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Purdue University

 Organization

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:

Purdue University Marketing and Media production samples, addition 06

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20210309.4

Purdue University Marketing and Media production samples, addition 07

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-082

Purdue University Musical Organizations records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 40
Scope and Contents This collection documents Purdue University's musical organizations including the Choral Society, Glee Club, Symphony Orchestra, and University bands. Materials include song books, scrapbook, programs, sheet music, and record albums. Includes information on well-known Purdue songs, such as "Hail Purdue," as well as lesser-known Purdue songs performed at convocations, football games against Indiana University, and related events. Some late 19th century song books not specific to Purdue but...
Dates: 1876 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1960s

Purdue University News Service records, addition 05

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 52
Identifier: 2023-055
Dates: April 1993 - January 1994

Purdue University Newsreels and Year in Review recordings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 65
Scope and Contents

The Purdue Newsreel began in 1956 as a yearly film, and later video, review of university events of the previous year. Contents of each recording focus upon academics, student activities, campus structures, athletics, and special events. One silent film, circa 1943-1945, is also included in the collection. In 2013, the Purdue Newsreel was renamed the Purdue Year in Review.

Dates: 1943 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1955 - 2019

Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media collection of slides and negatives

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150123.1

Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media historical publications

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20140923

Purdue University Office of Publications negatives collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-107
Dates: circa 1900 - 1920

Purdue University pamphlet

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2022-062

Purdue University photographs card

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 2
Identifier: 20140521.3

Purdue University Public Records Administrator records

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: UA 33
Abstract

A small collection of personnel files and publications documenting individual staff and faculty histories with Purdue University from 1898-1988, as well as general university finances for 1942-1943.

Dates: 1898 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 02/02/2010

Purdue University sesquicentennial collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-087

Purdue World War I announcements and publications collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 53, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSP 251
Scope and Contents

The Purdue World War I announcements and publications collection contains several publications regarding the assistance Purdue provided to the United States during its involvement in World War I. Other publications within the collection relate to life at Purdue during this period.

Dates: 1917 - 1919

Purdue World War II announcements and publications collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 53, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSP 252
Scope and Contents

The Purdue World War II announcements and publications collection contains several publications regarding Purdue's contributions to the United States Military during World War II. Accelerated wartime course syllabi and other class information offered to those planning on joining the military are located in the collection.

Dates: 1941 - 2006

Rawls Hall records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 130
Scope and Contents

The Rawls Hall records contains architectural renderings, an informational pamphlet with building description and floorplan, and a promotional DVD about the building.

Dates: 2003

Purdue University Regional Campuses records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 97
Scope and Contents

This collection contains administrative documents, publications, and promotional information relating to the regional campuses of Purdue University and their libraries.

Dates: 1943 - 2008

Report of Committee of Indiana State Grange on Purdue University, ca. 1886-1887

 Collection — Box Box 40
Identifier: MSP 157
Abstract

One publication by the Committee of the Indiana State Grange, consisting of a committee report regarding Purdue University.

Dates: 1886 - 1887

Charles C. Roberts photographs

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 2, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 39
Scope and Contents

The Charles C. Roberts photographs (1946-1949; 0.25 cubic feet) documents Roberts’ student and family life as a student at Purdue University from 1946-1949. Included in the collection are photographs of campus buildings such as Cary Quad, Purdue Memorial Union, Hovde Hall and Heavilon Hall. Also included in the collection are photographs of students wearing the Senior Cords. Among the photographs are images of Roberts' family and home life.

Dates: 1946 - 1949; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2009

Charles M. Romanowitz papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 345
Scope and Contents The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates: 1907 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1911

Ross-Ade Stadium records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 60, Placement: 01
Identifier: UA 112
Scope and Contents

The Ross-Ade Stadium Records contains two information pamphlets about Ross-Ade Stadium and the Ross-Ade Foundation, one from 1924 and one from 1925. They list members of the Ross-Ade Foundation as well as provide information about the recreational field and stadium.

Dates: 1924 - 1925

Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 268
Scope and Contents The Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides (2009; 0.2 cubic feet) documents Purdue campus life and culture as well as marketing strategies of various campus groups, including Purdue University itself. It is predominantly composed of campus group callout broadsides, as well as broadsides advertising various events. The collection was created in HONR 199 Living History as a way to understand Purdue in the present day and curated by Lauren Roth....
Dates: 2009; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2011

Purdue University Rules and Regulations Governing Students collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSK 2
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Rules and Regulations Governing Students collection documents some of the earliest Purdue student rules and regulations. Among the collection are various "Rules and Regulations Governing Students" brochures; pledge forms regulating behavior, "Matriculation Regulations and Pledge," a 1913 Regulations for the Government of Athletics and "Manual of the Corps of Instruction," 1914.Some of the unique rules and regulations found in the collection are; Dormitory...
Dates: circa 1880 - 1950

Schwartz Tennis Center records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 60, Placement: 03, Folder: 01
Identifier: UA 114
Scope and Contents

The Schwartz Tennis Center records contains information about the center and its donors.

Dates: May 11, 2007

Slayter Center of Performing Arts records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 61, Placement: 01
Identifier: UA 132
Scope and Contents

The Slayter Center of Performing Arts records contains a dedication booklet with information about the facility.

Dates: May 1, 1965

Aubrey H. and Doris M. Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 525
Scope and Contents The Aubrey H. and Doris M. Smith papers contain Aubrey Smith's certificates and letters of recognition for distinguished service to Purdue, a train ticket from 1945, as well as his notebook, masters thesis, doctoral gown, and collection of materials relating to Purdue including a commencement brochure and an issue of the Purdue Alumnus. The papers also contain Doris M. Smith's copy of the Purdue Women's Club program and her notes, poems, and essays from Education 410 and English 551 classes...
Dates: 1929 - 1972

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Type
Collection 131
Unprocessed Material 36
 
Subject
Programs (documents) 20
Black-and-white photographs 18
Correspondence 17
Pamphlets 17
Artifacts (Object genre) 16
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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
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