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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 392
Abstract
This collection includes documents, correspondence, published materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, lecture notes, and artifacts related to Purdue student organizations collected and created by Jacqueline Wise Gershman that document her activities and education at Purdue University.
Dates:
1948 - 2003
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 3
Abstract
This collection contains materials that document the activities of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in the 1950s, as well as the activities of Eva Goble and her contributions to the Purdue University School of Home Economics.
Dates:
1920 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2008
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 461
Scope and Contents
The Jerome Goldman papers document Goldman's career as a Purdue University student in Aeronautical Engineering, his service in the United States Army Air Corp and his work afterwards as a pilot for United Air Lines, along with his key role in establishing Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Air Lines as chief pilot, director of operations, and later vice president for operations and maintenance. Also included are papers from his work with International Learning Systems, the Federal...
Dates:
1941 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1972
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 7, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSA 123
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Goldthwaite's Purdue student notebook, inside cover signed, "John L. Goldthwaite, Purdue '18;" forty-fifth anniversary directory, Class of 1921, 1966; a photograph of Class of 1921 from 1968; and an itinerary for Gala Week from the same year.
Dates:
1918 - 1968
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 79
Scope and Contents
The Zelda Gould collection of Amy Otis Earhart correspondence and photographs documents the thoughts and feelings Amelia Earhart's mother, Amy Otis Earhart, was experiencing after the disappearance of her daughter, and then coming to terms with her fate. Topics also include World War II and the events following the war, politics and elections, current events of the era, hobbies, personal concerns, thank-you notes, among other topics. There are some newspaper clippings about...
Dates:
1930 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 474
Scope and Contents
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1890 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1969
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 528
Abstract
The Alten F. Grandt, Jr. papers contain documents gathered and research files created by Grandt during his work on the book, One Small Step: the history of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue, as well as some of Grandt's teaching and administrative papers.Included are research files on the history of aerospace engineering (AAE) at Purdue University, photographs, annual reports, annual research reports, curricula, student lists, pamphlets, news clippings. Also included are some of...
Dates:
1902 - 2016
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSA 129
Scope and Contents
The papers of Otis Edward Griner (1911-1916) include one photograph album and two folders. The majority of the album is composed of black and white photographs, a few cyanotypes, and a few newspaper clippings documenting Otis Griner's time as a student at Purdue University, 1911-1914. Included in the collection are a Purdue tank scrap marshal ribbon (1913), and photographs of a variety of local and Purdue events, such as automobile races, the mechanics burning tradition, the Purdue Circus,...
Dates:
1911 - 1916
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 522
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs of astronauts, mission launch invitations, clippings, mission patches, and writings. Many items relate to or are from Purdue astronaut John Blaha and other Purdue astronauts whom had a connection to Professor Gustafson. Also includes Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics alumni newsletters and other publications. Lastly, there is a matted photograph of Earth presented to Dr. Gustafson in gratitude for his work as Co-Op coordinator for...
Dates:
1984 - 2011
Collection — Box: Communal Digital Media 1, Placement: 15, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 359
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one DVD with photos taken by Robert Hain in 1957 while attending Purdue for his Master's degree.
Dates:
1957
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 7, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSA 132
Scope and Contents
Papers and photographs relating to the Purdue Class of 1897.
Dates:
1896 - 1944
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 7, Placement: 12
Identifier: MSA 134
Scope and Contents
Purdue anniversary testimonials, photographs from dedication of Hardy Lake and highway to the lake, circa 1970. Papers relating to Hardy Lake, circa 1970. Conservationist of the Year Award, undated.
Dates:
1967 - 1977
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 135
Scope and Contents
The Edward R. Harper collection contains a photograph of Edward R. Harper, a photograph of locomotive, and a set of drawing tools used by Harper while a student.
Dates:
1890 - 1892
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 106
Scope and Contents
The Harrison Hall records contain photographs, slides, and negatives taken during events held at the dormitory. Information regarding the Cavalier Club such as past membership as well as the code and bylaws governing the club can also be found.
Dates:
1978 - 1994
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 35
Scope and Contents
The Robert T. Hatt scrapbook contains many photographs of campus life, predominantly during 1919-1920. There is a concentration of memorabilia from Phi Kappa Psi due to Hatt's membership within that fraternity. The scrapbook also contains newspaper clippings, along with ephemera, such as programs, ticket stubs, and other assorted odds and ends. Many of the items are not dated, which makes it difficult to ascertain the exact time period, especially for the photographs. The cover of the...
Dates:
1894 - 1940; Other: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1920
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 346
Content Description
Album contains photos of class members of the Purdue University class of 1893, each one on a matted cardstock page. Names of classmates include the following: Archibald Stevenson, '93; George Ross Ives, '93; Herman C. Beckman, '93; Mary Weakly Royse, '93; David Edward Ross, '93; Louis Walter Heagy, '93; Clara Maude Rittenhouse, '93; William Orval Thompson, '93; George Micheal Fritz, '93; Luther Henry Patton, '93; Ed Polk (Edmund/Edward), '93; John Wesley Burt, '93; Ernest Alden Clark, '93;...
Dates:
1893
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 551
Content Description
Materials created, written, and collected by Henry Gerald Venemann when he was a Purdue student and faculty in Mechanical Engineering. Also includes materials collected and written about him after his death. Includes book, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs, letters, and a letter sweater awarded to him in 1947, many years after his athletic achievements.
Dates:
1906 - 2010
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents
Materials relate to Purdue history, Purdue faculty members, the Purdue Library system, and various individuals affiliated with Purdue history such as Charles Major, Bruce Rogers, and Richard Owen. The collection also includes Hepburn's personal and professional correspondence, personal documents such as a passport and articles on Hepburn's birthplace, a collection of books, and publications from both the Indiana Library Association and the American Library Association.An unknown...
Dates:
1880 - 1962
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 4
Scope and Contents
The Herbert C. Brown Papers [360 cubic feet] document the professional life and some of the personal life of Herbert Brown, winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Chemistry and former Purdue University professor. The collection consists of professional papers, personal papers, publications, professional and personal correspondence, research records, university and departmental papers, graduate student work and records, photographs, awards, memorabilia, and artwork.
Dates:
1928-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1940s-1990s; Other: Date acquired: 06/12/2005
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 543
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of John Hicks, Vice President and Acting President of Purdue University. Types of materials include awards, photographs, scrapbooks, and papers.
Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Dates:
1920 - 2005
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 215
Abstract
This collection consists of a scrapbook of photographs taken by David Moses, documenting the construction of the Hicks Undergraduate Library and the unveiling of the Purdue Mall fountain.
Dates:
1980 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1982; Other: Date acquired: 12/10/2013
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 72
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs, program booklets, invitations, and clippings documenting Esther E. Norton's involvement in the dedication and renaming of the Hicks Undergraduate Library.
Dates:
1954 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1999
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 53
Scope and Contents
The Benjamin F. Hippensteel Collection (1907-1951; 3.65 cubic feet) documents Hippensteel’s career as a railroad engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. Material contained within the collection includes railroad manuals, pamphlets, brochures, financial records, calendars, and other miscellaneous items. The collection is organized by material type.
Dates:
1907 - 1951; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/2007
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 74
Abstract
This collection consists of a sccrapbook containing photographs, clippings, and program booklets that document student work and awards received in the College of Liberal Arts Honors Program.
Dates:
2002 - 2006; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2005
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 82
Abstract
Photographs and artifacts documenting Purdue history and Hospitality and Tourism Management Department events.
Dates:
1890 - 1991
