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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 79
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The Zelda Gould collection of Amy Otis Earhart correspondence and photographs documents the thoughts and feelings Amelia Earhart's mother, Amy Otis Earhart, was experiencing after the disappearance of her daughter, and then coming to terms with her fate. Topics also include World War II and the events following the war, politics and elections, current events of the era, hobbies, personal concerns, thank-you notes, among other topics. There are some newspaper clippings about...
Dates:
1930 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSA 129
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The papers of Otis Edward Griner (1911-1916) include one photograph album and two folders. The majority of the album is composed of black and white photographs, a few cyanotypes, and a few newspaper clippings documenting Otis Griner's time as a student at Purdue University, 1911-1914. Included in the collection are a Purdue tank scrap marshal ribbon (1913), and photographs of a variety of local and Purdue events, such as automobile races, the mechanics burning tradition, the Purdue Circus,...
Dates:
1911 - 1916
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 7, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSA 132
Scope and Contents
Papers and photographs relating to the Purdue Class of 1897.
Dates:
1896 - 1944
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 7, Placement: 12
Identifier: MSA 134
Scope and Contents
Purdue anniversary testimonials, photographs from dedication of Hardy Lake and highway to the lake, circa 1970. Papers relating to Hardy Lake, circa 1970. Conservationist of the Year Award, undated.
Dates:
1967 - 1977
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 135
Scope and Contents
The Edward R. Harper collection contains a photograph of Edward R. Harper, a photograph of locomotive, and a set of drawing tools used by Harper while a student.
Dates:
1890 - 1892
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 35
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The Robert T. Hatt scrapbook contains many photographs of campus life, predominantly during 1919-1920. There is a concentration of memorabilia from Phi Kappa Psi due to Hatt's membership within that fraternity. The scrapbook also contains newspaper clippings, along with ephemera, such as programs, ticket stubs, and other assorted odds and ends. Many of the items are not dated, which makes it difficult to ascertain the exact time period, especially for the photographs. The cover of the...
Dates:
1894 - 1940; Other: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1920
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 346
Content Description
Album contains photos of class members of the Purdue University class of 1893, each one on a matted cardstock page. Names of classmates include the following: Archibald Stevenson, '93; George Ross Ives, '93; Herman C. Beckman, '93; Mary Weakly Royse, '93; David Edward Ross, '93; Louis Walter Heagy, '93; Clara Maude Rittenhouse, '93; William Orval Thompson, '93; George Micheal Fritz, '93; Luther Henry Patton, '93; Ed Polk (Edmund/Edward), '93; John Wesley Burt, '93; Ernest Alden Clark, '93;...
Dates:
1893
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 53
Scope and Contents
The Benjamin F. Hippensteel Collection (1907-1951; 3.65 cubic feet) documents Hippensteel’s career as a railroad engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. Material contained within the collection includes railroad manuals, pamphlets, brochures, financial records, calendars, and other miscellaneous items. The collection is organized by material type.
Dates:
1907 - 1951; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/2007
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 82
Abstract
Photographs and artifacts documenting Purdue history and Hospitality and Tourism Management Department events.
Dates:
1890 - 1991
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 51
Scope and Contents
The Indiana Poetry Society papers is a collection of manuscript poems and letters by members of the Indiana Poetry Society, as gathered by the society president and founder, Eletha Mae Taylor, along with some of her personal papers. Among the personal papers is a composition book containing notations on the study of poetry and literature and spelling/vocabulary lists, music scores, poetry, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
Dates:
1897 - 1947
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 152
Abstract
Collections consists of statistical reports, historical brochure, general information pamphlet, newsletters, a 1930 group photograph, and 1941-42 listing of international students at Purdue University.
Dates:
1930 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1992 - 2002
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 25
Scope and Contents
Glass and film negatives, and photographic prints of Purdue University buildings, faculty, staff, and students, as well as major campus events from the 1910s to the 1970s. Please see the External Documents section for a complete list of the items.
Dates:
1915 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1959
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSA 269
Abstract
Photographs, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles/clippings, and other materials belonging to J. Holmes Martin and relating to the history and service of Battery B, Indiana National Guard, and its 50th Year Reunion in May 1967.
Dates:
circa 1910s - 1980s; Majority of material found in 1916 - 1916; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1967; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/2013
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 301
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The Chesterfield H. Janes papers document the life of Janes as a Purdue student and as an IBM employee. Included within this collection are items from Janes stay in the X-Hall (presently called Meredith Hall), some memorabilia of the NASA astronauts, a collection of space related stamps and first day covers, and photographs of the Apollo-Saturn 202 (AS-202) launch. Strengths in this collection are the X-Hall ephemeral materials. Included are receipts from the housing contract...
Dates:
1953 - 2012; Other: Majority of material found within 1953 - 1975
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 9
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The Janice Voss papers (1962-2004) document the early years and career highlights of astronaut Janice Voss. The collection includes materials from Voss’ childhood, including elementary school class pictures and report cards as well as materials from her time as an astronaut. Items pertaining to her professional career consist primarily of materials created and collected by her parents to celebrate her participation in space shuttle missions during the period of 1993-2000, and also includes...
Dates:
1962-2007; Other: Majority of material found in 1990-1997; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/2008
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 278
Abstract
Sketches, Purdue-related documents, and information files about McCutcheon's cartoons. Box 11: McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Injun Summer and The Hunter's Moon (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Bird Center cartoons (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); Prints (reproductions) and newspaper clippings of some of McCutcheon's popular cartoons, circa 1930s; Sketches, original pen and ink drawings for Ade's Pink Marsh,...
Dates:
1897-1979
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 25
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The Ralph S. Johnson papers document the pioneering aviation career of Ralph S. Johnson. Included among the papers are aeronautical engineering drawings done by Johnson, along with articles and papers authored by him. The newspaper clippings, awards, and honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Purdue University focus on the latter part of his career, as he was being recognized as an aviation pioneer. The biographical information was often collected and written by the authors, as a...
Dates:
1924 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1947
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 47
Scope and Contents
The College of Engineering/Civil/Joint Transportation Research Program collection documents the history of the Joint Highway Research Project, which was formed in 1937, and later became known as the Joint Transportation Research Program. The collection also contains items from the Purdue Civil Engineering Department, prior to 1937; numerous photographs, including 301 photographs and notations about the educational background of graduate students, circa 1920s-1960s, and photographs of early...
Dates:
1920 - 2007
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 303
Scope and Contents
The Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook documents the academic, military, personal and social activities of an Engineering student while on Purdue University's campus from 1936-1939, as well as various aspects of his life prior to college from 1917-1936. Keck titled the scrapbook, "Scraps and Snaps, May 27, 1917 - August 1, 1939," but most of the content is from his time at Purdue, 1936-1939.The scrapbook contains many unique photographs of campus and events from the 1930s. Some of the...
Dates:
1917 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1939
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 9, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSA 246
Scope and Contents
The Wilbert H. Krack photographs encompasses ten photographs of Triangle Fraternity, twelve photographs of buildings from around campus, twenty-five photographs of sets and scenes from various plays and four miscellaneous shots. Krack was a member of the Play Shop Board, so there are many good images from play sets.
Dates:
1930 - 1934
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
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 65, Placement: 15, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 282
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two copies of a black and white photograph of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity - Psi Zeta Chapter. According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, one of the photographs might have belonged to Albert R. Sweeny, who is also identified in the front row to the extreme left. Inscription also reveals that photograph was taken in March 1908, thus when the group was still the Aeolian Club. An additional note identifies six other members.
Dates:
ca. 1908
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
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSP 28
Scope and Contents
The Byron Langdon papers are comprised of an original draft of a bill by state Senator Byron W. Langdon passed by the Indiana Legislature in 1879. It authorized the board of commissioners of bench courts in the state to appoint two students to attend the university without tuition and matriculation fee, thus making every county in the state participants in the superior advantages of Purdue. There is also a nameplate stating that the original draft was presented to Purdue University on its...
Dates:
1879
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSA 316
Abstract
This collection includes black and white photographs documenting Purdue campus and buildings, circa 1945.
Dates:
1945; Other: Date acquired: 03/03/2016
