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Dates

  • Existence: 1955

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Bill Castanier collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.370
Scope and Contents This collection contains thirteen glass-plate negatives, depicting scenes of the campus of Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University), including farm and greenhouse buildings, the Chemical Laboratory, Morrill Hall, Agriculture Hall, and the original President's House. Although the images are undated, the buildings and dress suggest that they date to the late 1800s.Also included in this collection are a MSU Santa cartoon drawn by Phil Frank, and three decorated...
Dates: 1934 - 1935
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

East Landon Lantern publication

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.7.34
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the first issue of the East Landon Lantern. The issue introduces the house mothers, various fund raising events, dormitory political groups, and highlights of the dormitory.

Dates: 1956
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

East Mayo Echo publication

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.7.35
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the first issue of the East Mayo Echo which includes general news from East Mayo Hall as well as gossip from each of the three floors.

Dates: 1953
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Eva Diann Coryell papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.10
Scope and Contents

Eva Diann Coryell's papers consist of excerpts from the Faculty Minutes and from Madison Kuhn's book "Michigan State: The First Hundred Years". Also included is a list of Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) graduates of 1879.

Dates: 1877 - 1879
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Kristine Vogel papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.161
Scope and Contents This collection consists of one copy of the site project paper entitled "Shaping Michigan State University," a group research project for IAH 201, authored in part by the donor. The paper documents the history of MSU, its buildings, campus, role of women and minorities and the effects of war. The paper is divided into five chapters, each dealing with an issue that affected Michigan State University. Chapter 1 covers “Creation, Construction, and Infrastructure,” Chapter 2 covers “Education...
Dates: 1994
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Lana Dart papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.263
Scope and Contents The Lana Dart collection contains materials relating to student services and student activities at Michigan State University. There are materials about orientation and welcome week, as well as drafts of student handbooks. There are also reports from the assistant director of student activities and reports of the assistant director of the Women’s Division of Student Affairs. There is also the Report to the Committee to Reevaluate the Role and Function of Student Government from the...
Dates: 1930 - 2006
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Office of Institutional Research records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-3.11
Scope and Contents

The records of the Office of Institutional Research include a variety of reports, studies, summaries and statistics pertaining to various aspects of student and faculty composition and life, courses offered, graduate work, finances, alumni, teaching methods, the athletic program, grading, language study, and individual departments.

Dates: 1958 - 1980
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Public Relations records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-8.1
Scope and Contents The Public Relations office records consist of subject files relating to campus, photographs, video recordings, annual reports, negatives and electronic resources. Topics of the subject files concern motion pictures, the MSU Centennial, magazine articles, conferences and workshops and many others. The photographs in the collection include images of conferences and workshops on campus, people, buildings, campus life, commencement, student activities and organizations, student awards,...
Dates: 1943 - 2004
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Women's Advisory Committee to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-7.5
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a survey on sexism experienced by women students at Michigan State University.

Dates: circa 1980
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections