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College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 17
Scope and Contents

The College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, records (Circa 1910s-1998; 2.0 cubic feet) documents the history, administration, and activities of the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, known before 1974 as the Department of Forestry and Conservation, and before 1939 as the Department of Forestry.  The collection consists largely of correspondence (1942-1950) and lantern slides (1910s-1940s).

Dates: circa 1910-1998; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture Extension reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 59
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture Extension reports (1913-1972; 126 cubic feet) documents the annual reports of the ninety-two Indiana counties' extension work; some include agricultural agent work, home demonstration work and beginning in the 1960s, cooperative extension work.  There is a rich collection of photographs from some counties during the earliest years and beyond.  Some reports feature a “farm family of the year” among the documentation.  Types of materials include: bulletins,...
Dates: 1913 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Education Records on Home Economics Education

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 31
Scope and Contents The College of Education records on Home Economics Education (1931-1981; 2 cubic feet) document the development of a pedagogy of home economics education. The collection reflects the specific means by which prospective educators in home economics were evaluated and how the evaluation rubrics were developed. The records are complementary to other home economics records that focus more specifically on the topical areas of home economics (i.e. foods, home management, sewing, etc). The bulk of...
Dates: 1931-1981; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1979; Other: Date acquired: 08/07/2016
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University College of Engineering records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 89
Scope and Contents The Purdue University College of Engineering records document the historical background of the College; included are many historical documents, annual reports, pamphlets, publicity, department brochures, pamphlets, and programs, newsletters, publications, alumni information and various related material.Some items of note are key historical documents from the earliest Purdue Engineering Laboratories, such as the Locomotive and Automobile Test Laboratories. Also included is...
Dates: 1859 - 2023
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Health and Human Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15
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. ...
Dates: 1875 - 2019
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Science Awards Programs records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 170
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of various Awards programs from 2010. The programs include the faculty and staff awards program, student honors, and distinguished science alumni. Types of materials include: brochures, flyers, DVD.

Dates: 2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Science centennial discs

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 60
Scope and Contents The College of Science Centennial collection includes digitized photographs and video pertaining to the College of Science’s centennial celebrations in 2007. Nine discs include scanned historical photos from the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics. These photos were used in various centennial events. Additional discs photographs documenting the groundbreaking for Hockmeyer Hall in October 2007, and a December 2007...
Dates: 2007-2009; Other: Date acquired: 04/11/2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Science photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 81
Dates: Other: Date acquired: 07/09/2007
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University College of Science records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 61
Scope and Contents The College of Science records (1886-2009) document the history of the College of Science. Much of the collection is made up of items published either by the college itself, by its departments, or by its faculty. These include brochures and catalogs of the college, research reports, and newsletters concerning college activities. There are also materials that originated from specific departments within the College of Science including department newsletters, event programs, directories, and...
Dates: 1873 - 2023
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Technology records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 22
Abstract

Various materials (booklets, annual reports, DVDs)  from departments within the College of Technology

Dates: 1928-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1980s-2000s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Barbara Cook Collins collection of Cheerleading Uniforms and Pennants

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 26
Scope and Contents The Barbara Cook Collins Collection of Cheerleading Uniforms and pennants (1939, 1 cubic foot) documents the advent of the inclusion of women in cheerleading at Purdue. The collection reflects the clothing worn and props used by women cheerleaders in 1939. The items also reflect material and university culture from the late 1930s. The collection might be most useful to researchers interested in cheerleading history (particularly at Purdue), extracurricular activities available to women in...
Dates: 1939; Other: Date acquired: 11/02/1988
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Rita R. Colwell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 396
Scope and Contents The Rita R. Colwell papers contain materials created and collected by Dr. Rita R. Colwell during her professional career as a microbiologist. The materials include correspondence, notes, manuscripts, publications, research material, speeches, interviews, videos, calendars, and awards. The contents relate to Colwell's research topics such as cholera and other infectious diseases, health, climate change, environmental policy, science and technology including sequencing, intelligence efforts,...
Dates: 1956 - 2019
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Commencement programs and invitations collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 158
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Commencement programs and invitations collection documents Purdue University commencement exercises and related events. The collection contains two scrapbooks which hold items from the earliest Purdue commencement and related events; 1883-1900. The first scrapbook contains invitations and programs from the 9th Purdue commencement - 18th commencement, along with Carlyle Literary Society, Philalethean and Irving Literary Society programs and related events that took place...
Dates: 1883 - 2018
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Computer Science Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 173
Content Description

The collection consists of newsletters (1966-1995), technical papers and manuscripts (1978-1989) and magazines (1955-1967) of the Purdue Computer Sciences Center.

Dates: 1955 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1995
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Joni Comstock collection on Janice Voss

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 309
Scope and Contents

The collection relates to Janice Voss' involvement with her first space flight, STS-57 (in 1993).  Included are three photographs of the mission, an autographed mission t-shirt, and a letter written by Voss to Comstock.  These materials would be useful to researchers interested in the history of NASA flight missions, women in space, women in STEM fields, and space research.

Dates: 1993
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Congratulatory letter to Justin S. Morrill

 Collection — Communal Collections Box: 2, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSP 112
Scope and Contents The Congratulatory Letter to Justin S. Morrill (1858; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the passage of the Morrill Land bill through the U.S. House of Representatives. The letter notes that passage through the Senate was pending at time of writing. The bill mentioned in the letter, ultimately vetoed by President James Buchanan, was a predecessor to the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862. The author of the letter is Benjamin P. Johnson, who served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the New York...
Dates: 1858; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Samuel D. Conner papers

 Collection — Communal Collections Box: 19, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSF 95
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two folders containing articles by Samuel Conner.

Dates: 1914 - 1928
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Samuel D. Conte papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 497
Scope and Contents The Samuel D. Conte papers document Samuel D. Conte’s tenure as founding director of the Purdue University Department of Computer Sciences. Materials focus on Conte’s role in the development of the department at Purdue and its curriculum. The collection also documents Conte’s active membership in the American Federation of Information Processing Societies, Inc. (AFIPS), and his efforts to establish federal recognition of the need for computer science in education. Types of materials include...
Dates: 1962 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1979
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Alice Rice Cook papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 287
Scope and Contents

The Alice Rice Cook Papers contain clippings regarding Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, correspondence with Lillian Gilbreth, and correspondence and materials regarding the death of Lillian Gilbreth collected by Alice Cook.

Dates: 1943-1972; Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1960s; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1971
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Barbara Cook papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 467
Abstract

The Barbara Cook papers predominantly document Barbara Cook's career in the Dean of Women and Dean of Students office and as professor of education at Purdue University (1956 - 1989), including her leadership roles in Mortar Board and NAWDAC -- National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors. Types of material include correspondence, speeches, teaching material, articles and essays, and biographical information.

Dates: 1932 - 2012; Other: Date acquired: 11/04/2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Cecil G. Cooley papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 337
Scope and Contents

The Cecil George Cooley papers documents the involvement and accomplishments of Cecil George Cooley who graduated in 1921. There are 3 items in this collection. The items are a leatherbound Gala Week program booklet and a wooden fraternity letter. Also included is a Big Ten Medal of Honor encased in thick plastic to be used as a paperweight. The medal is inscribed "Mens Fervida In Corpore Lacertoso" on the front and "Cecil George Cooley for Scholastic and Athletic Prowess" on the back.

Dates: circa. 1921
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

R. B. Cooley papers

 Collection — Communal Collections Box: 19, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSF 96
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one folder that contains one article by R. B. Cooley.

Dates: 1926
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

H. W. Cope papers

 Collection — Communal Collections Box: 5, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 75
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of an article by H.W. Cope.

Dates: 1925
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Richard A. Cordell papers

 Collection — Communal Collections Box: 17, Placement: 21
Identifier: MSF 76
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one folder, which contains a short biography on Richard Cordell, an Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin written by him, and catalog records for the books he authored/edited.

Dates: 1931 - 1961
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

France A. Córdova papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 3
Scope and Contents The France A. Córdova papers (1965-2012; 10.65 cubic feet) document the life and career of France A. Córdova.  The bulk of the materials relate to Córdova’s work in academia.  The collection primarily covers Córdova’s research and career, with little information or materials regarding her earlier years, personal life, or various appointments with governmental organizations (such as NASA or the NSF).  This collection will particularly useful for researchers interested in France Córdova’s...
Dates: 1963-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 2007-2012; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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Hovde, Frederick L., 1908-1983 15
Purdue University. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 15
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Potter, A. A. (Andrey Abraham), 1882-1979 13
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Cernan, Eugene 8
Cook, Barbara I. (Barbara Ivy), 1929-2013 8
Project Apollo (U.S.) 8
Purdue University. Airport 8
Purdue University. Office of the Dean of Women 8
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Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) 7
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Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 6
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Ross, Jerry Lynn, 1948- 6
Shoemaker, Carolyn E. (Carolyn Ernestine), 1868-1933 6
United States. Department of the Navy 6
Hansen, Arthur G. 5
Metzner, Ralph 5
Moriarty, John Helenbeck, 1903-1971 5
Mortar Board (Society). Barbara Cook Chapter 5
Nelson, Betty M., 1935- 5
Panhellenic Association (Purdue University) 5
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Purdue Memorial Union 5
Purdue University. Board of Trustees 5
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Black Cultural Center (West Lafayette, Ind. : 1970-1998) 4
Brown, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1912-2004 4
Edward C. Elliott Hall Of Music (West Lafayette, Ind.) 4
General Electric Company 4
Goble, Eva L. (Eva Lenore), 1910-2017 4
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Grof, Stanislav, 1931- 4
Hawkins, George A. (George Andrew), 1907-1978 4
Hepburn, William Murray, 1874- 4
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Purdue Aeronautics Corporation 4
Purdue Airlines 4
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Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950 4
Smart, James H. (James Henry), 1841-1900 4
United States. Coast Guard. Women's Reserve 4
United States. Navy 4
Voss, Janice, 1956-2012 4
WBAA (Radio station : West Lafayette, Ind.) 4
Williams, Helen Bass, 1916-1991 4
Zissis, Cecilia, 1919-2000 4
Zucrow, Maurice J. (Maurice Joseph), 1899-1975 4
Acacia Fraternity 3
Aerojet-General Corporation 3
Aldrin, Buzz 3
Bridges, Roy D., Jr. (Roy Dunbard), 1943- 3
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