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:
Steve Sailor collection of Purdue University postcards
Stewart Center records
The Stewart Center records contain floor plans and materials related to the building's construction and correspondence between Dr. John H. Moriarty and various distinguished groups and individuals invited to the dedication ceremony. A program from the first student play held in Loeb Playhouse is also contained within the collection as well as several library documents.
Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University
Taiwan University Project records
Materials relating to Purdue University's involvement in the Formosa Taiwan project. Relates to work Professor R. Norris Shreve and others at Purdue were involved in to expand curricular offerings, particularly in engineering, in Taiwan. The university Purdue worked with eventually became known as the National Cheng Kung University.
Fredrick C. Tegeler collection
The Fredrick C. Tegeler collection comprises materials related to Purdue University, including photographs, football posters, and a supplement to the Purdue Alumnus.
The Purdue Exponent student newspaper collection
This collection includes issues of The Purdue Exponent student newspaper.
The Purdue student newspaper (1875) collection
Includes three issues of The Purdue student newspaper of 1875.
The Purdue student newspaper (1880s) collection
The Purdue University Centennial collection
Congratulatory letters and certificates, proclamations and resolutions, booklets, and other items documenting the Purdue University centennial.
Robert W. Topping papers
Basil S. Turner papers
The collection includes correspondence and reports relating to Turner’s contributions to and support of Purdue, as well as published material about him and his time at CTS corporation.
University Hall records
The University Hall records contain 1877 dedication ceremony invitations, blueprints for the historical marker erected in 1984, and an information pamphlet sent out to alumni requesting donations to the University.
University Residences records
Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry records
The Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry records contain an information booklet that outlines staff of the Department of Chemistry at the time, their publications, building information, and the dedication ceremony for the new building.
Emerson E. White letter book
Letter book of Emerson E. White, Purdue's president from 1876 to 1883, documenting all of White's correspondence from 1877 to 1881. Includes index of correspondents. Some pages are faded.
World's Fair Purdue Alumni Registers collection
The World's Fair Purdue Alumni Registers collection contains three registers from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Panama Pacific International Exposition, and Century of Progress World's Fair showcases. Alumni that visited the fairs were encouraged to sign the registers. Notable signatures include Eulora Miller, Purdue's first female graduate, in the Panama Pacific register and President Theodore Roosevelt in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition register.
Robert Wray glass negatives
The Robert Wray glass negatives documents life during the World War I era. The glass negatives feature Purdue University and time spent in France during World War I. It also features a mansion, lake-house, and images of family life. Due to lack of documentation, no individuals or buildings are currently identified in the negatives. The collection includes 63 glass negatives and four original packages designed for glass negatives.
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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