Historical Information, 1903 - 1997

Some of the pertinent historical information in the collection includes a description of the tank scrap tradition and an information card on the Heavilon Hall clock. Some of the booklets and brochures include; "Purdue University: this booklet contains answers to some questions you may have asked about," by T.R. Johnston and J.C. Baker, drawings and etchings by Mrs. Betty Lark-Horovitz and Fredrick Polley, 1931. "Purdue's Tradition: Scholastic Honesty" and "Honesty," both written by Purdue President Edward C. Elliott in the early 1940s. "The Story of Purdue's Traditions," written by Mary Bowlby and Mary Gannon in 1944.

Correspondence includes an account written by 1935 alum, Andrew K. Kolar, describing the circumstances behind the post-prohibition beer bottle label he donated.