Box 6

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ross W. Hippensteel papers (1912-1960; 13.5 cubic feet) document the college and military career of Ross W. Hippensteel. The collection contains many artifacts, papers, handbooks, manuals, certificates, class notes, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, a pencil sketch, clothing and other miscellaneous items. Some of the items belonged to his wife, Jean Rankin Hippensteel. The class notes are from many of his Purdue University, mechanical engineering and physics courses from 1929-1934,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ross W. Hippensteel papers (1912-1960; 13.5 cubic feet) document the college and military career of Ross W. Hippensteel. The collection contains many artifacts, papers, handbooks, manuals, certificates, class notes, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, a pencil sketch, clothing and other miscellaneous items. Some of the items belonged to his wife, Jean Rankin Hippensteel. The class notes are from many of his Purdue University, mechanical engineering and physics courses from 1929-1934,...

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Purdue University Military Department, Cadet Officers' Manual. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, 1931 [Most of these manuals have been removed from the collection and cataloged for preservation purposes. Those missing covers and back pages are in this folder.]

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Purdue University Military Department, Corps Regulations. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, 1929

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Purdue University Military Department, Gunnery. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, undated [cover page and back page missing.]

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Purdue University Military Department, Material. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, undated [cover page and back page missing.]

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Purdue University Military Department, Motor Vehicle Assembly. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, undated [cover page and back page missing.]

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Purdue University Military Department, Policy Manual. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, 1933

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Purdue University Military Department, Reconnaissance. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, undated

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Purdue University Military Department, Tactics Manual. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, 1932

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Purdue University Military Department, Topography Manual. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, 1932

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Purdue University Military Department, Topography Manual. Lafayette, Indiana: Military Department Purdue University, 1932

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ross W. Hippensteel papers (1912-1960; 13.5 cubic feet) document the college and military career of Ross W. Hippensteel. The collection contains many artifacts, papers, handbooks, manuals, certificates, class notes, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, a pencil sketch, clothing and other miscellaneous items. Some of the items belonged to his wife, Jean Rankin Hippensteel. The class notes are from many of his Purdue University, mechanical engineering and physics courses from 1929-1934,...

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The Log Duplex Slide Rule: A Self Teaching Manual, 1926 [2 copies]

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[Applied Mechanics 1, Applied Mechanics 2, Commercial Air Conditioning, Electrical Engineering 20, Mathematics 4, Mechanical Engineering 62, Mechanical Engineering 91, brown three ring binder with various notes and schedules.]

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Purdue University laboratory notes and exercises, 1929 [Laboratory Manual and Study Outline of General Chemistry by L. A. Test and C. B. Pollard]

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Purdue University laboratory notes and exercises, 1931 [Mechanical Engineering/ Physics, File No. 21-J experiment booklets, one is missing a cover, thirteen items.]

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Purdue University laboratory notes and exercises, 1932 [Mechanical Engineering/ Physics, File No. K-7 experiment booklets, eleven items; Mechanical Engineering/ Physics, File No. 22-K-7 experiment booklets, two items.]

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[Two ring binder entitled Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Notes, Mechanical Laboratory (172, 173), (then in handwriting) Experiment No.36 Test Nov 15, 1933, Junior and Senior Engineering Students at Purdue University by L.V. Ludy, Lafayette, Indiana, September 1932]

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Purdue University laboratory notes and exercises, undated [two items: Battle off Jutland, and Mathematics]

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Single page typed document detailing arm signals and whistle signals used in the postmarked dated December 17, 1932; Small typewritten card titled Range Scale for 37mm Gun on the reverse side is a handwritten bank ledger; Four typewritten documents: Map Problems - Battery of Field Artillery in the Attack; Solution of Map Problem: Battery of Field Artillery in the Attack; A Solution: Battery "C" in Forward Displacement; Organization of a Battalion - Infantry Regiment.

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Purdue University class schedules, registration forms, and fee cards, 1930-1933

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Letter from James M. Hippensteel, uncle, December 7, 1932

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Purdue University Mechanical Engineering exams and answers, 1932-1934

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Colored drawing, undated [colored pencil drawing of house and evergreen trees in winter, signed R. Hippensteel.]