Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 444 Collections and/or Records:
J. Holmes Martin Battery B papers
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 269
Abstract
Photographs, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles/clippings, and other materials belonging to J. Holmes Martin and relating to the history and service of Battery B, Indiana National Guard, and its 50th Year Reunion in May 1967.
Dates:
circa 1910s - 1980s; Majority of material found in 1916 - 1916; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1967; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/2013
J. Michael Murphy papers
Collection — Box Folder 1
Identifier: MSA 311
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two writings by J. Michael Murphy about his career experiences. One writing, "Papa and the Space Shuttle" was written in 2011 for his grandchildren. The other writing, "Reflection on My Trip to China" was written in 1995 as a reflection.
Dates:
1995-2011; Other: Date acquired: 07/11/2016
Charles Edward Jack collection
Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSA 40
Scope and Contents
The Charles Edward Jack collection consists of two Purdue University identification cards and a letter from the Purdue University Office of the Director of Admissions.
Dates:
1942 - 1943
Eugene B. Jackson papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 146
Scope and Contents
Jackson, Eugene B. (1949). CADO Used Varied Skills. Library Journal, vol. 74, No. 10, May 15, 1949, pp. 778-779.
Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Purdue University, May 13, 1994. [diploma and biographical sheet]
Dates:
1949 - 1994
Lowell B. Jackson papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 25, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSF 193
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one folder with a publication by Lowell Jackson.
Dates:
1963
James B. Manson papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 48
Identifier: 20201111.1
Dates:
1914 - 1917
James Blakesley papers, addition 04
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 35, Placement: 3
Identifier: 20170714
Alpha Pierce Jamison papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 25, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 194
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a textbook by Alpha Jamison.
Dates:
1903
Chesterfield H. Janes papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 301
Scope and Contents
The Chesterfield H. Janes papers document the life of Janes as a Purdue student and as an IBM employee. Included within this collection are items from Janes stay in the X-Hall (presently called Meredith Hall), some memorabilia of the NASA astronauts, a collection of space related stamps and first day covers, and photographs of the Apollo-Saturn 202 (AS-202) launch. Strengths in this collection are the X-Hall ephemeral materials. Included are receipts from the housing contract and...
Dates:
1953 - 2012; Other: Majority of material found within 1953 - 1975
Janice Voss papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 9
Scope and Contents
The Janice Voss papers (1962-2004) document the early years and career highlights of astronaut Janice Voss. The collection includes materials from Voss’ childhood, including elementary school class pictures and report cards as well as materials from her time as an astronaut. Items pertaining to her professional career consist primarily of materials created and collected by her parents to celebrate her participation in space shuttle missions during the period of 1993-2000, and also includes...
Dates:
1962-2007; Other: Majority of material found in 1990-1997; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/2008
O. Jane Jarrell Class Schedule Card
Collection — Box Communal Collections 2, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 305
Abstract
This collection consists of the handwritten class schedule card of O. Jane Jarrell.
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 12/05/2011
C. A. Jennings papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 147
Scope and Contents
Jennings, C. A. (1923). The Disinfection of Public Water Supplies and Its Relation to Public Health. Reprinted from the Journal of the American Water Works Association, vol. 10, no. 1, January, 1923, pp. 127-138.
Dates:
1923
Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 19
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-031
Dates:
1980 - 2021
Collected articles on Deng Jiaxian
Collection — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 23
Scope and Contents
The collected articles on Deng Jiaxian document some of the press releases after Deng Jiaxian’s death. One is an article by Jack Alkire, writer for the Journal and Courier, which details Jiaxian’s connection to Purdue and the link to China. The other article is from the Beijing Review, a "Chinese Weekly of News and Views," the content of which details why Jiaxian is considered China's "Father of the Atomic Bomb." The collection also contains the publication: Xu, Luxi, (2003). Deng Jiaxian tu...
Dates:
1986 - 2003
Deng Jiaxian PhD dissertation
Item — Box Communal Collections 8, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 334
Scope and Contents
Deng Jiaxian PhD thesis, The Photo-Disintegration of the Deuteron. Purdue University, 1950
(Thesis 12372 PhD ) 1 print thesis (pamphlet bound)
Nuclear physicist Deng Jiaxian is known as China's "Father of the Atomic Bomb." He graduated with his PhD in physics from Purdue University in 1950. After graduation, he returned to China, dedicating over 20 years to his work on a team of scientists who developed the nuclear...
Dates:
1950
John C. Bruckman papers
Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MSA 388
Scope and Contents
The John C. Bruckman papers contain one Purdue pinback button from 1915 with “Bruckman” written across it and one Purdue baseball sweater from the class of 1915. John C. Bruckman was an alumni of Purdue University.
Dates:
Other: 1915
John DeCamp papers
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: decaj00
Scope and Contents
This contains artifacts pertaining to the Purdue Seal and Speed Reducer Assembly. It includes one set of bookends with Purdue seal, a metal casting of a Purdue seal, a resin/composite of a Purdue seal, and a leather Purdue pennant.
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
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
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