I think the most important lesson I took away from Purdue was that I didn’t know everything, but I was taught that way to find out the answers and how to attack an engineering problem.

A collection of newsreels from the early 1940s taken at various events at Purdue University.

Read about Purdue University's extensive history. Learn how Purdue University became the globally recognized leading research university that it is today.

This collection was established in 2006 with generous funding provided by the Betsy Gordon Foundation. This unique collection of materials documents the history of psychoactive substances and their applications for medicine and healing.