Women's Archives. Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives

Collecting Area

Identifier: Women's Archives

Staff Only

The Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives collects, preserves, and makes available for research original and rare materials that capture the often overlooked and under-represented stories of women and their communities in Purdue and Indiana's past. Collections include papers, photographs, audio-visual materials, digital media, rare books, and select artifacts documenting women faculty, staff, and students at Purdue University; organizations and programs at Purdue that support women; and significant women and women's organizations in Indiana. The Women’s Archives actively seeks new collections that align with this focus, particularly those that represent women from diverse backgrounds, women of color, women in the LGBTQ+ community, and women who have challenged traditional gender roles. The Purdue Archives and Special Collections established the Women's Archives in 2006 after receiving a generous donation from Susan Bulkeley Butler.

Found in 422 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret Julia Lewis Ward speech

Collection — Communal collections box 86: Series MSP 128, Series 3, Placement: 14, Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 36

Scope and Contents

Materials include two copies of Margaret Julia Lewis Ward's speech titled "Educating Our Daughters" given at the Monday Club in Lafayette, Indiana on January 19, 1953. Ward's speech discusses women's history and women's rights and the importance of teaching daughters about their history in order to achieve success beyond the home.

Dates: January 19, 1953

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Amelia Earhart movietone film

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 197

Scope and Contents The Amelia Earhart movietone film is a 25 minute documentary television episode created by David Wolper for the Biography series (1961-1963). The film documents Amelia Earhart's life (1897-1937) including her upbringing and family, accomplishments in the field of aviation, and disappearance. It includes archival footage of Earhart, significant moments that occured during her life such as women gaining the right to vote and World War I, and her rise in the field of aviation...

Dates: March 25, 1962

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Health and Human Sciences records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 15

Scope and Contents The College of Health and Human Sciences records document the historical background of the college; included are many historical documents, including 75th and 100th anniversary documents and memorabilia. Also included are annual reports, pamphlets, audio visual material; with a focus on work simplification practices or interviews involving key individuals from the college’s history, newspaper clippings, publicity, department brochures and pamphlets, newsletters and miscellaneous material. ...

Dates: 1875 - 2019

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Stevens Mills family papers

Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 329, Series 1; Series MSP 329, Series 2; Series MSP 329, Series 3; Series MSP 329, Series 4

Identifier: MSP 329

Scope and Contents The Stevens Mills family papers includes photographs, negatives, diaries, letters, periodicals, and biographical information created and collected by members of the Stevens and Mills families. The majority of materials relate to Martha Dicks Stevens Mills, the first woman to earn an engineering degree at Purdue. Also included is biographical information related to her father, Moses Cobb Stevens, Professor of Higher Mathematics at Purdue University and secretary of the Purdue Board of...

Dates: 1856 - 1920

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections