Course Curricula and Revisions, 1956-1963

The Hammond Technical Institute collection dates from 1946 to 1972 [bulk 1946- 1966] in 1.875 linear feet and contains records in four series: SERIES I: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1946-1958                 Series I contains the administrative records of the Purdue University Technical Extension Center in Hammond, Indiana, also known as the Hammond Technical Institute. The grand scope of the series includes reports, memoranda, meeting notes, administrative bulletins, correspondence, personnel rosters, a directory, and proposals of the early faculty and administrative staff members. This series includes some of Director, Millard E. Gyte’s memoranda and correspondence as well as the Assistant Director, William Lowery’s papers. In addition, the series contains the reports on the needs for a central location of campus. SERIES II: PURDUE-INLAND TRAINING PROGRAM, 1950-1972 [bulk 1952-1963]                 Series II contains academic records from the Purdue-Inland Training Program, such as course schedules and revisions, correspondence, a workbook from an Electrical Laboratory course, course curricula and their revisions, and promotional materials. It also includes the textbook lists and correspondence regarding textbooks for the Purdue-Inland Training Program from 1971-1972. In addition, this series contains one subseries, Steelmaking Lecture Series, holding the papers presented at the Purdue-Inland Training Program’s lectures series from 1951 to 1955. SERIES III: EARLY COURSES, 1950-1966                 Series III contains academic and departmental records from a variety of courses offered during the early years at the Hammond Technical Institute. Items include a course evaluation sheet, department reports, course approval forms, textbook information, and course materials from MA 115,  Purdue-Youngstown Electrical and Technical Maintenance Training Program, and Building Construction Technology courses. In addition, this series includes the records from the “Basic Economics by TV” course that was offered in 1957. This course was instructed by Merle D. Schmid and was aired on television through WTTW Chicago’s Channel 11. SERIES IV: PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, 1949-1955                 Series IV contains flyers, brochures, booklets, newspaper articles, and letters and advertisements to prospective students about the programs, courses, and registration at the Hammond Technical Institute.