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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, University Theatre existed from 1968 to 1993 under the direction of Drs. J. Edgar and Dorothy Webb, during which more than 98 full-length theatrical productions were presented. Originating in the basement of the Marott Building at 902 N. Meridian Street, the theatre was moved to the Mary Cable Building on the main campus in 1981. Beginning in 1976, touring productions of children's theatre provided full-length, fully-staged and costumed plays for school- age children throughout central Indiana. In 1983, Dr. Dorothy Webb initiated a national children's theatre playwriting competition, which is ongoing and now known as the Waldo M. and Grace C. Bonderman IUPUI National Youth Theatre Playwriting Competition. University Theatre was closed in 1993 because of heavy budget cuts sustained by the School of Liberal Arts and a theatre major was no longer offered by IUPUI. The records consist of materials related to the University Theatre productions, the Children's Theatre productions, the National Youth Playwriting Competition and Symposium, grants awarded and administrative records.

The Center for Earth and Environmental Science Records include newspaper clippings, publications, data reports, and research. The records cover the center, its projects, its research, and publications between 1987 to 2011.

The Department of Mathmatics Records include correspondence, course changes, study guides, meeting minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1964 to 1973.

The Department of Communication Studies Records include correspondence, course syllabi, minutes, reports, release forms, and speech night planning documents. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1970 to 2015.

This collection contains the records of IUPUI Women's Club, a social club of IUPUI women employees. The club started as the Women's University Club of Indiana University, Indianapolis in 1968 and changed its name in 1970 when Indiana University merged its Indianapolis programs with Purdue University. Constitution and bylaws, materials related to membership, meeting minutes, finance committee's papers and materials related to programs are included.

The Indiana University School of Physical Education opened in 1866 as a private school for the instruction of gymnastic teachers and is the oldest continuously operated school of physical education in the country. The school's faculty and graduates have played a major role in the introduction of physical education into the public school curriculum and in the development of physical education as a discipline. The school, first known as the Turnlehrerseminar (Gymnastic Teachers' Seminary) and then as the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union, was started by the American Turners, an athletic, cultural, and social organization founded by German immigrants in 1850. The school originally trained instructors for the athletic programs run by Turner societies, but by the late nineteenth century many of the school's graduates were teaching in public schools as school systems began adding physical education to their curriculum. The Normal College, which moved to Indianapolis in 1907, merged with Indiana University in 1941. In 1946 the school became a department within the Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, then in 1971 became an autonomous school under its current name. Records include correspondence, minutes, faculty and student records, financial records, alumni records, publications, and other records.

The Department of Sociology Records include correspondence, course changes, course syllabi, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1973 to 1998.

The Department of Religious Studies Records include correspondence, materials on the Revisioning America Conference, and research on the William McLellin Journals. The records cover the department, its professors, related programs, and research between 1966 to 1996.

The Department of Political Science Records include correspondence, course changes, course syllabi, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1972 to 1994.

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Indiana University Purdue University- Indianapolis (IUPUI) was founded in 1918. The department offered a graduate-level dietetic internship program where interns worked at Indiana University Medical Center and Riley Hospital for Children.

The Department of German Records include department newsletters and course activities. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1974 to 1986.