University Archives. Purdue University Archives

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The collection contains material created or collected by the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. It includes fliers and programs for conferences hosted by the center, information sheets on resources available from the center, and copies of the Coaching and Resource Network newsletter "CRN Connect".

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Includes Ramoth H. Trask's student pilot's permit from 1928, newspaper clippings of her obituary and posthumous donations to Purdue, and a photograph of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority in 1919 where Trask was a member.

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Materials include one black and white photograph of Pickels with three other men at the Purdue University Airport. One of the men is Robert Lanson Dunham, roommate of Pickels. Also included is a clipping from the Purdue Exponent discussing Pickels's death.

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The Visual Arts Committee records document the committee’s activities, initiatives, and its history. The collection includes meeting minutes, reports, financial records, correspondence, brochures, posters, and provenance documents for the Purdue Art Collection.

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The Department of Engineering Graphics Records documents the history and activities of the Department of Engineering Graphics and its predecessors. Included in the collection are administrative, instructional, and reference materials. Also included are engineering drawings films created at Purdue and used in Purdue courses.

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The College of Health and Human Sciences records document the historical background of the college; included are many historical documents, including 75th and 100th anniversary documents and memorabilia.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. ...

Scope and Contents The Purdue Foundation Student Board (PFSB) records document the activities of the PFSB. It consists primarily of administrative records generated by the organization and its various committees. It includes but is not limited to meeting minutes and agendas; PFSB constitutions and mission statements; schedules of events; planning documents for philanthropic initiatives; social media posts; and recruitment and outreach endeavors.Also included are digital photographs and videos taken...

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The Purdue University, Time and Motion Study Laboratory records, consist of films produced by the laboratory highlighting time and motion study research being conducted at Purdue University. Also included are materials produced by the Farm Work Simplification Laboratory.

Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Short and Winter Courses, records (1889-1974; 12.2 cubic feet) consists of administrative files (including correspondence, directories, financial records, newsletters, publicity materials, questionnaires, scholarship information and records, etc.), 1948-1967; correspondence, 1917-1920, 1942-1950; programs, announcements, etc., 1900s-1940s; and other materials documenting the history, activities, and administration of agricultural Short and Winter Courses at Purdue...

Scope and Contents The Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center records (1995-2018) document the history and activities of the center since its foundation in 2015. The collection also contains materials about events hosted by Asian and Asian American focused student organization. Of particular interest might be the Event Recap forms, as they provide an insight into various campus events (co-)hosted by AAARCC in various semesters. Another highlight of the collection is the material from the 2013...

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...

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The Collection of Purdue University postcards (1900-2007) documents the changing landscape and buildings of Purdue University over time. Each postcard has been given a unique number and then assigned a subject heading. This is an active collection which will be added to over time.

Scope and Contents The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...

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The Purdue University Convocations Records (1892-2012, predominant 1903-2012) documents the pre-history and history of Purdue Convocations.  This collection offers researchers an excellent glimpse into the wide-variety of performances offered and showcased, courtesy of Purdue Convocations.  Types of materials include: budgets and other financial statements, committee meeting minutes, performance schedules, performer contracts, photographs, programs, newsletters, etc.

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Materials include a photo album of Purdue's 1983 Distinguished Engineering Alumnus (DEA) convocation where Osili was awarded, program from the 1983 convocation, and correspondence from Engineering Alumni Relations to Osili about the ceremony.

Content Description The bulk of this collection (about 40 cubic feet) is photographs of trains and locomotives of various railroad companies in the United States in the 19th and 20th century. Photos date from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s with the bulk between 1895 and 1930. These photos include black-and-white and color photographs, reproductions, and slides. The collection also includes railroad publications including periodicals, newsletters, newspaper clippings, railroad timetables, and the Wabash River Basin...