This series contains materials documenting Helen Schleman's professional service and membership in various women's advocacy groups at the local, state, and national level. Materials include correspondence, newsletters, clippings, reports, notes, and speeches.

The Helen Schleman papers contain papers, clippings, speeches, and photographs documenting Helen Schleman’s life. The collection has particular emphases on her role as Purdue's Dean of Women and as an adovcate for women's rights.

Material either produced by the Purdue University Women’s Studies program or donated to that program from other collectors. Types of material include administrative memos and meeting records, event records, pedagogical documents, newsletters and other publications, audio-visual recordings, and clippings.