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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Includes works related to women's work and service during World War II.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Dorothy C. Stratton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 366
Abstract

This collection contains papers, clippings and photographs documenting Dorothy Stratton’s life, especially her role as Purdue Dean of Women and Director of the USCG SPARS.

Dates: 1935-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1943-1947; Other: Date acquired: 11/09/1980

Lieutenant Dorothy C. Stratton photograph

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-116
Dates: November 6, 1942

Lois Lee Thompson WAVES scrapbook (ca. 1944-45)

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-019

Mary Lou Schiltz papers on Purdue in World War Two

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 66, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 370
Abstract

The collection contains materials related to Purdue's campus and student body, particularly women, during World War Two.

Dates: 1942 - 1943

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

Tippecanoe County Extension Homemakers records

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190808.1

Totsye Harper Winslow collection on the Curtiss-Wright Cadettes

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 195
Abstract

The collection includes photographs, programs, newsletters, and papers documenting the role and history of the Curtis-Wright Cadettes at Purdue and in the Curtis-Wright Corporation during World War II.

Dates: 1943 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 11/04/2008