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Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.117
Scope and Contents
Alva True Stevens papers consist of one item, a menu and program from a "Bachelors' Banquet" held at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in November, 1894. Stevens and sixteen other men appear in a photograph on the cover. The banquet, an end-of-the-term celebration, included an elaborate dinner, speeches, recitations, and music. There is also a folder of fourteen photos that had once been part of a scrapbook. Images are of college life, farming and college...
Dates:
1894, Undated
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.72
Scope and Contents
Alvin Crossman Pratt papers consist of a scrapbook and memorabilia, primarily from Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University), but including some items from Pratt's years as a student at Lansing High School. The scrapbook contains invitations, letters, postcards, photographs, posters, and programs from dances and parties, as well as from the Semi-Centennial Celebration in 1907. Memorabilia also include M.A.C. registration receipts (1904-1907). Also included are three...
Dates:
1902 - 1909
Collection
Identifier: 00155
Scope and Contents
The American Agri-Women records are organized into nine series. While the entire collection is well worth perusing for those interested in the farming conditions and problems in the 1970s, some records are of particular importance. The file "American Agriculture Movement" (box 5, folder 11) contains information regarding a similar organization in Canada. "O.S.H.A. Testimonies" (box 4, folder 39) includes testimonies on pesticides and workers' safety. "New York Miscellaneous" (box 2, folder...
Dates:
1972-1999, 2010-2014
Collection
Identifier: MSS 219 large
Scope and Contents
Videocassettes of American Black Journal episodes, correspondence, business files and research materials. The materials are pertinent to the production of the show at its inception in 1968 and spanning its 34 year broadcast history.
Dates:
1972-2002; Majority of material found within 1976-1994
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.34
Scope and Contents
The records of the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers consist of meeting minutes for 1919 to 1922 and lists of dues paid from 1919 to 1921.
Dates:
1919 - 1922
Collection
Identifier: c-00458
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Amos Franklin's diary (January 1 to December 31, 1865). He lived in Michigan and was probably a carpenter. His diary entries are fairly brief and primarily discuss his daily activities and his jobs.
Dates:
1865
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.509
Scope and Contents
The Amy Davis collection consist of the volume Michigan State University: Off the Record by alumna Amy Davis, published by College Prowler. The publication is arranged topically and contains facts, statistics, and resources. For some topics, there are quotes by Michigan State University students. Topics include academics, facilities, housing, dining, diversity, campus and local life.
Dates:
2005
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.309
Scope and Content
Andre Blay is known as "The Father of the Home Video Industry." His company Magnetic Video Corporation introduced the first pre-recorded movies to be sold to the public in 1977. The list included "Sound of Music," "Hello Dolly," and "Patton."The Andre Blay collection is meant to preserve the history of the new industry of home video and home entertainment. The collection contains material related to Blay's business activities in Magnetic...
Dates:
1968 - 2013
Collection
Identifier: c-00069
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters, accounts books, and miscellaneous bills and receipts of the Andre and Hurlbert families. Most of the letters, written in 1874, are from Samuel to Elizabeth as he traveled through Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska as an itinerant farm worker. The bills and receipts are primarily from general stores, showing goods purchased, the prices paid, and eggs and dairy products accepted in trade. There are also accounts showing farm work performed; it is not...
Dates:
1874-1892, undated
Collection
Identifier: c-00601
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a bound, photocopied version of Anthos’ original scrapbook. The scrapbook contains fun facts about Michigan and a general overview of Michigan’s past including historical and geographical facts. Facts are grouped together under several titles. A sample of the trivia-like facts include: “150 Persons with Michigan Ties,” “Michigan’s Largest Communities,” and “Michigan’s Tallest Television Towers.”
Dates:
1987
