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 5 Collections and/or Records:
James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28
Scope and Contents
The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.
Dates:
1946 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1950
Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 151
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection features, among other memorabilia, a tank scrap chain and padlock from 1913, a label from the first bottle of beer served to a Purdue student after the repeal of prohibition, numerous buttons and pins, including a hatpin with the Purdue seal from 1895 on it (third design), a Reamer's Club "R" from the early 1990s, a Purdue Murad cigarette silk, a 1902-1903 matriculation ticket signed by Purdue President Winthrop E. Stone, along with...
Dates:
1877 - 2014; Other: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1940
Gary J. Glazer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 31
Scope and Contents
The Gary J. Glazer papers document Gary J. Glazer’s student life at Purdue from 1964 to 1967. He was active in the Owen Hall Hussar Club and most of the collection relates to his activities with this club. There are also materials related to the Purdue Boilermaker football team playing in the 1967 Rose Bowl. Types of materials include printed materials, photographs, ephemera including pins and patches, cords, caps, and plaques. Purdue traditions are documented here, such as the Senior Cords...
Dates:
1964 - 1967
Helen Gould collection of Purdue dance cards and theater programs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 294
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 41 dance cards, four theater programs and seven Purdue related ephemera and miscellaneous memorabilia from Helen Gould's tenure are a Purdue student, 1922-1926.
Dates:
1922 - 1926; Other: Majority of material found within 1923 - 1924
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
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- Dance cards 3
- Memorabilia 3
- Beanies 2
- Buttons (information artifacts) 2
- Clippings (Information artifacts) 2
- Printed ephemera 2
- Sound recordings 2
- Souvenirs 2
- Student activities 2
- Annual reports 1
- Black-and-white photographs 1
- Booklets 1
- Cannon Trophy 1
- Class reunions 1
- Color photographs 1
- Concerts 1
- Cords 1
- Dormitories--Indiana--West Lafayette 1
- Editorials 1
- Field notes 1
- Hatpins 1
- Invitations 1
- Labels--1930-1940. 1
- Letters (Correspondence) 1
- Music -- Performance 1
- Negatives (photographs) 1
- Newsletters 1
- Old Oaken Bucket 1
- Optical disks 1
- Phonograph record 1
- Playbills 1
- Purdue Music Study Society 1
- Purdue University Mandolin and Glee Club 1
- Purdue University Symphony Orchestra 1
- Purdue University--1947 bleacher collapse 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Sheet music 1
- Singing 1
- Songbooks 1
- Tank Scrap (Purdue University) 1 + ∧ less
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