Special Collections. Purdue University Special Collections
Record Group
Identifier: Special Collections
Special Collections includes materials related to the history of Indiana as well as rare or unique items that support the research and teaching needs of the Purdue University. This designation applies to all materials that do not fall under any other classification.
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Vater Family scrapbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 236
Scope and Contents
The Vater Family scrapbooks compiled by Septimus Vater and Williamson Dunn Vater primarily contain newspaper clippings related to Indiana politics and elections as well as obituaries and sports analysis from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dates:
1869 - 1909
Vater Family scrapbooks, addition 01
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-082
Dates:
1892 - 1896
Vessels family Civil War letters
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-057
Dates:
1861 - 1865
William A. Swartz collection of locomotive photographs, publications, and records
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20101007
Dates:
circa 1800s - 1980s; Majority of material found within 1930s - 1960s
World War I flyers collection
Collection — Box Communal Collections 1: Series MSF 531, Series 6; Series UA 176, Series 3, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSP 253
Scope and Contents
The World War I flyers collection contains an assortment of World War I flyers and advertisements encouraging citizens to buy government bonds and help support the military during the War.
Dates:
1918