Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae

John T. McCutcheon papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 278

Abstract Sketches, Purdue-related documents, and information files about McCutcheon's cartoons. Box 11: McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Injun Summer and The Hunter's Moon (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Bird Center cartoons (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); Prints (reproductions) and newspaper clippings of some of McCutcheon's popular cartoons, circa 1930s; Sketches, original pen and ink drawings for Ade's Pink Marsh,...

Dates: 1897-1979

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Blanche Brown Johnson papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: 00000BJ1

Scope and Contents

Diaries, correspondence, photographs, and related materials of Blanche Johnson. Includes newspaper clippings and printed material pertaining to items of interest to Blanche Johnson, such as art, bridges, cooking, mysticism, home decorating, poetry, religion, sex, and sewing. Some ephemera, primarily Christmas gift tags and cards collected by Johnson, are included. A constitution and program for the The Art Club of Lafayette, Indiana, 1912-1915, is included in the collection.

Dates: 1875-1921

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

James M. Johnson papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 13

Scope and Contents

The James M. Johnson papers document the career of pilot James Johnson (Jimmy Johnson) and his colleagues in early flight and aviation training. Most of the collection is made up of photographs. There are also newspaper clippings and three pilot's log books. The photographs show Johnson individually, Johnson standing with colleagues, Johnson in or near airplanes, and airplanes individually. Many of the photographs were taken at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Dates: 1905 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1915

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Maxwell Johnson papers

Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 10

Identifier: MSA 148

Scope and Contents

Johnson, M. O. (1916). The Spraying of Yellow Pineapple Plants on Manganese Soils with Iron Sulphate Solutions. Hawaii Agricultural Station, Press Bulletin No. 51, December 13, 1916 [2 copies]

"Lafayette Boy Gains Fame As Plant Chemist: Government Bulletin Pays a Tribute to Maxwell O. Johnson in Hawaiian Work, 1929, no publication information available.

Dates: 1916 - 1929

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Civil Engineering, Joint Transportation Research Program collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 47

Scope and Contents The College of Engineering/Civil/Joint Transportation Research Program collection documents the history of the Joint Highway Research Project, which was formed in 1937, and later became known as the Joint Transportation Research Program. The collection also contains items from the Purdue Civil Engineering Department, prior to 1937; numerous photographs, including 301 photographs and notations about the educational background of graduate students, circa 1920s-1960s, and photographs of early...

Dates: 1920 - 2007

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Walter E. Joseph papers

Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 11

Identifier: MSA 149

Scope and Contents

Joseph, Walter E. (1912). A Study of the Forms of Nitrogen in Growing Pigs: with special reference to the influence of the quantity of protein consumed. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the graduate school of the University of Illinois.

Dates: 1912

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Judith P. Ruzicka cord skirt

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 20190904

Dates: 1957 - 1958

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Harold Jungbluth collection

Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 12

Identifier: MSA 150

Scope and Contents

Notice - "Literary Award to Harold Jungbluth." circa 1935.

Dates: circa 1935

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Karl M. Snepp, Jr. and Suzanne Lowe Snepp papers

Unprocessed Material — Box 1

Identifier: 20190726

Dates: 1919 - 2019

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Karl M. Snepp, Jr. papers

Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 18

Identifier: 20160425.2

Dates: 1953 - 1956

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Darrell Katovsich collection of Vietnam veterans research

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 395

Scope and Contents The Darrell Katovsich collection of Vietnam veterans research contains a research report documenting the Purdue alumni, students, or former students who were killed in action during the Vietnam War. For each person, this includes a photo, background information, Purdue educational experience, military service, death information, and location of name on the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. These names are all documented on a plaque in the Purdue Memorial Union. Report...

Dates: 2022

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Norman Kautsky papers

Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 13

Identifier: MSA 151

Scope and Contents

Kautsky, Norman L., "Wharfleigh and Other Haunts Along White River," recollections of Indianapolis and Indiana in the '20's and 30's, circa 1940.

Dates: circa 1940

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook

Collection — Box 1: Series MSA 303, Series 1; Series MSA 303, Series 2; Series MSA 303, Series 3; Series MSA 303, Series 4; Series MSA 303, Series 5; Series MSA 303, Series 6; Series MSA 303, Series 7; Series MSA 303, Series 8; Series MSA 303, Series 9; Series MSA 303, Series 10; Series MSA 303, Series 11; Series MSA 303, Series 12

Identifier: MSA 303

Scope and Contents The Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook documents the academic, military, personal and social activities of an Engineering student while on Purdue University's campus from 1936-1939, as well as various aspects of his life prior to college from 1917-1936. Keck titled the scrapbook, "Scraps and Snaps, May 27, 1917 - August 1, 1939," but most of the content is from his time at Purdue, 1936-1939.The scrapbook contains many unique photographs of campus and events from the 1930s. Some of the...

Dates: 1917 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1939

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

George F. Keiper papers

Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 14

Identifier: MSA 152

Scope and Contents

Keiper, George F. (1911). A Case of Amblyopia Due to the Ingestion of One Hundred and Twenty Grains of Quinine Sulphate. Reprinted from the Ophthalmic Record, October, 1911, pp. 2-3.

Keiper, George F. (1911). Operations for Cataract Upon the Eyes of the Very Aged. Reprinted from The American Journal of Ophthalmology, November, 1911, pp. 1-7.

Dates: undated

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Kevin Fish papers on Orville Redenbacher, addition 04

Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 29

Identifier: 20180926

Dates: 2011 - 2018

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Kevin Fish papers on Orville Redenbacher, addition 05

Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 35

Identifier: 20190419.2

Dates: undated

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

E. A. Kingsley papers

Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 15

Identifier: MSA 154

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of one folder which contains an address by Kingsley, and publications by and about him.

Dates: 1912 - 1920

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Andrew K. Kolar papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 157

Scope and Contents

Andrew K. Kolar papers include a Purdue paperweight, gear set, and ashtray.

Dates: circa 1991

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Wilbert H. Krack photographs

Collection — Box Communal Collections 9: Series MSA 163, Series 1; Series MSA 163, Series 2, Placement: 02

Identifier: MSA 246

Scope and Contents

The Wilbert H. Krack photographs encompasses ten photographs of Triangle Fraternity, twelve photographs of buildings from around campus, twenty-five photographs of sets and scenes from various plays and four miscellaneous shots. Krack was a member of the Play Shop Board, so there are many good images from play sets.

Dates: 1930 - 1934

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Krannert School of Management photographs

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 19

Scope and Contents

The Krannert School of Management photographs (1980-2004; 2 cubic feet) documents the Krannert Executive Forum program that at Krannert. The Krannert Executive Forum is a management class (MGMT 40100) that features top-level corporate executives sharing their experiences with students. The photographs show speakers lecturing as well as interacting with students. Photographs have labels and dates on the back.

Dates: 1980-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1993-1997; Other: Date acquired: 10/06/2009

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections