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Michigan Agricultural College

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Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Earle M. Hough papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.274
Scope and Content

The collections consists of photographs of the class of 1916, unidentified people in groups and a horse and buggy.

Dates: 1916
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Esther M. Rehkopf collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.81
Scope and Contents The collection contains college memorabilia collected by Esther M. Rehkopf. This includes a postcard of the Eunomian House, 1919-1920 YMCA Handbook from Michigan Agricultural College, and a 1921 commencement program. The memorabilia also includes the M.A.C. Catalog for 1917-1918, the college handbook for 1920-1921, student directories for 1917 through 1920, rules for women, regulations for undergraduate students, an M.A.C. souvenir booklet, The Holcad newsletter, athletics schedules, and...
Dates: 1917 - 1921
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Ezra Randolph Wilson papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.25
Scope and Contents

The Ezra Wilson scrapbook contains postcards, tickets, programs relating to activities at the Phi Delta Literary Society (Phi Delta Theta Fraternity) and at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University), and photographs of friends and campus life. A report card dated 1914 lists Wilson's classes and standings to that date.

Dates: 1911-1915, 1920
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Fred Avery Thompson papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.285
Scope and Content The collection consists of photographs from Thompson's years as a Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) student (1913-1916) and his career as a forester in the 1930s. The M.A.C. photographs include group shots of the Forestry Club, Thompson studying, Class Rush events, and Forestry Club Summer Camp. There are also images of campus buildings including the Engineering Building fire, baseball, football and track and field images, and images of the band. The photographs...
Dates: 1912 - 1939
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

George W. Lindsley papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.279
Scope and Content The George W. Lindsley papers contains materials from his time at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). There are commencement programs from 1909 and 1913 and event programs for the Oratorical Society, the Chorus' production of Elijah, a Thanksgiving event, a production titled Idler's put on in the Women's Building, and the Alumni Banquet in 1913. There is a photograph of the college woods and three...
Dates: 1905 - 1913
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Gerald Baldwin collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.271
Scope and Contents

The Gerald Baldwin scrapbook contains autograph and memory pages, Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) event programs and dance cards, a class rivalry poster, newspaper clippings pertaining to various class events, and basketball, football, and hockey schedules. There are also photographs of the campus, football circa 1917-1921, military on campus in 1918, and the 1921 JHop dance. Also included is a M.A.C. pin.

Dates: circa 1917-1921
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Harriette Irving Robson papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.3
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Michigan Agricultural College class registration cards, health certificates, a transcript and personal correspondence regarding a teaching position in Cincinnati and an oversize collage of photographs from her education at the Thomas Normal Training School in Detroit, Michigan.

Dates: 1896 - 1907
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Irving Kirshman papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.69
Scope and Contents The papers of Irving "Happy" Kirshman consist of a scrapbook (1905-1914), programs from Michigan Agricultural College events (1912-1913), and miscellaneous memorabilia (1909-1911). The scrapbook contains a variety of items pertaining to farming activities and to student life at Michigan Agricultural College, including athletic schedules, post cards, photographs, programs, invitations, certificates, menus, greeting cards, posters, report cards, news clippings, college songs and tickets. The...
Dates: 1905 - 1914
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Irwin B. Winsor collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.147
Scope and Contents The collection contains four folders of photographs. The Buildings folder contains images of 703 Sigmour St. (Sycamor St.?), Howard Terrace, Linton Hall, and Williams Hall. The Military Science folder contains a group portrait of Company A, and a group portrait of Company B at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). The People folder contains a class portrait with Irwin Winsor, a portrait of Irwin Blucker Winsor, and an informal shot of a man holding a watermelon....
Dates: circa 1886-1889
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John and Helen Knecht scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.318
Scope and Contents The collection consists of the student scrapbooks of John Wesley Knecht and Helen Louise Norton who later married. Helen's scrapbooks contains dance cards, event programs, photos of campus and people, information about her classes, flyers for pep rallies, college circus program, notice about small pox from 1910 and a note from Maud Gilchrist say that Helen is not working hard enough at her studies.John Knechts scrapbook contains photos of athletics including football, baseball,...
Dates: 1907-1913, 1921, Undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections