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Michigan State University. Cooperative Extension Service

 Organization

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Alton Wheaton papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00208
Scope and Contents

The Alton Wheaton papers contain primarily financial records and other forms of inventory that Wheaton took while working on his farm. There is also a small section on some of Wheaton’s community activities, some photographs of said activities, and two books on the Wheaton family genealogy. There are also a number of folders containing deeds and titles to various pieces of land Wheaton owned. There are also catalogs, plans, newsletters and brochures on farm topics.

Dates: 1934 - 2006

Christopher Sower papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.223
Scope and Contents The papers of Christopher Sower consist primarily of his professional writings and also includes notes, departmental memos, and reports. There are two main series: Publications, and Reports & Proposals. The Publications series contains a group of loose papers which are listed by title, however the majority of the material was kept by Sower in chronological order by year. These groupings contain all his writings including, published articles, drafts, working papers, memos,...
Dates: 1951 - 1991

Cooperative Extension Service records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.34
Scope and Contents The records of Cooperative Extension consist of county and project reports beginning in 1913. These county reports contain information on Extension activities and may give some detail about a particular project in that county or a specific agent. The project reports contain information about project work in the whole state. The reports may be in a narrative report format or a preprinted form. Some include appendices that include newspaper articles about activities or handouts created for...
Dates: 1913 - 2013

Department of Animal Science records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.12
Scope and Contents The MSU Livestock judging team records include information on the various contests, scores, press releases and photographs. The Farmers’ Week records include planning records such as room reservations for sessions, exhibitor information, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The Michigan Sheep Breeders Association records includes financial information, bred ewe sales, Michigan Make It Yourself With Wool contest, and ram truck and ram day sales. The Administrative files contain course...
Dates: 1915 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1975

Department of Entomology records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.45
Scope and Contents The Entomology Department records consist of correspondence, reports, extension bulletins relating to entomology, and photographs. The correspondence is from members of the faculty and staff about running the department, research, grants, and teaching. The subject files section contains information about running the department, comprehensive review reports, information on the entomology club and Beta Beta Beta. The scrapbook of cyanotypes contains images of various insects, campus...
Dates: 1887 - 2013

Earl C. Richardson papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.140
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of correspondence, press releases, a program, a newsletter, and newspaper clippings. Correspondence and press releases relate to awards Richardson won in 1969. Also included are a program from the 1969 Cooperative Extension Service Awards and Citations Banquet and the Cooperative Extension Service newsletter, "The Communicator", for October 31, 1969. The newpapers clippings are also about Richardson's awards.

Dates: 1969, undated

Elton B. Hill papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.67
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection contains material relating to the issues that interested Hill most as a teacher and researcher. He taught a number of courses on farm appraisal and agricultural finance, and his reference material appears here. Land tenure, especially the legal and moral implications of father-son partnerships and farm ownership transfers, were of special interest to him.In addition to this, there is also a scrapbook and some memorabilia from his college days at...
Dates: 1862 - 1972

Epsilon Sigma Phi records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-18.14
Scope and Contents

This records collection contains information and materials from the Alpha Psi chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi. There are award recipient records, chapter by-laws, membership information and ESP officers, board meeting minutes, correspondence, and newsletters.

Dates: 1973 - 2009

Gordon Schlubatis papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-17.342
Scope and Contents

The collection contains trip reports, correspondence, slides, maps and travel booklets related to Schlubatis' time spent working as an agriculture agent overseas. There are also awards, scrapbooks, and photographs. Also included are materials related to his wife Harriet Schlubatis including awards, a Michigan Normal School yearbook, and a student expense register.

Dates: 1905 - 1983

Herbert A. Berg papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.93
Scope and Content This collections contains publications about the history of Michigan Agricultural College, the impact the U.S. Civil War had on agricultural extension in Michigan, the Morrill Land Grant College Act and life of Bela Hubbard, an Michigan pioneer. Also included in the Berg collection are the articles of incorporation and by-laws and some correspondence of the Michigan State University chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, the national honorary extension fraternity. There is a newspaper plate from the...
Dates: 1930 - 1969

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Letters (correspondence) 11
Photographs 7
Publications 7
Newsletters 6
Reports 6
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Agricultural extension work 5
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 5
Annual reports 4
Correspondence 4
Scrapbooks 4
Agriculture -- Michigan 3
Minutes (administrative records) 3
Programs (Publications) 3
Agricultural extension workers 2
Agriculture -- Economic aspects 2
Agriculture -- International cooperation 2
By-laws 2
Course materials 2
Family histories 2
Livestock 2
Michigan 2
State universities and colleges -- United States 2
Universities and colleges -- Faculty 2
Yearbooks 2
4-H clubs -- Michigan 1
Account books 1
Africa 1
Agricultural colleges -- Michigan 1
Agricultural education -- Michigan 1
Agriculture 1
Agriculture -- Information services 1
Agriculture and state -- United States 1
Alpena County (Mich.) 1
American farmers and world affairs 1
Anniversaries 1
Beef cattle 1
Blueprints 1
Branch County (Mich.) 1
Brochures 1
Catalogs 1
Cheboygan County (Mich.) 1
College campuses -- Michigan -- East Lansing 1
College students -- Michigan -- East Lansing 1
Community development 1
Community education 1
Community organization 1
Contracts for deeds 1
Dairy cattle 1
Dairying -- Michigan 1
Digital images 1
Education, Higher 1
Entomology 1
Entomology -- Study and teaching 1
Family farms 1
Farm equipment 1
Farm management 1
Farmers 1
Farmers' institutes 1
Farms -- Michigan 1
Farms -- Valuation 1
Filmstrip rolls 1
Floods 1
High school students -- Alcohol Use -- Middle West 1
Home economics extension work 1
Horticulture 1
India 1
Ingham County (Mich.) 1
Insect pests -- Control 1
Insects 1
Iron County (Mich.) 1
Journals (accounts) 1
Kent County (Mich.) 1
Kenya 1
Land grants 1
Land grants -- Michigan 1
Land tenure 1
Lectures 1
Ledgers (account books) 1
Legal correspondence 1
Lenawee County (Mich.) 1
Livestock -- Judging 1
Livestock -- Study and teaching 1
Maps 1
Marquette County (Mich.) 1
Minutes (Records) 1
Newaygo County (Mich.) 1
Nonfiction films 1
Okemos (Mich.) 1
Organizational change 1
Organizational sociology 1
Osteopathic medicine -- Study and teaching 1
Pakistan -- Description and travel 1
Postcards 1
Poultry -- Study and teaching 1
Poverty 1
Press releases 1
Rural development 1
Rural development -- International cooperation 1
Saginaw County (Mich.) 1
Saint Clair County (Mich.) 1
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