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Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
[https://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol] (ASC) latest exhibit highlights the
physical growth and evolution of Purdue [https://www.purdue.edu/]'s
WEST LAFAYETTE CAMPUS SINCE THE UNIVERSITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1869.
"BUILDING PURDUE: 150 YEARS OF THE WEST LAFAYETTE CAMPUS" will be on
display from Monday, Aug. 27–Friday, Dec. 14 in the ASC (located on
the fourth floor of the Humanities, Social Science, and Education, or
HSSE, Library [https://www.lib.purdue.edu/libraries/hsse] in Stewart
Center). Exhibition hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and it
is free and open to the public.
According to Digital Archivist Neal Harmeyer, who curated the exhibit,
the display will include selected maps, photographs, documents, and
artifacts that tell the story of campus—with a focus on its
construction—as Purdue nears the sesquicentennial.
"Prominent topics are the fire of Heavilon Hall that inspired 'One
Brick Higher,' the creation of the Purdue Memorial Union, the
University during and after the World Wars, and the ever-changing
nature of the campus all Boilermakers call home," Harmeyer noted.
Later this year, Archives and Special Collections will launch the
Campus Buildings and Facilities Project, a searchable database
documenting the full history of the physical West Lafayette campus.
The exhibit helps PURDUE ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, a division
of PURDUE LIBRARIES, kick off Purdue University's Sesquicentennial
Campaign, 150 Years of Giant Leaps [https://takegiantleaps.com/]. The
campaign is a yearlong celebration of PURDUE, its remarkable people,
its unique history, and its visionary drive to meet the world's future
challenges. From Homecoming 2018 [https://www.purdue.edu/homecoming/]
through Homecoming 2019, the Purdue community will spend the year
celebrating its unique legacy, which has included giant leaps across
every field of endeavor, and further advancing the mission set forth
since its founding as a land-grant university in 1869. With the
campaign serving as a springboard for a renewed commitment to growth,
innovation, and discovery, Purdue’s call is simple: Whatever your
pursuit, take Giant Leaps.
For more information about "BUILDING PURDUE: 150 YEARS OF THE WEST
LAFAYETTE CAMPUS," contact Harmeyer at harmeyna@purdue.edu.
#TakeGiantLeaps
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