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Charles and Alice Shaw Major papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 82
Scope and Contents The Charles and Alice Shaw Major Papers (1847-1949; 51.25 cubic feet) document the personal and professional life of Charles Major and his wife Alice Major. Charles Major was an author and a member of the Purdue University board of trustees. The papers consist of Charles Major's literary works, materials from various theatrical productions, poetry written by Major, sketches, and materials from Major’s law career. The Majors' personal life is represented by the materials collected by...
Dates: 1847-1949; Majority of material found within 1890-1924; Event: Date acquired: 11/30/1926

Earl G. Maxwell collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 169
Scope and Contents

Photographs, programs, a certificate and artifacts from Maxwell's years as a Purdue student.

Dates: 1907 - 1928

Jill P. May papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 555
Scope and Contents The Jill P. May papers document the life and career of Professor of Emerita of the School of Education and Curriculum, Jill P. May. The majority of the papers date from the mid-1970s to May’s retirement in 2011. The collection documents the private and professional life of May, particularly her professional activities during her tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers include May’s early life and education, in addition to correspondence with family members that highlight her...
Dates: 1923 - 2018; Majority of material found within mid-1970s - 2011

Horace W. Payne collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 186
Scope and Contents

Photograph, Delta Upsilon Fraternity receipt, Delta Upsilon Fraternity paddle, freshman belt buckle, and items from memorial service, belonging to Horace W. Payne.

Dates: 1939 - 1943

Samuel N. Postlethwait papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 516
Abstract

Articles, artifacts, audio cassette, historical documents, instruction system design handbooks, manuals, papers, photographs, publications, teaching aids and devices, and teaching methods handbooks, which document the pioneering audio tutorial system of instruction of Professor Samuel N. Postlethwait during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Dates: 1965 - 1981

Clifford Blake Powers papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 80
Scope and Contents The Clifford Blake Powers papers primarily document Powers' career with Essex Corporation and CST, Incorporated, in association with NASA. The papers also include various NASA-related publications, promotional material and memorabilia collected by Powers. The papers contain a varied assortment of artifacts, papers and publications related to Powers' employment at Essex Corporation, where he was the project manager (publications) for the First United States Microgravity Laboratory mission...
Dates: 1962 - 2003; Other: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2002

Carol Pyle collection of Dean of Women and Dean of Students Memorabilia

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 281
Abstract

Correspondence and clippings documenting Carol Pyle’s relationship with Dorothy Stratton, Helen Schleman, Beverley Stone, and Barbara Cook.

Dates: 1980 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1989

Orville Redenbacher papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 37
Scope and Contents The Orville Redenbacher papers contain artifacts, papers, certificates, plaques, photographs, advertisements, items from Purdue University (1928, the year Redenbacher received his Bachelor of Science degree) and a 1988 honorary Doctorate from Purdue, among other items which represent aspects of Orville Redenbacher's career. Some of the artifacts consist of an extensive bow tie and tie collection, various honorary 4-H plaques and certificates, photographs which document the first commercial...
Dates: 1928 - 1994; Other: Majority of material found within 1966 - 1994

Jerry L. Ross papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283
Scope and Contents The Jerry L. Ross papers document Ross' student life at Purdue, his test flight engineer work, and NASA career as an engineer and astronaut. The collection includes Purdue coursework and memorabilia; papers from Ross' work at Edwards Air Force Base, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and Test Pilot School; NASA Space Shuttle training, mission documents and mission related scrapbooks, memorabilia, and flight crew films and interviews, along with documents and maps from Ross' work on Space...
Dates: 1940 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Collection on Helen B. Schleman

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 307
Content Description

This collection includes a collection of papers and artifacts that were collected during Helen Schleman's life and posthumously by individuals who were close to her, such as Dorothy Stratton and Betty Nelson. Some items were donated after they were removed from an exhibit on Schleman that was previously installed in Schleman Hall.

Dates: 1940 - 1992

Helen B. Schleman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334
Abstract

The Helen Schleman papers contain papers, clippings, speeches, and photographs documenting Helen Schleman’s life. The collection has particular emphases on her role as Purdue's Dean of Women and as an adovcate for women's rights.

Dates: 1920 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1980

Ralph H. Schneck Military collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 123
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, high school and military artifacts documenting the childhood, military training and United States Army Air Forces career of Ralph H. Schneck.

Dates: 1854 - 1973; Other: Date acquired: 01/07/2013

Granville C. Thompson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 252
Scope and Contents Granville Thompson's photographs document Indiana highway bridge construction projects dating from 1921-1943. Approximately 41 bridge construction projects are covered, at around 33 location sites in Indiana. The collection includes approximately 398 photographic prints and 219 negatives. Many of the original structures in the photographs no longer exist.The photographs were primarily taken by Thompson using a Kodak IA folding camera, on 116 film. (The camera was later donated to...
Dates: 1921 - 1943

Robert C. Thompson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 253
Abstract

Photographs, publications, and artifacts documenting the scholastic career of Robert C. Thompson and campus life at Purdue.

Dates: 1947 - 1969; Other: Date acquired: 11/02/1999

Donald E. Williams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 12
Scope and Contents

The Donald E. Williams papers document Williams' two shuttle missions; STS-51-D and STS-34, along with memorabilia from STS-1, the first mission. Also included are various mission patches and decals. The artifacts include his flight helmet, and items used in space; gloves, knife, fork, teaspoon, and can opener.

Types of materials include: artifacts, checklists (mission), clippings, decals, memorabilia, NASA press kit, papers, mission patches, and photographs.

Dates: 1978 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1989

Helen Bass Williams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310
Abstract

This collection includes documents, correspondence, published materials, photographs, and audio recordings collected and created by Helen Bass Williams that document her personal life, education, and her work as a civil rights activist in the South, educator, and counselor and professor at Purdue University.

Dates: 1915 - 2004; Majority of material found within circa 1960s and 1970s

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Purdue University. Alumni and alumnae 19
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 9
Purdue University 8
Purdue University. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 4
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 3
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Cook, Barbara I. (Barbara Ivy), 1929-2013 3
Purdue University--Students 3
Purdue University. Faculty 3
Schleman, Helen B. (Helen Blanche), 1902-1992 3
Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.) 2
Helen B. Schleman Hall of Student Services (West Lafayette, Ind.) 2
Nelson, Betty M., 1935- 2
Project Apollo (U.S.) 2
Purdue Pete (Mascot) 2
Purdue University. Office of the Dean of Women 2
Purdue University. Students. Social life and customs 2
Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948- 2
Ross-Ade Stadium (West Lafayette, Ind.) 2
Stone, M. Beverley (Marguerite Beverley), 1916-2003 2
Thompson, Robert 2
United States. Navy 2
Watlington, Sally, 1938- 2
Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco 1
Ade, George, 1866-1944 1
Aereco Flying Service 1
Aeronautics Commission of Indiana 1
Air Race Classic 1
Aldrich Chemical Company 1
Alexander, Lloyd, 1924-2007 1
Apollo 10 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 17 (Spacecraft) 1
Aretz, Lawrence 1
Armstrong, Stephen Koenig, 1907-1990 1
Armstrong, Viola L., 1907-1990 1
Army Air Forces (U.S.) 1
Atherton, Albert 1
Bell, Cornell A. 1
Bitzer, Arthur G., Jr. 1
Bitzer, Roberta Miriam (Craig) 1
Blaha, John E., 1942- 1
Blakesley, James Flinn, 1924-2016 1
Boeing Aerospace Company 1
Boy Scouts 1
Brees, Drew, 1979- 1
Bridges, Roy D., Jr. (Roy Dunbard), 1943- 1
Brown, Charles A. 1
Brown, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1912-2004 1
Brown, Mark N. (Mark Neil), 1951- 1
Brown, Ralph O., 1911-2000 1
Brown, Sarah Baylen, 1916-2005 1
Byrkett, Gary, 1950-2016 1
Byrkett, Sharon Arvin, 1946-2009 1
Cernan, Eugene 1
Challenger (Spacecraft) 1
Children's Literature Association (U.S.) 1
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 1
College of Education. Department of Curriculum and Instruction 1
Commercial Club of Cincinnati 1
Commonwealth Club of Cincinnati 1
Conaster, Rosemary Merims 1
Cornish, Clarence Frank, 1898-1995 1
Córdova, France A. 1
Debris Yearbook 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Eli Lilly and Company 1
Fisher, Arthur H. (Arthur Harter) 1
Fisher, Wendel E. 1
Fowler Courts (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1
Freeland, Monica 1
Fyfe, Mary Endres, 1914-2005 1
Gee, Larry, 1951- 1
Gemini 8 (Spacecraft) 1
Gemini 9 (Spacecraft) 1
Goldman, Jerome M., 1922-2014 1
Gustafson, W. A. 1
Guy J. Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1
Harambee (1974-1976) 1
Head Start Program (U.S.) 1
Highlander Research and Education Center (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
Houston, Carol R. 1
Hyman, Trina Schart, 1939-2004 1
Indiana Society of Chicago 1
Ingraham, Ruth Ann 1
International Business Machines Corporation 1
Janes, Chesterfield H. (Chesterfield Howell), 1934- 1
John F. Kennedy Space Center 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
King, Ed, Rev., 1936- 1
Kirksey, A. (Avanelle) 1
Kirksey, Myron 1
Krannert School of Management 1
Langley Research Center 1
Lofler, Ralph W. 1
Major, Alice Shaw, 1861-1925 1
Major, Charles, 1856-1913 1
Maxwell, Earl G. (Earl George), 1884-1966 1
May, Jill P., 1943- 1
McCormick, Jill S. 1
Minton, Joseph P. (Joseph Paul), 1924-2016 1
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