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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
Eugene A. Cernan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 288
Scope and Contents
The Eugene A. Cernan papers document the military, aeronautics, and astronautics career of Eugene A. Cernan, as well as his subsequent professional and public activities. The papers also feature records pertaining to Cernan's youth, family, and education. The collection includes but is not limited to artifacts, audiovisual recordings, awards, books, certificates, coins, correspondence, documents, mission patches, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques, publications, scrapbooks, speeches,...
Dates:
1934 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2012
College of Science Awards Programs records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 170
Abstract
Materials documenting awards distributed by the College of Science in 2010.
Dates:
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
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
Janice Voss papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 9
Scope and Contents
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
Job Traks Career Series compact disk collection
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSP 24
Scope and Contents
The JobTraks Career Series compact disk collection (1999-2006, 0.25 cubic feet) documents a radio program called JobTraks that was produced at Indiana University. Several Purdue University faculty members were interviewed for the program. The program includes career information and contemporary music. Some of the careers discussed in the program include: veterinary medicine, agricultural engineering, agricultural business, landscape architecture, and hospitality and tourism management. The...
Dates:
1999 - 2006; Other: Date acquired: 10/06/2008
Janice M. Lauer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554
Abstract
This collection includes documents, correspondence, published and unpublished materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, conference materials, student work, and lecture notes from the career of Janice M. Lauer. This collection also contains program documents and course materials related to the development of the Rhetoric and Composition program in the English department at Purdue University. These materials were collected and created by Jance M. Lauer and document her career prior, and...
Dates:
1964 - 2015
League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 55
Abstract
These records document activities and administration of the League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette (formerly the League of Women Voters of West Lafayette and the Lafayette League of Women Voters).
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1965 - 2000; 1920 - 2019
Mark Shaw papers
Collection
Identifier: MSA 187
Scope and Contents
The research notes, publications, photographs, recordings, and personal items detailing the life and work of Purdue alumnus and author Mark Shaw. The collection documents Shaw's research and writing, and includes the transcripts of the Jack Ruby trial, extensive research regarding twentieth century journalist and reportor Dorothy Kilgallen, research regarding Marilyn Monroe, and several books, news clippings, and other articles. The collection also contains many works by Shaw, including the...
Dates:
1953 - 2021
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media photographs collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 62
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media photographs collection (1865-2011) visually documents Purdue campus life, physical spaces, and events. The collection includes approximately 50 years of photographs and negatives taken of various campus schools, departments, people, and organizations by the Office of Marketing and Media. The collection also includes photographs and negatives collected by the Office of Marketing and Media documenting the nearly 100 years of Purdue's history...
Dates:
1865 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1965 - 2010; Other: Date acquired: 12/07/2011
Marshall A. Martin agricultural oral history interviews
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSO 3
Abstract
Oral history interviews conducted for Purdue University, School of Agriculture with five leaders in agricultural policy.
Dates:
1993; Other: Date acquired: 09/02/2012
Mary O'Hara papers on Helen Bass Williams
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 311
Abstract
This collection documents Dr. Mary O'Hara's research into and relationship with Helen Bass Williams and includes research notes, correspondence, oral history recordings, interview transcripts, and published materials.
Dates:
1951 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2000
William R. Pogue papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 208
Scope and Contents
The William R. Pogue papers document aspects of William (Bill) R. Pogue's career as an astronaut. The papers include Pogue's autobiography, a DVD by Pogue; "We're go for launch to zero-g: a DVD video all about: living in space." The DVD features astronauts from 1961 to 1994, as they live, work, and cope in the zero gravity of space flight.Also included is a copy of a signed letter from Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in regards to research on the atomic bomb....
Dates:
1939 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1963 - 1994
Purdue News Service Major News Releases collection
Collection — Box: Communal Digital Media 1, Placement: 21
Identifier: UA 174
Scope and Contents
The collection, consisting of one DVD, contains news service press releases, published between 2000 and 2012.
Dates:
2000 - 2012
Purdue University Department of Computer Sciences Photograph Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 34
Abstract
The Computer Science Photographs Collection features printed and digital photographs and media that document faculty, students, and events in Purdue University’s Department of Computer Science from 1960-2009.
Dates:
1960-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1995-2009; Other: Date acquired: 05/05/2015
Purdue University Musical Organizations records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 40
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Purdue University's musical organizations including the Choral Society, Glee Club, Symphony Orchestra, and University bands. Materials include song books, scrapbook, programs, sheet music, and record albums. Includes information on well-known Purdue songs, such as "Hail Purdue," as well as lesser-known Purdue songs performed at convocations, football games against Indiana University, and related events. Some late 19th century song books not specific to Purdue but...
Dates:
1876 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1960s
Purdue University Newsreels and Year in Review recordings
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 65
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Newsreel began in 1956 as a yearly film, and later video, review of university events of the previous year. Contents of each recording focus upon academics, student activities, campus structures, athletics, and special events. One silent film, circa 1943-1945, is also included in the collection. In 2013, the Purdue Newsreel was renamed the Purdue Year in Review.
Dates:
1943 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1955 - 2019
Pierre J. Thuot papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 179
Scope and Contents
The Pierre J. Thuot papers document the three shuttle missions that Thuot flew. These were STS-36, STS-49, and STS-62. Within the collection, there is material on all three but with the main focus on STS-49. There is little information about STS-36 because it is still classified by the U.S. government. Included in the collection are over 50 color photographs of Thuot training for the Intelsat VI capture that he performed on STS-49. In addition to the photographs, included in...
Dates:
1989 - 1994