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Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 449 Collections and/or Records:

T. C. and Rosemond Walker collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 13, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 233
Scope and Contents

Purdue Memorial Union Certificates of Life Membership for T. C. Walker and Rosemond Walker, circa 1922.

Dates: circa 1922

Capital Airlines Honorary Certificate Awarded to R. J. Rudolph

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 50: Series Series 6; Series UA 73, Series 9, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 350
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one mounted certificate, dated 06/12/1950, commissioning R. J. Rudolph to an honorary captain of the capital fleet.

Dates: June 12, 1950

Carol Plyle papers, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-014

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

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

Charles and Suzanne Riepe papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20170710

Charles J. Huber papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 144
Scope and Contents

Publications by Charles J. Huber:

The Story of Sericulture in China, 1924.

Better Silk for China, A paper given before the Rotary Club of Shanghai on August 21, 1924.

The Potentialities of the Silk Industry of China, Paper given before the Industrial Conference at Peking, September 10, 1924.

Dates: undated

John I. Cheney collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 64
Scope and Contents

One folder which contains items from the Class of 1917.

Dates: 1916 - 1940

Ying Chang Cheng papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 65
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the dissertation "Cohesion, Adhesion, Tensile Strength, Tensile Energy, Negative Surface Energy, Interfacial Tension, and Molecular Attraction," submitted to the faculty of the Ogden Graduate School of Science in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, by Ying Chang Cheng. There are two copies.

Dates: 1921

Pearl E. Child collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 66
Scope and Contents

The Pearl Child papers include correspondence, teacher's certificates, Tri-State College certificate, clippings, report cards, tuition receipts, recommendation letters, postcards, photographs, Mansfield Machine Works catalog, issue of The Valley Register, two issues of The Ohio Farmer, cards detailing food traits.

Dates: 1865 - 1979

Dorothy Christoff papers

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 304
Scope and Contents The Dorothy Christoff papers (1963-1967; 0.5 cubic feet) document Christoff’s time at Purdue as an engineering student. The collection consists of various artifacts, including Christoff’s senior cord skirt, stickers and decals, a class photograph, and a decorative wooden t-square with Christoff’s affiliations on the front and signed by her classmates on the back. These materials reflect only Christoff’s time as an undergraduate civil engineering student at Purdue, although she did...
Dates: ca. 1963-1967; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2000

Paul Church papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSA 67
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Boilermaker Pete, Paul Church's P-47, after frag explosion on takeoff, along with photographs of other pilots. Article about crash, but publication information is not available, 1947.

Dates: undated

M. Steele Churchman papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSA 68
Scope and Contents

Churchman, M. Steele (1981). Poems To Share With You.

Dates: undated

Class of 1890 collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 88, Placement: 08, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 405
Scope and Contents

The Class of 1890 collection documents the history of the class of 1890. It includes a newspaper clipping on the golden (50th) Gala week reunion of the Class of 1890.

Dates: May 5, 1940

Class of 1903 collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 88
Identifier: MSA 397
Scope and Contents

The Class of 1903 collection contains a class directory, letters, newspaper cutouts, and a newsletter sent by class president Charles C. Albright.

Dates: circa April 1953 - February 1954

Class of 1909 Meeting Minutes

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 48, Placement: 03
Identifier: UA 109
Scope and Contents

This volume contains the Class of 1909 meeting minutes and adopted resolutions relating to class member activities and reunions. Insights into the annual tank scrap between freshmen and sophomores, class business and elections of various positions are described. Class members are listed in the first alumni meeting (pp.76-87). All notes are collected in one bound volume.

Dates: 1905 - 1919; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1909

Class of 1914 collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 88
Identifier: MSA 401
Scope and Contents

The collection contains directories from the 40th (1954), 45th (1959), 50th (1964), and 55th (1969) class reunions, held during Gala Week. Also included are some administrative records created or collected by the Class of 1914.

Dates: circa 1954-1973

Class of 1915 collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 404
Scope and Contents

The Class of 1915 collection contains a scrapbook, a memory book, two volumes of bound letters, directories, yearbooks, booklets, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and various other documents related to members of the Class of 1915 during and after their time at Purdue University.

Dates: 1911 - 1981

Class of 1917 collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 399
Scope and Contents

The Class of 1917 collection contains a cartoon cutout, card, flyer, and newspaper article.

Dates: circa 1913-1952

Class of 1920 collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 88
Identifier: MSA 402
Scope and Contents

The collection contains two directories for the Class of 1920’s 45th class reunion, at the 1965 Gala Week.

Dates: 1965

Class of 1921 ring

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 75
Identifier: 2025-026

Class of 1923 collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 88
Identifier: MSA 403
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the booklet from the Class of 1923's silver anniversary (25th reunion), at the 1948 Gala Week.

Dates: 1948

Class of 1933 collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 88, Placement: 09, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 406
Scope and Contents

The Class of 1933 collection documents the history of the class of 1933. It includes an events program clipping on the crystal (15th) Gala week reunion of the Class of 1933.

Dates: 1948

Class of 1942 collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 88
Identifier: MSA 398
Scope and Contents

The Class of 1942 collection contains a commencement address, class reunion program, class directory, and memories from the class of 1942 compiled in a booklet.

Dates: circa 1942-1990s

Claude W. Hosier Jr. papers

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: hosicw0
Dates: Other: Dummy Date