A GUIDE TO
THE FREDERICK L. HOVDE PAPERS
PURDUE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/
© 2004 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Last Revised: February 17, 2017
Compiled By: Joanne Mendes, Archives Assistant
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page(s)
1. Descriptive Summary………………………………………………. 3
2. Restrictions on Access……………………………………………….3
3. Biographical Sketch………………..………………………………..4-5
4. Scope and Content Note……….……………………………………6
5. Inventory of the Papers……………………………………………..7- 76
Business Career………………................7-54
Personal & Family Life…………………55-62
Photographic Materials…………………63-66
Audio-Visual Materials…………………67-68
Artifacts…………………………………69-74
Oversized Materials……………………..75-76
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Descriptive Summary
Creator: Hovde, Frederick Lawson, 1908-1983
Title: The Frederick L. Hovde Papers
Dates: 1908-1983 [bulk 1946-1971]
Collection Identifier: UA 51
Abstract: Business and personal papers, photographs, audio-visual
materials, and personal belongings documenting the life
and career of engineer and educator Frederick L. Hovde.
Quantity: 63.5 cubic ft.
Repository: Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University
Libraries
Location: Boxes 1-39 located in Storage (Range 397)
Boxes A-R and Oversized Materials located in Archives
and Special Collections Stacks, Aisle 7
Preferred Citation: The Frederick L. Hovde Papers, Archives and Special
Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Processed by: Joanne Mendes, October 2004
Restrictions
Access: Collection is open for research. The collection is stored
offsite; 24 hours notice is required to access the collection.
Revision History: Collection identifier updated from UA 2.07 to UA 51 as of
February 17, 2017.
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Biographical Sketch
Frederick Lawson Hovde (1908-1983), Rhodes Scholar, Oxford rugby star, chemical
engineer, educator, chief of U.S. rocket ordnance research, and seventh president of
Purdue University was born February 7, 1908, in Erie, Pennsylvania to parents Martin
and Julia Hovde. He spent his boyhood at Devils Lake in North Dakota. Hovde received
his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota in 1929.
Elected to a Rhodes scholarship, he spent three years, 1929-1932, at Brasenose College,
Oxford University, receiving first a B.A. degree and then a B.S. degree in the Final
Honors program in Chemistry. While at Oxford, he was a member of the varsity rugby
football team and in 1931 he became the third American in history to win his Oxford
“blue” in the annual Oxford-Cambridge rugby match.
Hovde returned to the United States in 1932 to accept a position as Assistant Director of
the newly established General College of the University of Minnesota. He married
Priscilla Louise Boyd in 1933. The couple had three children: F. Boyde, Jane, and Linda.
In 1936, Hovde accepted a position at the University of Rochester in New York, serving
as Assistant to the President and Lecturer in Chemistry.
In 1941, following the outbreak of World War II, Hovde was called to government duty
with the newly established National Defense Research Committee, which later became a
part of the war-time Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD). His first
assignment was as head of the London Mission of the OSRD. While in England, he
received his Master’s degree from Oxford University. In 1942, he assumed the position
of Executive Assistant to Dr. James B. Conant, chairman of the National Defense
Research Committee, in Washington, D.C.
In 1943, Hovde was made Chief of Division 3, Rocket Ordnance Research, of the
National Defense Research Committee. In recognition of his war services he received the
President’s Medal for Merit and was awarded the King’s Medal for Service in the Cause
of Freedom by the British Government. In January 1946, he began his tenure as
President of Purdue University. While at Purdue, he also served as chairman of the
Committee on Guided Missiles of the Research and Development Board (1947-1949) and
was chairman of the Building Research Advisory Board of the National Research Council
(1950-1952). In September 1951, he was appointed to membership on the Board of
Foreign Scholarships of the Department of State and served on that board until 1955,
acting as board chairman from 1953 to 1955. He served as a member of the Board of
Visitors to the United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors to the Air University, Air
Training Command Advisory Board, Board of Consultants to the National War College,
and Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy. He served as a member
of the Army Scientific Advisory Panel, Department of the Army (1952-1960), chairing
the panel from 1956 to 1958.
Hovde served as President of the National Association of State Universities and Land-
Grant Colleges (1953-1954), as vice chairman of the American Council on Education
(1955-1956), and a member of the President’s Committee on Education Beyond High
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School (1956-1957). In March 1960, Hovde served on a special National Academy of
Sciences committee which met at the Jacksonville, Florida Naval Air Station to review
the ship-building and modernization needs of the U.S. Navy. He also served as chairman
of the President-Elect’s Task Force Committee on Education in January 1961. From
1967-1970 he was a member of the National Advisory Health Manpower Council of the
Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. From 1970
to 1973, he served on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. From 1971
to 1973 he was also a member of the Reorganization Committee of the Indiana State
Department of Public Instruction. In October 1971, he was honored with membership in
the Indiana Academy. He served from 1972 to 1977 as a member of the Board of
Governors of the Investment Company Institute. He served as a member of the Board of
Directors of Inland Steel Company from 1959 to 1978 and as a director of General
Electric from 1956 to 1979. He was also a trustee of the Sears-Roebuck Foundation from
1976-1979.
Hovde was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
in 1957. He received the Exceptional Civilian Service Award from the Department of the
Air Force in 1961, the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Department of the
Navy in 1963, the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of the U.S. Army
in 1963, and the Distinguished Public Service Medal from the Department of Defense in
1970.
In 1967, Hovde received the Washington Award from the Western Society of Engineers
and the Gold Medal Award from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. In
1968, he was awarded the National Order of the Southern Cross by the Brazilian
government and the Academic Award Medal by the government of Taiwan. In 1970, he
was selected by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to receive its Theodore
Roosevelt Award. Hovde was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Investors
Mutual, Investors Stock, Investors Selective, Investors Variable Payment, IDS
Progressive, and the IDS Bond Funds.
Upon retirement from the presidency of Purdue University in 1971, he was named
President Emeritus of Purdue. In the spring of 1975, in honor of his years of service as
President of Purdue University, the Board of Trustees of the University renamed the
Executive Building the Frederick L. Hovde Hall of Administration. In 1979, Hovde
accepted membership on the Board of Governors of the Purdue Foundation, and he
became a member of the President’s Council in 1980. Hovde received more than 20
honorary doctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines from colleges and university
throughout the United States.
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Scope and Content Note
The Frederick L. Hovde Papers (1908-1983; 63.5 Cubic ft.) document the life and career
of engineer and educator Frederick L. Hovde. The Papers are divided into five series:
1. Business Career, 1918-1983 (40 Cubic ft.)
2. Personal and Family Life, 1908-1983 (9 Cubic ft.)
3. Photographic Materials, 1925-1983 (2 Cubic ft.)
4. Audio-Visual Materials, ca. 1950s-1978 (0.5 Cubic ft.)
5. Artifacts, ca. 1922-1982 (9 Cubic ft.)
6. Oversized Materials, 1921-1982 (3 Cubic ft.)
The vast majority of the papers document Hovde’s business career, particularly his tenure
as President of Purdue University (1946-1971), but also his work for the U.S. government
and other agencies on nuclear and atomic energy, weapons research, national defense,
and rocket ordnance research. A group of personal papers is included, documenting
Hovde’s academic career, family, and personal life. A significant collection of Hovde’s
mementoes and personal belongings, such as souvenirs from trips, medals and awards,
academic regalia, and sports uniforms are included in the artifacts series.
Types of materials in the papers include: correspondence; reports; studies; meeting
minutes; printed material (brochures, publications, newspaper clippings, handbooks,
manuals, directories); biographical information; financial information; legal documents;
notes and transcripts of speeches; petitions; resolutions and citations; certificates;
diplomas; interview transcripts; schedules and itineraries; rosters and lists; charts;
research notes; photographic materials; audio-visual materials; artifacts; ephemera;
blueprints; press releases; proposals; works of art on paper; school papers; daily calendars
and journals; book manuscripts; and obituaries.
The correspondence includes letters between Hovde and other important individuals,
such as Richard Nixon, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson, Albert Einstein, J. Edgar
Hoover, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Other significant correspondence includes letters
regarding astronauts Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee, Purdue alumni killed during an
Apollo space training mission. Hovde’s correspondence with astronaut Eugene Cernan is
also included.
Original order of the files has been retained. For this reason, some personal
correspondence has been left within the business correspondence series, accurately
reflecting the order of Hovde’s working files and the way he used them. Oversized
materials, photographs, and artifacts have been separated and grouped into individual
series for preservation purposes as deemed appropriate by the archivist. Most
photographs relating to Purdue events were removed and transferred to the Purdue Photo
File, with photocopies of the original photos remaining in the Hovde Papers for reference
purposes.
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INVENTORY
1. BUSINESS CAREER, 1918-1983 (40 Cubic ft.)
Box 1
Athletics Staff Contracts (Purdue University), 1950-1970
[Contracts, memorandums, and business correspondence]
Columbus Extension (Purdue University), 1950-1964
[Business correspondence regarding Purdue University opening an
extension in Columbus, Indiana]
Educational Opportunity Report of Committee (Purdue University), 1965
[Reports and meeting minutes regarding equal opportunity in education]
Engineering Alumni Study (Purdue University), 1957-1961
[Business correspondence, brochure, and reports]
Etchings – Oct. 1949 – Winterrowd (Purdue University), 1930-1951
[Business correspondence regarding the sales of etching reproductions of
old Purdue buildings by the artist Winterrowd; includes postcards and
pamphlet of the reproductions]
Ewell, Raymond, 1947-1964
[Telegrams, business correspondence, and reports written by Ewell]
Faculty Government – Ad Hoc Committee to Study (Purdue University) 1963-
1964
[Committee reports and memorandums]
Flag Desecration (Purdue University), 1966-1968
[Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and petitions demanding that
Purdue University put an end to all communist activities;
resolutions from Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Tippecanoe County
asking Congress to make flag desecration a criminal offense and
Hovde's response following a campus flag desecration incident by a
non-student speaker during a rally held by Purdue University's chapter
of Students for a Democratic Society]
Gifts to Wiley Memorial Library (Purdue University), 1954
[Correspondence to and from donors, donation slips, and list of donors]
Gifts to Daniel White Collection of Military Relics (Purdue University), 1929-
1957
[Correspondence between Purdue University and the White family
regarding the housing of the collection, the theft of some pieces from the
collection in the 1930s, and removal of the collection by the family
in the 1950s]
Grissom and Chaffee Halls, Dedication of (Purdue University), 1968
[Invitations, business correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs,
Grissom and Chaffee's biographies, schedules, notes, drafts of
Hovde's speech; includes correspondence with astronauts Neil
Armstrong and Eugene Cernan]
Hatch Act, 1940-1950
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[Correspondence, memorandums, newspaper clippings, and congressional
records regarding the passage of the Hatch Act, which prevents
federal employees from engaging in political actions]
Hawkins, G.A.—Biographical Information (Purdue University), ca. 1952-1953
Mid-Western University Presidents, Minutes Committee, 1938-1951
[Conference minutes]
Pamphlets (Purdue University), 1963, 1968
Incomes and Costs of Living of the Purdue Faculty, 1963
The Federal Financing of Higher Education, 1968
Reports, 1930-1970
Income and Goals of Living of the Purdue Faculty – Report of the Faculty
Committee, 1930
Progress Report and Second and Final Report of the Special Committee
on Unprecedented Engineering Enrollment Problems, 1956, 1957
Studies in Higher Education, 1958
ASEE Preliminary Report on Goals of Engineering Education, 1965
Journal of Engineering Education, 1966, 1968
A Multivariable Analysis of Engineering Job Satisfaction, 1970
University Senate Committee Structure (Purdue University), 1965
[Memorandums and draft of senate by-laws]
Walt Disney (Purdue University), 1948-1951
[Business correspondence, invitations, guest lists provided by Disney
Studios, telegrams, and newspaper clippings regarding the world
premiere of Disney's movie "So Dear to My Heart" at Purdue
University; includes business correspondence with Walt Disney and
personal correspondence between Walt Disney and Purdue's Vice
President Hockema; information regarding the Walt Disney
Scholarship Fund, donation information; and photograph and drafts of a
citation presented to Walt Disney by Purdue University]
Box 2
Commission for Higher Education - Reports, 1971-1972
[Report and business correspondence]
Graduate School - Report on Committee on the Development of, (Purdue
University), 1950
Graduation and Probation Standards – Special Ad Hoc Committee to Study
(Purdue University), 1959-1960
Growth International Symposium, 1959-1960
[Business correspondence and program]
Krannert Building Dedication (Purdue University), 1965
[Invitations, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, biography on
Krannert, dedication speeches, and agenda]
Matchette Foundation (Purdue University), 1946-1964
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[Correspondence and reports on lecture series funded by Matchette
Foundation]
Midwest Inter-Library Corporation, 1949-1965
[Business correspondence, bylaws, memorandums, meeting minutes, and
reports]
Midwest Inter-Library Corporation Council of Ten, 1948-1957
[Business correspondence, reports, and memos]
Midwest Inter-Library Corporation Council of Thirteen, 1940
[Proposal and reports]
Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction, Inc., Federal
Communications Commission (Purdue University), 1964
[Study presented to the FCC urging the formation of a six-channel
airborne educational broadcast system]
Midwestern Universities Research Association, 1955-1970
[Business correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes]
Bylaws and History, 1955-1967
Manual of Operations, 1956-1957
Minutes, 1966-1970
Reports, 1953-1968
Minnesota University Office of the Controller Report on Proposed
University Cost and Statistical Study and Appendices, 1953
Purdue University Laboratory Site Proposal to Midwestern Universities
Research Association, 1956
Midwestern Universities Research Association Proposal for High Energy
Research Facility, 1958
GAC-PSAC Panel on High Energy Accelerator Physics Report, 1963
Midwestern Universities Research Association Proposal for Ultra High
Energy Experiment Using Cosmic Rays, 1965
Indiana Legislative Advisory Commission Biennial Report to the Indiana
General Assembly, 1967
Purdue Fellows in Latin America, Annual Report to the Ford Foundation,
Vol. 1,1968
Box 3
Centennial (Purdue University), 1967-1972
[Correspondence, reports, programs, clippings regarding the centennial
celebration of the founding of Purdue University]
Fundraising for Purdue University's Centennial fund, 1967-1971
Founders Day Convocation, 1969
[Correspondence, reports, programs]
Marker and Resolutions, 1969
[Copy of congressional record declaring May 6, 1969
National "Purdue University Day"]
Proclamation Luncheon and Victory Dinner, 1968-1972
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Hail Purdue '69 and Other Publications, 1968-1969
[Centennial publications from various Purdue University
schools]
Chapel (Purdue University), ca. 1963
[Research conducted by the Sophomore Class Chapel Committee
regarding the funding and construction of chapels at other universities]
Conscientious Objection to Military Training (Purdue University), 1950-1964
[Reports and correspondence mainly between Hovde and local Mennonite
pastors regarding the university's policy of mandatory ROTC service]
Education in North Central Indiana – Committee to Study the Needs for Higher,
1964
[Business correspondence and draft of report]
Engineering at Purdue University, History of, 1963-1964
[Personal and business correspondence regarding Professor Knoll's book;
History of Engineering at Purdue University]
Gavin, James M, 1957-1964
[Lt. General James Gavin, personal and business correspondence,
newspaper clippings, photograph, and articles regarding Gavin and his
visit to Purdue]
Gifts, RW Herrick (Purdue University), 1955-1957
[Donation information and reports regarding the Herrick Foundation]
Graduate Study, Off Campus, Committee on (Purdue University), 1957-1962
[Reports and business correspondence regarding off-campus graduate
studies]
Herrick Laboratory (Purdue University), 1955-1966
[Newspaper clippings, business correspondence, reports, dedication
invitations, and programs]
Hooker Chemical Corporation (Purdue University), 1955-1966
[Business correspondence regarding patent agreement with Purdue and
research laboratory funding]
Indiana Sesquicentennial (Purdue University), 1966
[Business correspondence, brochure, and memorandums regarding
Purdue's celebration of Indiana's sesquicentennial]
Industrial Research – National Conference, 1966
[Business correspondence and proceedings report]
Kaminsky, Mark L. (Purdue University), ca. 1960
[Statement by President Hovde and Russian newspaper article regarding
the whereabouts of Purdue student Mark Kaminsky, who disappeared
in the Soviet Union]
Kemmer, Alva E. vs. Purdue University Board of Trustees, 1951
[file with court documents from the case]
Kennedy, John F. (Purdue University) 1963
[Correspondence and program regarding Purdue's Kennedy memorial
service]
Legislative Advisory Commission, 1965
[Report to the Indiana General Assembly]
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Linee Fields Golf Course (Purdue University), 1941-1947
[Business correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the donation
of a golf course to Purdue University]
Mars, Nick—Plaque (Purdue University), 1935-1976
[Business correspondence regarding plaque of Albert Einstein created by
Purdue graduate Nick Mars. Mars presented the plaque to Purdue's School
of Electrical Engineering. Includes copy of Einstein's letter endorsing the
plaque]
Metropolitan Opera (Purdue University), 1957-1961
[Business correspondence, invitations, guest lists, and programs regarding
Purdue University's hosting of Metropolitan Opera productions]
Reports, 1956-1966
100 Years of Foundation Graduate Research in Chemistry, 1956
Laboratories for Mechanical Engineering – a new program in Purdue
School of Mechanical Engineering, 1960
Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission Progress Report
and Supplement, 1961
Materials Research in Science and Engineering at Purdue University First
Annual Report, 1962
Purdue Conference International Affairs, 1962
Committee on International Education Programs, 1966
Box 4
"Cultural Opportunities at Purdue," by W.E. Howland, 1934 [Report]
Cowley, W.H., 1950-1969
[Business correspondence, articles, and reprints written by Cowley]
Krannert Building (Purdue University), ca. 1962
[Brochures and information on the dedication of the Krannert building]
Land Grant Association, 1960-1969
[Meeting addresses, reports, and programs regarding the National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges]
Land Grant Centennial (Purdue University), 1962-1963
[Correspondence, addresses, donations to centennial fund, and printed
materials relating to the Morrill Land Grant Act and Purdue's centennial
celebration of the passage of the act]
Memorial Center Dedication (Purdue University), 1958
[Memorandums, brochures, business correspondence, congratulatory
telegram from Indiana Governor Handley, newspaper clippings, and
program from the opening play at Loeb Playhouse]
Network Analyzer (Purdue University), 1941-1948
[Annual reports from Purdue's School of Electrical Engineering regarding
a calculator board]
Purdue Engineer, 1968
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"Purdue Engineering Experiment Station, Conceptual Study of a University
Nuclear Research Reactor," 1958 [Report]
Purdue University Institutional Profile Reports, Prepared for Accreditation Visit
of North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1968-1969
Lafayette Campus, 1968
Calumet Campus, 1968
Fort Wayne Campus, 1968
Indianapolis Campus, 1969
Religion in Higher Education University of Minnesota Conference, 1955
[Business correspondence, reports, and brochure]
Box 5
Admissions, 1951-1970
Annual Reports, Previous Year Admissions, Agriculture (Purdue
University), 1969-1970
"High School Record as Criterion for Admission to Purdue," 1951
"Why Students Choose Purdue," 1951
Lark, Karl (Purdue University), 1958
Transcript of talk: "Horovitz and Physics at Purdue, 1928-1958"
Libraries, 1967
"Past and Future of 58 Research Libraries 1951-1980," 1967
Life Science Building (Purdue University), 1948-1960
[Business correspondence, blueprints, and budgets involved with the
planning and construction; information and correspondence regarding the
building dedication]
Minnesota - University of, 1958
[Business correspondence and brochures regarding the inauguration of the
president of University of Minnesota; copy of Hovde's inauguration
speech]
Mural – Purdue Memorial Center, 1958-1962
[Business correspondence regarding the search for an artist,
correspondence with mural artist Eugene Francis Savage, correspondence
dealing with the cost and installation of the mural, brochures,
correspondence, press releases, and invitations to the dedication of the
mural]
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education – Purdue Reports, 1960,
1966
[Business correspondence and reports]
National Institute of Animal Agriculture (Purdue University), 1954-1968
[Brochures and business correspondence regarding National Institute of
Animal Agriculture convention held at Purdue]
Navy – ROTC Cruises (Purdue University), 1947-1957
[Business correspondence regarding Purdue's ROTC program]
Nuclear, 1953-1962
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Nuclear Reactor (Purdue University), 1953-1962
[Business correspondence with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
regarding Purdue's license application to build a nuclear reactor, reactor
design reports, meeting minutes, proposals, and telegrams]
"Proposal Program for Nuclear Engineering Education at Purdue,"
1953
Political Convention (Purdue University), 1968
[Souvenir programs from Purdue's mock political convention]
Purdue Traditions, 1936-1964
Heavilon Hall Chimes, 1950
[Business correspondence regarding the purchase of chimes]
Old Oaken Bucket, 1936-1964
[Correspondence and articles regarding the traditional football
game between Purdue University and Indiana University]
Religion in Higher Education, 1949-1951
[Business correspondence, reports, and brochures]
Box 6
Midwest Program on Airborne Television (Purdue University), 1959-1971
[Business correspondence, reports, and Purdue's application to the Federal
Communications Commission regarding the use of airplanes to transmit
educational television programs to rural elementary and high schools. The
planes, which took off from Purdue's airport, transmitted the program
tapes over Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and a
small portion of Canada]
Application for UHF Channel, Folder #1, 1959-1968
[Correspondences, reports, Purdue's application to the
FCC]
Federal Communications Commission, 1963-1964
[Copies of commission reports]
General, 1962-1971
[Brochures, bulletins, business correspondence, committee
meeting reports, programs, and background information]
Operating Manual, 1960
Purdue Membership, 1962-1967
[Membership certificates, business correspondence, voting
designation, membership fees]
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, 1962-1964
[Staff roster, copy of bylaws, reports]
Audit reports for Purdue University, year ended June 30, 1970
[binder, “For the Desk of Mr. F. Hovde, Purdue University, Year Ended
June 30, 1970,”Laventhol, Krekstein, Horwath and Horwath, Certified
Public Accountants]
Purdue University Previous Year Annual Reports, 1969-1971
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Registrar - ROTC, 1969-1971
Service Enterprises – Technology, 1969-1970
Television - Victory Varieties, 1969-1970
Purdue University, State of the University – Reports of the Committee, 1934-
1947
[Committee reports on the state of Purdue University]
Television – Chicago Jr. College, 1958-1960
[Business correspondence and reports regarding a three year experiment
using public television to broadcast college courses]
Television – International Seminar, 1959-1962
[Business correspondence, reports, and a copy of Hovde's address to the
National Association of Educational Broadcasters]
Tulane University, 1962-1963
[Newspaper clippings and copies of the lawsuits brought against Tulane
University regarding the admission of African Americans]
Box 7
Marcott, George L.—Memorial, 1958 [Pamphlet]
Purdue University Previous Year Annual Reports, 1969-1970
Personnel Administration – Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), 1969-
1970
Regional Campus, 1969-1970
Humanities – Musical Organizations, 1969-1970
Home Economics, 1969-1970
Airport – Dean of Women, 1969-1970
Schedules & Share-Science, 1969-1970
Taiwan-Bulletin of President Harde's Visit, 1965
[Brochures regarding Taiwan's Chung Kung University]
Technical Extensions Division – Calumet Center (Purdue University), 1944-1953
[Business correspondence, clippings, and related materials regarding
Purdue University's Calumet extension program in Hammond, Indiana]
Selection of property for Purdue's Calumet extension, 1944-1948
Groundbreaking ceremony and construction, 1949-1950
Dedication ceremony, 1951
Opening, 1952-1953
Television Study, 1966
"Engineering Report to Purdue University on a Television System Study
and the Development of a Technical Design Utilizing the
Telecommunications Media in Education," 1966 (Report)
Box 8
Astronaut Scholarship Fund, 1967
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[List of fund contributors, memos, and acknowledgment cards for
donations to Purdue's Grissom Chaffee Astronaut Scholarship Fund]
Controller's Circulars (Purdue University), 1922-1951
[Memorandums from Purdue University's Office of Vice-President and
Controller regarding employee compensation, payroll administration,
administrative supplies, telegraph and telephone usage]
Enrollment Reports, ca. 1950-1962
"The Indiana Plan to Meet the Tidal Wave of College and University
Students Predicted for 1970," author unknown, n.d.
"Purdue University, Enrollment as of October 1 each year 1922-1949,
with Estimates for 1950 to 1965," by N.M. Parkhurst, 1950
"Potential Enrollment for Indiana Colleges and Universities," by N.M.
Parkhurst and Betty M. Suddath, 1955
"Potential Enrollment for Purdue University, 1955-1972," by Betty M.
Suddath, 1956
"Factors Influencing the Successful Graduation of Freshmen who enroll at
Purdue University," by Betty M. Suddath, 1956; 1957
John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA, 1966
[Board of Directors information packet]
National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Purdue University), 1962, 1963
[Copy of proposal sent to NASA regarding their Predoctoral Research
Training Grant Program, 1962]
Report by Hovde recommending the Lafayette area for the location
of NASA's proposed Elections Research Center; includes pictures
of Purdue University and the Lafayette area, 1963
Radio Frequency Modulation (F-M) Channels (Purdue University), 1943-1948
[Correspondence and reports regarding Purdue's School of Engineering
efforts to build a FM radio transmitter at the university]
Records of 1922, “Dr. Hovde Talks To Class of 1922”
[record albums for 1922 Class Committee for Purdue Scholarship
Foundation, 1922-A and 1922-B]
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1963-1969
[Business correspondence and clippings regarding James Whitcomb
Riley]
Ross Biological Reserve (Purdue University), 1949-1950
[Correspondence and reports regarding the establishment of the Purdue
University Ross Biological Reserve]
ROTC Reports, 1962
"Student Attitudes Toward Reserve Officer Training Corps Program: A
Survey of Freshmen at the University of Minnesota,"
by Robert L. Lathrop, 1962
"Students Decisions to Elect ROTC after One or More Quarters of
University Attendance, a Supplementary Study," by Robert L.
Lathrop and Elliot H. Donnels, 1962
S.S. Purdue Victory, 1945-1967
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[Correspondence, telegrams, brochures, and clippings regarding Purdue
University's namesake, the S.S. Purdue Victory, a U.S. Naval ship which
served briefly in the Pacific during World War II; includes sales manual
and brochure of the world-famous Mechanical Cow which was
installed on the ship]
Shortridge, Abraham C. (Purdue University), 1936-1964
[Correspondence regarding Purdue University's President Shortridge,
requests from researchers; includes correspondence and clippings
regarding the commission of Shortridge's portrait by Purdue University]
Smart, James H. (Purdue University), 1947-1963
[Correspondence from various researchers requesting information on
Purdue's President Smart; includes copy of letter that Smart sent to
former U.S. President Benjamin Harrison in 1896 and a letter from
Smart's daughter donating James Smart archival materials to Purdue
University]
Speech Communication, 1965 (Book by Raymond S. Ross)
Steam, 1946
"A Survey of the Present and Proposed Steam Distribution at Purdue
University," 1946 [Report by Albert Spalding]
Student Affairs, Purdue’s Office of, 1943-1952
[Business correspondence, memorandums, and reports regarding the
formation and the organizational structure of the Office of Student Affairs]
Talks by President Hovde and Earl Butz [reel tape], 1961
Side One: Talk by President Hovde to entire counseling staff, September
3, 1961
Side Two: Talk by Dean Butz, September 5, 1961
Veterinary Science and Medicine - School of (Purdue University), 1958-1960
[Business correspondence, speeches, and programs regarding the ground
breaking ceremony and building dedication]
"Water Resources Research Center, Purdue University" 1966-1967
[Annual reports]
Waves of Green, 1950
[Business correspondence, invitations, and information packet regarding
the premiere of the motion picture Waves of Green; a film about
agriculture produced by Dearborn Motors]
Wiley, Harvey W. (Purdue University), 1955-1963
[Personal and business correspondence, addresses by Hovde regarding
Wiley's induction into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans;
informational brochures, programs, and press releases regarding the 50th
Anniversary of the Federal Pure Food and Drug Law and the U.S. postage
stamp issued in Wiley's honor; includes clippings and articles on Mrs.
Wiley]
Box 9
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Airport - Purdue University, 1967-1971
[Reports regarding the expansion of Purdue's airport]
Airport Needs – Indiana, 1960
[Business correspondence and report given to the Governor of Indiana
regarding air cargo transportation issues in the state of Indiana]
Aviation at Purdue – Brochure, 1945
[Brochure about Purdue's aviation program]
Arthur, J.C. (Purdue University), 1918-1947
[Correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the legal issue of
whether a collection belongs to the professor that collected, classified, and
maintained it or to the university where the collection is kept and the
professor employed. This issue was raised in 1918 when Dr. Joseph
Charles Arthur attempted to remove his herbarium from Purdue
University. Contains Arthur's obituary and Purdue University paperwork
from 1918. ]
Bureau of Information (Purdue University), 1946-1954
[Purdue press releases, authorizations by Hovde for journalists to use his
statements, newspaper clippings, and business correspondence regarding
Purdue University and various press agencies]
Busts (Purdue University), 1946-1954
[Business correspondence and information regarding the commission and
execution of the busts of Elliott, Smart, and Ross]
Butterfly and Moth Collection, Mattes (Purdue University), ca. 1950s-1960s
[Business correspondence regarding the acquisition of the Josef Mattes
Butterfly Collection; a gift to Purdue University from Josef's son
Max Mattes]
Butz, E.L.—Addresses and Speeches (Purdue University), 1957-1966
[Copies of talks, speeches, and papers by Butz]
Butz, E.L.—Ralston Purina Directorship (Purdue University), 1958
[Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and articles regarding the
controversy surrounding Dean Butz's acceptance of a directorship with
the Ralston Purina Company. Farmers called into question the ethics of
having the Dean of Agriculture on salary to the one of the world's
largest feed processors. Includes Hovde's replies to calls for Butz's
resignation, papers written by Butz, and list of talks given by Butz]
California University Loyalty Oath, 1950-1951
[Personal and business correspondence, pamphlets, and newspaper
clippings regarding a plan by the University of California's Board of
Regents to require all faculty members to take an oath swearing that they
were not communists; and the ensuing controversy that surrounded this
decision]
"Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering – History of School" (Purdue
University), 1951
[Paper written by John L. Bray]
Einstein, Albert, 1947
[Brochure and letter from Einstein about the need to halt atomic weapons]
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Box 10
National Electronics Conference, 1946
[Copies of Hovde’s talks from the conference, programs, correspondence,
reprints of Hovde's talk: "Science, Politics, and the National Welfare"]
National Military – Industrial Conference, 1957-1958
[Copy of Hovde's talk, transcript of panel discussion, agenda,
correspondence]
National Recreation Association, 1950-1951
[Business letter and copy of proceedings]
Newspaper Articles, 1964-1968
[Newspaper columns written by Hovde for the Martinsville Daily
Reporter, business correspondence, Purdue press release regarding
Hovde's columns, and other newspaper articles written by Hovde]
Newspaper Education Workshop, 1961
[Speech, business correspondence, and newspaper clippings]
Newsweek, 1966
[Copies of Newsweek article about Hovde, personal correspondence
regarding article including a letter from Indiana Senator Bayh]
North Dakota State University, 1949
[Copy of address by Hovde and commencement program]
Northwestern University, 1960
[Business correspondence and copy of Hovde's commencement address]
Northwood Institute, 1969
[Hovde's library dedication address, program, correspondence]
NYU Law Center Symposium on General Education and Law School Training,
1946-1956
[Hovde's speech, personal and business correspondence]
Case and Comment, 1953 (with reprint of Hovde's speech)
Off to College, 1966
[Publication's request of a letter from Hovde for upcoming issue]
Oral History (Purdue University), 1971
[Outline for Hovde's interview for Purdue's Oral History Program and
University Archives]
Owens Corning Fiberglass, 1961
[Business correspondence, research articles collected by Hovde, and copy
of Hovde's dedication speech for Owens Corning's Technical Center]
Personal Correspondence, 1965-1967
[Correspondence inviting Hovde to write his biography]
PIC Article about Hovde, 1948
[Article, personal and business correspondence regarding article]
Policy Statement on Education (Purdue University), 1963
[Hovde's statement to Purdue University's Board of Trustees]
Principals High School Conference, 1946, 1957
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[Copies of Hovde's remarks at conferences]
Public Safety Institute, n.d. [Notes]
Purdue Philosophy, n.d.
[Copy of Purdue Philosophy, author unknown]
Radio, 1946
[Copies of Hovde's remarks made on WBAA and WASK]
Research – Executives Conference (Purdue University), 1957
[Reports and roster of Purdue University's Executive Conference on
Problems Relating to Research]
Rochester, University of, 1941, 1965
[Letter from the University of Rochester's archive department requesting
permission to use portions of Hovde's 1941 letter in which he describes his
visit with Winston Churchill; includes copy of original letter]
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, 1948
[Copy of Hovde's commencement address, "The Engineer, His Education
and Responsibilities"]
Rotary, 1946
[Copy of talk: "University Business" by Hovde, newspaper clippings]
St. Mary's College, 1955
[Copy of Hovde's address for St. Mary's Centennial, newspaper clipping]
Science and Technology – Education & Management, 1957-1958
[Correspondence, notes, reports, clippings, research articles collected by
Hovde, copy of Hovde's suggestions to the U.S. Senate Preparedness
Investigating Subcommittee, Hovde's statement to the Senate Committee
on Labor and Public Welfare; includes a copy of the story from The
Lafayette Journal & Courier in which Hovde talks about National
Scientific Progress, a letter regarding the award that the newspaper won
for the article, and comments regarding the story]
Scientech Club, 1946
[Copy of Hovde's talk: "Science & Politics," correspondence, newspaper
clippings]
Sigma Delta Chi, 1958
[Copy of Hovde's talk:" Science & Our Newspapers," newspaper
clippings, correspondence]
Success, Formula for, 1962, 1965
[Quotes Hovde provided for a writer and a teacher]
Taylor University, Inauguration of President Bergwall, 1952
[Copy of Hovde's address and program]
Technical Societies Council, 1956
[Copy of Hovde's talk: "Educational Operations Research," business
correspondence, magazine reprints of talk, and newspaper clippings]
Television, 1961, 1970
[Correspondence, copy of Hovde's talk on televised educational
instruction]
Time Magazine, 1966-1967
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[Personal and business correspondence regarding Hovde's comments in
Time Magazine article; includes copy of article]
Tri-State College, n.d.
[Copy of Hovde's inaugural address at Tri-State]
Twenty-Five Year Story (Purdue University), 1971
The Journal Courier's "Frederick Hovde, Twenty-Five Years with Purdue
University" issue
Twenty Year Story (Purdue University), 1966-1967
[Correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's 20th
anniversary as Purdue's president, copy of congressional record saluting
Hovde, letters from members of the U.S. House of Representatives,
congratulations letter from U.S. Senator Bayh, copy of Purdue
University's "20 Years With President Hovde" press packet, article written
by a sports columnist from The San Francisco Chronicle in which he
writes that "Hovde comes across as the biggest square since Wayne
King, The Waltz King," ensuing articles and letters in defense of Hovde,
and Hovde's response to the article]
Tyme, 1949 (Purdue University), 1973
[Rivet parody featuring Hovde and a letter requesting a copy of the
magazine]
University – Description of a, 1958
[Letter written by Hovde to the Chancellor of the University of Kansas]
"University and National Strength," n.d.
[Report, author unknown, [Hovde?]
Utility Executives – Ebasco, 1959
[Business correspondence, address, meeting notes, meeting agenda]
Voice of America Lecture, 1963-1964
[Business correspondence, drafts, invoices, speeches, programs, and copy
of Hovde's lecture "The University & National Strength"]
Wabash College Commencement Address, 1946
[Copy of Hovde's address "Our Urgent Uncompleted Tasks," newspaper
clipping, commencement program]
Wisconsin, University of, 1962
[Copy of Hovde's speech, "100 Years of Progress," for the University of
Wisconsin's Farm & Home Week, correspondence, program]
Young Men's Christian Association, 1946
[Copy of Hovde's remarks at the YMCA's 75th Anniversary Convention]
Box 12
General Electric, 1956-1981
[Hovde was on GE's board of directors, 1956-1979; business
correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, transcripts of anti-trust
suits, printed material]
Inland Steel, 1960-1978
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[Hovde was on the board of directors, 1959-1978; business
correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes and agendas]
President's Committee on Education Beyond High School, 1956-1958
[Hovde was a member of the council, 1956-1957; business
correspondence, reports, articles, and materials regarding higher
education]
President's Committee on Employment of Physically Handicapped, 1959-1972
[Business correspondence, information brochures, membership cards, and
Purdue University's membership certificate]
President's Conference on Technical and Distribution Research for the Benefit of
Small Businesses, 1956
[Report and telegram from Hovde turning down the offer of chairmanship]
President's Council Physical Fitness and Sports, 1970-1973
[Hovde served on the council, 1970-1973; business reports,
correspondence, and clippings]
Sears Roebuck, Board of Directors Meeting, 1977
[Hovde was a trustee, 1976-1979; board of directors meeting minutes,
reports, and budget]
Box 13
Notes for Talks, ca. 1947-1971
Box 14
General Electric, 1961-1980
[Hovde was on GE's board of directors, 1956-1979; correspondence,
reports, directories, court transcripts of various lawsuits, bylaws, printed
materials]
Lockheed Program, 1971
[Business correspondence, United States Senate transcripts
for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
and the Finance Subcommittee on International Trade
regarding a federal loan to the Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation]
Charlottesville, Virgina Development, 1970
[Aerial photographs of the proposed sites, business
correspondence, newspaper clippings regarding GE's
proposed facility]
CF6 Program, 1970
[Information packet, photographs of proposed sites, and
report regarding GE's CF6 Turbofan Engine for DC-10
aircraft]
President's Committee on Education Beyond High School, 1956-1957
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[Hovde was a committee member, 1956-1957; reports, articles,
correspondence, and printed materials]
Box 15
General Electric, 1956-1980
[Hovde was on GE's board of directors, 1956-1979; correspondence,
reports, minutes, printed materials]
President's Council (Purdue University), 1974-1980 [Reports and memos]
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, 1965-1979
[Hovde was on the council, 1970-1973; business correspondence,
newsletters, reports, clippings related to the council and sport programs
in the United States]
Council, 1970-1974
[Business correspondence, reports, newsletters, newspaper
clippings, invitations, council reports to the president;
includes a letter from Richard Nixon accepting Hovde's
resignation from the council, letters from astronaut James
Lovell, who was chairman of the council, and council pin]
Publications, 1965-1973
[Pamphlets, brochures, reports, articles]
Basic Beliefs, 1972 [Brochure]
Meeting Minutes, 1970-1979
National Collegiate Athletic Association Programs, 1969-1970
[Bulletins, business correspondence, brochures]
Newsletters and News Releases, 1970-1976
President's Science Advisory Committee, 1959
[Reports, business correspondence, drafts, telegrams, newspaper clippings,
statements, brochures]
President's Task Force on Higher Education – Report, 1970
Price, George, 1975-1980 [personal correspondence]
Public Health Service - National Advisory Health Manpower Council, 1967-1969
[Hovde was a board member, 1967-1970; reports, business
correspondence, statistics, legislation, and general materials related to
health in the United States]
Purdue Airlines, Inc., 1967-1971
[Materials relating to Purdue Airlines, originally Purdue Aeronautics
Corporation; and the joint venture with investment banking firm
Stephens Inc. to establish a commercial charter air transportation
service]
Application to the Civil Aeronautics Board for a contract to act as
an air carrier, 1967
[Correspondence, press releases, service agreements]
Agreement between Purdue and Stephens, Inc., 1967
Legal Documents, 1967
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Balance Sheets, Marketing Plan, Press, 1968-1972
Minutes and Records of Executive Action, 1969-1971
[Correspondence, meeting minutes, information on
resolution to cease flight operations due to operating losses]
Purdue Alumni Association Membership, 1970-1980
[Membership certificates, membership card, dues, business
correspondence]
Purdue Calumet Alumni Association, 1976-1982
[Business correspondence, newspaper clippings]
Box 16
P – Correspondence, 1961-1982 [business and personal]
Purdue Foundation, 1979-1982
[Reports, meeting minutes, contributor lists, correspondence]
Purdue Memorial Union, 1972-1976
[Purdue University's Memorial Union 50th Anniversary information packet
and business correspondence]
Questionnaires, 1970-1974
[Questionnaires sent to Hovde regarding various studies]
Radio Free Europe, 1969-1974 [newsletters and contribution requests]
Reamer Club (Purdue University), 1960-1976
[Newsletters, membership card and certificate]
Recognition Dinner (Purdue University), 1962-1971
[Personal and business correspondence, newspaper clippings, dinner
programs, and guest lists from Hovde's retirement dinner, attended by
President Richard Nixon]
Research and Development Board, ca. 1947-1952
[Hovde was chairman of the Board's Committee on Guided Missiles from
1947 to 1949; business correspondence, reports, photographs, printed
materials related to the board and weapons research]
Research and Development Board, 1947-1949
[Correspondence, photograph of board members,
newspaper clippings, reports, committee roster, telegrams,
aerial photographs of various research laboratories]
Committee on Program Review, 1950-1951 [Correspondence]
Jet Propelled Missiles Panel, ca. 1948 [Notes and copy of Senate
bill]
British Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defense Science,
1950-1952
[Photograph of committee members, invitations to various
receptions including an invitation to dine with Britain's
King George VI, travel vouchers, agendas, pamphlets,
meeting reports, and newspaper clippings regarding the
Committee’s Conference in Cambridge]
Retirement (Purdue University), 1969-1972
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[Personal and business correspondence from Purdue staff, faculty, and
alumni, colleagues and friends regarding his retirement from Purdue;
includes letters from J. Edgar Hoover and U.S. Senators Vance Hartke and
Allan Bloom]
Retirement Clippings (Purdue University), 1969-1971
[Press releases, statements, articles, correspondence on Hovde's
retirement]
Midwest Engineer, 1970 (Article about Hovde, page 14)
Indiana Teacher, 1970 (Article on Hovde, page 99)
Purdue Alumnus, 1971 (Hovde Retirement Issue)
Rogue River, Oregon, 1970-1975
[Personal correspondence, trip agenda, newspaper clippings regarding
Hovde's vacation trips]
Rose Bowl (Purdue University), 1966-1967
[Correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, photographs, financial
statements, schedules, printed material, ephemera]
Information Report, 1967
[Report from the Rose Bowl's University News Service
regarding press coverage and publicity for Purdue
University]
Miscellaneous Publications and Schedules, 1966-1967
[Luncheon schedules, financial receipts, invitations to
various luncheons and receptions, Rose Bowl souvenir
programs]
Newspaper Clippings, 1966-1967
Box 17
T – Correspondence, 1971-1980 [business and personal]
Twain Society, 1966
[Correspondence regarding Hovde's honorary membership]
U – Correspondence, 1971-1975 [business and personal]
United Negro College Fund, 1966-1972
[Contribution requests, informational brochures, correspondence]
University Club of Chicago, 1956-1971
[Newsletters, membership information, contribution requests,
correspondence]
U.S. Golf Association, 1967-1977
[Hovde was a member; correspondence, membership information,
yearbooks, printed material]
U.S. Track and Field Federation – Advisory Committee on, 1962-1966
[Correspondence, reports, brochures, handbooks, newspaper clippings]
V – Correspondence, 1956-1982 [business and personal]
Van Etten, John W., 1961-1982 [personal correspondence]
Vance, Henry T., 1965-1969
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[Brochures, correspondence on the Boston Fund Studies of University
Endowments]
Varsity Glee Club Citation (Purdue University), 1964
Vice Presidents (Purdue University), 1972
[Reports, correspondence regarding the office of the vice-president at
Purdue]
Vincent's Club, 1970 [invitation to the annual dance at Oxford]
Waddell, Kenneth L., 1960-1970 [personal and business correspondence]
Wagner, Thomas, 1970 [personal correspondence]
Wallis, W. Allen, 1966-1969
[Talks and articles by Wallis, President of the University of Rochester]
Wenner – Gren Foundation for Anthological Research, 1954-1957
[Hovde was on the Board of Directors; business correspondence, reports]
Weil, Louis A., 1968-1980 [personal correspondence]
Wheeler, John W., 1952-1970
[Personal correspondence between Hovde and Wheeler, a member of
Purdue’s Board of Trustees; includes Wheeler's obituary]
White House Conference on Education, 1965
[Conference brochures, newsletter, reports, guest list, addresses, articles,
meeting transcripts, correspondence]
White House Conference on the Industrial World Ahead, 1972
[Brochures, programs, invitation to conference]
Willis, Benjamin C., 1967-1973
[Personal and business correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports
regarding the Tri County Study Council]
WLW "Wealth of Years" Board of Selectors, 1948-1949
[Hovde was on the board of selectors for the radio program, which
featured different college professors; includes correspondence]
World, 1972-1973 [magazine subscription information]
Box 18
Engineering Society of Cincinnati, 1956
[Correspondence and brochures regarding engineering convention]
R – Correspondence, 1959-1982
[Business and personal; includes a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt]
Rose Bowl, 1970-1972
[Business correspondence, invitations, 1972 parade program]
Ross – Ade Foundation (Purdue University), 1971, 1974
[Copy of the foundation's articles of incorporation and the Purdue
Alumnus, 1974]
Rotary Club, 1970-1973
[Business correspondence and membership information for the Lafayette
branch]
Rumley, Edward A., n.d. [reprints of Rumley's autobiography]
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S – Correspondence, 1967-1982 [business and personal]
Sagamore of the Wabash, 1956-1980
[Highest honor an Indiana governor can bestow on an individual; includes
correspondence and certificates from various Indiana governors honoring
Hovde]
Scabbard & Blade, 1946 [membership certificate]
Scandinavian Foundation – The American, 1948-1953
[Correspondence, newsletters]
Scan, 1952 [Hovde named member of the month, pg. 3]
Scholer, Walter (Purdue University), 1936-1972
[Scholer's architectural firm drew up the first master plan for Purdue
University in the mid-1920s and went on to design many of the
University's buildings; includes business correspondence between
Scholer and Purdue Presidents Elliott and Hovde; includes
Scholer's obituary]
Schricker, Governor Henry F. – Bust Fund, 1965
[Correspondence regarding Hovde's donation]
Scott, John A, 1968-1976 [personal correspondence]
Sears Roebuck Foundation, 1974-1979
[Hovde was a trustee of the Sears Roebuck Foundation 1976-1979;
business correspondence, meeting agendas, minutes, annual
reports, proposals]
Seattle, 1962 [correspondence regarding Hovde's vacation plans]
Security Clearance Information, 1947-1974
[Business correspondence and information regarding Hovde's security
clearance for various companies and government agencies]
Seigniory Club, Inc., 1959-1972 [brochures and membership information]
Sigma Delta Chi Leather Medal, 1953 [certificate]
Sigma Xi, 1946-1982 [membership information, dues, membership card]
Silcox, L.K., 1956-1971
[Business correspondence and papers written by Lawrence Silcox]
Sparks, Blair W., 1956-1981
[Personal and business correspondence with Sparks, a former Purdue
faculty member who became the Dean of the College of Guam;
includes reports written by Sparks]
Spivey, Delmar T., 1962-1971
[Personal correspondence between Hovde and Major General Spivey;
includes articles about Spivey and Culver Military Academy]
State Policy Commission on Post High School Education, 1968 [report]
Stewart, R.B. (Purdue University), 1971-1972
[Resolution of the naming of Stewart Center, news releases, newspaper
clippings, business correspondence, biographical data on Stewart, and
Hovde's speech]
Tao Beta Pi, 1972-1980 [membership information, alumni dues, newsletters]
Tarawo Cruise, 1946-1949
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[Personal and business correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings
regarding Hovde's cruise on the USS Tarawo with other university
presidents]
Tarheel, Honorary, 1956
[Certificate; Hovde named an honorary Tarheel by North Carolina's
general assembly]
Thompson, H.W., 1947-1982 [personal correspondence]
Tillisch, L.H., 1947-1980 [personal correspondence]
Tippecanoe County Historical Association, 1951-1979
[Newsletters, business correspondence, membership information and card]
Tizard, Sir Henry, 1951, 1963
[Reprint of Tizard's lecture at MIT, request for information about Tizard
from biographer]
Tomahawk, 1966 [honorary membership certificate]
Box 19
American Institute of Cooperation, 1946
[Copy of Hovde's welcome address]
American Iron and Steel Institute, 1955-1969
[Newspaper clippings, notes, research materials, correspondence, reprints
of Hovde's speeches]
American Society of Animal Science, 1969
[Business correspondence and copy of Hovde's address]
Bond Club, 1964-1965
[Business correspondence and copy of Hovde's address]
Book of Knowledge, 1946-1947
[Business correspondence regarding statement provided by Hovde on the
world's most urgent problem for publication in book]
Boy Scouts of America, 1956
[Business correspondence regarding a speech by Hovde]
Buffalo, University of, 1964
[Business correspondence, invitation, agenda, memorandums, map,
articles, and reports regarding the Fall Convention at Buffalo University]
Centennial, Purdue, 1969
[Business correspondence, speeches, dedication of memorial marker
speech, reports, notes, and statements]
Central Association of Science & Math Teachers, 1946
[Copy of Hovde’s talk]
Chamber of Commerce, 1946-1970
[Business correspondence, articles, newspaper clippings, reports, and
copies of Hovde's speeches]
Chemical Engineering, 1948-1949
[Reprint of Hovde's article "University's Role in the Nation's Research,"
business correspondence, and newspaper clipping]
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Chemical Engineers – American Institute of, 1957
[Business correspondence and reprints of Hovde’s addresses]
Chicago Board of Trade, 1952
[Business correspondence and copy of Hovde’s address]
Chicago Industrial Relations Association, 1956
[Copy of Hovde’s address, notes, correspondence]
Christian Science Monitor, 1962 [article on Hovde]
Church – Presbyterian, n.d. [Copy of Hovde’s address]
Commencement [Purdue University and other institutions], 1946-1971
[Hovde's commencement addresses at Purdue and other institutions,
personal and business correspondence, pamphlets, and programs]
Communism [Purdue University], 1957-1958
[Letters to Hovde concerning fears on campus, reprint of Dr. Frederick
Charles Schwarz's testimony before the U.S. Committee on Un-American
Activities]
Congressional Committee Hearings, 1953-1958
[Correspondence, clippings, copies of Hovde's statements before the
Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and the Subcommittee on
Education]
Convocation – Opening (Purdue University), 1946
[Copy of Hovde's opening address]
Culver Military Academy, 1947-1967
[Business correspondence, copy of Hovde’s commencement address,
articles]
Debris, 1970 [reprint of Hovde interview]
Democracy, 1961 [Hovde's definition of democracy in response to a student's
request]
Education – American System of Higher, n.d.
[Hovde's talk at the inauguration of President Bergrall at Taylor
University]
Elks – Order of, 1950
[Hovde's memorial service address, newspaper clipping, program]
Emory University, 1957
[Hovde's talk honoring President Martin, business correspondence,
newspaper clippings, invitation]
Engineer, The Purdue, 1946 [letter from Hovde regarding A.A. Potter tribute
issue]
Engineering Education Seminar, n.d. [notes for talk]
Esquire, 1950 [article about Hovde]
Evansville Manufacturers and Employers Association, 1946
[Hovde talk: "Science and Politics," newspaper clipping]
Evansville – University of, 1948-1953
[Commencement address by Hovde, correspondence]
Experimental Stress Analysis – Society for, 1963-1967
[Requests for guest editorials for the journal Experimental Mechanics]
Exponent – Purdue, 1947-1971
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[Various articles by or about Hovde, clippings, correspondence]
Faculty (Purdue University), 1946-1969
[Correspondence, programs, notes, talks given by Hovde to Purdue
faculty]
Purdue Alumnus, 1966 [Article about Hovde, page 10]
Film – Purdue, 1947
[Correspondence regarding Hovde’s speech in a film shot at Purdue]
Findlay College, 1961
[Correspondence, invitation, Hovde's address regarding the dedication of
Findlay's Science Hall]
Fraternities, 1946-1970
[Copy of Hovde’s addresses, correspondence regarding various
fraternities]
Box 20
Adult Education (Purdue University), 1955-1959
[Hovde's remarks at the dedication of Purdue's Loeb Playhouse,
correspondence]
Agricultural Chemists – Association of, 1956-1957
[Correspondence, program, Hovde's address: "Harvey Wiley, Human
Catalyst"]
Agricultural Engineering Teaching Seminar, n.d. [copy of Hovde's speech]
Agriculture, 1945-1968
[Correspondence, press releases, talks, newspaper clippings regarding
agricultural issues]
Alpha Phi Omega, 1947, 1967
[Certificate of Hovde's membership, membership card, donation request]
Alumni Foundation (Purdue University), 1974-1976
[Correspondence, financial statements, contribution cards]
Alumni (Purdue University), 1944-1976
[Business correspondence, notes, talks, Purdue Alumni Scholarship
Foundation, related alumni activities]
Purdue Alumnus, 1952 (Hovde article, page 2)
Purdue Alumnus, 1954 (Hovde article, page 2)
Purdue Alumnus, 1955 (Hovde article, page 2)
Purdue Alumnus, 1962 (Hovde article, page 4)
Alumni (Purdue University), 1963-1980
[Correspondence, certificates, copy of Class of 1920 Golden Jubilee
Reunion booklet, 1970]
Honorary Life Member, North Central Purdue Alumni Club, 1967
Purdue University Alumni University, 1970
American Association of Teachers of French, 1956-1957
[Hovde's talk: "Educational Operations Research," notes, correspondence,
newspaper clippings]
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American Cancer Society, 1955
[Hovde's Cancer Rally Day talk, information from the American Cancer
Society]
American Chemical Society, 1958-1959
[Correspondence, newspaper clippings, agenda, Hovde's speech: "Impact
of Government Research and Development Programs of American
Universities”]
American Home Economics Association, 1954
[Hovde's talk: "The Importance of Research," other Hovde remarks,
correspondence]
American Society for Engineering Education, 1931-1960
[Talks by Hovde, Potter, and Hawkins, copy of President Elliott's address,
meeting minutes, correspondence]
Americas Town Meeting of the Air (Purdue University), 1947
[Hovde's talk at Purdue's program]
Arnett Celebration, 1949
[Program and notes for Hovde’s address honoring Arett C. Arnett, M.D.]
Athletics, 1946-1967
[Hovde's remarks at various athletic events]
Atomic Industrial Forum, 1956
[Business correspondence and talk by Hovde]
Butler University, 1946
[Hovde's commencement address]
Calumet Boilermaker, 1970
[Interview with Hovde]
Campus Copy (Purdue University), 1946
["Freedom or License, Academically Speaking," article by Hovde]
Canterbury College, 1946
[Presentation address of President Edgar C. Cummings and program]
Carleton College, 1964
[Correspondence, newspaper clippings, press release, Hovde's talks
regarding Carleton College's gymnasium dedication]
The Voice, 1964 (Article about Hovde, page 6)
Case Western Reserve University, 1948-1949
[Copy of Hovde's talk: "The Challenge to Education," inauguration report]
Centennial – University of Illinois, 1967
[Correspondence, newspaper clippings]
W – Correspondence, 1958-1982
[Business and personal correspondence, reports, articles]
Y – Correspondence, 1969-1981 [business and personal correspondence]
Yard, Raymond, C., 1971 [personal correspondence]
Young Men's Christian Association, 1964-1980
[Business correspondence, dues receipts, membership cards]
Young Women's Christian Association, ca. 1974
[Business correspondence, certificate of sharing]
Z – Correspondence, 1970-1980 [business and personal]
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Ziegler, Hrolfe R., 1963-1980 [personal correspondence]
Box 21
Aero – Jet (Purdue University), 1976
[Purdue memo regarding a gift of land in Florida from the Purdue Alumni
Foundation to the Agriculture Alumni Trust Fund]
Aerospace Education Center, 1969
[Correspondence, reports regarding center to be established at the U.S. Air
Force Academy in Colorado]
Ag Fish Fry – Lifetime Pass (Purdue University), 1977
[Correspondence regarding Hovde's lifetime pass to the School of
Agriculture’s fish fry]
Air Force Academy, 1966-1967
[Newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports]
Air Force Academy – Board of Visitors, 1960-1963
[Hovde was on the board; correspondence, invitations, reports, agendas,
brochures, catalogs, academy curricula]
Air Force, Department of, 1967-1972
[Invitations for Hovde to attend various Air Force functions]
Air Force Museum Foundation, 1964-1971
[Hovde was a member of the Foundation's National Honorary Advisory
Council; reports, brochures, correspondence, photographs of models for
the museum]
Air Training Command Advisory Board, 1954-1955
[Hovde was on advisory board, 1954; correspondence, reports,
photographs of board members, certificate commemorating Hovde's first
jet ride]
Air University – Board of Visitors, 1948-1975
[Hovde was president of the board of visitors; correspondence, reports,
photographs of board members, certificate honoring Hovde's service]
Lake Region Junior College, 1966-1967
[Devils Lake, North Dakota; personal and business correspondence,
newspaper clippings, Hovde's dedication address of the college, certificate
granting Hovde lifetime membership in the Devils Lake Band Alumni
Association]
Machine Tool and Blue Book, 1957-1958
[Business correspondence, copy of interview with Hovde]
Memorial Services (Purdue University and other institutions), 1946-1950
[Memorial Day addresses by Hovde]
Michigan State University, 1953
[Correspondence, programs, copy of Hovde's commencement address]
Midwestern Universities Research Association, 1956
[Copies of Hovde's addresses]
Minnesota Technolog, 1963 (correspondence)
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Minnesota Technolog, 1963 (article on Hovde, page 35)
Minnesota – University of, 1946-1968
[Newspaper clippings, correspondence, copies of Hovde's addresses]
Miscellaneous – Greetings, Welcomes, Introductions, etc. (Purdue University and
other institutions), 1952-1971
[Correspondence, articles, speeches by Hovde, mostly for various Purdue
University functions]
Miscellaneous Notes, n.d. (regarding talks and correspondence)
Mortar Board (Purdue University), 1962 (statement by Hovde)
National Collegiate Athletic Association - American Football Coaches
Association, 1951-1953
[Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, mostly regarding
Hovde's keynote address before a joint meeting at the 1952 NCAA
Convention]
National Conference on Administration Research, 1962-1963 (Hovde's address)
Box 22
Fraternity Month, 1963 (article on Hovde, pages 10-12)
Freedom – Analysis of, ca. 1946-1949
[Research materials gathered by Hovde regarding the First Amendment
and civil liberties]
General Electric, 1958-1966 [Various talks by Hovde at GE, correspondence]
General Motors, 1961-1966
[Hovde’s commencement addresses at the General Motors Institute,
photograph, newspaper clippings, programs]
Gold Medal Award – National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame, 1967
[Hovde's address]
Governing Boards – Association of, 1955 [Hovde's address]
Graduate Schools, 1955-1958
[Correspondence regarding the differences in the graduation rates of
universities offering engineering doctorate]
Guidance Conference, n.d. [Hovde's welcome address]
"Halls of Ivy" Program, 1950 -1952
[Business and personal correspondence, articles, newspaper clippings
regarding Hovde's trip to Hollywood and his appearance on the radio
program, "The Halls of Ivy;" includes script of program]
Hammond Times – "Typical Day," 1950 [article about Hovde]
Handbook (Purdue University), 1946
[Article written by Hovde for the Purdue University Handbook]
Hanover College, 1946 [Hovde's commencement address]
Higher Education in the Space Age, 1963 [Hovde's address]
High Schools, 1947-1963
[Hovde's commencement addresses at different high schools]
Illinois Education Association, 1946 [Hovde's address at Rockford College]
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Indiana Bankers Association, 1956 [Hovde's address]
Indiana Broadcasters Association, 1963
[Hovde's address, notes, meeting agenda, correspondence]
Indiana General Assembly, 1971
[Hovde’s statement before the Assembly on the quality of education]
Indiana Society for Chicago, 1958 [Hovde's address]
Indiana State University, n.d.
[Hovde's address for the inauguration of Indiana State's President
Holmstedt]
Indianapolis Home Show, 1948
[Hovde's address, business correspondence, newsletters]
Indianapolis Industrial Exhibit, 1946
[Hovde's address, newspaper clippings, business correspondence,
program]
Indianapolis Scene and News, 1962-1973
[Newspaper articles on Hovde, correspondence]
Indianapolis Scientific & Engineering Foundation, 1970
[Hovde's address, "New Challenges for the Scientific Establishment;"
newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters]
Industrial Communications, 1963-1964
[Business correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's
address before the Industrial Communications Research Council]
Industrial Recreation Institute, 1946 [Hovde's address]
Institute of International Education, 1954-1955
[Hovde's address, correspondence, meeting agenda, report]
International Symposium on Growth (Purdue University), 1960
[Hovde's address for the Life Sciences Building dedication]
Kansas State College, 1953
[Honors convocation address by Hovde, program]
Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1960
[Article about Hovde, autobiographical drafts, business correspondence]
Kentucky – University of, 1952
[Commencement address, business correspondence, program]
Lafayette, 1959
[Talk on Purdue University and community relations with Lafayette,
papers, business correspondence, notes]
Lafayette Federation of Teachers, 1946 [Hovde's address]
Land Grant Association, 1954-1955
[Copy of Hovde's address: "Educational Planning for National Security;"
notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings]
Latin at Purdue University, 1966-1967
[High school students’ requests for Hovde's views on the usefulness of
Latin]
Leibowitz Article (Purdue University), 1959-1960
[Article in the Indianapolis Times on Hovde's decision to remain at
Purdue]
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Purdue Alumnus, 1960 (article about Hovde's decision, page 4)
Lincoln National Life Insurance, 1960
[New building dedication; Hovde's address, photograph of building,
newspaper clippings, programs, brochure]
Livestock Breeders Association, 1946 [Hovde's address, convention program]
Miscellaneous Materials for Speeches, 1946-1971
[Reports, articles, editorials, research papers, addresses gathered by Hovde
for research purposes]
Box 23
American Association for the Advancement of Science Membership, 1948-1982
[Membership dues, renewal forms, certificate]
American Council on Education, 1956-1974
[Hovde was council vice-chairman, 1955-1956; correspondence, reports,
printed material relating to the council and education]
"Freedom and Order on Campus," 1968 [paper by Otis A.
Singletary]
Committee on Statistical Information and Research, 1956-1963
History – (published, 1968), 1968, 1974
American Defense Preparedness Association, 1961-1972
[Membership cards, newsletters, commemorative pin, business
correspondence; also includes American Ordnance Association business
correspondence, membership information, membership card, lapel pin]
American Institute of Management, 1966-1972
[Membership information, Hovde’s nomination letter, membership dues]
American Institute of Management—President's Council Membership Certificate,
1968-1969 [Hovde’s membership and fellowship certificates]
American Legion, Indiana Department—Special Award, 1975
[Hovde’s certificate for his work returning World War II veterans;
contains leather-bound certificate, program, correspondence, newspaper
clippings]
American Society for Engineering Education, 1968-1977
[Membership dues, newsletters, programs]
Engineering Education Journal, January 1968
American Society of Air Affairs, 1951
[Correspondence on Hovde’s contributions]
Analytical Services Inc., 1958-1967
[Hovde was employed by Analytical Systems, which provided the
government with information on weapons research; correspondence,
reports, company information, meeting minutes, agendas]
Security Clearance, 1961
[Agreement with Purdue University to deliver Analytical
Services documents to Hovde in a classified manner]
Newsletters, 1959-1967
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Minutes, 1963-1964
Appointment to Board of Trustees, 1958-1959
[Analytical Services handbook, bylaws, reports,
correspondence]
Information Notebook, 1964
Reports, agendas, correspondence, 1960-1967
[Transcript of U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee
hearing on systems development and management]
Box 24
Atlantic Congress, 1959
[Hovde was on the U.S. committee that attended the Atlantic Conference
to Develop Cooperation between NATO Countries in London, 1952;
he served on the Scientific and Technical Cooperation Task Force;
correspondence, clippings, reports, materials related to the congress
[Business correspondence, reports, meeting agendas, newspaper
clippings, informational pamphlets, proposals, reports, press
releases]
Atlantic Congress, 1959
NATO, 1959
[Studies, reports entered into the congressional record,
correspondence, booklet of press comments]
Army Scientific Advisory Panel, 1952-1960
[Hovde served as a member of the panel, 1952-1960; and as chairman,
1956-1958; includes materials related to the U.S. Army and weapons
research]
Reports, correspondence, booklets, notes, photograph of Hovde
accepting the chairmanship, 1952-1956
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs of panel members,
telegrams, booklets, meeting agendas, minutes, and memos, 1956-
1960
Security Clearance, 1956-1958
[Correspondence, paperwork regarding Hovde's security
clearance]
Operational Research, Ad Hoc Committee to Review, 1952-1954
[Correspondence, reports, notes]
Army War College, 1958
[Correspondence, photograph of Hovde at seminar, guest lists, booklet
regarding the 4th Annual National Strategy Seminar]
Army, Association of the United States, 1960-1980
[Membership cards, information, newsletters]
Army, Department of, 1952-1976
[Business correspondence, photograph of Hovde at an Army-sponsored
seminar, invitations for Hovde to attend various Army functions]
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Army, Department of - Ordnance Project Hermes, 1952
[Business correspondence, paperwork on the Hermes guided missile
project]
Argonne National Laboratory - Security Clearance, 1952-1973
[Business correspondence regarding Hovde's security clearance]
Association of American Universities, 1964-1971
[Business correspondence, meeting schedules, agendas, programs]
Athletic Affairs, Committee on (Purdue University) 1957-1971
[Reports, business correspondence, meeting minutes]
Athletics and Academic Progress (Purdue University), 1980
[Report: "Purdue University Institutional Plan for Intercollegiate
Athletics," 1980]
Box 25
B - Correspondence
[Business and personal correspondence, greeting cards, invitations,
newspaper clippings about Purdue; includes letter from Indiana Senator
Bayh]
Brazenose College Charitable Foundation, 1969-1980
[Business correspondence regarding foundation, charitable contributions]
Brazilian Trip, 1964-1974
[USAID/ARDO Agricultural and Rural Development Conference in Rio
de Janeiro; includes invitations, correspondence, programs, brochures,
itinerary, reports, telegram to Purdue University announcing Hovde’s
honorary degree]
Bridge – Championship, 1967
[Correspondence regarding Hovde obtaining a 16mm film of his
appearance on the television show: Championship Bridge with Charles
Goren]
Britt, Stewart Henderson, 1949-1960
[Articles by Britt and other authors, mainly concerning consumer and
advertising research]
Brown, Kenneth H., 1949-1960 (personal correspondence)
Bruckel, William L., 1977
[Business correspondence regarding General Electric and Readex
Electronics]
Building Research Advisory Board (Purdue University), 1956, 1974
[Certificate honoring Hovde for his services as board chairman;
information and invitations for the board’s 25th anniversary dinner]
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1964-1976 (subscription and contribution
information)
Bush, Vannevar – Memorial; Reprints, 1951-1974 (articles written by Vannevar)
Butz, Earl L. - Portrait – Saddle and Sirloin Club (Purdue University), 1974
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[Business and personal correspondence regarding the Saddle and Sirloin
Club’s presentation of a portrait of Butz]
Canadian Exposition (Expo 67), 1967
[Personal correspondence, brochures, itinerary for Hovde's trip]
Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, 1973-1974
[Press releases on commission's study findings]
Carnegie Corporation, 1965 (brochure and annual report)
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1955-1970
[Hovde served on the board of trustees; business correspondence, reports,
meeting minutes and agendas, educational publications]
Report: “Study of Federal Government and Higher Education,” 1962
Federal Government and Higher Education Publications, 1962
The Federal Interest in Higher Education, 1962
The Role of the Federal Government in Financing Higher
Education, 1962
The Effects of Federal Programs on Higher Education,
1962
Board of Trustees, 1955-1970
[Correspondence, reports, minutes, papers, brochure on
bylaws]
Box 26
A - Correspondence, 1959-1982 (business and personal)
Atlantic Congress, 1959
[Hovde was on the U.S. committee that attended the Atlantic Conference
to Develop Cooperation between NATO Countries in London, 1952,
he served on the Scientific and Technical Cooperation Task Force
Reports, correspondence, printed material, 1959]
Atlantic Council, 1953-1973
[Contribution requests, newsletters, brochures]
Atlantic Union, 1970-1976
[Membership information, newsletters]
Autographs – Requests for, 1948-1973
[Requests for Hovde's signature, mainly relating to his college football
career]
Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc., 1953-1973
[Correspondence, booklets, charts, bylaws, reports, studies on atomic
energy]
Atomic Industrial Forum, Oliver Townsend Award, 1975
[Program, business correspondence regarding Hovde's award]
Award, Lou Gehrig, 1954-1975
[Hovde was a member of the award committee; list of award winners,
players' stats, newspaper clippings, correspondence on player selections]
Awards, 1971-1975 (invitations for Hovde to attend various award dinners)
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Battle Ground Historical Corporation, 1972-1976 (membership cards and dues)
Board for Fundamental Education, 1958-1972
[Hovde was a board member; correspondence, reports, meeting minutes,
printed material related to education]
Board Constitution, Minutes, Financial Reports, 1967-1969
Executive Director, Reports of, 1965-1969
Publications, ca. 1960s
Board of Foreign Scholarships, 1952-1975
[Hovde served on board; business correspondence]
Bohemian Grove (Northern California), 1969
[Postcards, programs, guest lists, personal correspondence regarding
Hovde's trip to the annual event held by the elite all-male Bohemian Club.
Fellow attendants at the event included Spiro Agnew, Richard Nixon,
Ronald Reagan, Malcolm Forbes and David Rockefeller]
Bologna, University of, 1949-1954
[Hovde served on the American Committee for the University of Bologna;
includes reports, correspondence]
BOMARC Evaluation Panel, 1959
[Hovde served on the panel, 1959; business correspondence, notes,
informational booklets, newsletters, statements and reports regarding the
evaluation of the pilot-less nuclear-tipped interceptor missiles designed by
Boeing]
Boys Clubs of America, Tippecanoe County, 1969-1974
[Meeting minutes, agendas, bylaws, constitution, correspondence]
Boy Scouts of America, Sagamore Council, 1968-1975
[Correspondence, membership information, dues]
Box 27
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, ca. 1922-1972
[Correspondence, printed materials related to education, reports, studies]
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1922-1972
[Booklets and correspondence on Hovde's retirement from
Purdue]
Study of Federal Government and Higher Education, 1961-1962
Study of the Relationships of Federal Government with Higher
Education, n.d.
University Governance in the 1970s, 1969
[Papers by various authors on university governance]
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, 1962-1976
[Pamphlets, studies, membership information, dues]
Certificate of Achievement, Association of the United States Army, 1963
[Correspondence regarding Hovde's certificate]
Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Army, 1953
[Hovde's certificate, lapel pin, correspondence regarding award]
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Chaffee Memorial Scholarship Fund – Honorary Trustee (Purdue University),
1969-1979
[Correspondence]
Change of Address, 1971-1973 [correspondence regarding Hovde's change of
address]
Chenea, Paul F., 1967-1970
[Correspondence, articles regarding Chenea, Vice President of General
Motors]
Chinese Award, 1968
[Correspondence on Hovde’s award from the Chinese government for
Purdue’s assistance in developing the College of Engineering at Taiwan's
Cheng Kung University]
Christ Church, Montebello, 1966-1970 (donation requests)
Citadel Board of Visitors, 1973-1983
[Hovde was named to the advisory committee in 1973; correspondence,
memos, meeting minutes, photographs of Hovde visiting the Citadel,
Patriotic Award given to Hovde by the Citadel]
Citations and Greetings (Purdue University), 1936-1971
[Copies and photographs of citations that Purdue awarded to its faculty,
administration, other institutions, and various people, copies of citations
awarded to University personnel by other institutions]
Includes copies of citations given to:
Harvard University, 1936
Viscount Halifax, 1943
Walt Disney, 1949
President Edward C. Elliott, 1954-1955
Citizen of the Day, WLW, 1971
[Certificate, correspondence regarding WLW radio station naming Hovde
Citizen of the Day]
City Club of Rochester, NY, 1938-1940 (meeting programs)
Civil Aeronautics Board (Purdue University), 1960-1962
[Correspondence, reports, legal documents regarding the board and the
Purdue Aeronautics Corporation]
Clark, Mark W., 1965-1980
[Personal and business correspondence between Hovde and General Clark,
president of the Citadel]
Columbian Park Recreational Center, 1947 (membership certificate)
Commission for Higher Education for the State of Indiana, 1954-1974
[Reports, pamphlets, correspondence regarding the nomination of various
people to the committee]
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: Advisory Committee on Agricultural, 1
953-1954
[Reports, meeting minutes, studies, 1953-1954]
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C – Correspondence, 1959-1982 (business and personal)
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations – Study Committee on Federal Aid
to Agriculture, 1954 (reports and business correspondence)
Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government – Task Force
on Research Activities, 1954-1955
[Reports, correspondence, notes, press releases regarding the Hoover
Commission, of which Hovde was a member]
Committees Granted Permission to use Frederick L. Hovde’s Name, 1947-1968
[Charitable institutions and organizations with which Hovde was
affiliated]
Congratulations on Appointment (Purdue University), 1945-1946
[Congratulations to Hovde on his appointment as president of Purdue
University]
Continuing Education Award (Purdue University), 1971
[Citation to Hovde from Purdue’s Continuing Education Department]
Council on Foreign Relation, 1954-1974 (correspondence, brochures, membership
dues)
Crampton, Nancy Orme, 1967-1975 (personal correspondence)
Culver Educational Foundation – Board of Directors, 1962-1968
[Hovde was a board member; correspondence, brochures]
Culver Military Academy, 1962-1971
[Newsletters, clippings, correspondence, school information]
Culver Alumnus, 1965 (interview with Hovde, pages 8-12)
Culver Military Academy – Candidates for Superintendent, 1967
[Business correspondence, resumes]
D – Correspondence, 1961-1981 (business and personal)
Deaths, 1942-1976
[Business and personal letters of condolence from Hovde, contributions to
memorial funds, obituaries, newspaper clippings concerning the deaths of
Hovde’s acquaintances and colleagues; includes Purdue alumni and
faculty]
Purdue Alumnus, 1972 (Dr. Lillian Gilbreth memorial issue)
Defense Department Distinguished Public Service Medal, 1970
[Letter and card congratulating Hovde on receiving medal; newspaper
clipping]
Defense, Department of—Citizen's Advisory Committee, 1953-1954
[Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings regarding the Kelly
Committee, of which Hovde was a member]
Defense Mobilization, Office of, 1957
[Invitations for Hovde to meet with the ODM's Science Advisory
Committee]
Delta Rho Kappa, 1964 (certificate of Hovde's membership)
Devils Lake Band, 1963-1976 (contribution requests)
Distinguished Public Service Award, Department of Navy, 1963
[Correspondence, press release regarding Hovde's award]
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Dubridge, Lee A., 1953-1975
[Personal correspondence, articles written by Dubridge, President of the
California Institute of Technology]
Box 29
Easter Seal Campaign, 1971-1975
[Hovde served as Indiana's Easter Seal Chairman in 1972; newspaper
clippings, correspondence, donation requests, certificate of appreciation]
Economic Development, Committee for, 1962-1969
[Hovde was a trustee on the committee; correspondence, reports, studies,
memos, bylaws, meeting information, minutes]
Economic Education, Joint Council on, 1956-1970
[Hovde served on the board of trustees; correspondence, invitations,
donation requests, meeting minutes]
Education, Task Force Committee on, ca.1960-1962
[Hovde served on the committee in January 1961 and chaired the Hovde
Panel which submitted a report to President-Elect Kennedy on federal
funding of schools; correspondence, reports, clippings, research materials]
Comments (Published) on Report, 1961
[Articles, press, correspondence regarding reaction to the
panel's paper: "Federal Support of Schools;" transcript of
Hovde's testimony before the House Subcommittee on
Special Education]
Saturday Review, 1961
[Hovde's comments on Kennedy's message on
education, page 48]
Correspondence Regarding Report, 1960-1962
[Correspondence on public reaction to panel's report,
newspaper clippings, articles, congressional record the
report was entered in]
Materials for Preparing Report, ca. 1960-1961
[Notes, reports, research papers, press releases, report
drafts and final copy, newspaper clippings of Hovde
presenting the report to President-Elect Kennedy]
Educational Conferences – Paris and Oslo, 1957
[Reports, correspondence, agendas, programs, notes on European
educational conferences attended by Hovde]
Educational Development Center, 1967-1970
[Correspondence, bylaws, certificate of incorporation, reports]
Educational Faculties Laboratories, 1967-1977
[Hovde was a board member; correspondence, reports, newsletters,
education journals]
Educational Faculties Laboratories Minutes, 1968-1969
[Hovde was a board member; meeting minutes]
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Educational – Office of Advisory Committee on New Educational Media, 1960-
1962
[Hovde served on the advisory committee, 1960-1961; newsletters,
reports, business correspondence, meeting agendas]
Educational Services Incorporated, 1962-1967
[Hovde was on the board of trustees; reports, correspondence]
Educational Testing Service, 1955-1974
[Hovde was on the board of trustees; newsletters, correspondence]
Box 30
E – Correspondence, 1950-1980 (business and personal correspondence, articles)
Education, Task Force Committee on, 1960-1976
[Hovde served on the committee in January 1961 and chaired the Hovde
Panel which submitted a report to President-Elect Kennedy on federal
funding of schools; correspondence, reports, clippings, research materials]
Notes, telegrams regarding task force meetings, 1960-1951
Report, 1961-1976
[Correspondence regarding the Hovde panel's paper:
"Federal Support of Schools;" includes copies of the report]
Educational Legislation – Committee for Action, 1968-1972
[Correspondence, newsletters]
Elliott, Edward C. (Purdue University), ca. 1961-1980
[Personal correspondence between Hovde and Edward Elliott, son of
Purdue's President Edward Elliott]
"Some Reflections about Edward Charles Elliott by Son Edward," n.d.
English–Speaking Union, The, 1964-1982
[Membership information, correspondence, contribution requests]
European Trip, July 1950
[Customs information, receipts, correspondence regarding the Hovdes’
vacation trip to Europe]
European Trip – June-July, 1957
[Receipts, tickets, correspondence regarding Hovde's vacation trip to
Europe; it was on this trip that he received his honorary doctorate from
Oxford]
Evans Scholars Foundation, 1958-1980
[Western Golf Association; newsletters, correspondence regarding
scholarship fund; personal correspondence between Hovde and Charles
"Chick" Evans]
Executive Branch of the Government, Commission on Organization of the -
Research Subcommittee, 1953-1956
[Herbert Hoover was chair of this committee; press releases, reports,
articles, business correspondence, Hovde's contract with the U.S.
Government, speeches made by Hoover in Germany, 1954]
Exceptional Civilian Service Award, Department of Air Force, 1969
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[Letter from the Air Force requesting information on the award that was
presented to Hovde in 1960]
Executive Departments and Agencies, Organization of Federal, ca. 1965
[Chart and booklet on the organization of Federal departments and
agencies]
F – Correspondence, 1951-1980 [personal and business correspondence, articles]
Federal Union, 1959-1976 [newsletters and contribution requests]
Federalism Seventy – Six, 1971-1973
[Hovde was on the board, 1972-1973; reports, correspondence, brochures,
bylaws, articles of incorporation, memos]
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 1979
[Information regarding the dedication of Hovde House in Kansas City,
Missouri]
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild, 1956-1969
[Sponsored by General Motors Corporation; correspondence, convention
information, photographs of the 1956 Guild Convention, invoices]
Focal Point, Station WOWO, 1963-1964
[Newspaper clippings, correspondence regarding Hovde's appearance on
the radio program; Hovde's statement on the program]
Ford Scholarship Board, 1962-1971 [Ford Foundation report, correspondence]
Foreign Policy Association, 1961-1969 [donation requests, correspondence]
Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge, 1953-1970 [donation requests and
newsletters]
General College, University of Minnesota, ca.1934-1935
[Reports, personnel information, notes, papers from Hovde's years as
Assistant Director at the University of Minnesota]
General Electric, 1956-1976
[Hovde was on GE's board of directors, 1956-1979; correspondence,
reports,printed material]
Dinner Meetings of Board, 1967-1976
Proxy Information, 1956-1965
Security Clearance, ca. 1956-1974
[Security questionnaires, business correspondence, and
reports regarding Hovde's security clearance]
Supersonic Transport, ca. 1967
[Report and article regarding the SST airplane]
Technology and Science Committee, 1972-1976
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G – Correspondence, 1957-1982 (business and personal)
General Motors (Purdue University), 1967-1971
[Business correspondence regarding GM stock held by Purdue University
Board of Trustees and the Purdue Research Foundation]
Gifts and Donations, 1976-1977 (receipts for donations made by Hovde)
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Gold Medal Award (Football Hall of Fame), 1961-1968
[Hovde was awarded the Gold Medal Award by the National Football
Foundation and Hall of Fame, 1967; correspondence, clippings, Hovde’s
acceptance speech, seating list, program; includes letters from U.S.
Senator Quentin Burdick, Governor Rhodes of Ohio, Spiro Agnew,
Indiana Governor Branigin, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and Dr.
Lillian Gilbreth ]
Footballetter, 1961
Footballetter, 1965
Footballetter, August-September., 1967
(Contains article about Hovde)
Footballetter, December-January, 1967-68
(Contains article about Hovde)
Gopher Goalpost, 1967
(Article about Hovde, page 22)
The Scroll, 1967
(Article about Hovde, pages 108-109)
Golden “65” Seniors Association, 1965-1966
[Correspondence regarding the Golden "65" golf club]
Governor, ca. 1971
[List of Indiana Governors, 1941-1973; newspaper clipping]
Great Issues (Purdue University), 1971
[Course prospectus by Professor James A. Huston]
“Great Living Hoosier” Award, Gary Chamber Commerce, 1960-1962
[Correspondence, brochures, newspaper clippings on Hovde's award]
Greece, American Foundation for, 1955-1958
[Hovde served on board of regents; reports, correspondence]
Greene, Richard (Purdue University), 1951-1968
[Correspondence, articles and reports written by Green, visiting Professor
of English at Purdue]
Grey Friars, 1950-1969 (requests for donations and information about Friars
Club)
Gridiron Dinners, 1971-1976 (correspondence, invitations)
Grinnell College, 1940 (correspondence regarding Hovde's plans to visit)
H – Correspondence, 1946-1972 (business and personal)
Handley, Harold W., 1970-1972
[Indiana Governor Handley; personal correspondence, Handley's obituary,
Hovde's memorial gift]
Heffeltinger, F. Peavey, 1967-1976
[Personal correspondence, clippings sent by Peavey regarding Rhodes
Scholarships, clippings, talks Peavey thought would interest Hovde,
articles written by Peavey]
Heston, W. Loomis, 1966-1970 (personal correspondence)
Hole – in – One, 1958-1973
[Information on Hovde’s various golf accomplishments; newspaper
clippings, letters of congratulations; includes Hole-in-One medal from the
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United States Rubber Company and membership cards from Hole-in-One
clubs]
Golf World, 1961 (article on Hovde, page 29)
Honor Societies, Association of College, 1968
[Correspondence on Hovde's appointment as a member-at-large]
Hoosier 500, 1968-1974
[Tickets, receipts, correspondence regarding Indianapolis 500 races;
includes Hovde's 1970 race parking permit]
Hovde, Frederick L., 1945-1980
[Personal and business correspondence, clippings related to Hovde and his
various awards, Hovde's biographical information]
Book, 1976-1980
[Personal and business correspondence regarding his
biography; includes distribution list of copies Hovde sent
out, and copies of letters from friends and associates who
contributed material to the biography]
Purdue Presidency, 1945-1980 [bulk 1945]
[Personal and business correspondence to and from Hovde
mainly regarding the transfer of power when Hovde was
elected President of Purdue University; includes
correspondence and reports from Purdue's Acting President
A.A. Potter regarding issues that Hovde should be aware of
as the incoming President]
Naming of Building and Honorary Degree, 1975
[Personal and business letters of congratulations and
newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's honorary degree
from Purdue University and the renaming of Purdue's
Executive Building in Hovde's honor]
Biographical Information, 1950-1980
[Biographical information on Hovde, Alphabetical List of
Awards, 1974; photographs, autobiographical information,
and obituary regarding Hovde's wife, Priscilla]
Purdue Alumnus, 1971 (Hovde retirement issue)
Box 32
General Electric, 1972
Technology and Science Source Book, 1972
[GE’s board of directors administrative polices and procedures
manual]
Graduate Program Statistics, Purdue University, ca. late 1950s
[Glass slides and slide negatives on graduate program statistics]
India (Government of) Commission of Equality on Education, 1964
[Request that Hovde join their commission on education and his
response]
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Indiana Academy, 1971-1982
[Indiana Museum of Art; correspondence, newspaper clippings on Hovde's
induction, 1971; newspaper clipping on Potter and Butz induction, 1973;
correspondence and programs for various Academy events]
Indiana Council of Churches, 1966-1980 (donation requests, newsletters,
brochures)
Indiana Farm Bureau Foundation – Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence,
1972-1976
[Award given in Hovde's name for educational service to rural people of
Indiana; information on contributions, clippings on award's creation, list of
award criteria, correspondence]
Indiana Federation of Art Clubs, 1967-1972 (membership dues receipts)
Indiana Forum, 1970-1976
[Hovde served on board; newsletters, reports, newspaper clippings,
meeting minutes, correspondence]
Indiana Historical Society, 1950-1975
[Correspondence, reports, membership information]
Indiana Society of Chicago, 1951-1980
[Membership information and cards, rosters, correspondence]
Indiana, State Chamber of Commerce, 1961-1975 (correspondence)
Indiana State Department of Public Instruction Reorganization Committee, 1960-
1973
[Correspondence, reports, copy of Indiana State Constitution, meeting
agendas]
Indiana State Museum, 1973-1974
[Hovde served on board of directors, 1973-1974; correspondence,
minutes]
Indiana, State of—Citation for Distinguished Service, 1967
[Correspondence and citation signed by Indiana Governor Branigin]
Indiana State Seniors Golf Association, 1970-1979
[Business correspondence, membership information, bylaws, membership
rosters]
Indiana University Alumni Association, Life Member Card, n.d.
Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Relations, 1962-1972 (correspondence)
Indianapolis Press Club, 1959-1974
[Correspondence, dues receipts, membership pin]
Industrial Chemistry – Engineering, 1938-1939
[Hovde's syllabus and lecture notes from University of Rochester]
Inland Steel – Election to Board, 19591959
[Correspondence, newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's election to the
board of directors; includes meeting minutes]
Box 33
I – Correspondence, 1961-1976
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[Business and personal correspondence; includes invitation to the
inauguration of John F. Kennedy, 1961]
Indiana Business and Industry, 1969 (article on Hovde, page 7)
The Innlet, 1956-1969
[Correspondence with the proprietor of The Innlet, a vacation spot in
Florida]
Intercollegiate Conference Correspondence, 1961-1971
[Correspondence, reports regarding the Council of Big Ten]
International Cooperation Administration – Education Advisory Committee,
1954-1956
[Hovde served on committee, 1954-1956; business correspondence,
reports, meeting minutes, notes, printed material]
International Council for Educational Development, 1971 (list of board members)
Iron Key (Purdue University), 1962-1976 (membership, dues, list of notables)
J – Correspondence, 1941-1981 (business and personal correspondence)
John Purdue Club, 1958-1982 (membership information, cards, decals)
K – Correspondence, 1957-1982 (business and personal)
Kennedy, John F., 1957-1960
[Notes by the Senator while attending luncheon and Purdue-Notre
Dame football game, 1957; notes from speaking engagement at
Purdue's Hall of Music, 1959; personal snapshot of Senator
Kennedy, 1960]
Kappa Delta Pi, 1963-1975
[Honors Society in Education, correspondence, ballot, notes for talk]
Kappa Kappa Psi, 1973 (report)
Kentucky Colonels, The Honorable Society of, 1968-1974
[Hovde named honorary colonel by Kentucky Governor Nuan;
membership information and cards, certificate]
Knoy, Maurice G., 1970-1974 (personal correspondence)
Lafayette Art Club, 1970-1976 (membership cards, dues, receipts)
Lafayette Home Hospital, 1969-1975 (membership information, annual report)
Lafayette McDonalds – Columbians, ca. 1946-1971 (baseball club; donation
requests)
Lafayette Press Club, 1966-1975
[Membership dues receipts, correspondence, newspaper clipping]
Land Grant Association (National Association of State Universities and Land-
Grant Colleges), ca. 1951-1981
Land Grant Association, ca. 1969-1981
[Correspondence, studies, invitations, members, fact book on land-
grant institutions, copy of the original land grant act of 1862]
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities, 1951-1955
[Reports, articles on land-grant colleges, Hovde's speech: "The
Future Responsibilities of Land Grant Institutions"]
Circular Letters, 1976 (newsletters)
Committee on Organization, ca. 1963-1964
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[Hovde served on committee; correspondence, notes,
reports, proposals, meeting minutes, agendas]
Suggestions from Institution Heads, 1964
[Correspondence, reports from university and college presidents]
Convention Program, 1954-1955
[68th Annual Convention of the Association of Land-Grant
Colleges and Universities; correspondence, programs, reports,
copy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's address before the
convention, and Hovde's address: "Educational Planning for
National Maturity"]
Campus Copy, 1955 (article on Hovde, page 1)
Box 34
L Correspondence, 1958-1982
[Personal and business correspondence; includes letters from U.S. Senator
Lugar and Ann Landers]
LaPierre, Cramer W. (Jim), 1972-1975 (personal correspondence)
League of Women Voters, 1971-1973 (donation requests)
Letters for Retirement Books (Purdue University), 1953-1976
[Correspondence from Hovde regarding retirement, birthday, and
anniversary gifts for colleagues and friends; mainly Purdue University
faculty and staff]
Lilly Endowment (Purdue University), ca. 1970s
[Eli Lilly Foundation; business correspondence and grant proposal]
Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission, 1958-1960
[Hovde served on Indiana's commission for the 150th anniversary of
Abraham Lincoln's birth; newsletters, business correspondence, programs]
Lindsay, Kenneth, 1950-1962
[Business and personal correspondence mainly regarding Lindsay's
lectures at Purdue; includes article by Lindsay]
Lions International, 1946
[Membership certificate, code of ethics, member information]
Lodge, Raymond, 1975-1976
[Business correspondence, report, prospectus regarding establishment of a
sport institute in Saudi Arabia]
Lost Tree Club, 1965-1971
[Golf club; business correspondence and membership information]
Lunchers – Thursday, Washington, D.C., 1942-1946
[Roster of war workers who met weekly for lunch at the Cosmos Club in
London; Hovde included in roster]
, 194 MacIntyre, Malcolm A.6-1980 (personal correspondence)
MacKinnon, George E, 1965-1982
[Personal correspondence between Hovde and U.S. Circuit Court Judge
MacKinnon]
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MacLean, Malcolm S., 1967-1973
[Personal correspondence and articles written by MacLean]
Mad Anthonys, 1969-1976
[Correspondence, photograph of Hovde at tournament, invitations,
programs relating to the Annual Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament]
May, Arthur J. - Memorial Scholarship, 1971 (donation request)
Mayo Clinic, 1966-1980
[Correspondence, hospital bills, donation requests]
Mayo Foundation, 1969-1976
[Correspondence, booklets, pamphlets, donation requests]
The Unending Adventure, ca. 1970s (Book, history of Mayo
Foundation)
McDonough, John J., 1946-1962 (personal correspondence)
Medal for Merit – President's, 1948-1956
[Correspondence about Hovde’s medal for outstanding service in World
War II]
Medal for Service in the Cause for Freedom – King's, 1948
[Correspondence, newspaper clippings about Hovde’s medal from the
United Kingdom for work during World War II]
Memorial Contributions (in lieu of flowers), 1952-1976
[Correspondence, receipts for memorial contributions made by the
Hovdes]
Mexico, March 1960-1968
[Correspondence, airline tickets, brochures, visitor guides, postcards, bills
from vacation trip to Mexico]
Mexico and California, 1970
[Correspondence, airline tickets, bills from Hovde's vacation trip]
Box 35
M – Correspondence, 1945-1982
[Personal and business correspondence, newspaper clippings]
Military Academy – Board of Visitors, 1965-1967
[Hovde served on the board, 1965-1967; correspondence, notes, reports,
meeting minutes; includes letters from U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond and
President Lyndon B. Johnson]
Military Academy, Board of Visitors – Annual Reports 1964-1967
Military Manpower Procurement, Civilian Advisory Panel on
(House of Representatives), ca. 1966-1967
[Hovde served on the panel, which was part of the National Advisory
Commission appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to study the
Selective Service Program. The panel released a report which
recommended changes to the system; includes materials used to prepare
the report and reaction to it]
Report, 1967
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Materials Received by J.L. Freehafer from General Hershey, ca.
1966
Statements by various generals and congressmen regarding the
Selective Service
Business correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, hearings
before the Committee on Armed Services
Statement by Lt. General Louis W. Truman
Office of Scientific Personnel. NRC (Trytten study on national
security)
Purdue Opinion Poll Report, 1966-1967
[Report based on an opinion poll regarding Purdue
students’ attitudes towards the Selective Service program;
includes original questionnaire]
Report of National Advisory Commission on Selective Service,
1967
[Panel's final report: "Who Serves When Not All Serves?"
Report, 1967]
Congressional report, "Report to the Commission on Armed
Services, House of Representatives"
Minikahda Club, 1962-1981
[Correspondence, donations, member roster, newsletters, membership
information]
Minnesota Alumni Association – Membership, 1976-1980
[Member information, newspaper clipping regarding Hovde's college
football career]
Minnesota, University of - General College, 1936-1940
[Articles by University of Minnesota faculty including Hovde, university
reports and studies]
Minnesota, 1928-1979
[Personal and business correspondence with the Minnesota University
Alumni Association, donation requests, reunion dinner invitations and
programs, reunion photographs, newspaper clippings on Hovde's decision
to turn down the office of president at University of Minnesota and remain
at Purdue,Hovde's Alumni Day Dinner speech: "Are Alumni
Dangerous?"]
Mortar Board (Purdue University), 1962-1977 (correspondence)
National Academy of Sciences, 1933-1973]
[Newsletters, reports, membership information
National Academy of Sciences – Commerce Department Research and
Development, 1958 (Request for Hovde to serve on a committee)
Box 36
National Association of Manufacturers – Modern Pioneers in Creative Industry
Awards, 1965-1966
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[Hovde was chairman of the National Awards Committee; clippings,
correspondence, brochures, list of winners, programs, notes]
NAM Reports, 1965 (article on Hovde, page 2)
National Audubon Society, 1968-1982 (correspondence, information, cards)
National Baseball Hall of Fame, ca. early 1960s
[Photograph and Hall of Fame program signed by Hall of Fame catcher
Ray Schalk, formerly of the Chicago White Sox and the New York
Giants]
National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1974-1981
[Brochure, correspondence about the Theodore Roosevelt Award Hovde
received in 1970]
National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1959-1960
[Hovde served as chairman of Brotherhood Week for the State of Indiana
in 1960; correspondence, press releases, brochures, Hovde's statement
regarding the importance of Brotherhood Week]
National Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1967
[Hovde, along with the rest of General Electric's board of directors, was
named "Cowboy First Class" in 1967; brochure, correspondence]
National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, ca. 1951-1982
[Hovde was awarded the organization's Gold Medal Award in 1967 for his
football career; correspondence, clippings, newsletters, reports, programs,
membership certificate]
Banquet Programs (from the dinner when Hovde received his
award), 1967
Chapter News Digest, 1974-1978 (newsletters)
Footballetter, 1963-1978 (newsletters)
Impact of Athletic Participation on Academic and Career
Aspirations and Achievements, 1968 (report prepared by
the foundation)
Making College Count, 1963-1968 (report)
Membership, 1951-1981
[Membership cards, renewal forms, dues receipts,
certificate]
Miscellaneous Publications, ca. 1960s
[Brochures, pamphlets on the foundation and its activities]
"Revolution Has Many Faces," ca. 1969 (brochure)
National Goals, President's Commission on, 1960 (report)
National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 1962-1969
[Correspondence, reports, articles regarding scholarships]
National Order of the Southern Cross, 1968
[Hovde was awarded the Southern Cross in 1968 by the Brazilian
government in recognition of educational services provided to Brazil by
Hovde and Purdue University; correspondence, newsletters, press
clippings, photographs of the award and certificate, Hovde's guest list for
the ceremony]
National War College, ca. 1946-1976
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[Hovde served on the Board of Civilian Consultants; correspondence,
reports, newsletters, minutes related to missiles and army personnel
training, member directory, report on guided missiles]
Naval Academy – Board of Visitors, 1946, 1967
[Hovde served on the board; correspondence, 1946; report, 1967]
Navy, Department of – Ad Hoc Committee to Review Bureau of Ordnance Mine
Program, 1955 (correspondence on Hovde's decision not to chair the
committee)
Navy, Department of – Advisory Board for Naval Ordnance Test Station at
Inyokern, 1954-1955 (correspondence on Hovde's decision not to serve on
the board)
Box 37
N - Correspondence, ca. 1948-1982 (business and personal correspondence)
Nagurski, Bronko, ca. 1955-1969
[Newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's teammate who went on to
play professional football with the Chicago Bears]
Navy, Department of, 1965-1971 (correspondence, status report)
Navy, Department of - National Academy of Sciences - Project Poseidon, 1958-
1960
[Hovde served on Project Poseidon, a naval study group that compiled a
report regarding the present and future composition of the U.S. Fleet and
its shipbuilding and modernization plans; correspondence, reports,
clippings, articles]
Newcomen Society in North America, The, 1965-1973
[Membership brochure, information, certificate]
Nixon, Richard M., 1960-1972
[Personal and business correspondence between Hovde and Nixon,
inaugural invitations, speeches and papers by Nixon, press releases,
newspaper clippings, articles about the Nixon administration, statements
and speeches by various members of the administration]
Speeches, Articles, and Remarks by Richard Nixon, 1960-1972
"The Meaning of Patriotism," 1960
(Commencement address at the University of
Rochester)
"The Choice in Vietnam," 1965 (speech)
"Today's Youth: The Great Generation," 1968
(Address on NBC Radio Network)
"The Debates of 1968: A Test for America," 1968
(Address on NBC Radio Network)
"When I Look at American Education…" 1969
(Reprint of speech, NEA Journal, 1969)
"Journey for Peace," 1971 (statement)
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"Remarks before the Student-Faculty Convocation at the
University of Rochester," 1971
"State of the Union Address," 1972
Letters from Richard Nixon to Frederick Hovde, 1966-1970
Letter sending Hovde remarks that Nixon made at
University of Rochester Commencement, 1966
Letter commenting on Purdue's Mock Convention, 1968
Letter requesting Hovde to nominate candidates for
positions in Nixon's administration, 1968
Letter asking Hovde's reaction to an article written by
Sidney Hook, 1970
"A Plan to Achieve Campus Peace," 1970
(Article by Hook, LA Times, Aug. 30, 1970)
Inaugural Invitations, 1969
Invitation to the inauguration of Vice President Spiro
Agnew, 1969
Invitation to the inauguration of President Richard M.
Nixon, 1969
Letter from Henry Kissinger to Frederick Hovde, 1972
North Carolina, University of, 1957-1958
[Hovde served on the committee for long range planning for North
Carolina University's State College of Engineering; correspondence,
research materials, final report]
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools – Committee on
Athletics, 1953-1955 (correspondence, report regarding intercollegiate
athletics)
North Dakota, 1957-1975
[Personal correspondence with various people from Hovde's childhood,
business correspondence with North Dakota organizations, newspaper
clippings on Hovde's high school athletic career]
North Star Award, 1957
[Hovde was honored by the city of Minneapolis with the North Star
Award after he was made an honorary citizen of Minneapolis; citizenship
certificate, correspondence, newspaper clippings]
Nutrition Foundation, 1951-1961
[Hovde served on board; correspondence]
Oakes, George W., 1965
[Hovde's Oxford schoolmate; Oakes' obituary, sympathy telegram]
O'Brian, P.J., 1967
[Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings on Hovde's Gold Medal
Award]
Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1943-1947
[Hovde served as Chief of Division 3, Rocket Ordnance Research of the
National Defense Research Committee from 1943 until the committee was
demobilized in 1946; correspondence, reports, printed materials related to
the committee and weapons research]
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Draft of Hovde's "Rocket Chapter" for the History of Rocket
Ordnance Division manuscript
Certificate recognizing Hovde’s work for the National Defense
Committee
Technical reports by Hovde and other committee members
Manuscripts for History of Rocket's Ordnance Division, 1946
Travel, 1943-1946
Omega Chi Epsilon, 1948 (honorary membership certificate and pin)
Omicron Delta Kappa, 1961-1974
[Membership list, newsletters, information booklets]
Orient – Trip to, 1965-1966
[Business and personal correspondence, invitations, programs, travel
receipts regarding the Hovdes' trip that included speaking engagements at
the Purdue Alumni Clubs of Honolulu, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Tokyo;
and a visit to the Purdue AID Project in Tainan]
Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Minnesota, 1951
(correspondence)
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1967-1971
[Hovde served on the board of editors; correspondence, certificate]
Box 38
General Electric Dinner, 1979 (programs from GE’s dinner honoring Hovde)
O—Correspondence, 1963-1980 (personal and business correspondence)
Oxford University, ca. 1946-1981
[Correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, newsletters relating to
Hovde's alma mater]
Clippings on Hovde's rugby career
Information regarding Rhodes Scholars
Correspondence with Oxford classmates
Correspondence regarding the Oxford Society and the Brasenose
College Charitable Foundation
Bodleian Library (contributions)
Class Letter, 1947-1973 (requests for alumni information)
Personal correspondence between the Hovdes and Lady Wylie
George W. Oakes Memorial Fund
Publications, Cards, Printed Material on Oxford University
Passports, Vaccination Certificates, and Airline Tickets, 1930-1969
[Passports belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Hovde, Hovde's international
driving permit, airline ticket receipts from various international flights]
Pharmacy Building Dedication (Purdue University), 1970
[Pamphlet from the dedication of Purdue University's pharmacy building]
Phi Beta Kappa, 1970-1980
[Newsletters, meeting minutes, correspondence, membership information,
certificate]
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Phi Delta Theta, 1951-1982
[Correspondence, membership information, printed material, manuals]
Membership dues and receipts
The Scroll, 1970 (article about Hovde, page 220)
Donation requests and receipts
Mayerstein, 1958
[Business correspondence between Hovde and the
fraternity's general council regarding the council's decision
to de-pledge student Ralph Mayerstein and Hovde's efforts
to overturn this decision]
Phi Eta Sigma, 1952 (membership certificate and handbook)
Phi Kappa Phi, 1975-1982 (membership cards, dues, receipts, newsletters)
Phi Zeta, 1969 (membership certificate and society pamphlet)
Photographs – Requests for, 1957-1976
[Requests for Hovde's photograph from individuals, institutions,
publications]
Pi Tau Sigma, 1948 (membership certificate and pin)
Post-War Planning Committee, Purdue University, 1945 (report)
Potter, Andrey A., 1953-1977
[Personal and business correspondence, newspaper clippings]
"The Future of Nuclear Power," ca. 1970 (paper by A.A. Potter)
Presidential Position Papers (Purdue University), 1972
"The Educational Environment of the University," 1972
[Paper by Purdue President Arthur G. Hansen]
President's Air Policy Commission, Report, 1948
President's Commission on Higher Education, 1947-1948
[Reports, correspondence, newsletters]
President's Committee on Education beyond the High School, 1956-1958
[Hovde was a member of the committee, 1956-1957; correspondence,
reports, papers, programs, minutes, brochures, schedules]
Box 39
Astronauts (Purdue University), 1954-1969
[Correspondence regarding astronauts Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee,
Purdue University alumni who were killed during an Apollo training
mission; includes correspondence with the astronauts' families,
correspondence regarding provisions made by Purdue University's Alumni
Foundation for their children's education, business correspondence with
NASA, and personal and business correspondence with astronaut Eugene
Cernan]
Roger Chaffee's transcripts from Purdue University, 1954-1957
Correspondence regarding the sale of Apollo medallions with
proceeds going towards the Grissom Chaffee Scholarship
Fund, 1967
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Paperwork regarding the purchase and installation of the
astronauts' portraits in Grissom and Chaffee Halls, 1967
Correspondence with the Chaffee family regarding the gift of
archival materials to Purdue, 1967
Correspondence regarding Purdue University scholarships for the
astronauts’ children, 1967-1968
Correspondence between Hovde and astronaut Eugene Cernan,
1968
Correspondence between Hovde and NASA regarding Hovde's
request for a copy of the film about the Apollo 11 mission
and photographs of Chaffee and Grissom for archival
purposes to be placed in the Goss Library, 1969
Atomic Energy Commission, U.S.(Purdue University), 1957-1974
[Correspondence regarding grants to Purdue by the Atomic Energy
commission, blueprints and plans for a proposed reactor facility at Purdue,
and a Purdue University authorized personnel list]
Awards – Munson (Purdue University), 1969-1971
[Correspondence between Hovde, the Purdue University Alumni
Scholarship Foundation, and C.H. Munson regarding provisions to be
made in Munson's will for a trust fund to benefit Purdue students]
Battle of Tippecanoe-Dale Miller, ca. 1980
[Brochure on the 1984 reenactment of the Battle of Tippecanoe]
Boilermaker Special (Purdue University), 1940-1962
[Correspondence regarding parts procurement and construction of the
mascot]
Books, ca. 1932-1967
It Only Hurts When I Laugh, n.d.
Oxford University Handbook, 1932
The Combination System of Contract Bridge by Charles Kemmar, 1947
The University Club, 1948
In a Chinese Garden by Frederic Loomis, 1949
Presidents Who Have Known Me by George E. Allen, 1950
To Teach the Senator Wisdom or an Oxford Guide Book, 1952
Micro-Cosmographic Academia by F.M. Cornford, 1953
Bits and Pieces in a Lighter Vein by William Batt, 1959
Good News for Modern Man, 1967
Faculty – Report to the Purdue Faculty, 1965-1968
[Notes, speeches, articles pertaining to reports Hovde made to faculty]
Campus Copy, 1968 (article on Hovde, page 6)
Literary Awards Banquet (Purdue University), 1946-1972
[Memos and paperwork about the budget for the banquet]
Marine Corps, U.S., 1947
[Hovde’s certificate for contributions towards national defense]
Obituaries (Hovde), 1983
[Clippings of Frederick Hovde's obituaries]
Photographs (Purdue University), 1956-1967
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[Correspondence regarding Purdue's acquisition of paintings and
photographs; includes deeds of gift, clippings and brochures about art
shows held at Purdue]
"Inventory of University Owned Original Paintings and
Watercolors and Their Locations," July, 1958
(Report by Purdue's art department)
Photographs of Hovde, ca. 1940s-1970s
[Photographic portraits of Hovde in various poses and at Purdue functions]
Purdue Film – "One Brick Higher," 1947-1949
[Materials regarding the film "One Brick Higher," produced by H.L.
Reasor, a graduate of Purdue's School of Chemical Engineering. The film
depicts the history of the university and current campus life; includes
correspondence, newspaper clippings, movie reviews, film scripts and
shooting schedules, regarding attempts to have the film distributed by
MGM Studios]
Rogers, Samuel H., 1967-1980 (personal correspondence)
Roosevelt, Theodore- Award, 1969-1971
[Hovde was presented with the annual "Teddy" Award by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association for his role in intercollegiate athletics;
includes clippings, photographs, correspondence, printed materia] (See
Box C for actual award)
Award ceremony programs, invitations, newsletters
NCAA News, December 1969 (article on Hovde, page 1)
NCAA News, January 1970 (article on Hovde, page 1)
NCAA News, February 1970 (article on Hovde, pages 4-5)
Roots, William L., 1964-1970 (personal correspondence)
Stone, Winthrop E. (Purdue University), 1947-1969
[Personal and business correspondence between Hovde and the family of
Winthrop Stone]
Visiting Professors and Lecturers, Purdue University, 1962-1968
[Correspondence with visiting professors/lecturers in regards to Purdue's
lecture series program]
Wabash Valley Association, 1958, 1975 (reports, 1958; meeting minutes, 1975)
Washington Award, 1967-1980
[Hovde was presented with the Washington Award in 1967 by The
Western Society of Engineers; correspondence, Hovde's acceptance
speech, letters from past Washington Award winners A.A. Potter and Dr.
Lillian Gilbreth]
Midwest Engineer, February 1967 (article on Hovde, pages 12-14)
Midwest Engineer, March 1967 (article on Hovde, page 3)
Box C
Biographical data / resumes, Frederick Hovde, 1944, 1945
Book presented to Hovde by the Purdue Alumni Association of Taiwan, n.d.
Taiwan Business Cards, n.d.
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Box R
"The Year of the Air Force," 1969-1970
[Photographic binder presented to Hovde by Purdue University's
Department of Aerospace Studies; includes photos of Air Force ROTC
ceremonies: January Commission, 13th Annual Military Convocation,
Junior Corps Day, President's Review, and June Commissioning
Ceremony] [original photos transferred to Purdue Photo File]
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2. PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIFE, 1908-1983 (9 Cubic ft.)
Box 11
Honorary Degrees, F.L. Hovde, 1946-1978
Doctor of Science, Hanover College, 1946
Doctor of Science, Case Western Institute of Technology, 1948
Doctor of Engineering, Rose – Hulman Institute of Technology, 1948
Doctor of Laws, North Dakota Agricultural College, 1949
Doctor of Laws, New York University, 1951
Doctor of Laws, Michigan State University, 1955
Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Cincinnati, 1956
[Business and personal correspondence, commencement program,
newspaper clippings, diploma certificate] [See Oversized for
Diploma]
Doctor of Laws, University of Minnesota, 1956
Doctor of Laws, Oxford University, 1957
[Congratulatory telegrams, business and personal correspondence,
and newspaper clippings from the United States and England]
Doctor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1960
Doctor of Pedagogy, Findley College, 1961
Doctor of Laws, Notre Dame, 1964
[Business correspondence, commencement program, newspaper
clippings] [See Oversized for Diploma]
Doctor of Laws, Ball State, 1965
Doctor of Laws, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1965
[Diploma certificate, university banner] [See Oversized for
Diploma]
Doctor of Laws, Indiana State, 1966
[Business correspondence, commencement program] [See
Oversized for Diploma]
Doctor of Science, Tri State College, 1967
Doctor of Education, Valparaiso University, 1967
[Diploma certificate, newspaper clippings, and business
correspondence] [See Oversized for Diploma]
Doctor of Humanities, Northwood Institute, 1969
Doctor of Laws, Indiana University, 1969
[Commencement address, commencement program, and business
correspondence] [See Oversized for Diploma]
Doctor of Laws, Purdue University, 1975
[Diploma, business correspondence, commencement program, and
newspaper clippings]
Resolutions and Citations, F. L. Hovde, 1958-1978
Citation of Honor, Indiana Institute of Technology, 1958
Citation, Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal,
1969
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Citation, Medal of Honor, Evansville University, 1970-1971
Resolution, Inland Steel Company Board of Directors, 1978
Box 13
Awards, Certificates, and Citations, 1945-1968
[Awards presented to Hovde from international institutions and
government agencies]
Award and lapel pin, Naval Ordnance Development, U.S. Navy,
1945
Order of the Oozlefinch, United States Army, 1956
Certificate, Parachute Jumping, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort
Benning, Georgia, 1957
Certificate, Honorary Doughboy, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort
Benning, Georgia, 1957
Certificate, Meritorious Service, U.S. Office of Education, 1958
Award, Exceptional Service, U.S. Air Force, 1960
Citation, Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil, 1965
Certificate, Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China,
1968
Box A
Certificates and Awards, ca. 1914-1975
Certificates, Devils Lake Schools, 1914, 1915, 1917 (perfect attendance)
Certificate, American Iron and Steel Institute, 1955
Box B
Werner cartoon featuring Hovde, published in the Indianapolis Star, n.d.
Box J
Memorial Service Announcements, Frederick Hovde, 1983
Purdue Perspective, Hovde Memorial Issue, 1983
Transcript, Hovde Interview with Eckles, 1972
Tyme, a parody of Time magazine featuring Hovde, 1949
Box K
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[Personal correspondence between Hovde and his family and friends; printed material
relating to Hovde's grade school, high school, and college careers; clippings relating to
the Hovde family; Hovde's daily journals and calendars from World War II]
Brasenose College, Oxford University, 1929-1942
[Personal correspondence, college exams, souvenir rugby booklet, United
Kingdom passport]
Devils Lake, N.D., 1922-1925
[Hovde's high school report cards, sports clippings, commencement
program, confirmation certificate, high school basketball programs]
Devils Lake High School, Class of '25 Reunion, 1970-1975
[Personal correspondence, reunion photograph, program]
Hovde – Personal Clippings, ca. 1933-1969
[Clippings about the Hovde family; includes birth announcements,
wedding announcements, and Hovde's golden wedding anniversary]
Hovde’s Letters to Priscilla Boyd (Mrs. Hovde), 1929-1931; 1941-1942
Hovde, Priscilla Boyd, 1908-1980
[Newspaper clippings, birth announcement, obituary, memorial service
pamphlet, and biography regarding Mrs. Hovde]
The Purdue Agriculturist, 1953 (article on Mrs. Hovde, page 13)
Journals and Daily Calendars, 1941-1942
[Documenting the time Hovde spent in London working for the U.S.
Government during World War II]
Personal Correspondence, Incoming, ca. 1928-1949
Friends, ca. 1928-1943
Family, 1928-1948 (Hovde's mother, father, aunt, and in-laws)
Congratulation Letters on Rhodes Scholarship and Football Career, 1928-
1929
Friends, Colleagues, and Teachers, 1928-1940
Friends and Colleagues, 1932-1949
[Includes a letter from Walt Disney, 1949]
Malcolm Ames MacIntyre, 1932-1942
Priscilla Hovde to Frederick Hovde, 1941-1943
Rhodes Scholar Appointment, 1928-1944
[Hovde's scholarship application, newspaper clippings correspondence,
letters of recommendation, and graduation program]
Box L
Materials related to the writing, publishing, and promotion of the book, The Hovde Years,
by Robert Topping, 1930-1986
Reference Listings, Bibliography, ca. 1970s
Miscellaneous Notes, Lists, ca. 1930-1977
Hovde's address book, 1930's
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Biographical Material, ca. 1943-1970
Obituaries, 1983
Information on Hovde’s Friends and Associates, ca. 1970-1977
Taped Interviews with Friends, Family, Colleagues, 1971-1978 [includes tapes,
notes, articles, interview transcripts]
Interviews with Frederick Hovde, ca. 1970s
[Includes Hovde's remarks on Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, past
Purdue administrations, and student unrest during the 1960s]
Books and Printed Material Used, 1942-1959
Bulletin of Purdue University, 1942-1943
Bulletin of Purdue University, 1943-1944
Purdue, Yesterday & Today, 1949
The Big Ten, Gold Glory, and College Football USA, n.d.
Scientists against Time by James Baxter III, 1946
Rockets, Guns, and Targets by John E. Burchard, 1948
The Efficiency of Freedom, 1959
The American College President by Harold W. Stoke, 1959
Board of Trustees, 1942-1970s
[Author's notes on Purdue University Board of Trustees meeting minutes]
Edward Elliott's retirement from Purdue
Edward Elliott’s president emeritus status
A.A. Potter as acting president
F. C. Hockema as vice president
Hovde for president of Purdue University
Hovde's contractual negations and salary
Field house bleacher collapse in 1947
Hovde's second contract with Purdue
Hovde's trip to the Pacific Northwest and California to visit Purdue
Alumni clubs, 1949
Various campus expansion projects
Renovations to Ross-Ade Stadium
Campus unrest and civil rights issues during the 1960s
Hovde's retirement
Newspaper Clippings on Hovde’s Various Honors, Awards, Memberships, etc.,
ca. 1955-1970
Hovde's golf achievements
The Teddy Award
The Brazilian Medal
The Gold Medal
The Washington Award
Honorary degrees
Elections to various boards
Newspaper Clippings on Hovde’s Academic, Sports, and Business Careers, ca.
1925-1970s
Position at University of Minnesota
Position at University of Rochester
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United States Department of Defense during World War II
Appointment to Position at Purdue University
First Year as President of Purdue
Oxford, Rugby, and Other Sports, ca. early 1930s-1960
"English Rugby Football," 1934 (Article by Hovde)
Special Features, 1940-1970 (Newspaper special features on Hovde)
Purdue University Reports, Growth, etc., 1946-1971
Student Unrest, 1966-1970
[Clippings on campus unrest at Purdue University; includes
African American student demonstrations, SDS, Richard Nixon,
and editorials on Hovde's presidency]
Hovde turns down University of Minnesota Presidency, 1959-1977
Retirement Events and Materials, 1968-1971
[Includes press releases, Hovde's retirement statement and speech]
Retirement, 1969-1971
[Clippings regarding Hovde's retirement from Purdue, his
retirement banquet, retirement dinners, and other events held in his
honor; includes clippings on Richard Nixon's appearance at
Hovde's retirement banquet]
Student Days at University of Minnesota, 1925-1970
[Commencement programs, correspondence, and clippings
regarding Hovde's years at the University of Minnesota; includes
clippings on student social activities, dances, Hovde's election as
president of the junior ball, and his induction into the collegiate
hall of fame]
University of Minnesota, General College, 1932-1977
[Personal and business correspondence, newsletters, reports and
clippings regarding Hovde's years as assistant director at General
College]
University of Rochester, 1935-1941
[Business and personal correspondence and clippings regarding
Hovde's job as assistant to the president at the University of
Rochester; includes clippings regarding Anne Morrow Lindbergh's
honorary degree from the university and Hovde's scholarship
program]
World War II Correspondence, 1941-1943
[Hovde's leave of absence from the University of Rochester and his
positions on the National Defense Research Committee and the United
States Science Commission]
National Defense Research Committee and Office of Scientific Research
Development Information, 1936-1944
[Correspondence, government paperwork, visa permission, travel
vouchers, newspaper clippings, addresses and speeches, and reports
regarding Hovde's work during World War II]
Time Magazine, 1936 (Article about Hovde, pages 38-40)
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Time Magazine, 1944 (Article about Office of Scientific Research
Development, page 52)
Box M
Clippings, Hovde’s Athletic Career at the University of Minnesota, ca.1927-1938
Correspondence as Assistant Director at the University of Minnesota – General
College, ca. 1933-1936
Printed Material and Reports, University of Minnesota – General College, 1932-
1937
Photographs, ca. 1925 – 1970's
Personal photographs of Hovde and photos from various Purdue
University functions, ca. 1940's-1970's
Action Photos from Football Days, University of Minnesota, ca. late
1920's
Personal Photographs, Part 1, ca. 1925-early 1930's
[Oxford years, European vacation snapshots, negatives, postcards,
and a photograph of Hovde's Devils Lake High School basketball
team]
Personal Photographs, Part 2, ca. 1930-1950
[Hovde family photographs]
Scientists Hovde Served with in London During World War II, ca. early 1940's
Handwritten Notes from Interviews, n.d.
Hovde's notes from various interviews
Speeches and Articles, ca. 1962-1970
[Commencement addresses, notes, and Hovde's acceptance speech
at the National Football Foundation's Gold Medal Award ceremony, 1967-
1970]
Articles by Hovde, 1969-1970, n.d.
"Student Involvement in the Making of University
Policy," n.d.
"The Runway Ahead," 1969
"New Challenges for the Scientific Establishment,"
1970
Speeches and Articles, ca. 1962-1970
[Remarks, speeches, reprints, commencement addresses, and
newspaper clippings regarding Purdue's Centennial time capsule]
"Engineering Education Today for Tomorrow's Work,"
1967 (Article by Hovde)
Talks, Lectures, and Articles by Hovde, 1962-1969
"Will Purdue Remain First Class?" 1962
[Purdue Alumnus, pages 4-5]
"Twenty Years in Review," 1967
[Campus Copy, pages 11-16]
"What Lies Ahead in 1968," 1967
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[Campus Copy, pages 6-13]
"The Education Industry Complex," 1969 (Lecture)
PIC Magazine, 1948
"Purdue's Rocket Bomb Prexy," pages 26-28 (Article on Hovde)
Hail Purdue '69, 1969 (Article by Hovde, page 5)
Cassette Tapes, 1972
[Fourteen cassette tapes containing Hovde interview by Eckles recorded
over the summer of 1972; see Box J for transcript of interview]
Box N
Manuscript, The Hovde Years, Hovde's biography written by Robert W. Topping,
1980
Box O
Awards and Memberships, ca. 1943-1967
[Newspaper clippings, news releases, articles regarding Hovde's awards,
citations, and appointments; includes National Football Hall of Fame
programs and seating list]
Commencement Speeches, Newspaper Clippings, and Photographs, ca. 1960s
Federal Appointments, ca. 1929-1966
[Newspaper clippings regarding the National Defense Committee, Hovde's
birth certificate, and Hovde's government identification cards]
Honorary Degrees, ca. 1944-1965
[Newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's honorary degrees; includes
correspondence regarding Vannevar Bush's honorary degree from the
University of Rochester]
Retirement Activities, ca. 1969
[Newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's retirement from Purdue
University]
World War II Clippings, ca. 1941-1942
[Clippings regarding Hovde's work in London for the Department of
Defense]
Activities in Connection with Support of Post-War Scientific Establishment,
1944-1945
[Business correspondence; includes U.S. Senate proposals to include
scientists in the State Department]
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 1940-1941
[Telegrams and correspondence regarding Hovde's arrangement of
Churchill's honorary degree from the University of Rochester; includes
copy of Churchill's commencement address and copies of other Churchill
addresses]
Speeches and Articles, ca. 1930-1942
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[Business correspondence and commencement addresses by Hovde]
Speeches and Articles, ca. 1940s-1950s
[Newspaper clippings, articles, business correspondence, and
commencement addresses; includes script from the radio program The
World Front on which Hovde was a panel member and Hovde's Loeb
Playhouse dedication address]
Articles and Talks by Hovde, 1942-1956
"American Science in War," 1942 (Article)
"In Coordination of War Research," 1943 (Talk)
"Science in War and Peace," 1945 (Talk)
"Are Alumni Dangerous?" 1954 (Talk)
"10 Years as Purdue's President," 1956 (Article)
Box Q
Film of Hovde's final commencement address at Purdue University, June 13, 1971
(2 reels)
The American Oxoian, 1945-1970
[Oxford University alumni newsletters]
The Hovde Years, by Robert W. Topping, 1980
[Hovde's biography, autographed by Hovde and Topping]
"Educational Leadership in the University Presidency," by Roger Douglas Kerr,
1973 [Thesis about Hovde]
"Some Experiments upon Certain Gaseous Reactions," by Frederick Hovde, ca.
1932 [Part II of Hovde's thesis at Oxford University]
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3. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS, 1925-1983 (2 Cubic ft.)
Box 1
Walt Disney (Purdue University), 1948-1951
[Photograph and drafts of a citation presented to Walt Disney by Purdue]
Box 3
Gavin, James M, 1957-1964 (Photograph)
Box 13
Photographs, F.L. Hovde, Framed Portraits, ca. 1960s (Three 8"x10" color
photographs)
Box 14
General Electric, 1970
Charlottesville, Virginia Development, 1970 (Photographs of proposed
sites)
CF6 Program, 1970 (Photographs of proposed sites)
Box 16
Research and Development Board, ca. 1947-1952
Research and Development Board, 1947-1949
[Photograph of board members, and aerial photographs of various
research laboratories]
British Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defense Science, 1950-
1952 [Photograph of committee members]
Rose Bowl (Purdue University), 1966-1967 (Photographs)
Box 18
Tarawo Cruise, 1946-1949
[Photographs regarding Hovde's cruise on the USS Tarawo with other
university presidents]
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Box 21
Air Force Museum Foundation, 1964-1971 (Photographs of models for the
museum)
Air Training Command Advisory Board, 1954-1955 (Photographs of board
members)
Air University, Board of Visitors, 1948-1975 (Photographs of board members)
Box 22
General Motors, 1961-1966 (Photograph)
Lincoln National Life Insurance, 1960 (Photograph of building)
Box 24
Army Scientific Advisory Panel, 1952-1960 (Photographs of Hovde and panel
members)
Army, Department of, 1952-1976 (Photograph of Hovde at Army-sponsored
seminar)
Box 27
Citadel Board of Visitors, 1973-1983 (Photographs of Hovde visiting the Citadel)
Citations and Greetings (Purdue University), 1936-1971
[Photographs of citations that Purdue awarded to its faculty,
administration, other institutions, and various people]
Box 30
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild, 1956-1969 (Photographs of the 1956 Guild
Convention)
Box 31
Hovde, Frederick L., 1945-1980 (Photographs)
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Box 34
Mad Anthonys, 1969-1976 (Photograph of Hovde at golf tournament)
Box 35
Minnesota, 1928-1979 (Personal alumni reunion photographs)
Box 36
National Baseball Hall of Fame, ca. early 1960s (Photograph of Ray Schalk)
National Order of the Southern Cross, 1968 (Photographs of the award and
certificate)
Box 39
Photographs of Hovde, ca. 1940s-1970s
[Photographic portraits of Hovde in various poses and at Purdue functions]
Roosevelt, Theodore- Award, 1969-1971 (Photographs)
Box C
Photographs of Hovde receiving the National Football Foundation medal, 1967
Box K
Devils Lake High School, Class of '25 Reunion, 1970-1975 (Personal reunion
photograph)
Box M
Photographs, ca. 1925 – 1970's
Personal photographs of Hovde and photos from various Purdue
University functions, ca. 1940's-1970's
Action Photos from Football Days, University of Minnesota, ca. late
1920's
Personal Photographs, Part 1, ca. 1925-early 1930's
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[Oxford years, European vacation snapshots, negatives, postcards,
and a photograph of Hovde's Devils Lake High School basketball
team]
Personal Photographs, Part 2, ca. 1930-1950
[Hovde family photographs]
Scientists Hovde Served with in London During World War II, ca. early
1940's
Box O
Commencement Speeches, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, ca. 1960s
Oversized Loose Items
Photographs of Frederick L. Hovde, n.d. (3 color photographs, 14" x 17", framed)
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4. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS, ca. 1950s-1978 (0.5 Cubic ft.)
Box 8
Talks by President Hovde and Earl Butz [reel tape], 1961
Side One: Talk by President Hovde to entire counseling staff, September
3, 1961
Side Two: Talk by Dean Butz, September 5, 1961
Records of 1922, “Dr. Hovde Talks To Class of 1922”
[record albums for 1922 Class Committee for Purdue Scholarship
Foundation, 1922-A and 1922-B]
Box 13
Film, Purdue University, n.d. (Motion picture film about Purdue)
Box 32
Graduate Program Statistics, Purdue University, ca. late 1950s
[Glass slides and slide negatives with graduate program statistics]
Box A
Purdue University/Hovde Related Memorabilia, ca. 1960s
Slide Case with Slide Viewer, ca. 1960s
[Case contains miscellaneous slides, including slides of Hovde's
awards, campus scenes and buildings, Purdue football games, and
vacations]
President Hovde's Retirement Announcement, ca. 1971 (reel to reel tape)
Box L
Materials related to the writing, publishing, and promotion of the book, The
Hovde Years, by Robert Topping, 1930-1986
Taped Interviews with Friends, Family, Colleagues, 1971-1978 (includes
tapes, notes, articles, interview transcripts)
Box M
Cassette Tapes, 1972
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[Fourteen cassette tapes containing Hovde interview by Eckles recorded
over the summer of 1972] [see Box J for transcript of interview]
Box P
Reel to reel tapes of Hovde addresses at Purdue faculty meetings, 1965-1967 (8
tapes)
Box Q
Film of Hovde's final commencement address at Purdue University, June 13, 1971
(2 reels)
Oversized Loose Items
Record album of Hovde's guest appearance on Engineering News Report, n.d.
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5. ARTIFACTS, ca. 1922-1982 (9 Cubic ft.)
Box 13
Awards, Certificates, and Citations, 1945-1960
Lapel pin, Naval Ordnance Development, U.S. Navy, 1945
Award, Exceptional Service, U.S. Air Force, 1960
Box 23
American Defense Preparedness Association, 1961-1972
Commemorative pin, lapel pin
Box 27
Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Army, 1953 (Lapel pin)
Box 32
Indianapolis Press Club, 1959-1974 (Membership pin)
Box 37
Omega Chi Epsilon, 1948 (Membership pin)
Box 38
Pi Tau Sigma, 1948 (Membership pin)
Map Case
Oversized Artifacts
Birthday card, large handmade Taiwanese card presented to Hovde on his
birthday from the President of Cheng Kung University and the Purdue
Alumni of Taiwan, 1956
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Prints, n.d.
Oxford University etchings and prints, n.d. (7)
Box A
High School Athletic Letter, Devils Lake High School, North Dakota, ca. 1922-
1925
Glass - Walker Cup, 1957
[Presented to Hovde by the Minikahda Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota]
Medal, Oliver Towsend, 1975
Purdue University and Hovde Related Memorabilia, ca. 1946-1971
Mug, Purdue University Glee Club, n.d.
Purdue- President Hovde Commemorative Coins and Paperweight, n.d.
Purdue University Golf Course season ticket and basketball parking
permit, 1946-47
Iron Key, 1949 (commemorative key, Purdue University)
Piece of brick from Heavilon Hall Tower encased in acrylic, 1956
Slide Case with Slide Viewer, ca. 1960s
[Case contains miscellaneous slides including slides of Hovde's
awards, campus scenes and buildings, Purdue football games, and
vacations]
President Hovde's Retirement Announcement, ca. 1971 (reel to reel tape)
Vacation Souvenirs and other Memorabilia, ca. 1962-1969
Model, Nimbus Weather Satellite, 1962
[From the Valley Forge Space Tech Center]
Badge, Golden Horse Memorial, ca. 1968
[From Hovde's Taiwan trip; presented by the Taiwan Department
of Defense to individuals who visit the Golden Gate Horse]
Oriental Stamp, ca. 1968 (from Hovde's Taiwan trip; includes ink pad)
Oriental Folding Screen, ca. 1968 (from Hovde's Taiwan trip)
Scrimshaw Letter Opener, ca. 1968 (from Hovde's Taiwan trip)
Paperweight, Neil Armstrong Commemorative Space Module, ca. 1969
Box B
Awards, Plaques, Certificates, and Portrait ca. 1951-1971
Autographed wooden "R" presented by Purdue Reamer Club, n.d.
Honorary “P” from Purdue University Athletic Department, n.d.
Outstanding Achievement, Regents of the University of Minnesota, 1951
Portrait of Hovde presented by Purdue's Class of 1921, ca. 1970s
Golden gavel presented by Purdue Reamer Club, 1970
Department of Defense identification, n.d.
Handkerchief with Map of Lafayette Print, n.d.
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National Defense Research Committee Wallet and I.D., 1945
Purdue University Booster Hats (3), n.d.
Box C
Fountain Pens with Green Marble Base, n.d.
[Used by Hovde to sign diplomas and official items, sat on his desk]
[Broken shortly before his death.]
Keys and Key Chains, ca. 1946-1971
Key chain, Western Golf Association Golden Award, n.d.
Key to Kansas City, Missouri, n.d.
Key chain, Oriental, n.d.
Key chain, WGA golf, n.d.
Key, Chemical Engineering, 1946
Gold key, eagle wings, 1946
Key to Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1960s
Key, Phi Delta Kappa, 1963
Key to the City of Taiwan, 1964
Key, Phi Delta Kappa, 1971
Medals and Award Clock, ca. 1951-1971
Seal of the State of Indiana, n.d. [on reverse: “Standard Oil”]
Medal with two stars, n.d.
Rotary Wheel cast, n.d.
Medallion, Purdue Band, n.d.
Medallion, drill bit, n.d.
75th Anniversary Eli Lilly, 1951
New York University Law Center, 1951
West Point Sesquicentennial, 1952
Puerto Rico University, 1953
Michigan State Centennial, 1955
University of Cincinnati, 1956
Land Grant Association Centennial, 1962
Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1965
Washington Award, 1967
National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award Medal,
1967
Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brasil, 1968
[National Order of the Southern Cross, Brazil]
Academic Award Medal, Government of Taiwan, 1968
Clock, NCAA Roosevelt Award, 1969
University of Evansville, 1970
United States Golf Association Committee, 1971
Red Velvet Oriental Box, n.d.
Sterling Silver Box, n.d. [Inscribed: "Educational Facilities Laboratories"]
Tie Clasps, Pins, and Coin, ca. n.d. and 1967
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Tie clasp, n.d.
Pins, Boiler Maker (2), n.d
Pin, United States Golf Association, n.d.
Pin, Kappa Delta Pi, n.d.
Tie clasp, silver missile, n.d.
Coin, Apollo Project Memorial, 1967
Wooden Box, n.d. [engraved with chariots and cherubs]
Box D
The Oxford "Blue,"1931
[Navy blue jacket with a crown embroidered on the pocket; Hovde was the
third American in history to win this jacket in the annual Oxford-
Cambridge rugby match]
Box E
Academic Robes, 1957, n.d. (2 pieces)
Academic Robe, n.d.
Oxford Academic Robe, 1957
Box F
Sports Memorabilia belonging to Hovde, ca. late 1920s-1960s
University of Minnesota sweaters, (2), ca. late 1920s
Oxford Rugby sweater, ca. late 1920s-early 1930s
Rugby shirt, Oxford, ca. late 1920s-early 1930s
Rugby shorts, Oxford, ca. late 1920s-early 1930s
Oxford hat, ca. late 1920s-early 1930s
Alpha Phi Omega Banner, 1960
Reamer cap, 1962
Box G
Academic Hoods, ca. 1946-1965 (9 pieces)
Doctor of Science, Hanover College, 1946
Doctor of Laws, Wabash College, 1946
Doctor of Laws, New York University, 1951
Doctor of Laws, Michigan State University, 1955
Doctor of Laws, University of Cincinnati, 1956
Doctor of Laws, Ball State University, 1965
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Box H
Academic Hoods, ca. 1948-1967 (10 pieces)
Doctor of Science, Case Institute of Technology, 1948
Doctor of Engineering, Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1948
Doctor of Laws, North Dakota Agricultural College, 1949
Doctor of Laws, University of Minnesota, 1956
Doctor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1960
Doctor of Laws, University of Notre Dame, 1964
Doctor of Laws, Indiana State, 1966
Doctor of Education, Valparaiso University, 1967
Doctor of Science, Tri-State College, 1967
Box I
Academic Hoods, 1969, 1975 (3 pieces)
Doctor of Laws, Indiana University, 1969
Doctor of Humanities, Northwood Institute, 1969
Doctor of Laws, Purdue University, 1975
Box J
Plaque by Shirley L. Scifres presented to President Hovde, ca. 1971
Box T
Reports, ca. 1937-1971
“The Effective General College Curriculum as Revealed by
Examinations,” 1937
“Science and the Endless Frontier,” 1945
“U.S. Rocket Ordinance,” 1946
“The General report of the Pharmaceutical Survey,” 1950 [autographed by
E.C. Elliott]
“Higher Education foe American Democracy,” Volumes I-VI, 1947
“United States Civil Defense, Health Services and Special Weapons
Defense,” 1950
“The Pharmaceutical Curriculum,” 1952 [gift from E.C. Elliott]
“The President’s Committee on Education Beyond High School,” 1956-
1957
“The Efficiency of Freedom,” 1959
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“The Appraisal of Teaching in Large Universities,” 1959
“An Assessment of Quality in Graduate Education,” 1966
“A Rating of Graduate School Programs,” 1971
Books, 1941-1974
Medical Genetics by Laurence H. Synder, 1941
Alternative to Futility by Elton Trueblood, 1948
Modern Arms and Free Men by Vannevar Bush, 1949 [autographed]
Colleges for Our Land and Time by Edward Danforth Eddy Jr., 1957
Living Consciously: The Science of Self by John Dorsey and Walter
Seegers, 1960 [autographed]
Blood Coagulation: Collected Papers by Walter H. Seegers and
Associates, 1960 [autographed]
Pathology of Parasitic Diseases edited by S.M. Gaafar, 1969 [Purdue
Press]
The Closing Circle by Barry Commoner, 1974
Box U
University Reports, 1956-1971
Guide to Dissertations Submitted to Purdue University for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy, 1893-1949, 1956
Annual Report of the Interdisciplinary Committee on Modernization and
Development, 1970-1971
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and
Pipefitting Industry, 1971
Photographs, ca. 1960s
Hovde Hall, ca. 1960s
A group of administrators (?), outside, ca. 1960s
L.J. Freehafer, D.R. Mallett, Hovde, and P.F. Cheara, 1962
Hovde with a group of men in a boardroom, ca. 1960s
Certificates, ca. 1955-1964
U.S. War Department, Certificate of Distinction, WWII, n.d.
American Cancer Society, 1955
Secretary of the Army’s Scientific Advisory Board, 1960
Secretary of the Army’s Scientific Advisory Board, 1962
Omicron Delta Kappa, 1963
Gimlet Club, 1964
Letters of Appreciation, 1961-1971
White House, 1961
Indiana Conference of Higher Education, 1970
Olson travel Organization, 1971
Artifacts, n.d.
Ashtray, PU 100, n.d.
Tile, Purdue University, n.d.
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Box V
Record Album, ca. 1956
“F.L. Hovde, Doctor of Humane Letters.”
Plaques, ca. 1965-1974
Gamma Pi, n.d.
President’s Challenge, n.d.
Presidents’ Professional Association, n.d.
Indiana 4-H Foundation, n.d.
F.N. Andrews U.S. Patent, ca. 1965
F.L. Hovde, 1974
Birthday card—missing as of 11/6/2009
Oversized Loose Items
Billiards cue, n.d. [inscribed from Willie Hoppe to Dr. Frederick Hovde]
Plaque, National Football Foundation Gold Medal Award, 1982
Reamer Paddle, Purdue University Reamer Club, 1962
Theodore Roosevelt Award, 1970
Works of Art on Paper, 1969
Color poster of a sketch showing a Purdue Airlines DC-9 airplane flying
over campus, circa 1969
Color poster of Monon train, undated
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6. OVERSIZED MATERIALS, 1921-1982 (3 Cubic ft.)
Box 11
Honorary Degrees, F.L. Hovde, 1956-1969
Diplomas (oversized):
Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Cincinnati, 1956
Doctor of Laws, Notre Dame, 1964
Doctor of Laws, Indiana State, 1966
Doctor of Education, Valparaiso University, 1967
Doctor of Laws, Indiana University, 1969
Map Case
Oversized Awards, Photographs, and Artifacts, ca. 1921-1971
Birthday card, large handmade Taiwanese card presented to Hovde on his
birthday from the President of Cheng Kung University and the Purdue
Alumni of Taiwan, 1956—missing as of 11/6/2009
Certificates, ca. 1947-1971
U.S. War Department, Certificate of Distinction, WWII, n.d.
Office of the Professor of Military Science, n.d. [Priscilla Hovde]
Office of the Professor of Military Science, n.d. [Frederick Hovde]
General Assembly, State of Indiana, n.d.
Royal Order of Sea-Going Rocketeers, 1947
The National Sesquicentennial Commission, 1950
Purdue Class of 1929, 1954
Board of Foreign Scholarships, 1955
Department of the Army, 1960
Association of the United States Army, 1963
American Iron and Steel Institute, 1969
Cooperative Extension Service, 1969
Indiana University, 1970
Purdue University Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa, 1971
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing
Association, 1971
Alumni and Friends of Purdue University, 1971
Purdue University School of Engineering, 1971
Citations, 1955-1965
Notable Contribution as a Member of the Research Activities Task Force,
195 [Signed by Herbert Hoover]
Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil, 1965
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Diplomas, 1921-1969
Devils Lake, North Dakota Junior High School, 1921
Devils Lake, North Dakota High School, 1925
Bachelor of Science, Oxford University, 1932
Doctor of Laws, Wabash College, 1946
Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Cincinnati, 1956
Doctor of Laws, Notre Dame, 1964
Doctor of Laws, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1965
Doctor of Laws, Indiana State, 1966
Doctor of Education, Valparaiso University, 1967
Doctor of Laws, Indiana University, 1969
Prints, n.d.
Oxford University etchings and prints, n.d. (7)
Unidentified man, n.d.
Photographs, ca. 1960s
Hovde at General Electric Board of Directors meeting, ca. 1960s
Photo of Hovde signing a student's diploma, 1961
Priscilla Hovde in an evening gown, 1963
Hovde watching a game (?), 1966
Hovde at General Electric Board of Directors meeting, 1966
Hovde and General Electric Board of Directors inspecting fan-jet engine,
1966
Oversized Loose Items
Billiards cue, n.d. [inscribed from Willie Hoppe to Dr. Frederick Hovde]
Plaque, National Football Foundation Gold Medal Award, 1982
Reamer Paddle, Purdue University Reamer Club, 1962
Record album of Hovde's guest appearance on Engineering News Report, n.d.
Photographs of Frederick L. Hovde, n.d. (3 color photographs, 14" x 17", framed)
Theodore Roosevelt Award, 1970
Works of Art on Paper, n.d.
Color sketch of Purdue Airlines airplane, n.d.
Color sketch of Monon train, n.d.