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Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.12
Scope and Contents
The MSU Livestock judging team records include information on the various contests, scores, press releases and photographs. The Farmers’ Week records include planning records such as room reservations for sessions, exhibitor information, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The Michigan Sheep Breeders Association records includes financial information, bred ewe sales, Michigan Make It Yourself With Wool contest, and ram truck and ram day sales. The Administrative files contain course...
Dates:
1915 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1975
Collection
Identifier: c-00244
Scope and Contents
The Haight family papers consist of correspondence, legal notices, pedigrees and stock registers. The Haights owned pedigreed cattle and also raised sheep. In addition, the collection contains legal notices relating to proposed improvements on Haight land in California Township, Branch County, Michigan.
Dates:
1892 - 1928
Collection
Identifier: 00150
Scope and Contents
Though the collection spans the period 1865-1910, the bulk of the documents covers the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. The collection includes the papers of Andrew Helmer, the personal papers of William Helmer and the financial papers of William Helmer. The papers of Andrew Helmer comprise the smallest portion of the collection. The journals record various aspects and costs of raising sheep. One account ledger records household expenditures. The two volumes...
Dates:
1865 - 1911
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.163
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.128
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of Mary Duthie Anderson, Michigan State College (MSC, now University) class of 1947, include notebooks, publications, newspapers and clippings, a photograph, and MSC memorabilia.
Dates:
1895 - 1913
Collection
Identifier: 00127
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection deals with Smith's activities as a sheep breeder for the five years, 1886-1891. Included are: 1) correspondence of inquiry; 2) advertising of his flock; and 3) relations with several agricultural and sheep breeding associations. Also included are Smith's activities in education and religion, i.e. speeches, school and church supply catalogers and the 1889 State of Michigan guidelines for training teachers during the summer. The collection also contains an 1891...
Dates:
1880 - 1916
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Serial-01075
Collection
Identifier: c-00393
Scope and Contents
The collection contains farm records and personal and household expense records kept by George A. True, Elisha D. True and A. A. True who operated a sheep and dairy farm in Armada, Macomb County, Michigan. Detailed records are given on farm animals, sheep shearing, milk production, and on animal and milk tests. Also included are household and personal expense accounts, a recipe book for cures of animal diseases and miscellaneous clippings and notes.
Dates:
1881 - 1923
