Purdue University
Dates
- Existence: May 6, 1869-
Historical Information
Purdue University was created as part of the Morrill Act and is the land-grant institution of higher learning in the state of Indiana.
Found in 167 Collections and/or Records:
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences records
The Lilly Hall of Life Science records comprise three copies of a booklet with information about the building and the departments it housed upon its opening.
Locomotive Testing Plant records
The Locomotive Testing Plant records contain an information booklet providing details about the facility and floorplans of the plant as well as technical drawings of locomotives.
Mackey Arena records
The Mackey Arena records contain photographs and a special edition of the Journal and Courier about the new arena and wishes Purdue's basketball team luck in their next season. Varying business also purchased advertising space in the edition showing their support of Purdue Athletics.
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media photographs collection
Martha Bolt Graham Papers on the Class of 1935
Photographs, letters, correspondence, memoir relatiing to the Purdue Class of 1935, their anniversary celebrations (Gala Week), and contributions to the Library Scholars Grant Program.
Matthews Hall records
The Matthews Hall records contains a student's academic paper documenting the history of the buildings, photographs of the exterior and interior of the building, and hand-drawn sketches.
Robert Lee Matthews collection
The Robert Lee Matthews collection documents Matthews' time as a student at Coyne Trade and Engineer School and at Purdue and his alumni relations with Purdue. The collection includes personal records and artifacts, correspondence, and photographs.
Mechanical Engineering Building records
The Mechanical Engineering Building records contain the program from the building's dedication and a booklet with information describing the new building, the history of the Mechanical Engineering program at Purdue University, and the speeches delivered during the dedication ceremonies.
Memorial Gymnasium records
The Memorial Gymnasium records contain receipts from the donations given to the University for the construction of the building. Building dedication information as well as the memorial service programs for those that lost their lives in the Purdue train wreck are also included.
Meredith Hall records
Michael Golden Shops records
The Michael Golden Shops records contain invitations and pamphlets from the building dedication as well as an information pamphlet describing the building and the classes offered by the Department of Practical Mechanics.
Paul Million papers
The Paul Million papers document Million's career as a history professor at Purdue, research into the history of Purdue and of the History Department, and involvement with the Matchette Foundation.
Moine Rowland photographs
Mollenkopf Athletic Center records
The Mollenkopf Athletic Center records contain dedication invitations as well as building dedication information containing a brief biographical background of Mollenkopf.
John Norberg collection of Purdue University and West Lafayette Photographs
John Norberg collection of Purdue University and West Lafayette photographs contains inmages of the Purdue University campus and West Lafayette in between the years 1910-1919.
Orion Test Flight One flown Purdue memorabilia
Pharmacy Building records
The Pharmacy Building records contain an information pamphlet from the first annual Pharmacy Night. It includes information about the Pharmacy program at Purdue as well as the building and what services were offered within.
Purdue University Physical Plant records
The Purdue University Physical Plant records contain an engineering survey of the plant completed by C. Francis Harding and Gilbert A. Young in 1921, a guide to the services provided by the Physical Plant published in the 1970s, and an organizational chart from 1989.
Samuel N. Postlethwait papers
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.
A. A. Potter Engineering Center records
The A. A. Potter Engineering Center records contain a floorplan, building illustrations, and an information booklet about the engineering disciplines that are taught and researched in the building.
Poultry Building records
The Poultry Building records contain a dedication information booklet listing details of the building and a brief history of the poultry program at Purdue University.
Purdue Bell Tower records
The Purdue Bell Tower records contain a brochure about the Bell Tower acknowledging the Class of 1948 and their contributions as well as a list of items placed in the 1995 time capsule meant to be opened in 2095.
Purdue Building Images collection
The Purdue Building Images collection contains photographs and artistic renditions of several Purdue campus buildings. There are also several slides contained within the collection featuring several campus buildings and locals.
Purdue Building Related Publications collection
The Purdue Building Related Publications collection contains publications highlighting several campus buildings and their respective histories.
Purdue Building Report records
The Purdue Building Report records contain a report completed in 1930 discussing the conditions of the buildings and classrooms at Purdue University, and the possible effect they may have on instruction at the University. Two fire protection reports are also included within the collection.
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- Collection 131
- Unprocessed Material 36
- Subject
- Programs (documents) 20
- Black-and-white photographs 18
- Correspondence 17
- Pamphlets 17
- Artifacts (Object genre) 16
- Clippings (Information artifacts) 16
- Photographs 14
- Student activities 13
- Color photographs 11
- Scrapbooks 11
- Booklets 10
- Brochures 10
- Letters (Correspondence) 9
- Newsletters 9
- Memorabilia 8
- Negatives (photographs) 8
- Newspapers 8
- Reports 8
- Photographic prints 7
- Publications (Documents) 7
- Astronauts 6
- Optical disks 6
- Personal papers 6
- Postcards 6
- Printed ephemera 6
- Records (Documents) 6
- Administrative records 5
- Certificates 5
- College student newspapers and periodicals 5
- Dance cards 5
- Floor plans (orthographic projections) 5
- Invitations 5
- Magazines (Periodicals) 5
- Sound recordings 5
- VHS 5
- Women in higher education 5
- Annual reports 4
- Audiocassettes 4
- Beanies 4
- Books 4
- Born digital 4
- Diaries 4
- Dormitory Life 4
- Education 4
- Handbooks 4
- Manuals (instructional materials) 4
- Professor 4
- Promotional Materials 4
- Transcripts 4
- Working papers 4
- Air pilots, Military 3
- Athletics -- Indiana -- West Lafayette 3
- Audiotapes 3
- Awards 3
- Bulletins 3
- Buttons (information artifacts) 3
- Bylaws (administrative records) 3
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- 3
- DVDs 3
- Diplomas 3
- Directories 3
- Financial records 3
- Greek letter societies 3
- Historical documents 3
- Maps 3
- Mission patches 3
- Photograph albums 3
- Picture postcards 3
- Press releases 3
- Slides (Photography) 3
- Student organizations 3
- Test pilots 3
- Textbooks 3
- Textiles 3
- Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration 3
- Yearbooks 3
- Administrative regulations 2
- Aerial photographs 2
- Aerospace engineering 2
- African American students -- Indiana 2
- Articles 2
- Astronautics 2
- Astronautics--Research 2
- Astronautics--United States--History 2
- Astronauts--1960-1970 2
- Astronauts--Training of--United States 2
- Audiovisual materials 2
- Blueprints (reprographic copies) 2
- Broadsides (notices) 2
- Business records 2
- Chemistry 2
- Civil engineering 2
- Clothing 2
- College presidents 2
- College student orientation 2
- College students 2
- College students -- Conduct of life 2
- Color slides 2
- Commemorative coins 2
- Coursework 2 + ∧ less