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Purdue University--1947 bleacher collapse
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The Purdue bleacher collapse occurred on February 24, 1947, during the halftime of the Purdue versus Wisconsin game. Three students were killed and hundreds were injured.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28
Scope and Contents
The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.
Dates:
1946 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1950
Stockton family collection
Collection — Box Communal Collections 12: Series MSA 213, Series 1, Placement: 17
Identifier: MSA 22
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials relating to Purdue alumni James W. Stockton and Ann Stockton, 1919-1947. Includes one postcard of Theta Xi house at Purdue University, one report card for James W. Stockton, and one newspaper clipping on Ann Stockton's injury in the Purdue bleachers collapse.
Dates:
1919 - 1947