Holdings:
* UM-System
* Columbia
Call Number:
(UW:4/29/1)
Box 1-UMLD1
Box 2-UMLD1
Box 3-UMLD1
Box 4-UMLD1
Box 5-UMLD1
Box 6-UMLD1
Box 7-UMLD1
Box 8-UMLD1
Box 9-UMLD1
OSB 1-Ellis
UW:4/29/1, Box 1, FF 2
University Archives
University of Missouri
Record Group: 4 UW
Record Sub-Group: 108
Records Title: UM-System; President's Office; Student Financial Aid Services; Allan W. Purdy Administrative and Professional Papers
Dates: 1949-2010
Volume: 9 cubic feet, 11.25 linear feet; 1 Oversized Box
Scope and Content Note
(A18-38)
This Record Sub-Group contains professional and personal papers and records created, received, and collected by Allan W. Purdy during his professional career as a faculty member and administrator at the University of Missouri, and later the University of Missouri System. The papers and records in this Sub-Group include correspondence, addresses to Congress, memoranda, financial aid data, student aid applications, reports, meeting minutes, publications, photographic prints, plaques, and medallions.
Biographical Note
Allan Walker Purdy was born July 26, 1914 in Macon County, Missouri. The youngest of six, he graduated from Macon High School in 1932. Purdy entered the University of Missouri in 1934 after working for a few years. Purdy graduated from MU with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1938 from the College of Agriculture. He achieved his Master of Science degree in horticulture from MU in 1939.
During WWII Purdy entered the U.S. Army, flying with the Army Service Corps. He transferred to the U.S. Navy, was commissioned as an officer, and captained a patrol torpedo boat.
Purdy served as State Extension horticulturist for the University of Missouri from 1946 to 1949 before becoming the assistant to the Dean of the College of Agriculture from 1949 until 1958. As assistant, Purdy helped students find part-time jobs, locate scholarships, and secure loans. He began lobbying in the 1950s for congressional representatives to consult financial aid professionals who actually dealt with students applying for financial aid. From 1958 to 1971, Purdy was the Director of Aids and Awards at University of Missouri-Columbia. Purdy's transfer from the College of Agriculture to Student Aids and Awards thrust him into the nascent student financial aid community, encouraging his correspondence amongst many financial aid professionals at other colleges and universities.
The National Defense Education Act passed in 1958, and Purdy was involved in its legislative and regulatory evolution for almost two decades. He was instrumental in the formulation and implementation of the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and was the Association's second president, serving from 1963 to 1964. Purdy helped draft the Higher Education Act of 1965. As first president Purdy was largely responsible for the propagation and organization of the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) from 1966 until 1969. He frequently dealt with Congress and other Financial Aid administrators as both president of and, later, a member of NASFAA.
Starting in 1971 Purdy became the University of Missouri System's Director of Scholarship and Student Financial Aid Services, a position he held until retirement. He helped draft the original College Work-Study legislation and the Educational Opportunity and Guaranteed Student Loan laws. Purdy received a presidential appointment to the Board of Directors for the Student Loan Marketing Association from 1972 until 1978. After his retirement from MU in 1979, Purdy worked with many organizations such as the Higher Education Loan Authority of Missouri, Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and NASFAA, remaining active with the financial aid community around the University of Missouri for the rest of his life.
Allan W. Purdy died in Columbia, Missouri on October 14, 2010, at the age of 96.
Series Descriptions:
This Record Sub-Group is divided into three series.
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid contains general records and documents of Purdy's tenure as Assistant to Dean of Agriculture, Director of the Office of Aids and Awards, and Director of the University-Wide Office of Financial Aid Services.
Series One is further divided into four Sub-Series:
- Sub-Series One - Administrative contains papers pertaining to daily business, student records, minutes from University committee meetings, records of financial aid use and success, and legislative documents and addresses.
- Sub-Series Two - Funds and Awards contains materials from donors and funds regarding specific financial aid funds available for students. Included is more detailed information about Student Aid funds available to the University, such as National Defense of Education Act funds, work-study, and scholarships.
- Sub-Series Three - Correspondence contains letters from MU colleagues, financial aid colleagues, students, and Purdy's responses or marginalia.
Note to Researcher: It should be noted that while a separate Sub-Series has been established for University of Missouri correspondence, additional correspondence can be found in all other Series as necessitated by both original and logical order. - Sub-Series Four - Printed and Duplicated Material contains published materials from the University of Missouri such as the Bulletin, financial aid instructions, and student involvement publications.
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations contains a wide selection of material relating to Purdy's active and varied professional work with state and regional organizations such as the Higher Education Loan Authority of Missouri (MOHELA) and the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA), as well as national-level involvement with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and the Student Loan Marketing Association (SLMA).
Series Two is further
divided into five Sub-Series:
- Sub-Series One - MOHELA contains reports, minutes, publications, correspondence, pictures, and student financial aid advocacy.
- Sub-Series Two - NASFAA contains documents from NASFAA meetings, photo albums, publications, conference proceedings, and student financial aid advocacy.
- Sub-Series Three - MASFAA contains reports, publications, minutes, conference proceedings, along with correspondence with legislators and MASFAA members.
- Sub-Series Four - SLMA contains appointments, minutes, meetings and policy papers.
- Sub-Series Five - Other Financial Aid Organizations covers additional organizations such as the Council of Student Personnel Associations (COSPA), the Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP), and Governor Carnahan's Education Advisory Group.
Series Three - Personal contains a number of documents related to Purdy's personal involvement with friends, colleagues, community, and students.
Series Three is further divided into two Sub-Series:
- Sub-Series One - Correspondence contains letters, photos, and notes written mainly after Purdy's retirement.
- Sub-Series Two - Community Involvement contains documents from community and church involvement for the Purdys.
Note to Researcher: Additional records created and received by Purdy while he served as Director of Scholarship and Student Financial Aid Services can be found in UW:4/34/NP (A87-108).
Inventory
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid
Sub-Series One - Administrative
Box 1
FF 1 - National Defense of Education Act (NDEA) Report and Memoranda, 1959-1960
FF 2 - Aids and Awards Policies and Outreach (includes photograph of Purdy), 1960-1965
FF 3 - NDEA Reports and Forms, 1965-1966
FF 4 - National Student Financial Aid Council, 1965-1968
FF 5 - Legislative Advocacy, 1967-1970
FF 6 - U.S. Office of Education Audit Report, 1968-1969
FF 7 - Commission on Campus Ministries in Missouri, 1969-1970
FF 8 - MU Four Campuses - Funds and Policies, circa 1970
FF 9 - MO Extension Homemakers Association July 8, 1970
FF 10 - Financial Aid Meetings and Outreach, 1970
FF 11 - August 13th Testimony Student Financial Aid Amendments, 1970
FF 12 - Education Commission of the States, 1970-1977
FF 13 - Annotated Legislature and Statements, 1970-1978
FF 14 - Student Records, 1970-1979 [RESTRICTED]
FF 15 - NCAA Report by the Committee on Financial Aid, 1971
FF 16 - Committee on Education and Labor, 1971-1972
FF 17 - Office of University Student Financial Aid Services, 1971-1975
FF 18 - Reports and Minutes, 1971-1975
FF 19 - Financial Aid Memos, Drafts, and Notes, 1971-1979
FF 20 - Missouri School-College Relations Commission, 1973-1974
FF 21 - Buford Baber Dissertation on Educational Opportunity Grant Recipients, 1974
FF 22 - National Task Force on Student Aid Problems, 1974-1975
FF 23 - Review of Title IV of Higher Education Act, 1975
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series One - Administrative (cont'd)
Box 2
FF 1 - Annotated Proposal for Secondary Lending Agency, circa 1976
FF 2 - Department of Higher Education Student Aid Programs Jefferson City, 1976-1978
FF 3 - Office of Student Financial Aid and Services, 1976-1979
FF 4 - Office Organization for Student Financial Aids, 1976
FF 5 - Proposal - Student Loan Billing and Reporting, 1977
FF 6 - Statement of Higher Education Assistance Foundation, 1977-1978
FF 7 - Student Financial Aid Operation Manual, 1977-1978
FF 8 - University Awards and Recognition, 1993-1994
FF 9 - Interview Transcript of A. Purdy by H. Monroe, 1994
FF 10 - Renovation of Francis Quad, 1998
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series One - Administrative (cont'd)
Box 9
Item 1 - "Citation of Merit for Service to Missouri Higher Education", 1994
Item 2 - "20 Years of Service as a Faculty Advisor for the Evans Scholars Chapter House", n.d.
Item 3 - "Allan and Vivian Purdy Lifetime Achievement Award", 2006
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series One - Administrative (cont'd)
Oversized Box 1
Envelope 1 - University of Missouri Commencement Medallion, 1989
Envelope 4 - Faculty-Alumni Award Medallion, n.d.
Item 5 - "Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation", 2008
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - Funds and Awards
Box 2 (cont'd)
FF 11 - General Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, 1953-1954 [RESTRICTED]
FF 12 - General Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, 1954-1955 [RESTRICTED]
FF 13 - Adele Overall Black Memorial Award, 1957-1957 [RESTRICTED]
FF 14 - Aids and Awards Processing, 1957-1958 [RESTRICTED]
FF 15 - Forms - Loans, Aids and Awards Subcommittee, 1957-1959
FF 16 - Donors and Awards, 1957-1960
FF 17 - Scholarship Applications - Aids and Awards, 1958 [RESTRICTED]
FF 18 - Student Scholarship Applications and Correspondence, 1960-1964 [RESTRICTED]
FF 19 - Student Loan Funds, 1960-1965
FF 20 - W. H. Langford Loan Fund, 1964-1971
FF 21 - Curator's Scholars Program, 1964-1978
FF 22 - United Student Aid Fund (USAF), 1967-1980
FF 23 - Scholarships and Work-Study, 1968-1970
FF 24 - Guaranteed Student Loan Program, 1968-1970
FF 25 - Aid Forms and Notes, 1969-1970
FF 26 - Student Graduates Annotated, 1970
FF 27 - Student Graduates Annotated, 1970
FF 28 - Student Graduates Annotated, 1970
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - Funds and Awards (cont'd)
Box 3
FF 1 - Scholarships and Work-Study, 1971-1975
FF 2 - Guaranteed Student Loan Program, 1971-1984
FF 3 - Evans Scholars, 1975-2004
FF 4 - Scholarships and Work-Study, 1976-1979
FF 5 - Loan Reports and Totals, 1976-1979
FF 6 - Purdy Endowment, 1980-2004
FF 7 - MU Medical School Foundation, 1982-2003
FF 8 - MU Medical School Foundation Board Meeting, 1985
FF 9 - MU Friends of Music, 1987
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series Three - Correspondence
Box 3
FF 10 - MU Co-Worker Correspondence and Memos, n.d.
FF 11 - Student and School Mail, 1960-1964
FF 12 - General Correspondence (includes photograph by Andy Tau), 1960-1965
FF 13 - National Council, 1967-1968
FF 14 - General and Congressional Correspondence, 1968-1970
FF 15 - General and Student Mail, 1968-1969
FF 16 - General and Student Mail, 1969
FF 17 - Today Show Congratulatory Letters, 1969
FF 18 - Freeman Beets - Director of Higher Education Kansas City, 1969-1975
FF 19 - Maurice K. Heartfield Jr. - George Washington University, 1970
FF 20 - Ed Sanders, 1970-1971
FF 21 - Richard M. Millard - Higher Education Services, 1970-1971
FF 22 - Nancy Eichsteadt - University of Wisconsin Director of Student Financial Aid, 1970-1971
FF 23 - Student Correspondence Incoming Inquiries, 1970-1971
FF 24 - General Correspondence, 1970-1971
FF 25 - Rep. Edith Green, 1970-1971
FF 26 - Dr. Carroll Parrish - Dean of Financial Aid UCLA, 1971
FF 27 - Dr. Joe B. Henry - A.C.T., 1971
FF 28 - Harley Frankel - Office of Education, 1971
FF 29 - Carroll Parrish and Edson Sample, 1971
FF 30 - Datebook, 1971-1972
FF 31 - General Correspondence, 1971-1975
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series Three - Correspondence (cont'd)
Box 4
FF 1 - General Correspondence, 1976-1979
FF 2 - General Correspondence During Retirement, 1981-2002
Series One - University of Missouri Financial Aid (cont'd)
Sub-Series Four - Printed and Duplicated Material
Box 4 (cont'd)
FF 3 - Scholarship News and Applications, n.d.
FF 4 - Administrative Manuals, n.d.
FF 5 - Scholarship and Donors, 1949-1976
FF 6 - Student Directory, 1958-1961
FF 7 - Reports and News, 1958-1965
FF 8 - National Defense Student Loan Program, 1959-1961
FF 9 - News Clippings, 1960
FF 10 - Faculty and Extension Directories, 1960-1970
FF 11 - Publications for Student Engagement, 1961-1975
FF 12 - Bulletin, 1969-1973
FF 13 - Congressional Record, 1969-1980
FF 14 - Salary Scales, 1970
FF 15 - Financial Aid News and Newsletters
FF 16 - Student Loan Applications - Blank, 1971-1975
FF 17 - Missouri Financial Aid Manuals, 1971-1979
FF 18 - White House Press Releases, 1971
FF 19 - Marching Show Composite, 1972
FF 20 - Congressional Statements, 1974-1976
FF 21 - Reports and News Clippings, 1976-1979
FF 22 - Papers in Education Finance, No. 14, 1978
FF 23 - News and Promotional Materials, 1993-2006
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations
Sub-Series One - MOHELA
Box 5
FF 1 - Lobbying and Correspondence, n.d.
FF 2 - Legislature and Advocacy, n.d.
FF 3 - Pictures and Remembrances, n.d.
FF 4 - Minutes and Expenses (includes correspondence), 1980-1984
FF 5 - News Clippings, 1985
FF 6 - Minutes, 1985
FF 7 - Reports and Budgets, 1985
FF 8 - Memos and Correspondence, 1985
FF 9 - Reports - Part 1, 1985
FF 10 - Reports - Part 2, 1985
FF 11 - Copies of Reports, 1985
FF 12 - Reports, 1986
FF 13 - Appointment to Higher Education Loan Authority of Missouri (MOHELA) Board, 1985-1995
FF 14 - Minutes and Budgets, 1986
FF 15 - Evaluation and Correspondence, 1987-1989
FF 16 - Reports, 1987-1989
FF 17 - Meeting Minutes, 1987-1989
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series One - MOHELA (cont'd)
Box 6
FF 1 - Reports, 1990-1999
FF 2 - Minutes and Public Relations, 1990-1999
FF 3 - Correspondence, 1990-1999
FF 4 - Reports and Correspondence - includes News Clippings, 2000-2007
FF 5 - Correspondence, 2002
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series One - MOHELA (cont'd)
Oversized Box 1 (cont'd)
Oversize 2 - "Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series 1982", 1982
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - NASFAA
Box 6 (cont'd)
FF 6 - Manual of Policies and Procedures, n.d.
FF 7 - National Council History, circa 1968
FF 8 - National Council Constitution, 1969
FF 9 - National Council, 1969
FF 10 - National Council, 1969
FF 11 - National Council Miscellaneous Addresses, News Clips, 1970
FF 12 - National Council Correspondence, 1970
FF 13 - Correspondence and Reports, 1970-1971
FF 14 - Mr. Ed Sample - National Council Correspondence, 1970-1971
FF 15 - Lobbying and Correspondence, 1970-1974
FF 16 - Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1971
FF 17 - National Council Correspondence, 1971
FF 18 - Newsletter, 1974
FF 19 - Promotional Materials, 1974-1978
FF 20 - Lobbying and Conferences, 1975-1979
FF 21 - National Membership Directory, 1980-1982
FF 22 - Information Update - Report no. 1, 1981
FF 23 - Draft 1982 National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) Fact Book, 1981
FF 24 - Newsletters, 1981
FF 25 - Federal Monitor, 1981
FF 26 - Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1981-1982
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - NASFAA (cont'd)
Box 7
FF 1 - National Council and Executive Committee Las Vegas, Nevada - February 24-26, 1982
FF 2 - National Council Meeting Aspen, Colorado - September 23-24, 1982
FF 3 - National Council Meeting San Juan, Puerto Rico - May 13-15, 1982
FF 4 - Minutes and Reports, 1982
FF 5 - Special Reports, 1982
FF 6 - Newsletters, 1982
FF 7 - Promotional Materials, 1982
FF 8 - Federal Monitor, 1982
FF 9 - Institutional Guide for Financial and Self-evaluation, 1982
FF 10 - Fact Book, 1982
FF 11 - Revisions to: A Guide to the Development of a Manual for Institutional Financial Aid Policies and Procedures, 1982
FF 12 - National Council Orientation Handbook, 1982-1983
FF 13 - Revised: National Council and Executive Committee Orlando, Florida - February 21-23, 1983
FF 14 - National Council Meeting Orlando Florida, February 21-23, 1983
FF 15 - Memos and Contacts, 1983-1984
FF 16 - Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1983-1984
FF 17 - Quarterly Update for NASFAA Fact Book, 1984
FF 18 - Correspondence and Honors, 1990-2005
FF 19 - Conferences, 1991-1992
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - NASFAA (cont'd)
Box 8
FF 1 - Retiree Reunion (includes Photograph Albums I, II, and III), 2003-2004
FF 2 - Retiree Reunion II (includes Photograph Albums IV, V, and VI), 2004-2006
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - NASFAA (cont'd)
Oversized Box 1 (cont'd)
Item 3 - "Distinguished Service Award", 1970
Item 4 - NASFAA Life membership, 1975
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Three - MASFAA
Box 8 (cont'd)
FF 3 - Workshops and Minutes, 1969-1977
FF 4 - Correspondence, 1969-1997
FF 5 - Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA) Newsletter, 1975-1982
FF 6 - Membership Directory, 1981-1984
FF 7 - Committees' and Members' Election, 1982
FF 8 - Recognitions, 1990-2003
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Three - MASFAA (cont'd)
Box 9 (cont'd)
Oversize 4 - "In Commemoration of your distinguished Leadership as President of the Association", 1987
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Three - MASFAA (cont'd)
Oversized Box 1 (cont'd)
Oversize 1 - MASFAA Certificate honoring Allan W. Purdy, 1978
Envelope 2 - MASFAA Distinguished Service Award, 1970
Envelope 3 - MASFAA Distinguished Service Award, 1970 (cont'd)
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Four - SLMA
Box 8 (cont'd)
FF 9 - Presidential Appointment, 1973-1986
FF 10 - Board of Directors' Meeting, 1973
FF 11 - Reports and Memoranda, 1974-1979
FF 12 - Internal memos for Board of Directors, 1975-1985
Series Two - Financial Aid Professional Organizations (cont'd)
Sub-Series Five - Other Organizations
Box 8 (cont'd)
FF 13 - Council of Student Personnel Associations (COSPA) Correspondence, 1967-1971
FF 14 - COSPA Minutes and Reports, 1969-1970
FF 15 - Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP) Correspondence and Publications, 1970-1978
FF 16 - MASFAP Directories, 1974-1994
FF 17 - MASFAP Executive Board, 1975-1977
FF 18 - Governor Carnahan's Education Advisory Group, 1992
Series Three - Personal
Sub-Series One - Correspondence
Box 8 (cont'd)
FF 19 - General Correspondence, 1980-2004
FF 20 - Mel Carnahan, 1992-1996
FF 21 - Personal Recollections of Edson Sample with Address List, 2003
Series Three - Personal (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - Community Involvement
Box 8 (cont'd)
FF 22 - Recognition and Honors, 1980-2004
FF 23 - Photograph Albums (includes supplement for Vivian Purdy), 2003-2010
FF 24 - The Life of A. W. Purdy in his own words (includes memorial service), 2005-2010
Series Three - Personal (cont'd)
Sub-Series Two - Community Involvement (cont'd)
Oversized Box 1 (cont'd)
DVD-R - Restoration of Chancellor's Residence (video of still images taken by Lenard and Mary Lu Politte, 2005-2006, with music soundtrack by the University Singer, 1996), 2006
Restrictions Note: The Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia is required by law and Board of Curator's policy to restrict access to some files and information. Student records are held as confidential under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and by University policy. Faculty promotion and tenure records and Academic Personnel files are restricted for 75 years, or the lifetime of the individual. All grievance, disciplinary, and medical records are treated as confidential files. Consultations with legal counsel, both in-house and external, are protected by the attorney/client privilege and will not be released.
