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Michigan Agricultural College. Students. Societies, etc

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Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Glee Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.35
Scope and Contents

The collection contains newspaper articles about the club, concert programs, a blank contract, and images of the glee club clipped from publications as well as photographs of the Glee Club, Glee and Mandolin Club, and Men's Glee Club.

Also included is an undated (circa 1955) 45 rpm recording called "Men's Glee Club Sings." The songs include Close Behind the Winding Cedar with James McMahon soloist, Spartan Toast, MSC Shadows, and Fight Song.

Dates: 1912 - 1962
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John Herbert Thomson collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.320
Scope and Contents The John Herbert Thomson collection includes a scrapbook which contains photos of class rush, the Michigan State University campus and buildings, and students. The scrapbook also includes photos of scenes in the Upper Peninsula including Tahquamenon Falls, Newberry, Michigan 4th of July events including a wrestling match between Pittsley and McLeod, University of Michigan, one image of Crisp Life Saving Station and Lighthouse, Camp Custer 1917. Photographs not in the scrapbook include Helen...
Dates: 1897, 1917-1992
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Mildred L. Cash collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.487
Content Description The Mildred L. Cash collection contains a scrapbook from her time at MSU and Alma College. The MSU materials include photographs of buildings, activities, student military activies, MAC Service Flag, 1918; a classh rivalry / class rush event, 1917; and people including football players. Also included are dance cards, materials related to events, photo postcards of class rivalry posters, a small amount of correspondence, YMCA student handbooks, quarantine pass, newpaper articles, a list of...
Dates: 1916-1922
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Omicron Nu, Alpha Chapter records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.4
Scope and Content This collection includes the records of Omicron Nu from their installation on campus in 1912 until around the mid 1980s. The contents contain lists of society members, blueprints for the Michigan Agricultural College Alpha chapter home, papers about the history of the society, historical information and rules for new members to memorize, the officers' instructions for running the organization, and the procedures for aspects of Omicron Nu management and induction ceremonies.The...
Dates: 1912 - 1985
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Parsons family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00020
Scope and Contents The papers consist mainly of correspondence, diaries and account books of the Edward Parsons family from 1824 to 1910. Most of the material is personal correspondence between the Edward Parsons family and relatives living in Livingston and Clinton Counties, New York. A great number of letters between Edward and his father, Reverend Levi Parsons (1779-1864) are included. The contents of these letters range from Levi's concern over Edward's problems at Hamilton College (Clinton, New York) in...
Dates: 1824 - 1910
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Pi Kappa Phi records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.30
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder with programs from the XXXIII Triennial Convention in 1986.

Dates: 1986
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Psi Upsilon Fraternity records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.23
Scope and Content

Records of the Epsilon Nu Chapter of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity consist of several dance and banquet programs. Also included are two folders of photographs.

Dates: 1916 - 1919
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Sigma Alpha Epsilon records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.20
Scope and Content

Records of Sigma Alpha Epsilon consist of a dance program and menu from the 1907 commencement celebration and a booklet (1906) describing the evolution of the fraternity. Also included is one folder of photographs of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members.

Dates: 1906 - 1907
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Sigma Nu records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.19
Scope and Content

The records of Sigma Nu consist of materials from the Eunomian and Olympic Literary Societies and include yearbooks and programs. Photographs from both literary societies and Sigma Nu are also included.

Dates: 1893-1917, 1950-1961
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Tau Sigma records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.47
Scope and Content

Tau Sigma records include material from advisors, treasurers, and presidents. The collection also includes membership rosters from the 1920s until 1984. Historical information can be found in the Advisor's folder. Additional membership information can be found in the Treasurer's folder.

Dates: 1923 - 1984
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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College students -- Michigan -- East Lansing 16
College students -- Societies and clubs 15
Greek letter societies -- Michigan -- East Lansing 10
Photographs 9
Letters (correspondence) 6
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Programs (Publications) 6
Minutes (Records) 5
Scrapbooks 4
Agriculture -- Societies, etc. 3
Account books 2
By-laws 2
Constitutions 2
Dance cards 2
Family histories 2
Handbooks 2
Membership lists 2
Newsletters 2
Reports 2
Student activities -- Michigan -- East Lansing 2
Agricultural colleges -- Michigan 1
Blueprints 1
Botany -- Societies, etc. 1
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) 1
Churches -- Michigan -- Grand Blanc 1
College students 1
College students -- Religious life 1
Diaries 1
Glee clubs 1
Home economics 1
Ledgers (account books) 1
Literature -- Societies, etc. 1
Medicine, Popular 1
Michigan -- Politics and government 1
Michigan -- Religion 1
Minutes (administrative records) 1
Pamphlets 1
Publications 1
Sound recordings 1
Students, Foreign -- Michigan -- East Lansing 1
Traditional medicine -- Michigan 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae 1
Upper Peninsula (Mich.) 1
Video recordings 1
Women -- Societies and clubs 1
Women college students -- Michigan -- East Lansing -- Societies, etc. 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
Yearbooks 1
Young Men's Christian associations 1
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