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University Archives. Purdue University Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: University Archives
The University Archives preserves materials created by or related to Purdue University, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and associated organizations.

Found in 1333 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Burke Knapp scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 335
Scope and Contents The Joseph Burke Knapp scrapbook contains news clippings, programs, photogaphs, postcards, and other information related to Knapp's senior year at Purdue University.  A popular student and great athlete, much of the scrapbook consists of sports notes, news, photographs, items, pins, and ribbons attached in the beginning of the scrapbook as well as loose materials near the end of the scrapbook.  The scrapbook also includes details about the 1903 train wreck that claimed the lives of several...
Dates: 1900 - 1905

Frederic B. Knight report

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSF 212
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder with a report preface by Frederic Knight.

Dates: 1944

Knoy Hall of Technology records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 62, Placement: 01
Identifier: UA 141
Scope and Contents

The Knoy Hall of Technology records contain information about the construction of the building and a floorplan.

Dates: 1984

Edwin J. Kohl papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSF 213
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains an article by Edwin Kohl.

Dates: 1920

Andrew K. Kolar papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 157
Scope and Contents

Andrew K. Kolar papers include a Purdue paperweight, gear set, and ashtray.

Dates: circa 1991

Krannert collection manuscripts

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20111026

Krannert School of Management photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 19
Scope and Contents

The Krannert School of Management photographs (1980-2004; 2 cubic feet) documents the Krannert Executive Forum program that at Krannert. The Krannert Executive Forum is a management class (MGMT 40100) that features top-level corporate executives sharing their experiences with students. The photographs show speakers lecturing as well as interacting with students. Photographs have labels and dates on the back.

Dates: 1980-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1993-1997; Other: Date acquired: 10/06/2009

Purdue University Krannert School of Management records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 94

Henry R. Kraybill papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSF 214
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder, which contains articles by Henry Kraybill and correspondence (letters) from him.

Dates: 1927 - 1933

Lafayette Kiwanis Club records, addition 06

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 67
Identifier: 2024-008

Lafayette Kiwanis Club records, addition 09

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-111

Shue-Lock Lam papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSF 222
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two folders which contain articles by Shue-Lock Lam.

Dates: 1955 - 1978

Lambdanite newsletters

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 48, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSK 6
Scope and Contents

Three newsletters, the Lambdanite, published by the Purdue University Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau: Volume 29, No. 3, October 1950 Volume 30, No. 1, November 1951 Volume 31, No. 1, May 1952

Dates: 1952; Other: Date acquired: 02/10/2009

Lambert Field House and Gymnasium records

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 61, Placement: 03
Identifier: UA 134
Scope and Contents

The Lambert Field House and Gymnasium records contain open house information pamphlets from the building's dedication ceremony.

Dates: January 15, 1938

Collection on Piggy Lambert

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 215
Scope and Contents Materials related to Coach Piggy Lambert include a letter to boosters seeking donations to celebrate Lambert's 25 year anniversary at Purdue; a news clipping listing Purdue basketball's record under Lambert; a copy of "Official Basket Ball Rules for Men and Women" by Lambert, circa 1929, as used by the NCAA, YMCA, and Amateur Athletic Union; an issue of "The First Aider" newsletter from 1936, containing the article "Preliminary Training for a Basketball Season" by Lambert; and five...
Dates: 1929 - 1942

Royce Lambert papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 56, Placement: 12, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 298
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one pamphlet, entitled "Pictorial Description of Engineering Activities at Purdue University." It is an official publication of the Engineering Department at Purdue. The bulletin contains photographs of engineering-related facilities and activities as well as campus sceneries.

Dates: 1923

Karl Lark-Horovitz papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 217
Scope and Contents

Papers of Karl Lark-Horovitz. [Note: sometimes referred to as Karl Lark-Horowitz.]

Dates: 1948 - 1958

Jon L. Larkin papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 9: Series MSA 163, Series 1; Series MSA 163, Series 2, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 158
Scope and Contents

Essay by Jon Larkin, "Purdue is Ready for Student Government," circa 1903.

Dates: circa 1903

Latino Cultural Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 185
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Latino Cultural Center. This includes records, publications, correspondence, and media related to the Latino Cultural Center and its goals and activities, both within Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area and surrounding communities. This collection may be helpful to researchers interested in minority communities, student life, immigration studies, and minority women...
Dates: 1986 - 2019; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2016

Latino Cultural Center records, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-039

Latino Cultural Center records, addition 03

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-054

William C. Latta papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 218
Abstract

Publications, artifacts, scrapbook, and other materials documenting the life, work, and legacy of Purdue Agriculture Professor William C. Latta.

Dates: 1877 - 2006; Other: Date acquired: 09/12/2005

Janice M. Lauer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554
Abstract This collection includes documents, correspondence, published and unpublished materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, conference materials, student work, and lecture notes from the career of Janice M. Lauer. This collection also contains program documents and course materials related to the development of the Rhetoric and Composition program in the English department at Purdue University. These materials were collected and created by Jance M. Lauer and document her career prior, and...
Dates: 1964 - 2015

LaVina Harmon collection of Purdue University brochures and booklets

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 2
Identifier: 20190830

Charles H. Lawrance papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSF 219
Scope and Contents

Papers of Charles Lawrance, including a publication by C. H. Lawrance and a letter from A. A. Potter, Dean of Engineering, dated September 1, 1923, addressed to the Members of the University Staff. This was a cover letter for mimeographed papers, written by the younger engineering professors.

Dates: 1923