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George L. Colburn papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 5, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 72
Scope and Contents

Colburn, Gelorge L. (1948). The Modern Method of Producing Continuous Sheet Glass. South Baintree, Massachusetts: The Observer Press, Incorporated.

Dates: 1948

Edward Ross papers

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: 00000er1
Scope and Contents

Three lecture notebooks from Purdue Mechanical Engineering classes, 1903-1906. Mechanical Drawings (1903) Shop Lectures (1905) Steam Engines and Boilers (1906)

Dates: 1903-1906

Alpha Pierce Jamison papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 25, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 194
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a textbook by Alpha Jamison.

Dates: 1903

James M. Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 13
Scope and Contents

The James M. Johnson papers document the career of pilot James Johnson (Jimmy Johnson) and his colleagues in early flight and aviation training. Most of the collection is made up of photographs. There are also newspaper clippings and three pilot's log books. The photographs show Johnson individually, Johnson standing with colleagues, Johnson in or near airplanes, and airplanes individually. Many of the photographs were taken at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Dates: 1905 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1915

Theodore Morris papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 342
Scope and Contents

The Theodore Morris papers document the education and professional work of 1906 Purdue graduate Theodore Morris. The papers include his mechanical engineering assignments, engineering and metallurgy notebooks, and documentation related to his 1934 patent for an "Aggregate Treating Apparatus" for use in "drying sand, stone, and other mineral aggregate for use with asphaltic cement and other bituminous materials for paving purposes."

Dates: 1904 - 1934

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

Lynn A. Scipio papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 12, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSA 210
Scope and Contents

The papers contain articles by Purdue alumnus, Lynn Scipio.

Dates: 1920 - 1921

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