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Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 12
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records document the historical background of the department, the Purdue University Airport, and key moments in the history of aviation in Tippecanoe County. Scrapbooks compiled by the department provide a rich collection of photographs and news clippings which highlight key historical moments, individuals, additions of labs and simulators, and aircraft at the Purdue University Airport. Publications among the...
Dates:
1928 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1999
Collection of Amelia Earhart related materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 188
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Amelia Earhart related materials consists of items collected by the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections over the years as a supplement to the George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers. There are numerous articles about Earhart, including information about her relationship with Purdue University and activities held in her honor. The collection also contains firsthand accounts of encounters with Earhart written by those who knew her while she was...
Dates:
1928 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1990
Ralph S. Johnson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 25
Scope and Contents
The Ralph S. Johnson papers document the pioneering aviation career of Ralph S. Johnson. Included among the papers are aeronautical engineering drawings done by Johnson, along with articles and papers authored by him. The newspaper clippings, awards, and honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Purdue University focus on the latter part of his career, as he was being recognized as an aviation pioneer. The biographical information was often collected and written by the authors, as a...
Dates:
1924 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1947
Samuel N. Postlethwait papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 516
Abstract
Articles, artifacts, audio cassette, historical documents, instruction system design handbooks, manuals, papers, photographs, publications, teaching aids and devices, and teaching methods handbooks, which document the pioneering audio tutorial system of instruction of Professor Samuel N. Postlethwait during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Dates:
1965 - 1981
Clifford Blake Powers papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 80
Scope and Contents
The Clifford Blake Powers papers primarily document Powers' career with Essex Corporation and CST, Incorporated, in association with NASA. The papers also include various NASA-related publications, promotional material and memorabilia collected by Powers.
The papers contain a varied assortment of artifacts, papers and publications related to Powers' employment at Essex Corporation, where he was the project manager (publications) for the First United States Microgravity Laboratory mission...
Dates:
1962 - 2003; Other: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2002
Helen Bass Williams papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310
Abstract
This collection includes documents, correspondence, published materials, photographs, and audio recordings collected and created by Helen Bass Williams that document her personal life, education, and her work as a civil rights activist in the South, educator, and counselor and professor at Purdue University.
Dates:
1915 - 2004; Majority of material found within circa 1960s and 1970s