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College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 44
Abstract

Administrative books, correspondence, financial records, faculty minutes, reports, and other materials documenting the administration, history, and growth of the College of Agriculture.

Dates: 1869-2009; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008

Purdue University College of Engineering records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 89
Scope and Contents The Purdue University College of Engineering records document the historical background of the College; included are many historical documents, annual reports, pamphlets, publicity, department brochures, pamphlets, and programs, newsletters, publications, alumni information and various related material.Some items of note are key historical documents from the earliest Purdue Engineering Laboratories, such as the Locomotive and Automobile Test Laboratories. Also included is...
Dates: 1859 - 2013

Robert Eckles papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 539
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the Dean Potter biography written by Dr. Eckles as well as the materials he used when writing it. There are also publications, information booklets, and reports from the Library of Congress and American Microform Academy.

Dates: 1925 - 1974

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management Research and Professional papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 8
Scope and Contents The Gilbreth Library of Management documents the pioneering research of Frank Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth in the fields of time and motion study. Commonly referred to as the N-file, the collection covers the Gilbreths quest to find The One Best Way in job performance, worker satisfaction, efficient office management, and home economics.Types of material in the N-file include photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, notes, blueprints, newspaper clippings, reports, and research...
Dates: 1845 - 1959; Majority of material found within 1906 - 1924; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1938

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 7
Scope and Contents The Gilbreth Papers documents the professional and personal lives of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The collection consists of personal papers, letters, correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia that Lillian Gilbreth collected during her life regarding her youth, marriage, family, and career. Types of materials in the collection include: personal correspondence between Frank and Lillian Gilbreth regarding their courtship, marriage, family, and work; correspondence between the Gilbreths...
Dates: 1869 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1968; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1971

Frederick L. Hovde papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 51
Scope and Contents The Frederick L. Hovde Papers (1908-1983; 63.5 Cubic ft.) document the life and career of engineer and educator Frederick Hovde. The vast majority of the papers document Hovde's business career, particularly his tenure as President of Purdue University (1946-1971), but also his work for the U.S. government and other agencies on nuclear and atomic energy, weapons research, national defense, and rocket ordnance research. A group of personal papers is included, documenting Hovde's academic...
Dates: 1908 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1982

Horton B. Knoll papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 521
Scope and Contents The Horton B. Knoll papers document Knoll's research, working papers, notes and typescripts for his books, A record of a university in the war years, 1941-1945, published in 1947, and The Story of Purdue Engineering, published in 1963. Also included among the papers is research material, working papers, notes and information related to Purdue presidents Owen, Smart, Stone, Elliott, and Hovde. There is also information Knoll compiled for his intended biography of John Purdue, and historical...
Dates: 1865 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1963

Purdue University Physical Plant records

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 61, Placement: 04
Identifier: UA 135
Scope and Contents

The Purdue University Physical Plant records contain an engineering survey of the plant completed by C. Francis Harding and Gilbert A. Young in 1921, a guide to the services provided by the Physical Plant published in the 1970s, and an organizational chart from 1989.

Dates: 1921 - 1979

A. A. Potter Engineering Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 150
Scope and Contents

The A. A. Potter Engineering Center records contain a floorplan, building illustrations, and an information booklet about the engineering disciplines that are taught and researched in the building.

Dates: 1964 - 1977

Andrey A. Potter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 527
Scope and Contents The Andrey A. Potter papers document the career, education, and personal life of nationally renowned engineer and educator Andrey Potter (A.A. Potter). Types of materials in the collection include articles; speeches; surveys; research and lecture notes; certificates, diplomas, and awards; photographs; correspondence; printed material; scrapbooks; medals; ephemera; artifacts; books and manuscripts; obituaries; greeting cards; reports; letterhead; newspaper clippings; and meeting minutes. The...
Dates: 1893 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930-1970; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1979

Purdue University Office of Publications Oral History Program collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSO 2
Scope and Contents

The Purdue Office of Publications Oral History Program collection documents Purdue University history through oral history interviews with Purdue University professors and administrators. Types of materials include: printed material, cassette tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, compact discs, and digital materials. Interview topics include Purdue history and changes in administration and academic departments.

Dates: 1969 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1972

Purdue University Public Records Administrator records

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: UA 33
Abstract

A small collection of personnel files and publications documenting individual staff and faculty histories with Purdue University from 1898-1988, as well as general university finances for 1942-1943.

Dates: 1898 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 02/02/2010

Collection of Purdue University Related audio recordings

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 265
Scope and Contents

The Collection of Purdue University Related Audio Recordings include audio reel and audio cassette recordings of addresses given by Purdue University professors, administrators, and staff members. Types of materials include: printed material, cassette tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, and digital materials.

Dates: May 7, 1953 - May 12, 1994; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1973

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  • Names: Potter, A. A. (Andrey Abraham), 1882- X

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Elliott, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1874-1960 6
Hovde, Frederick L., 1908-1983 6
Purdue University 5
Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972 4
Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1868-1924 3
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A. A. Potter Engineering Center (West Lafayette, Ind.) 2
Brown, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1912-2004 2
Eckles, Robert B. 2
General Electric Company 2
Gilbreth Contractors 2
Gilbreth and Company 2
Gilbreth, Inc. 2
Goss, W. F. M. (William Freeman Myrick), 1859-1928 2
Haas, Felix, 1921- 2
Hicks, John W. (John William), 1921- 2
Purdue University--Buildings 2
Purdue University. Alumni and alumnae 2
Purdue University. College of Engineering 2
Solberg, Harry L. (Harry Leland), 1898- 2
Stewart, Robert Bruce 2
Stone, Winthrop Ellsworth, 1862-1921 2
Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856-1915 2
American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1
Andrews, Frederick Newcomb, 1914-1998 1
Andrews, Theodora 1
Berkshire, William Thomas, 1882-1973 1
Bottum, J. Carroll (Joe Carroll), 1905-1995 1
Brenes, Edin E. 1
Buchanan, DeWitt Wheeler, 1876-1977 1
Butz, Earl L. (Earl Lauer), 1909-2008 1
Cordell, Richard A. (Richard Albert), 1896-1986 1
Day, John S. 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Ewing, Dressel D. (Dressel Dewitt), 1883- 1
Fan, H. Y. 1
Fontaine, William E. 1
Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009 1
Freehafer, Lytle J., 1910-1987 1
Freehafer, Ruth W. 1
Freeman, Verne 1
Gabbard, Edward 1
Gantt, Henry Laurence, 1861-1919 1
Geddes, L. A. (Leslie Alexander), 1921- 1
Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1911-2001 1
Goetsch, Gerald D., 1923- 1
Haelterman, E. O. 1
Hansen, Arthur G. 1
Heating and Power Plant-North (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1
Howland, Warren E. (Warren Every), 1852-1930 1
Huston, H. A. (Henry Augustus), 1858-1957 1
Indiana. State Board of Accounts 1
Jenkins, Glenn L. (Glenn Llewellyn), 1898-1979 1
Karling, John S. (John Sidney), 1898- 1
Kerker, Ann E. 1
Knapp, Willard Alfred, 1885-1964 1
Knoll, H. B. (Horton B.), 1906-1985 1
Knoy, Maurice George, 1912-1991 1
Koffler, Henry 1
Kohls, Richard L. (Richard Louis), 1921- 1
Law, Gordon T., Jr., 1945- 1
Lawshe, C. H. (Charles Hubert), 1908-2000 1
LeBold, William Kerns, 1923- 1
Mackey, Guy J., 1905-1971 1
Mallett, Donald R., 1910-1971 1
McBee, Earl T. 1
McNelly, George W., 1926-2019 1
Mellon, M. G. (Melvin Guy), 1893-1993 1
Moriarty, John Helenbeck, 1903-1971 1
Morse, Erskine V. 1
National Football Hall of Fame (U.S.) 1
New England Butt Company 1
Ogle, Marbury Bladen, 1910- 1
Owen, Richard, 1810-1890 1
Parkhurst, Nelson Mitchell, 1914-2011 1
Perkins, James S. 1
Power Plant (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1
Purcell, Edward M. 1
Purdue Aeronautics Corporation 1
Purdue Airlines 1
Purdue Alumni Association 1
Purdue Boilermakers (Baseball team) 1
Purdue Rifles 1
Purdue University Retirees Association 1
Purdue University--History 1
Purdue University. Agricultural Experiment Station 1
Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service 1
Purdue University. Board of Trustees 1
Purdue University. Class of 1921 1
Purdue University. College of Agriculture 1
Purdue University. Hillenbrand Biomedical Engineering Center 1
Purdue University. Office of Publications 1
Purdue University. School of Agriculture 1
Purdue University. School of Chemical Engineering 1
Purdue University. School of Civil Engineering 1
Purdue University. School of Electrical Engineering 1
Purdue University. School of Mechanical Engineering 1
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