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Purdue University Convocations records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 42
Abstract

Correspondence, contracts, financial statements, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, programs, season schedules, and other materials and records relating to the lectures and performances offered by Purdue Convocations from its Lecture and Concert Course beginnings to the present day.

Dates: 1876-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1903-2012; Other: Date acquired: 08/02/2012

Purdue University Libraries records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 30
Abstract

Annual reports, brochures, ephemera, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, publications, records, reports, surveys, training manuals, and miscellaneous materials documenting the history, administration and activities of the Purdue University Libraries.

Dates: circa 1800s - 2000s; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004

J. E. Raffensperger collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 11, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSA 196
Scope and Contents

Programs, clippings, photographs and Purdue Semi-Centennial ephemera from J. E. Raffensperger's time as a Purdue student.

Dates: 1922 - 1929

Jerry L. Ross papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283
Scope and Contents The Jerry L. Ross papers document Ross' student life at Purdue, his test flight engineer work, and NASA career as an engineer and astronaut. The collection includes Purdue coursework and memorabilia; papers from Ross' work at Edwards Air Force Base, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and Test Pilot School; NASA Space Shuttle training, mission documents and mission related scrapbooks, memorabilia, and flight crew films and interviews, along with documents and maps from Ross' work on Space...
Dates: 1940 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Ralph H. Schneck Military collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 123
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, high school and military artifacts documenting the childhood, military training and United States Army Air Forces career of Ralph H. Schneck.

Dates: 1854 - 1973; Other: Date acquired: 01/07/2013

Paul E. Stanley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 50
Scope and Contents The Paul E. Stanley papers document the earliest years of the School of Aeronautics and the planning that went into creating the school. Other material among the papers pertain to the early years of the Purdue Airport and Division of Engineering Sciences. Neil Armstrong was a student of Stanley's, and there are clippings, front pages of newspapers, reports, an invitation sent by Armstrong to Stanley for his homecoming celebrating in Wapakoneta, Ohio, along with other pre and post-Apollo 11...
Dates: 1909 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1969

Max D. Steer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 360
Scope and Contents The Max D. Steer papers (1931-2004; 17 cubic feet) document the academic and scientific career of Prof. Steer. The collection details the many different facets of his career at Purdue University including teaching, publishing, primary research, campus-wide, national, and international committee involvement, and awards. This collection would be very useful to anyone researching in the Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences at Purdue because Steer is the founder of that department. There...
Dates: 1931 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1983; Other: Date acquired: 03/03/1999

Martin Stob papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 507
Abstract

This collection contains materials that document the career of Martin Stob, professor of Animal Sciences at the Purdue University School of Agriculture. It consists of his written publications and research findings as well as the awards/certificates received as a student and faculty of Purdue. Also included are educational records, photographs, articles and official documents from when he served in the U.S. Navy.

Dates: 1932 - 2014

Winthrop E. Stone papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 49
Abstract

Papers, photographs, notebooks, and other miscellaneous materials documenting the life, academic career, and Purdue University Presidential Administration of Winthrop E. Stone.

Dates: 1870s-1920s; Other: Date acquired: 12/05/1985

Richard (Dick) G. Strippel Research and Writings on Amelia Earhart

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 204
Abstract

This collection contains research and reference files, correspondence, manuscripts, publication records, photographs, and oversized materials related to the writing and publication of Amelia Earhart: the myth and the reality…

Dates: 1931-1999; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/2016

Steven and Clara Summers papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 94
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, greeting cards, official military documents, portraits, and military artifacts documenting the lives of Steven and Clara Summers and other family and friends during World War II.

Dates: 1941 - 1946; Other: Date acquired: 08/02/2010

The Purdue University Semi-Centennial collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 120
Abstract

Correspondence, event programs, newspaper articles, and other materials chronicling Purdue’s Semi-Centennial celebration in May 1924.  Materials in this collection trace the history of the Semi-Centennial from its planning in late 1923 and early 1924 to events held on the weekend of May 1-3, 1924, and immediate aftermath.

Dates: 1922 - 1925

Toni Mayo papers and research files for "Defining Flight"

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 181
Abstract

Documentation and research notes from twenty personal narratives of Huntington County, Indiana pilots and aviatrixes who flew during the early to mid-twentieth century. The research notes from oral histories were used by Toni Mayo in the compilation of her master’s thesis and book, Defining Flight.

Dates: 1911-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1998-2001; Other: Date acquired: 05/11/2013

Robert W. Topping papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 33
Scope and Contents The Robert W. Topping papers (1930-1996; 2.75 cubic feet) collection consists of many newspaper clippings, news releases, ten interviews on cassette tapes and miscellaneous printed ephemera that Robert W. Topping collected, while on the staff of the Purdue University Office of Publications for twenty-eight years. Also included are the files used for his published book; “The Hovde Years,” 1980 and the original manuscript for “A Century and Beyond,” 1988, along with manuscripts for “Gentle...
Dates: 1930 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1988

College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy Extension, Turfgrass Program and Midwest Regional Turf Foundation records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 67
Scope and Contents Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy Extension, Turfgrass Program and Midwest Regional Turf Foundation records (1931-2000; 6 cubic feet) document the work of Purdue agronomist, Dr. William H. Daniel. The records include, financial records, newsletters and research summaries, membership information, and meeting minutes and miscellaneous papers of the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, Incorporated. It also includes Turf Conference Proceedings, numerous photographs...
Dates: 1931 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2010

Donald E. Williams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 12
Scope and Contents

The Donald E. Williams papers document Williams' two shuttle missions; STS-51-D and STS-34, along with memorabilia from STS-1, the first mission. Also included are various mission patches and decals. The artifacts include his flight helmet, and items used in space; gloves, knife, fork, teaspoon, and can opener.

Types of materials include: artifacts, checklists (mission), clippings, decals, memorabilia, NASA press kit, papers, mission patches, and photographs.

Dates: 1978 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1989

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Voss, Janice, 1956-2012 2
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Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco 1
Ade, George, 1866-1944 1
Aerojet-General Corporation 1
Air Race Classic 1
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Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity 1
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Armstrong, Stephen Koenig, 1907-1990 1
Armstrong, Viola L., 1907-1990 1
Army Air Forces (U.S.) 1
Bailey, Carl, 1915-1994 1
Bailey, Martha J. 1
Baker, Martha 1
Beta Theta Pi. Beta Mu Chapter (Purdue University) 1
Big Ten Conference (U.S.) 1
Blaha, John E., 1942- 1
Bloodgood, Donald A. (Donald Austin), 1928-2014 1
Bloodgood, Donald E. (Donald Evans), 1903-1985 1
Bock, Charles C., Jr. (Charles Cornelius), 1925- 1
Borden, Joseph C. 1
Boy Scouts 1
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981 1
Brees, Drew, 1979- 1
Brewer, Philip, 1923- 1
Bridges, Roy D., Jr. (Roy Dunbard), 1943- 1
Brown, Ralph O., 1911-2000 1
Challenger (Spacecraft) 1
Cheney, John I. 1
Chi Omega Fraternity 1
Civilian Pilot Training Program (U.S) 1
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 1
Commercial Club of Cincinnati 1
Commonwealth Club of Cincinnati 1
Conaster, Rosemary Merims 1
Corya, William L. 1
Cowdin, William G. (William Gros), 1927- 1
Dagnese, Joseph M., 1927-1989 1
David, Johnny 1
Delta Chi Fraternity 1
Delta Delta Delta 1
Delta Gamma 1
Delta Phi Mu 1
Delta Pi Rho 1
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity 1
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Delta Tau Delta Fraternity 1
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Gamma Lambda Chapter (Purdue University) 1
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Dickson, Anita 1
Dowden, Keith, 1920-2005 1
Downs, Robert B. (Robert Bingham), 1903-1991 1
Drake, Miriam A. 1
Earhart, Amy Otis, 1869-1962 1
Elliott, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1874-1960 1
Eta Kappa Nu. Beta Chapter 1
FarmHouse Fraternity 1
Fox, Frank G., 1892-1966 1
Franks, David C. 1
Franks, John C., 1913-1966 1
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Goble, Eva L. (Eva Lenore), 1910-2017 1
Goldman, Jerome M., 1922-2014 1
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