Michigan Agricultural College
Organization
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Chace Newman papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.37
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of personal papers of Chace Newman, including correspondence, newspaper articles, papers he authored, manuscripts, notes, drawings, collected research materials, a scrapbook of events and happenings at the college, and other materials he used to teach courses in mechanical drawing and design. There are also scripts for lectures he gave on WKAR Radio about the architecture of the home. Also include are Ruth Newman photographs which include images that are probably of...
Dates:
1894 - 1951
Chamberlain family papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-1.1.12
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of family correspondence, documents, and business records, particularly relating to Henry Chamberlain. Included are genealogies of the Chamberlain, Langdon, Woodward and Wheelock families.The letters in the early years of the collection relate to the migration of the family westward to Ohio, and then to Michigan. There is an 1830 agreement in which certain New Hampshire citizens sponsor William Chamberlain to go and scout the area above the Ohio River for...
Dates:
1795 - 1931
Charles G. Woodbury family papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.138
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers of the Woodbury family including, John D. Woodbury, Chester D. Woodbury and Charles G. Woodbury. The Capitol Savings and Loan folder contains correspondence, financial information, and promotional information about the bank. The Central Michigan Business College folder contains the Articles of Association.The Correspondence folders contain letters between the Chester Woodbury family and the Charles Woodbury family. The majority of the...
Dates:
1863 - 1976
Harley O. Dorman papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.40
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook contains postcards and photographs depicting campus life at Michigan Agricultural College, with a few scenes of Lansing and Grand Ledge. The photographs are of high quality and in excellent condition. They include scenes of buildings on campus, dorm life, canoeing on the Red Cedar River, and other college activities. The photographs have been indexed in the Photograph catalogue.
Dates:
1907 - 1909
James Taylor papers
Collection
Identifier: 00026
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The James Taylor papers include correspondence, receipts, and other materials dealing with his business and personal activities. Throughout the correspondence there are numerous letters concerning education, particularly at the college level. One letter, dated February 26, 1865 gives a good account of academic life at the University of Michigan. The collection also contains personal correspondence about life in general. Most of the receipts pertain to Taylor's agricultural implement business...
Dates:
1855 - 1900
Lansing Magazine publication
Collection
Identifier: UA-28.11
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the January/February 1979 issue of Lansing Magazine. The magazine contains two articles on Ransom E. Olds -- "How Lansing lost and Regained Oldsmobile" and "The Incredible Saga of How R. E. Olds Got the Boot." Also included is an article on Michigan Agricultural College student unrest on the night of February 22, 1911. The magazine also offers an insight into the economic and social life of Lansing, Michigan in...
Dates:
1979
Marilyn Noller collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-28.21
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photographs of East Lansing, Michigan, and the campus of Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). Included are views of the Agriculture Building and its mechanic's room, as well as several pictures of the Veterinary Building, the Dairy Barn, and the Dairy Building. There are several photographs of Bill's champion cow, Johanna, as well as a Belgian Stallion, and pigs that belonged to the college.Also in the collection is a songbook...
Dates:
1918 - 1921
McKibbin family papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.410
Scope and Contents
The McKibbin family has lived in Lansing, Michigan since the early 1880s. The majority of the papers in this collection relate to the Joseph T. McKibbin family in the period 1900 to 1950. The members of this family are Joseph T. and Emma Augusta McKibbin and their children May, Grace, Jean, Frank, and Clifford.Located under the heading "McKibbin Family" are correspondence dating from 1845 to 1900, tax receipts and legal documents dating from 1850 to 1900, and some...
Dates:
1845 - 1962
Milo Tesar collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.326
Scope and Contents
This collection contains twenty-nine black and white glass slides of scenes at Michigan Agricultural College and farm scenes in Michigan.
Dates:
undated