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Box Communal Collections 47

 Container

Contains 58 Results:

Item of Interest: Certificate of Commendation, signed by President Harry Truman

 Item — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 2, File 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Items of particular interest in folder includes Certificate of Commendation signed by President Harry Truman, and 1971 Private Practice Certificate.

Dates: 1945 - 1994

Item of Interest: Certificate for appointment of consultant of the Secretary of the Army's Scientific Advisory Panel, 1963

 Item — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 2, File 5, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Items of particular interest include photographs of Ernest McCormick and certificates of appointments.

Dates: 1963

Item of Interest: "Honorary Plank Owner" Certificate for Honored Member of the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, 1973

 Item — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 2, File 5, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the File:

Items of particular interest include photographs of Ernest McCormick and certificates of appointments.

Dates: 1973

Life (Magazine) Educational Reprints, June 3, 1966 - December 13, 1968

 Sub-Series — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 13
Identifier: UA 176, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

These materials include publications written by and/or about the African American community. Publications include Life Educational Reprint articles, The Informer ("Lafayette's Black Community Newspaper"), and The Black Scholar. Also present is the newsletter published by the Black Cultural Center.

A gap exists for The Informer, from Vol. 2, No. 16 (Oct. 3, 1970) to Vol. 3, No. 8 (Oct. 30, 1971).

Dates: Copyright: June 3, 1966 - December 13, 1968

Purdue Legends Posters, Circa 1993-2011

 File — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 21, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 182, Series 3, File 8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains material created by the Purdue Alumni Association to market alumni events at Purdue, and to highlight changes to the campus that might be of interest to Purdue alumni. Materials include but are not limited to programs for Commencement Week, Alumni Day, Alumni Reunion, and Homecoming; postcard invitations for Commencement Week and Reunions; Annual Banquet menus; and pamphlets and brochures covering changes on Purdue’s campus.

Dates: Circa 1993-2011

Family and Friends, circa 1800s-2007, bulk: 1970s-2000s

 Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 5, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 1
Scope and Contents

This sub-group contains photographs of Cornell's numerous friends and family members. Subjects include Cornell and Mildred Bell at various stages of their lives; members of Cornell's family; former students from Cornell's time as a high school teacher and Director of the Business Opportunity Program; the families, homes, and travels of friends and former students; Cornell and Mildred's home in Gary, IN; and various wedding and funeral ceremonies.

Dates: circa 1800s-2007; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s

Newspaper Clippings, 1941 - 2008, bulk: 1970s-1980s

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 6
Scope and Contents

This series contains newspaper clipping collected by Dr. Cornell Bell. Subjects primarily deal with the passing of friends and family, the achievements of former students, and the achievements of Cornell and the Business Opportunity Program.

Dates: 1941 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s

Purdue University Black Cultural Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the...
Dates: 1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000