Purdue University -- Students -- Social life and customs -- 20th Century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Carlyle Literary Society records
Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 141, Series 1; Series MSP 141, Series 2; Series MSP 141, Series 3
Identifier: MSP 141
Scope and Contents
The Carlyle Literary Society records (1881-1922; 1 cubic foot) documents the meetings and activities of the Carlyle Literary Society, active at Purdue from 1881-1923. The collection includes records books that document the meetings of the society, its finances, and its constitution, as well as programs documenting society-sponsored events, and surveys administered to prospective new members. At this time, there are no records documenting the change by the Carlyle Literary Society to Kappa Phi...
Dates:
1881 - 1922
Carrier Family photo album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 365
Scope and Contents
This album contains photographs of the Carrier family, Smith family, Galeener family, and the Everhart family. These are possibly extended family of the Carriers or married names. Pictures depict individuals as well as houses and landscape in Urbana, Illinois, and Pasadena, California. There are several photos of the 1913 Lafayette flood and one of the Purdue tank painted after a scrap.
Dates:
circa 1913 - 1924
Kassandra Agee Chandler papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 363
Scope and Contents
The Kassandra Agee Chandler papers document Chandlers' time as a student at Purdue, with particular focus on her nomination as the first and only African American Homecoming Queen at Purdue. The papers also document the many student activities with which she was involved and her career and alumni involvement. The collection includes personal records, newspaper clippngs, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts. This collection would be useful to researchers interested in student life in the...
Dates:
1971 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1982
Collection of 1967 Rose Bowl Materials
Collection — Box Communal Collections 1: Series MSF 531, Series 6; Series UA 176, Series 3, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSP 189
Abstract
Miscellaneous publications and publicity materials relating to the Purdue football team’s participation in the 1967 Rose Bowl.
Dates:
1966 - 1967
Collection of literary society constitutions
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 143
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Literary Society constitutions documents the constitutions and amendments of three literary societies at Purdue University, as well as the Purdue Pharmaceutical Society. The literary societies included are: Irving, Carlyle, and Philalethean. This collection might be useful for researchers interested in information on any of these societies or literary societies in general, extracurricular activities of students, and Purdue history. The collection is comprised of a ledger...
Dates:
1882
Emersonian Literary Society records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 142
Scope and Contents
The Emersonian Literary Society records documents the activities of the Emersonian Literary Society. The collection includes records books that document the weekly meetings of the society, as well as membership and included correspondence. The ephemera portion of the collection documents annual events hosted by the Emersonian and other literary societies, tickets to society events, and Debris clippings about the group. Unfortunately, there is no documentation of the Emersonian or other...
Dates:
1887 - 1924
Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 152
Scope and Contents
The Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records (1894-2014) document more than a century of student life and activities of the honor society of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. The collection consists of annual reports, meeting minutes, photographs, photo slides and negatives, as well as video cassettes. Of particular interest might be the sub-series of graduating class composites, which frequently identifies the graduating students. Printed photographs of the graduating classes...
Dates:
1894 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1999; Other: Records transferred: 3/29/2016
John M. Gano photo album
Collection — Box Communal Collections 36, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSA 354
Scope and Contents
The John M. Gano photo album contains photos of Gano's family members and other acquaintances and campus scenes of the greater Lafayette area and Battleground.
Dates:
1910 - 1920
Purdue Graduate Dames Club records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 146
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Graduate Dames Club records documents the membership and activities of the Dames, as well as the activities of the National Association of University Dames. The collection primarily reflects the general activities of the club and its board, with less information on the individual special interest groups. It also documents changes in the club’s relationship with the university and in the club’s scope. Unfortunately, there is no information from 1955-1960, and some years are more...
Dates:
1931 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1931 - 1955
Clifford T. N. Harwood scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 364
Scope and Contents
The Clifford T.N. Harwood scrapbook includes news of note from the Lafayette area and nationally, women's concerns, W9XG Purdue TV station, the debate team, Delta Alpha Pi, The Boy's Club, student life, and articles about gender non-conformity.
Dates:
circa 1928 - 1937
Irving Literary Society records
Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 34, Series 1; Series MSP 34, Series 2
Identifier: MSP 34
Overview
The collection includes records ledgers documenting meetings of the society, event programs, handbooks, and other clippings relating to the activities of the Irving Literary Society.
Dates:
1875 - 1925
Glennard Miller photo album
Collection — Box Communal Collections 56, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 348
Scope and Contents
The Glennard Miller scrapbook contains 24 pages of photographs affixed to black paper documenting student life at Purdue in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Images include campus scenes, student activities, sporting events, military band, and steam engine lab, as well as photographs documenting the incident of Harry Weinshank being run off campus by his classmates for repeatedly impersonating a military officer.
Dates:
1914 - 1921
Robert A. Moller scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 329
Scope and Contents
The Robert A. Moller scrapbook documents the student and military life of Purdue Chemical Engineering student Robert Moller. Most content is related to Moller’s personal acquaintances, though the scrapbook includes several photographs of Purdue campus and scenes around the Greater Lafayette area. Because Moller withdrew from Purdue during his second year (February 1920), materials cover mostly first-year student experiences. The scrapbook includes clippings (information artifacts),...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1919 - 1920
Owen Hall records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 198
Scope and Contents
The Owen Hall records document the history of Owen Hall, a residence hall on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. The collection includes photographs, guide books, newspaper clippings, administrative documents, and optical disks.
Dates:
1957 - 2007
Panhellenic Association records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 163
Scope and Contents
The Panhellenic Association records includes materials documenting the activities of both the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association, particularly as it relates to their membership. Records include scrapbooks, awards, minutes, correspondence, pamphlets, brochures, news articles, RUSH and Fraternity Life guides, and more. Topics of particular interest include alcohol policies, racial issues, community involvement, housing, and black fraternities.
Dates:
1956 - 2002
Horace W. Payne collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 186
Scope and Contents
Photograph, Delta Upsilon Fraternity receipt, Delta Upsilon Fraternity paddle, freshman belt buckle, and items from memorial service, belonging to Horace W. Payne.
Dates:
1939 - 1943
Philalethean Literary Society records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 101
Overview
This collection contains records ledgers, photos, and event programs documenting the activities of the Philalethean Literary Society, as well as their published constitution.
Dates:
1877 - 1924
Purdue Circus photographs
Collection — Box Communal Collections 47: Series Box 1; Series MSA 18, Series 5; Series Series 2; Series UA 110, Series 1; Series UA 111, Series 5; Series MSF 508, Series 1; Series MSF 508, Series 2; Series UA 182, Series 3; Series UA 176, Series 1; Series MSA 18, Series 6, Placement: 17
Identifier: MSP 226
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Circus photographs (May 5, 1916) documents the 1916 Purdue Circus festivities. Though circus-related events ran throughout the day and into the evening, the sixteen (16) photographs included on the two scrapbook pages in this collection -- taken by Purdue Pharmacy student Merritt Tam -- only document the parade through downtown Lafayette on the morning of May 5, 1916. The photographs depict mostly clowns and student groups, both walking and riding in floats or carriages. Also...
Dates:
May 5, 1916
Purdue Memorial Union records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 111
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Memorial Union records contain information regarding the construction of the building, its uses, and promotional materials throughout its existence, including the student petition to raise funds and encourage the Board of Trustees to finish the building when construction was delayed due to World War I. Several pamphlets contain floor plans of the Union and show how the building has changed over the years with new additions.
Dates:
1920 - 1999
Helen B. Schleman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334
Scope and Contents
The Helen Schleman papers document the life of Helen B. Schleman from her time as a student at Northwestern University in the 1920s up until her death in 1992. Much of the collection documents Schleman’s tenure at Purdue University as Head of the Women’s Residence Halls, Dean of Women, and Dean Emeritus, as well as her military service in the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARs) during World War II. Additionally, the collection contains Schleman’s collection of newspaper clippings pertaining to...
Dates:
1920 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1980
Donna N. Stahl papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 372
Scope and Contents
The Donna N. Stahl papers includes photographs, dance cards, clothing, and other ephemera, along with newspaper clippings and correspondence, all of which is memorabilia of Donna N. Stahl, a 1949 Purdue graduate in Home Economics. Of interest may be her personal reflections and article on the 1947 Purdue Bleacher Collapse. This collection may be useful to researchers interested in women in higher education, changing roles of women in the twentieth century, material culture of the...
Dates:
1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1951
Carlton A. Wilmore papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 293
Overview
This collection contains photographs and ephemera collected by Carlton A. Wilmore during his time at Purdue, as well as some items from after he moved to Alabama.
Dates:
1902 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1906