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 204 Collections and/or Records:
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
Richard Owen papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 59
Scope and Contents
The Richard Owen papers document the life and career of Richard Owen, his correspondence, and his administrative recommendations to the Purdue University Trustees. They include materials from Owen's time at Indiana University and Owen's tenure as President of Purdue. They also show Owen's various professions as geologist, professor, and administrator. Types of materials include: books, reports, and letters.Owen's diary records his daily affairs from 1873-1878. Events and topics...
Dates:
1866 - 1878
Personal and Professional Documents, 1967 - 2009
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 320, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series includes manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, and other personal documents of Byrkett's. Digital files include documents with the topics of muscular dystrophy, disability awareness, advocacy, Race for the Cure, and newsletters for the Governor Planning Council (GPC) for Peoeple with Disabilities and Indiana Association of People Supporting Employment (IN-APSE).
Dates:
1967 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1998 - 2009
Pilot Records and Anniversary Flights, 1918 - 1995
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3, Subseries 1
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes pilot licenses, records, and information on anniversary flights Cornish partook in yearly to commemorate his first flight. Materials include photographs, clippings, correspondence, artifacts, and documents. Artifacts include two pilot goggles, a pair of pilot gloves, and a pilot's cap autographed by family, friends, and colleagues of Cornish's. Of note are two pilot logs Cornish used while learning to fly during World War I and up until his last flight a few weeks before...
Dates:
1918 - 1995
William R. Pogue papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 208
Scope and Contents
The William R. Pogue papers document aspects of William (Bill) R. Pogue's career as an astronaut. The papers include Pogue's autobiography, a DVD by Pogue; "We're go for launch to zero-g: a DVD video all about: living in space." The DVD features astronauts from 1961 to 1994, as they live, work, and cope in the zero gravity of space flight.Also included is a copy of a signed letter from Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in regards to research on the atomic bomb. The...
Dates:
1939 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1963 - 1994
A. A. Potter Engineering Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 150
Scope and Contents
The A. A. Potter Engineering Center records contain a floorplan, building illustrations, and an information booklet about the engineering disciplines that are taught and researched in the building.
Dates:
1964 - 1977
Andrey A. Potter papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 527
Scope and Contents
The Andrey A. Potter papers document the career, education, and personal life of nationally renowned engineer and educator Andrey Potter (A.A. Potter). Types of materials in the collection include articles; speeches; surveys; research and lecture notes; certificates, diplomas, and awards; photographs; correspondence; printed material; scrapbooks; medals; ephemera; artifacts; books and manuscripts; obituaries; greeting cards; reports; letterhead; newspaper clippings; and meeting minutes. The...
Dates:
1893 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930-1970; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1979
Purdue Farm Buildings postcard
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-098
Dates:
circa 1909
Purdue Grand Prix Foundation records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-083
Dates:
1950 - 2021
Purdue Student Government records, addition 04
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-027
Dates:
1986-2020
Purdue Student Publishing Foundation records
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 16
Identifier: 20121010
Dates:
1977 - 1982
Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 182
Abstract
This collection contains papers, photographs, programs, correspondence, and reports documenting the activities of Pi Omicron and its successor the Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers. The records also document the difficulties that women in science have faced over the years.
Dates:
1945-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1990; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2012
Purdue University Asian Studies records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-040
Dates:
1992 - 2017
Purdue University Club records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 103
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Club records contain administrative records such as meeting minutes and financial records for the Purdue University Club, between the 1905 and 1974. Collection also contains circulars, programs, and correspondence regarding various events held by the club. Additional materials include publications such as the newsletter 'Leisure Times' and directories.
Dates:
1905 - 1974
Purdue University College of Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering records, addition 01
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 20130529
Dates:
1946
Purdue University College of Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering records, addition 02
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20180620
Dates:
1985 - 2000
Purdue University Convocations records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 42
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Convocations Records (1892-2012, predominant 1903-2012) documents the pre-history and history of Purdue Convocations. This collection offers researchers an excellent glimpse into the wide-variety of performances offered and showcased, courtesy of Purdue Convocations. Types of materials include: budgets and other financial statements, committee meeting minutes, performance schedules, performer contracts, photographs, programs, newsletters, etc.
Dates:
1876-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1903-2012; Other: Date acquired: 08/02/2012
Purdue University Libraries records, addition 55
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-046
Dates:
1973 - 2013
Purdue University Libraries records, addition 68
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 67
Identifier: 2024-012
Dates:
1957 - 1994
Purdue University Libraries records, Government documents records
Unprocessed — Box Box 1
Identifier: 20130513.1
Dates:
1989 - 2000s
Purdue University News Service records, addition 04
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-078
Dates:
1974 - 1996
Purdue University Office of the Provost records
Collection — Box 1: Series UA 197, Series 1
Identifier: UA 197
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material created or collected by the Purdue University Office of the Provost. It includes speeches, programs, and correspondence from events attended by the Provost.
Dates:
1997 - 2023; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2009
Purdue University President's Council records, addition 01
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20141120
Dates:
circa 2000s
George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 9
Scope and Contents
The George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers (1785-1948; 31.1 cubic feet) documents the personal life, aviation career, and business activities of pilot Amelia Earhart. Types of materials include: advertisements, articles, artifacts, awards, blueprints, books, certificates, charts, commemorative coins, contracts, correspondence, data sheets, diagrams, ephemera, flight logs, licenses, maps, newspaper clippings, notebooks, notes, permits, photographs, poetry, postage stamps,...
Dates:
1785-1948; Other: Majority of material found within 1928-1937