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Academic Senate records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-14.1
Scope and Contents
Series 1: The Faculty
This series consists of two indexes and four subseries. The first index is for the minutes of meetings for 1857-1925 and the second is for 1929-1942. Both are indexes to actions taken by the Faculty. Index headings include alumni scholarships, athletics, administration and buildings, courses and curricula, commencement, fees, grades and examinations, military science, organization of societies and clubs, registration and enrollment, and...
Dates:
1857 - 1995
Arthur Vrettas papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.156
Scope and Contents
The Arthur Vrettas papers include booklets, reports, and communications related to the University College and its administration at Michigan State University. The booklets include course listings and general rules of the college. There are also reports from the University Committee on General Education (1981), and the "Winder Report" (1978) which was Provost C. L. Winder's proposal to dissolve University College. In addition, there are taped interviews and transcripts of interviews by...
Dates:
1969 - 1992
Committee on Student Participation in Academic Government records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-14.6.10
Scope and Content
This collection consists of reports and the "Proposal for the Establishment of a Presidential Commission on Admissions and Student Body Composition at Michigan State University."
Dates:
1969, undated
Department of Zoology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.121
Scope and Contents
The series Correspondence (1920-1928), Correspondence (1929-1934), and Correspondence (1941-1946) consist of the correspondence of Harrison R. Hunt, department chair from 1923 to 1953, and Joseph W. Stack, a professor in the department. The letters are from a wide variety of individuals and institutions. Also included are correspondence relating to special interests of Hunt and Stack. Hunt’s research focused on eugenics from 1920 to 1928. His correspondence during this time...
Dates:
1920 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1989
Division of University Services records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-22.2
Scope and Contents
The records of University Services consist primarily of investigation into trends affecting the University. Included in this collection are reports on employment trends, staff salary, enrollment, student, staff, and alumni opinions, course loads, and grade distribution. Of special interest are reports, correspondence, monographs, and speeches relating to the question, raised in the 1950s and 1960s, of whether ROTC service on university campuses should be mandatory or remain voluntary. Also...
Dates:
1928 - 1968
Graduate Council records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-14.8
Scope and Contents
Records of the University Graduate Council consist of meeting minutes which provide a history of graduate programs Michigan State University, a topical index to the Council minutes, an index to correspondence providing names and graduation dates of degree recipients, and four editions of "Graduate Students' Rights and Responsibilities." Annual reports are also included in the collection.
Dates:
1892 - 1988
John A. Waite papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.113
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials relating to the drafting of Chapters VI-XII of the "Statues, Rules, and Regulations of the University," 1971-1972. Also included is correspondence relating to this project which Waite headed.In addition, the collection includes reports, outlines, memorandums and correspondence regarding a study of the Art department done in 1968-1969 while Waite was assistant dean in the College of Arts and Letters. Studies of academic departments were an...
Dates:
1968 - 1972
John C. Howell papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.7
Scope and Contents
These papers deal with Howell's activities in the College of Social Science and on university committees. Most of the material is from the early 1960s and pertains to sociology classes.
Dates:
1955 - 1972
M. Peter McPherson papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.1.19
Scope and Contents
This collection contains office files from Michigan State University President Peter McPherson, who was president from 1993-2004. The Calendar series contains McPherson office and appointment calendars. The Correspondence files contain chronological files as well as topical files of particular importance. Annual reports, research reports, and special reports produced for and by McPherson are in the Reports series. McPherson's annual State of the University addresses and some commencement...
Dates:
1993 - 2004
Maurice Cecil Mackey records
Collection
Identifier: UA-2.1.16
Scope and Contents
The records of M. Cecil Mackey were created or collected primarily in his capacity as president of Michigan State University (1979-1985). Issues that span multiple presidencies may be documented here, as well as other presidents' files. There are five series of materials in this collection: Correspondence, Administrative Records for the Office of the President, Social Event Files, Subject Files, and Vice Presidents' Files. The social events files are planning documents for luncheons,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1978 - 1985