University Archives. Purdue University Archives

Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station records document the history and functions of the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) at Purdue University. The collection consists of correspondence to and from the AES; administrative records including financial records, reports, documentation of AES’s experimental farms, contracts, and activities of the North Central Regional Hybrid Corn Technical Committee; research conducted by the AES; publications produced by the AES, or...

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The College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, Records (1890-2010; 27.4 cubic feet) documents the history, administration, and activities of agricultural extension work carried out by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture.  The collection includes correspondence (1910s-1950s), financial records (1900s-1930s), letter books (1890s-1900s), reports (1910s-1950s, 1970s), and director, county agent, and Boys’ and Girls’ (4-H) Club materials (1910s-1950s).

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Purdue University Polytechnic Institute records document the historical background of the College and contains the administrative document from the Polytechnic. Included in the collection are annual reports, meeting minutes, memorandum, brochures, and posters.

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Contains materials about the Morrill Land Grant Act, primarily documentation and publications from the Land Grant Centennial celebrated in 1962. Also includes one 1858 letter from D.V. French of Massachusetts to Senator Morrill about agricultural education.

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The collection contains papers of H.H. Remmers, primarily relating to research on student attitudes, evaluations, and higher education studies. Studies involving school counseling are also included in the collection.

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The Purdue Research Park building records contain information booklets outlining the acquisition of land for the park by the University. The booklets also advertise the space and scope of the park to leaders in industry so that they will utilize the park for their business practices.

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Materials created about the University Affiliation Program between Purdue University and Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria from 1984 to 1992. It was a professor exchange program held every year from, 1986. The collection includes correspondence between Purdue and Ahamdu Bello, books owned/given to Purdue Professors during their visit to Nigeria, a cap, air tickets of the trip, evaluation reports, funding documents, and other educational materials.

Scope and Contents Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy Extension, Turfgrass Program and Midwest Regional Turf Foundation records (1931-2000; 6 cubic feet) document the work of Purdue agronomist Dr. William H. Daniel. The records include financial records, newsletters and research summaries, membership information, and meeting minutes and miscellaneous papers of the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, Incorporated. It also includes Turf Conference Proceedings, numerous photographs...

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Materials relating to Purdue University's involvement in the Formosa Taiwan project. Relates to work Professor R. Norris Shreve and others at Purdue were involved in to expand curricular offerings, particularly in engineering, in Taiwan. The university Purdue worked with eventually became known as the National Cheng Kung University.

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Includes two Purdue tankard-style white mugs dated 1955 and 1956, previously belonging to Lawrence Poel.

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The Heavilon Hall records contain invitations to the building's original dedication in 1892. Also included are a document describing restoration efforts after a damaging fire, a pamphlet soliciting donations for a clock and chimes for the restored building's tower, a program for the restored building's 1895 dedication, and the blueprints of the planned renovations. There are also two commemorative plaques.

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The collection includes a Purdue recipe file, a Convocations and Lectures schedule for the Hall of Music, and a memo to Dorothy Hawkins from her School of Home Economics advisor.

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The Gregory E. McEneny papers include a photograph of McEneny with the Doebling family on his 101st birthday, a certificate from Purdue University Musical Organizations, a certificate from the State of Ohio noting McEneny's registration as a Professional Engineer, two plaques from Purdue University for McEneny's involvement in Mechanical Engineering and Tau Beta Pi, and the book "Boilermaker Basketball" by Alan Karpick.

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This collection contains materials about the Mock P and the Purduvian Party. Included are recordings and ephemera from the Mock P Conventions.

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The College of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Records (1904-1984; 1.2 cubic feet) includes correspondence (1941-1950), event programs (1900s-1940s), and other items related to the history, administration, and activities of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University.

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Materials include graduation booklets and programs from the United States Naval Training School at Purdue University during World War II from 1942-1945. Also included are two panormaic photos of Company 6 from February 5, 1944.

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...

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This collection contains administrative documents, publications, and promotional information relating to the regional campuses of Purdue University and their libraries.

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This collection includes four scanned digital photographs of Robert Wells, Neil Armstrong and other members of the Purdue Aero Modelers Club during the late 1940s. The original photos were not donated. It also includes an autobiographical essay by Robert F. Wells.

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The College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, records (Circa 1910s-1998; 2.0 cubic feet) documents the history, administration, and activities of the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, known before 1974 as the Department of Forestry and Conservation, and before 1939 as the Department of Forestry.  The collection consists largely of correspondence (1942-1950) and lantern slides (1910s-1940s).

Scope and Contents The Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records (1894-2014) document more than a century of student life and activities of the honor society of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. The collection consists of annual reports, meeting minutes, photographs, photo slides and negatives, as well as video cassettes. Of particular interest might be the sub-series of graduating class composites, which frequently identifies the graduating students. Printed photographs of the graduating...

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This collection contains administrative documents from the College of Liberal Arts as well as records from individual departments and programs within the college.

Scope and Contents The Donald N. Heirman papers document the life and contributions of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) expert and educator, Donald Nestor Heirman. The materials record Heirman’s earliest involvement with electrical engineering at Purdue University to the establishment of his own consulting firm as a leading expert on EMC standardization. The bulk of the collection relates to his career at Bell Laboratories and his involvement with numerous standards organizations, most notably the American...

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The collection consists of one folder with an article by Paul Lull.