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Argentina Project (Balcarce) records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.13
Scope and Contents
Records of the Argentina Project (Balcarce) consist of official reports and staff reports, personal and official staff correspondence, and preliminary studies and drafts of the project. Also included are financial and funding records, administrative records, and information on Argentina and agriculture.
Dates:
1957 - 1975
Brazil Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.11
Scope and Content
Records of the Brazil Project include a large amount of correspondence and personal data of staff; budget and administrative records; and reports, both official and miscellaneous. Some of these are in Portuguese. Also included is a large amount of information on the country of Brazil and suggestions for Americans going to Brazil.
Dates:
1956 - 1977
Colombia Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.8
Scope and Contents
Colombia Project records include official and special reports on the Project; contracts between Michigan State University and the University of Colombia, as well as contracts with funding bodies, the Universities of Medellin and Palmira, and other involved organizations; work plans dealing with specific agricultural or economic issues; and reports pertaining to the Point Four Program and to the Kellogg Foundation. These records include a variety of materials related to agriculture, including...
Dates:
1942 - 1967
Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (CSNRD) records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.15
Scope and Contents
The records document the efforts of the Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (Michigan State University, Colorado State University, Kansas State University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin, Research Triangle Institute of the University of North Carolina, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Interior,) under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development to improve agriculture in Nigeria through education, research and investment....
Dates:
1964 - 1969
Edgar A. Schuler papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.42
Scope and Contents
The Publications series consists of articles, reports, and publications written by Schuler. Topics include sociology, and a few about race, social relations, and health. The Pakistan Project series includes materials from Schuler's time as advisor to the Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, such as correspondence, publications, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, and research materials.The Diaries series consists of the diary Schuler wrote while an advisor to the...
Dates:
1929 - 1974
Guatemala Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.9
Scope and Contents
The majority of the material deals with administrative concerns such as the budget, contracts, details of meetings, administrative notes, documents pertaining to various organizations and correspondence. Also included in the collection are documents pertaining to the development of proposals, programs and projects. Finally, the collection contains the reports from various projects and organizations as well as publications generated from the research. An addition to the collection was made...
Dates:
1960 - 1968
International Studies and Programs records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9
Scope and Contents
The collection contains International Studies and Programs records relating to international programs that Michigan State University participated in, as well as councils and committees about international programs and participation that MSU was involved in. Topics include rural and third-world development, international universities, foreign service, and programs available through MSU. The records contain reports to the Ford Foundation (1961-1970), which was a primary source of funding, as...
Dates:
1943 - 2016
Karl T. Wright papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.197
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of biographical information and publications of Karl Wright. Included is the report "Michigan State University and the University of the Ryukus: An Experience in International Cooperation (1951–1986)" by Diane Broersma Wright on behalf of Karl Wright. This report includes three photographs of the University of the Ryukus. Other materials are writings, speeches, and correspondence by Wright during his experience there and his recollections. There are also letters from...
Dates:
1920, 1924, 1941-1986, 2006
Raleigh Barlowe papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.190
Scope and Contents
The Raleigh Barlowe papers contain professional and personal correspondence. Also included are publications by Barlowe on land use, land taxation, agriculture land, water use, water rights, outdoor recreations and valuations of land for the Indian Claims Commission. There are also trip reports including an end-of-tour report for the Michigan State University-University of Nigeria project, as well as travel reports for Rome, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Philippines. There are also...
Dates:
1943 - 1986
Robert and Elanor Lumianski papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.382
Scope and Content
This collection contains the papers of Robert and Elanor Lumianski. Included in the collection are reports by Robert Lumianski his time with the MSU University of Nigeria Project (1962-1964). Also include are reports and correspondence his time with the Peace Corps Masters of Arts in Education program held in Nigeria (1965 and 1968). The participants participated in the Peace Corp in Nigeria as teachers and at the same time earn credits toward their master's degree. The collection...
Dates:
1962 - 1973