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 202 Collections and/or Records:
Horton B. Knoll papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 521
Scope and Contents
The Horton B. Knoll papers document Knoll's research, working papers, notes and typescripts for his books, A record of a university in the war years, 1941-1945, published in 1947, and The Story of Purdue Engineering, published in 1963. Also included among the papers is research material, working papers, notes and information related to Purdue presidents Owen, Smart, Stone, Elliott, and Hovde. There is also information Knoll compiled for his intended biography of John Purdue, and historical...
Dates:
1865 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1963
Latino Cultural Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 185
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Latino Cultural Center. This includes records, publications, correspondence, and media related to the Latino Cultural Center and its goals and activities, both within Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area and surrounding communities. This collection may be helpful to researchers interested in minority communities, student life, immigration studies, and minority women...
Dates:
1986 - 2019; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2016
Janice M. Lauer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554
Overview
This collection includes documents, correspondence, published and unpublished materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, conference materials, student work, and lecture notes from the career of Janice M. Lauer. This collection also contains program documents and course materials related to the development of the Rhetoric and Composition program in the English department at Purdue University. These materials were collected and created by Jance M. Lauer and document her career prior, and...
Dates:
1964 - 2015
LGBTQ Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 162
Abstract
Clippings, brochures, correspondence documenting activities and events organized, sponsored, and attended by the LGBTQ Center and the LGBTQ community.
Dates:
1973 - 2018; Majority of material found within 2012 - 2016
Howard Lotsof correspondence and other materials
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 91
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence between Howard Lotsof and David Soloman. It documents Lotsof's work
with ibogaine as well as other psychotropic drugs. The collection also contains and article on ibogaine that was suggested to Lotsof by Ralph Metzner along with an ibogaine bibliography from CIBA Pharmaceutical Company and a clipping concerning Lotsof's research.
Dates:
1957-2010; Majority of material found within 1964
Louise Evans papers, addition 05
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-127
Dates:
1945 - 2000s
Luther S. Williams papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-059
Dates:
Circa 1980 - 2015
Charles and Alice Shaw Major papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 82
Scope and Contents
The Charles and Alice Shaw Major Papers (1847-1949; 51.25 cubic feet) document the personal and professional life of Charles Major and his wife Alice Major. Charles Major was an author and a member of the Purdue University board of trustees. The papers consist of Charles Major's literary works, materials from various theatrical productions, poetry written by Major, sketches, and materials from Major’s law career. The Majors' personal life is represented by the materials collected by Alice...
Dates:
1847-1949; Majority of material found within 1890-1924; Event: Date acquired: 11/30/1926
Mark Shaw papers
Collection
Identifier: MSA 187
Scope and Contents
The research notes, publications, photographs, recordings, and personal items detailing the life and work of Purdue alumnus and author Mark Shaw. The collection documents Shaw's research and writing, and includes the transcripts of the Jack Ruby trial, extensive research regarding twentieth century journalist and reportor Dorothy Kilgallen, research regarding Marilyn Monroe, and several books, news clippings, and other articles. The collection also contains many works by Shaw, including the...
Dates:
1953 - 2021
Marlene Dobkin de Rios papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 72
Abstract
The Marlene Dobkin de Rios papers documents De Rios' anthropological research on hallucinogens and contains correspondence, biographical clippings, papers, conference materials, and article reprint request cards.
Dates:
1967 - 2008
Martha Bolt Graham Papers on the Class of 1935
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 319
Abstract
Photographs, letters, correspondence, memoir relatiing to the Purdue Class of 1935, their anniversary celebrations (Gala Week), and contributions to the Library Scholars Grant Program.
Dates:
1934-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-2005; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2013
Jill P. May papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555
Scope and Contents
The Jill P. May papers document the life and career of Professor of Emerita of the School of Education and Curriculum, Jill P. May. The majority of the papers date from the mid-1970s to May’s retirement in 2011. The collection documents the private and professional life of May, particularly her professional activities during her tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers include May’s early life and education, in addition to correspondence with family members that highlight her...
Dates:
1923 - 2018; Majority of material found within mid-1970s - 2011
John McCammon family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 5
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, land deeds, receipts and ephemera documenting the business dealings of John Purdue and his associates, as well as correspondence, land deeds and ephemera documenting the efforts of John McCammon on behalf of the heirs of John Purdue to settle his estate.
Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Dates:
1839 - 1890
Marylu McEwen papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 102
Scope and Contents
The Marylu McEwen papers document the personal and professional life of Marylu McEwen, from her time as a student at Purdue University from 1964-1968 through her long career in higher education. A large portion of the collection depicts her relationships with the Deans of Women and Deans of Students at Purdue University from her time as a student in the 1960s into adulthood and retirement. Types of materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, speeches, and articles. Also included...
Dates:
1964 - 2014
Paulina T. Merritt papers on the Indiana Women's Suffrage Movement
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 108
Overview
This collection includes correspondence and other materials documenting Paulina T. Merritt’s involvement in the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Dates:
1860 - 1913; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1895
Benjamin F. Miessner papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2
Scope and Contents
The papers of Benjamin Miessner. Correspondence, patents, photographs, and clippings documenting the engineering and inventing career of Benjamin F. Miessner. Miessner was a pioneer researcher in electronic musical instruments and receivers, phonography, radio dynamics, directional microphones for aircraft and submarines, and aircraft radio. At the time of his retirement in 1959 Miessner had been granted over 200 patents in the U.S. and foreign countries. He also perfected the Wurlitzer organ...
Dates:
1906 - 1978
Military Career, 1917 - 1972
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 2
Scope and Contents
This series includes documents, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and artifacts related to Clarence Frank Cornish's time served in World War One, his work with the Army Reserves, service with the Army Air Forces for World War Two, and his retirement. Of note are letters Cornish wrote home while at camp during World War One depicting his first flight, growing interest in flying, and mention of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, in addition to artifacts such as military pins and a...
Dates:
1917 - 1972
John F. G. Miller papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 277
Overview
Materials related to the the academic and football career of John F. G. Miller, including his involvement with the Intercollegiate Conference and Purdue Athletics.
Dates:
1899 - 1936; Majority of material found within 1903, 1923-1927
Mortar Board records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 148
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, certificates, pamphlets, and scrapbooks, that document the history and activities of the Mortar Board honor society at Purdue University.
Dates:
1924-2015; Other: Date acquired: 02/06/2014
Murphy Family papers
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 273
Scope and Contents
The Murphy Family Papers (1916-1929, 1999; 0.5 cubic ft.) document the student life and activities of Rosemary Murphy and Mary Marguerite Murphy during their school days at Purdue University. Subject areas include women's sports at Purdue University (basketball, soccer, track), the Purdue "We Girls Rifle Team," physical education for women students at Purdue, and the various fraternities, sororities, honors and athletic societies to which the Murphy women belonged. The bulk of the papers were...
Dates:
1916-1999; Other: Majority of material found in 1925-1929; Other: Date acquired: 01/05/2007
Other Purdue Material, 1940 - 1985
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334, Series 6
Scope and Contents
This series contains miscellaneous materials related to Schleman's tenure at Purdue, including her advocacy for equal rights for women students and faculty. Of particular note are materials that document Schleman's nomination of ten women for President of Purdue in 1970, the Schleman Gold Medallion Award and the 1979 TIAA pension lawsuit.
Dates:
1940 - 1985
Albert Overhauser papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 485
Scope and Contents
The Albert Overhauser papers documents the professional work and achievements of Purdue University professor Albert Overhauser. The collection contains correspondence, notebooks, dissertations and theses, grant applications, graphs and figures, published articles, teaching materials, and other items related to Overhauser’s studies at the University of California at Berkeley as well as professional career at Cornell University, the Ford Motor Company, and Purdue University. The collection...
Dates:
circa 1920s - 2011