Scope and Contents The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...

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The Matthews Hall records contains a student's academic paper documenting the history of the buildings, photographs of the exterior and interior of the building, and hand-drawn sketches.

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The Freehafer Hall records contain building and planning reports for the original building and later addition, awards won by the office staff, and varying correspondence in regards to the day to day operations of the staff.

Abstract This collection includes documents, correspondence, published and unpublished materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, conference materials, student work, and lecture notes from the career of Janice M. Lauer. This collection also contains program documents and course materials related to the development of the Rhetoric and Composition program in the English department at Purdue University. These materials were collected and created by Jance M. Lauer and document her career prior, and...

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The collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, handouts, newspaper clippings, and electronic media that document the Council on the Status of Women and its activities.

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This series includes 60 small shoeboxes of photographic negatives from 1982-2001. Materials focus primarily on departmental events and campus scenes/buildings. Negatives are organized first chronologically and then by university department or organization. This categorization system was created by the Office of Marketing and Media).

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The records contain many historical documents, including 75^th and 100^th anniversary documents and memorabilia, annual reports, pamphlets, audio visual material, newspaper clippings, publicity, department brochures, newsletters and miscellaneous material.

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The Freehafer Hall records contain building and planning reports for the original building and later addition, awards won by the office staff, and varying correspondence in regards to the day to day operations of the staff.

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The Freehafer Hall records contain building and planning reports for the original building and later addition, awards won by the office staff, and varying correspondence in regards to the day to day operations of the staff.

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The administrative series contains meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, fundraising records, general administrative records, and surveys that document the operation and activities of the Council on the Status of Women at Purdue, as well as its organizational history. These materials also give insight into the types of causes the Council advocated for.

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The administrative series contains meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, fundraising records, general administrative records, and surveys that document the operation and activities of the Council on the Status of Women at Purdue, as well as its organizational history. These materials also give insight into the types of causes the Council advocated for.

Scope and Contents This sub-series contains materials relating to Peck's involvement with the development of a new curriculum in the CLA, her service to the university senate, and the "Purdue Manuscript."It also contains materials pertaining to Dr. Peck's involvement in women's organizations and women's rights at Purdue. It includes papers relating to the Purdue Women's Caucus, the Council on the Status of Women, the Women's Studies Program, proposed Women's Center, women in the Grad School, the...

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The Matthews Hall records contains a student's academic paper documenting the history of the buildings, photographs of the exterior and interior of the building, and hand-drawn sketches.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...

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This series contains key information on the history of the College of Health and Human Sciences, formerly School of Consumer and Family Sciences. Materials in the series are arranged by item type.

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Includes the History and Development of the Department of Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, Purdue University, by Kathleen Pearl Brewer.

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This series contains materials pertaining to Lauer's development of the Rhetoric and Composition program at Purdue University. Types of materials include program documents, books published by graduate students, course evaluations, and a significant amount of pedagogical materials related to two foundational program courses, Rhetorical History and Composition Theory.

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The Composition Theory course sub-series contains materials used to prep and teach the first required core course in the Rhetoric and Composition doctoral program. This course was taught by Lauer for over 20 years. Materials include opening class notes, schedules, assigned reading materials, bibliographies, historiographies, lecture notes, and sample quizzes. The purpose of this course was to introduce the field of Rhetoric and Composition as a theoretical and research discipline.

Scope and Contents This series contains materials pertaining to Lauer's career in the developing field of Rhetoric and Composition, before and during her employment at Purdue University. Types of materials include photographs, published and unpublished writings, books by Lauer and her graduate students, materials related to a summer seminar Lauer organized before and during her employment at Purdue, interviews with Lauer, letters from editorial boards and letters of recommendation, documents related to...

Scope and Contents The Summer Seminar sub-series contains materials related to the planning and implementation of an international two-week summer rhetoric seminar Lauer organized at the University of Detroit and Purdue University for 13 summers. Materials include schedules, staff lists, opening lectures, handouts from key speakers, images, essays, welcome packets, pamphlets, correspondence, bibliographies, evaluations, graduate student participation, reservations, advertising, notes on each yearly seminar,...