Alumni, Purdue Classes collection, 1884-2001 | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Scope and Contents: Collection of scrapbooks, memory books and albums, and miscellaneous publications and printed material relating to a variety of Purdue University alumni classes. Includes information on the Class of 1903, Class of 1907, Class of 1913, Class of 1915, Class of 1917, Class of 1921, Class of 1926, Class of 1928, Class of 1932, Class of 1933, Class of 1935, Class of 1936, Class of 1938, Class of 1939, and Class of 1954, among others. Some of the subjects covered in the collection include Gala Week, Alumni Scholarship Funds, commencement, Little Orphan Annie, Purdue Club of Southwest Florida, class reunions, Purdue Chicagoland Alumni, Purdue Alumni in Southern California, the Purdue Club of Los Angeles, Purdue Alumni Association, the economic status of Purdue graduates, a report on the graduates of Purdue University, biographical information and directories for Purdue alumni. Includes some ephemera; a movie reel with coverage of the Mock Political parade, commencement, and buildings; and artifacts, such as an apron used in the Michael Golden Shops in the 1920s.