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Centennial Celebration records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-13.3.1
Scope and Contents
The records of Michigan State University's centennial include administrative subject files (1949-1956), files pertaining to the eleven academic symposia held throughout 1955 (1954-1956), reference materials pertaining to anniversary celebrations held by other colleges and universities (1936-1955), and resolutions and correspondence from other institutions congratulating MSU in its centennial year. The collection also contains a great deal of correspondence in the first two series...
Dates:
1936 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1956
Charles Westie papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.356
Scope and Contents
Charles Westie papers consist of publications and newspapers about Michigan State University's Centennial. In addition, the collections also holds Continuing Education publications and other MSU publications. Non-MSU publications related to continuing education are also included, as well as questionaries used for a railroad survey that Westie created. The railroad surveys are part of the data Westie used to complete his 1953 dissertation, "Reactions of Railroad Workers to a Major...
Dates:
1921 - 1971
John "Jake" Ferris collection
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.474
Content Description
The collections contains the volume Jake's Journey: Memoirs of John N. Ferris of Milton, Indiana by John N. (Jake) Ferris, 2021 and the volume Genealogy of the Ferris Family of Milton, Indiana (Following the Male Line from Samuel in England and His Son, Zachariah, the American Immigrant)by John N. (Jake) Ferris, 2021.Also included is a video of digitized film with additional graphics and images and voice over. The video shows the activities surrounding MSU's centennial in 1955...
Dates:
2021