Box 1
Contains 49 Results:
Victory Varieties programs, circa 1947 - 1950
This sub-series grouping consists of playbills and programs from events attended by the Class of 1950, with the majority coming from Purdue Musical Organization functions and the Varsity Varieties.
Varsity Varieties cast and staff passes, 1949
This sub-series grouping consists of playbills and programs from events attended by the Class of 1950, with the majority coming from Purdue Musical Organization functions and the Varsity Varieties.
Theatre Guild program, undated
This sub-series grouping consists of playbills and programs from events attended by the Class of 1950, with the majority coming from Purdue Musical Organization functions and the Varsity Varieties.
Purdue Convocations schedule , 1948 - 1949
This sub-series grouping consists of playbills and programs from events attended by the Class of 1950, with the majority coming from Purdue Musical Organization functions and the Varsity Varieties.
Purdue Penny Carnival program, 1949
This sub-series grouping consists of playbills and programs from events attended by the Class of 1950, with the majority coming from Purdue Musical Organization functions and the Varsity Varieties.
Map of Lafayette and West Lafayette showing Purdue campus, undated
Map drawn by Pauline Harlan, adapted with permission from a map by C.M. Draper.
Bleacher Crash, newspaper clippings, 1947
Newspaper clippings focused on the Purdue Fieldhouse bleacher collapse of February 1947 can be found in this sub-series.
Two Dead, 200 Hurt in Cage Game Crash: Bleachers Fall at Purdue as Crowd Boilermakers' Team , 1947
No publication information available.
Tragedy Disrupts Purdue Basketball Game, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tuesday, February 25, 1947
Newspaper clippings focused on the Purdue Fieldhouse bleacher collapse of February 1947 can be found in this sub-series.
Two Dead, 250 Hurt In Collapse Of Bleacherstands At Purdue U.: Seats Crash at Basketball Game - Panic Averted - Two From This Area Injured - Fieldhouse Sealed Pending Inquiry , 1947
Publication information unavailable.
Stands Buckle When 4000 Give Ovation: Co-Eds Among Crowd Tumble to Floor Of Basketball Field , 1947
Newspaper clippings focused on the Purdue Fieldhouse bleacher collapse of February 1947 can be found in this sub-series.
After Collapse Of Spectator-Jammed Gym Bleacher [photo] 2 Killed, 200 Hurt As Gym Bleacher Fall At Purdue U. , 1947
Publication information is unavailable.
Purdue Bleacher Crashes: 3,400 Hurled to Floor; 1 Dies, Scores Hurt, Chicago Daily Tribune, Tuesday , February 25, 1947
Front page story.
Fieldhouse Bleachers Collapse During Halftime; 2 Students Killed, Many Injured Catastrophe, Purdue Exponent, Tuesday , February 25, 1947
Front page story.
Onlookers Give Account Of Terror And Bravery, Purdue Exponent, Tuesday, February 25, 1947
Newspaper clippings focused on the Purdue Fieldhouse bleacher collapse of February 1947 can be found in this sub-series.
Bleachers Crash Victim Describes Sickening Fall, Panic Aftermath, Purdue Exponent, Tuesday , February 25, 1947
Front page story.
Hospital List, Purdue Exponent, Tuesday, February 25, 1947
Front page story.
Photographic material, 1949 - 1950
The photographic material sub-series focuses on Purdue student life circa 1949, a box of Debris negatives from Class of 1950 member Tom Wilhite's tenure as the editor, and a photograph of James Blakesley as a Purdue staff member.
Packet of photographs and negatives of student life at Purdue , circa 1949
The photographic material sub-series focuses on Purdue student life circa 1949, a box of Debris negatives from Class of 1950 member Tom Wilhite's tenure as the editor, and a photograph of James Blakesley as a Purdue staff member.
James Blakesley in front of "One Brick Higher" poster, undated
The photographic material sub-series focuses on Purdue student life circa 1949, a box of Debris negatives from Class of 1950 member Tom Wilhite's tenure as the editor, and a photograph of James Blakesley as a Purdue staff member.
Audio visual material, 1949 - 1950
The printed material consists of dance cards and invitations, entertainment programs and playbills, newspaper clippings and a campus map. Also contained in the box with printed material are photographs, and record albums. and a few artifacts(pots - beanies/hats).
Package of Record Albums, "Our Voices Raise…A Year at Purdue On Record," Intercollegiate Recording Association , 1949 - 1950
Includes recordings of pep rallies, football games, cord parade, Varsity Variety shows, Glee Club, dances, etc.]
James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950
The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.
Artifacts, 1946 - 1950
This series is comprised of artifacts. There are slide rules, a fare token for the Lafayette Transit Company, a 1950 Class sweater, pledge paddles from various clubs, pots (beanies/hats), a figurine, drafting tools, and one oversized trunk which was used to transport laundry.