents The Clarence Frank Cornish papers consist of letters, correspondence, photographs, awards and certificates, flight logs, aviator textiles and goggles, newspaper clippings, and artifacts documenting Clarence "Cap" Frank Cornish's air training and service during World War One, his service at Army Air Forces Headquarters during World War Two, his work for the Aeronautics Commission of Indiana, his participation in several aeronautical organizations, and his role in the development aeronautics...
Dates: 1908 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1995
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections