Roberta Banaszak Gleiter papers, 1931-2011 | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

By Kristin Leaman

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Collection Overview

Title: Roberta Banaszak Gleiter papers, 1931-2011

Predominant Dates:1956-2011

Primary Creator: Gleiter, Roberta (1938-)

Extent: 8.0 Cubic feet

Date Acquired: 09/24/2010

Subjects: Aerospace engineering, Purdue University--Students, Women's Archives at Purdue University

Forms of Material: Reports

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Roberta Banaszak Gleiter papers (7 cubic feet; 1931-2011) contains photographs from her personal and professional life, letters of appreciation and commendation, speeches, transcripts, items documenting SWE and GIFTE, and her post-Purdue education and life, certifications, awards, items documenting her life at Purdue, such as her Purdue ID, photographs, Chi Omega paraphernalia and her and her husband's senior cords.

Biographical Note

Roberta Gleiter received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1960, a time when women engineers were very few and far in between. As a result, Gleiter faced discrimination in her field. She married a fellow Purdue alumnus, John Gleiter, and raised her three children from 1960 to 1980. In 1980, she re-entered the workforce and was offered a job at Aerospace Corporation. She then earned her MS in Systems Management/Technical Systems from the University of Southern California. Gleiter has published several articles and given many presentations nationwide and worldwide. She is a proud advocate for engineering and received the 2008 Outstanding Chemical Engineering Award from Purdue University.

Subject/Index Terms

Aerospace engineering
Purdue University--Students
Women's Archives at Purdue University

Administrative Information

Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Source: Roberta Banaszak Gleiter

Acquisition Method: In person.

Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/gleiter_r.pdf

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Family and Education, 1944-1986],
[Series 2: Biographical Information and Oral History, circa 1980s -2009],
[Series 3: Professional Activities, 1946-2011],
[Series 4: Speeches and Presentations, 1985-2011],
[Series 5: Papers authored by Roberta Gleiter, 1986-2005],
[Series 6: Articles mentioning Roberta Gleiter, 1983-2009],
[Series 7: Certificates and Awards, 1981-2009],
[Series 8: Letters of Appreciation and Commendations, 1974-2004],
[Series 9: Photographs, 1974-2004],
[Series 10: Artifacts, 1999],
[Series 11: Artifacts, 1966-1999],
[Series 12: Oversize Materials, 1939-2010],
[All]

Series 12: Oversize Materials, 1939-2010: Series 12 consists of oversize materials from all of the series that documents Gleiter’s life, including her and her husband’s Purdue senior cords from 1960 and items pertaining to Gleiter’s involvement with Chi Omega. The series also contains photos spanning from Gleiter’s grammar school days to her college days at Purdue, as well as awards and buttons from Aerospace Corporation, Air Force, Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), and Gleiter’s tennis playing days.