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Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 154
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection donated by Alexandria Cornelius, was likely gathered during her research on African American students, alumni and faculty at Purdue University. Historical information was gathered from numerous newspapers, Debris yearbooks, directories, statistics, and questionnaires sent to black alumni. Also included are Black Cultural Center newsletters, along with programs and flyers from the Black Cultural Center and The...
Dates:
1961 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1993 - 1994
Purdue University Athletics collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 160
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Athletics collection documents Purdue athletics from the earliest years to recent times. The majority of the collection consists of items related to Purdue football; a scrapbook of clippings from the 1800s that contains Purdue football related articles from Lafayette, Indianapolis and Chicago newspapers. The clippings include an article about Purdue’s first football win on November 16, 1889, an article about the game against Wabash, November 23, 1889, that prompted the...
Dates:
1880 - 2016
Donald E. Bloodgood papers
Collection — Box: 6 Boxes, 1 Large Folder
Identifier: MSF 41
Abstract
Publications, reports, correspondence, clippings, photos, and daily planners documenting the professional career of Purdue Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Donald E. Bloodgood.
Dates:
1926 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1979
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
College of Agriculture Extension reports
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 59
Abstract
Annual reports compiled by the Indiana Agricultural Agents and Home Demonstration Agents and beginning in the 1960s, the Cooperative Extension Agents
Dates:
1913 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2010
Council on the Status of Women records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 49
Abstract
The collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, handouts, newspaper clippings, and electronic media that document the Council on the Status of Women and its activities.
Dates:
1988 - 2012
Eva Goble papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 3
Abstract
This collection contains materials that document the activities of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in the 1950s, as well as the activities of Eva Goble and her contributions to the Purdue University School of Home Economics.
Dates:
1920 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2008
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
Albert J. Gowan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 474
Scope and Contents
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1890 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1969
William M. Hepburn papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents
Materials relate to Purdue history, Purdue faculty members, the Purdue Library system, and various individuals affiliated with Purdue history such as Charles Major, Bruce Rogers, and Richard Owen. The collection also includes Hepburn's personal and professional correspondence, personal documents such as a passport and articles on Hepburn's birthplace, a collection of books, and publications from both the Indiana Library Association and the American Library Association.An unknown...
Dates:
1880 - 1962
Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook
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
LGBTQ Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 162
Abstract
Clippings, brochures, correspondence documenting activities and events organized, sponsored, and attended by the LGBTQ Center and the LGBTQ community.
Dates:
1973 - 2018; Majority of material found within 2012 - 2016
Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 257
Scope and Contents
The Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material documents Joseph P. Minton's tenure as president of Purdue University Airlines, Incorporated, 1969 - 1971. Included among the material are photographs, newspaper clippings, info on Hugh Hefner's plane, "The Big Bunny," housed and maintained at the Purdue Airport, brochures, annual reports, stationery, performance reports, articles concerning Purdue Airlines, working papers and...
Dates:
1960 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1971
Purdue University Libraries records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 30
Abstract
Annual reports, brochures, ephemera, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, publications, records, reports, surveys, training manuals, and miscellaneous materials documenting the history, administration and activities of the Purdue University Libraries.
Dates:
circa 1800s - 2000s; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004
Thomas B. Roberts papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 71
Scope and Contents
The Thomas B. Roberts papers documents his research in psychoactive substances through articles, clippings, correspondence, conference materials, and a course syllabus.
Dates:
1967-2006
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
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
Purdue University School of Medicine collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 174
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University School of Medicine collection documents the history of the short-lived School of Medicine of Purdue University, from its 1905 inception until its eventual 1908 merger with Indiana University and transformation into the current Indiana University School of Medicine. Topics covered in the collection include pre-medical courses offered at Purdue prior to 1905; early attempts by Indiana medical colleges to merge with Indiana University and Purdue University; the 1905...
Dates:
1895 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1907
Span Plan Program records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 38
Scope and Contents
The Span plan records (1971-2001; 2.3 cubic feet) document the SPAN plan program at Purdue University, Dean of Women office. The collection includes brochures, pamphlets, news releases and other promotional materials which document the advertising that was done for the program. Correspondence, annual reports, and newsletters document the actions of the program and those heavily involved in the Span plan. Types of materials include: correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, news releases, annual...
Dates:
1971-2001; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1996; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2001
Paul E. Stanley papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 50
Scope and Contents
The Paul E. Stanley papers document the earliest years of the School of Aeronautics and the planning that went into creating the school. Other material among the papers pertain to the early years of the Purdue Airport and Division of Engineering Sciences. Neil Armstrong was a student of Stanley's, and there are clippings, front pages of newspapers, reports, an invitation sent by Armstrong to Stanley for his homecoming celebrating in Wapakoneta, Ohio, along with other pre and post-Apollo 11...
Dates:
1909 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1969
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 63
Abstract
Material either produced by the Purdue University Women’s Studies program or donated to that program from other collectors. Types of material include administrative memos and meeting records, event records, pedagogical documents, newsletters and other publications, audio-visual recordings, and clippings.
Dates:
1950 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1979 - 2013