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Arthur Kohrman papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.415
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a transcript of an interview Arthur Kohrman did with Brooke Heagerty about the history of the College of Human Medicine in 1985, as well as pre- and post-interview correspondence about the project. Also included is a proposal to establish a vice president of health programs position from 1979.
Dates:
1979 - 1991
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
Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Plant Collections records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-4.2.1
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the annual reports of the Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Plant Collections. These reports contain general information such as plans to expand the Beal Botanical Garden in the late 1920s, Dutch Elm Disease, new plantings, and the seed exchange and labeling programs. The 1968 report contains a map and brochure of the Botanical Gardens. The 1971 report contains a rare plant list.Included is the film "MSU Panorama" (circa 1970s), with footage beginning at...
Dates:
1926 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1996
Beatrice Paolucci papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.209
Scope and Contents
The Beatrice Paolucci papers include materials created by Paolucci during her tenure at Michigan State University, her published and unpublished manuscripts, her work on international projects, and personal records.
Dates:
1958 - 2005
Clarence H. Suelter collection
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.227
Scope and Contents
The collection contains information about different science programs at Michigan State University compiled by Suelter. Some of the materials are photocopies. There is substantial information relating to Robert C. Kedzie, as well as historical overviews of many natural science programs.
Also included are an exhibit catalog for Sesquicentennial Celebration: The Natural Sciences at Michigan State University, 1855-2005 which Suelter created and ...
Dates:
1876 - 2014
David Jones collection
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.261
Scope and Contents
The David Jones collection consists of photocopies of articles by David Jones about the Owosso Machine Company and Clarence L. Gangluff. There are also articles about restoring the Pere Marquette Engine 1225 by the Michigan State University Railroad Club as well as a script for a film about the fire up of the engine. Other materials include a reminiscence by David Jones about Del Bennett and note cards and speeches from the effort to prevent Senate Bill #1 Criminal Justice Codification,...
Dates:
1976 - 1985
Donald R. Wright papers on Mandinka origins, history, and culture in The Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau, 1967-1980
Collection
Identifier: MSS 302 large
Scope and Contents
In addition to translated transcriptions of Donald Wright's 1974-75 interviews relating to Senegambian history, with most of the interviews done in The Gambia and almost all in Mandinka language, also included are interviews recorded by S.M. Cissoko in 1967, a few other interviews in Wolof, plus some eighteenth century documents from British archives, and a dozen or so other papers, including some from the Conference on the Oral Traditions of Kaabu in Dakar in 1980. The collection is...
Dates:
1967-1980
Doris A. Paul collection
Collection
Identifier: 00250
Scope and Content
The collection contains taped interviews by Doris Paul of Navajo Marines who served as code talkers during World War II. Also interviewed were members of the Navajo Nation government and cultural institutions, a U.S. Marine 4th Division Reunion Chairman, and Philip Johnston, the initiator of the code talker program. The interviews were used for writing her book "The Navajo Code Talkers" (1973). Also included is a taped recording of a banquet in 1975 honoring the code talkers following the...
Dates:
1971 - 2015
Frank G. Dennis papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.265
Scope and Contents
The Frank G. Dennis papers consist of articles and biographical information about, and awards given to Frank G. Dennis, Stanley Johnston, and Sylvan Wittwer who were members of the Horticulture Department at Michigan State University (MSU). There is also information regarding the history of horticulture at MSU.
Records include materials about Sylvan Wittwer used by Dennis to write his book and a copy of the poem “Ode to Cyclone” written by Dennis.
The collection also includes a number of...
Dates:
1957 - 2008
George Malcolm Trout papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.127
Scope and Content
The collection consists of subject files, correspondence, and photographs pertaining to Trout's career in dairy and food science. Trout's papers contain few notes about research he did. The Personal Papers contain articles written by and about Trout, speeches, and "A Son of Lick Creek" manuscript about Trout's life (pages missing), biographical file, and thesis.The Subject Files section contains files on various topics and includes several folders of correspondence. The...
Dates:
1899 - 1986