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Neil A. Armstrong papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5
Scope and Contents
The Neil A. Armstrong papers document the military, aeronautics, astronautics, teaching and corporate business career of Neil A. Armstrong. The papers also feature items from Armstrong's youth and education. The collection includes but is not limited to documents, coursework, working papers, subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, recordings, photographs and newspaper clippings. The papers are divided into eighteen series, and further information on the scope and content of the...
Dates:
1671 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2012
Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 12
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records document the historical background of the department, the Purdue University Airport, and key moments in the history of aviation in Tippecanoe County. Scrapbooks compiled by the department provide a rich collection of photographs and news clippings which highlight key historical moments, individuals, additions of labs and simulators, and aircraft at the Purdue University Airport. Publications among the...
Dates:
1928 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1999
Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents
The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates:
1950 - 2013
Mark N. Brown papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 302
Scope and Contents
The Mark N. Brown papers include papers and memorabilia of retired astronaut and Purdue Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering alumnus, Mark N. Brown. Included are Brown's textbooks from his studies at Purdue, Air Force ROTC certificate, Apollo program photographs that were pinned to Brown's Purdue dorm room wall while he was a student in the early 1970s, a Purdue paper airplane contest trophy, along with other Purdue memorabilia. The collection also includes NASA...
Dates:
1963 - 1991
The Charles Pankow Foundation Collection on Charles Pankow
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 135
Scope and Contents
The Charles Pankow Foundation collection on Charles Pankow reflects the life of Charles J. Pankow and his contribution to the construction industry. It is a compilation of news articles on Pankow himself, the people associated with Pankow Companies and Pankow Foundation, papers, projects undertaken by Pankow Group of Companies. Information regarding the biography of Charles Pankow, A Better Way to Build, is also included.
Dates:
1950 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2012
Class of 1915 photo album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 260
Scope and Contents
The Class of 1915 photo album (1912-1915; 0.10 cubic feet) documents class activities and Greek events of the Class of 1915, including the Tank Scrap and Greek house parties. Photographs of campus scenery and buildings are included (Fowler Hall, Physics Building). Of particular interest may be the documentation of the 1913 flood in the Lafayette area. Some of the photographs identify class members through hand-written notes on photographs and captions. The album is believed to have been...
Dates:
1912 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1915
Lana Murphy Couch papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 312
Scope and Contents
The Lana Murphy Couch papers document Couch's forty year career with NASA, first as a wind tunnel test engineer, and later in management positions. Types of materials include: correspondence, newsletters, papers, photographs, programs, publications, research and work reports, technical reports, VHS tapes, writings, and material related to award recognition.
Dates:
1953 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1995
William G. Cowdin papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 310
Scope and Contents
The William G. Cowdin papers document Cowdin's role as Aerojet program manager for the Dyna-Soar boost rocket engines. This collection includes two 8" x 10" photographs taken during a 1961 Dyna-Soar full scale mockup review, Boeing Co., Seattle, 1961. The photographs include NASA test pilots and Aerojet project team including Neil Armstrong, William Dana, James Woods, Henry Gordon, William Knight, and Aerojet program manager and Purdue graduate William Cowdin. Also included is a biographical...
Dates:
1961 - 2014
Harold M. DeGroff, Jr. papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 477
Scope and Contents
The Harold M. DeGroff, Jr. papers document aspects of the career of longtime Purdue University faculty member and former Dean of Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics from 1955-1963, during the height of the "space race." Some of the featured items in the collection are a letter of recommendation for assignment to the Naval V-12 College of Training Program and a notice of separation from the United States Naval Service. Items pertaining to DeGroff's Purdue career...
Dates:
1943 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1951 - 1968
Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 152
Abstract
Reports, minutes, photographs, composites, correspondence, certificates, slides, digital media documenting activities, student life, and faculty in the honor society of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University
Dates:
1894 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1999; Other: Records transferred: 3/29/2016
Larry Gee papers and space memorabilia
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 276
Scope and Contents
The Larry Gee papers and space memorabilia document Larry Gee's 22 year career as an engineer in the aerospace industry. Memorabilia and artifacts include commemorative space flight flags, Space Shuttle Mission patches, commemorative pins, Apollo 11 anniversary memorabilia, Columbia commemorative coin, DVDs, astronaut space shuttle crew photographs, data sheets, awards, certificates, newsletters and various documents from Gee's work with Space Shuttle main engines, Atlas engines, Delta...
Dates:
1988 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1988 - 2005
George W. Munro papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 58
Scope and Contents
The George W. Munro papers (1826-1970; 3.5 cubic feet) consist of research materials collected by George Munro on John Purdue and the history of Purdue University, as well as Munro's personal papers. The personal papers contain manuscripts and published articles; work related papers, papers and articles related to teaching techniques; and non-work related papers and articles on various literary and timely topics. The papers cover a variety of topics such as Purdue University, John Purdue,...
Dates:
1826 - 1970
Jerome M. Goldman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 461
Scope and Contents
The Jerome Goldman papers document Goldman's career as a Purdue University student in Aeronautical Engineering, his service in the United States Army Air Corp and his work afterwards as a pilot for United Air Lines, along with his key role in establishing Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Air Lines as chief pilot, director of operations, and later vice president for operations and maintenance. Also included are papers from his work with International Learning Systems, the Federal...
Dates:
1941 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1972
Alten F. Grandt, Jr. papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 528
Abstract
The Alten F. Grandt, Jr. papers contain documents gathered and research files created by Grandt during his work on the book, One Small Step: the history of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue, as well as some of Grandt's teaching and administrative papers.Included are research files on the history of aerospace engineering (AAE) at Purdue University, photographs, annual reports, annual research reports, curricula, student lists, pamphlets, news clippings. Also included are some of...
Dates:
1902 - 2016
Winthrop A. Gustafson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 522
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs of astronauts, mission launch invitations, clippings, mission patches, and writings. Many items relate to or are from Purdue astronaut John Blaha and other Purdue astronauts whom had a connection to Professor Gustafson. Also includes Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics alumni newsletters and other publications. Lastly, there is a matted photograph of Earth presented to Dr. Gustafson in gratitude for his work as Co-Op coordinator for...
Dates:
1984 - 2011
Henry Gerald Venemann papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 551
Content Description
Materials created, written, and collected by Henry Gerald Venemann when he was a Purdue student and faculty in Mechanical Engineering. Also includes materials collected and written about him after his death. Includes book, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs, letters, and a letter sweater awarded to him in 1947, many years after his athletic achievements.
Dates:
1906 - 2010
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management collection of Purdue photographs and memorabilia
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 82
Abstract
Photographs and artifacts documenting Purdue history and Hospitality and Tourism Management Department events.
Dates:
1890 - 1991
Chesterfield H. Janes papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 301
Scope and Contents
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
Ralph S. Johnson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 25
Scope and Contents
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
College of Civil Engineering, Joint Transportation Research Program collection
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
M. Jeanne Lucke papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 125
Scope and Contents
The M. Jeanne Lucke papers reflect Lucke's 20 years of employment with the TRW Systems Group in the 1960s-1980s. The types of material consists of an Apollo, Pathfinder and two Spacelab Mission adhesive patches, photographs with detailed descriptions of rocket launches and photographs of the planet Saturn taken from Voyager, along with a Titan IIIE/Centaur D-1T diagram and description. Also included among the items are a Voyager Encounters Jupiter booklet published by the National...
Dates:
1968 - 1985
Ernest McCormick papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508
Scope and Contents
The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates:
1870 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1988
Charles M. Romanowitz papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 345
Scope and Contents
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1907 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1911
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
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