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Purdue University Libraries records, 2025 additions

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-098

Content Description

Contains administrative records primarily documenting management of the Humanities, Social Science, and Education Library; media materials including photos and recordings of Libraries events on CD; and documentation of a Krannert Library exhibit from 2004.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

One box of materials was donated by Mark Tucker on March 7, 2025. Remaining materials were donated at unknown times.

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

Collection contains sensitive information and must be reviewed by an archivist before use.

Use Restrictions

Materials on CDs, DVDs, and tapes must be migrated before use.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949 - 2007

Creator

Extent

14.62 Cubic Feet (Thirteen cubic foot boxes, one full-width letter size manuscript box, and one flat folder.)

Inventory

Flat Folder 1: Krannert Library exhibit materials Box 1: Mark Tucker materials Box 2: Media materials Box 3 (1953-1963): Purdue libraries book lists and correspondence related to Navy research library, agricultural libraries, engineering libraries, and American Society for Engineering Education Box 4 (1950s): Indiana Library Association reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence related to agricultural libraries, engineering libraries, and Indiana state history Box 5 (1960s): Union list of serial books, ILA reports, social science seminar records, and correspondence related to agricultural libraries, engineering libraries, and Indiana state history Box 6 (1950s): Correspondence related to agricultural libraries, engineering libraries, horticulture, entomology, and Indiana state history (offensive language) Box 7 (1955-1965): Purdue book list report, ILA reports, Purdue list of periodicals Box 8 (1940s): woodblock prints of Purdue trustees, board of directors, and book "Archives of Purdue: Board of Trustees of Purdue" Box 9 (1980s-1990s): Frederick Billerbeck rare book donation correspondence, rare book inventories, rare book donation annual reports, and donation receipts Box 10 (1930s-2000s): Purdue Libraries annual reports, ASC Oral History committee papers, Purdue Libraries newsletters, Earhart scholarship committee meeting materials, Purdue Libraries reference reports/statistics, Stewart Center floor plans, Indiana Library Association conference programs, Walter Scholer architect library addition proposals/reports Box 11 (1910s-1970s): 1916 Gala program, MEDLINE reports/programs/meeting materials, AGRICOLA, Lockheed, Medical Library reports and programs Box 12 (1970s-2000s): Purdue Libraries Study Team reports, Purdue Libraries Preservation Planning programs, ASC programs and brochures Box 13 (1930s-1990s): Purdue Libraries Preservation Planning team meeting materials, Engineering Library programs, Purdue Libraries CDs/cassette tape, and Special Libraries Association committee papers Box 14 (1970s-1980s): Special Libraries Association, System Development Corporation, Toxicology Data Bank, National Library of Medicine conference papers/meeting minutes/programs Box 15 (1970s-1980s): Medical Library, American Society for Information Science, Ida and George Eliot correspondence/conference papers/programs, and Databases seminar