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Lawrence R. Poel Collection of Purdue Mugs

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 33

Scope and Contents

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

Dates

  • Creation: 1955-1956

Creator

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Extent

0.363 Cubic Feet (One full-width letter-size manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

Donated by Kate Bonny, daughter of Lawrence R. Poel in January 2008. Items belonged to her father, who attended Purdue University in the 1950s.

Related Materials

MSR 4, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Artifacts Collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries.

Separated Materials

Three Debris yearbooks dated 1953, 1955, and 1957 were separated and removed from the papers because they duplicated materials already in the archives.

Processing Information

Materials rehoused into archival boxes.

Related Names

Source

Subjects

Collecting Areas

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Lawrence R. Poel Collection of Purdue Mugs
Status
Completed
Author
S. Morris and Sara Pettinger
Date
2025-10-14
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
Second edition. Collection description first completed on March 1, 2009.

Revision Statements

  • 2025-10-14: Collection identifier updated to MSS 33 from poel00 and collection description updated by Sara Pettinger.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol
Contact:
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