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Found in 126 Collections and/or Records:

Mary True Dooley papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.217
Scope and Contents The Mary True Dooley papers consist of materials relating to the Andrews and True families. The Andrews materials include correspondence to and from the Elisha Andrews family, deeds, tax materials, financial information, essays, and sermons written by Elisha. Some of the correspondence describes eighteenth century life in New York, the journey to Michigan, and early settler life in Michigan. There are also Anne Amelia Andrew's diary, letters, copied essays and the correspondence of her...
Dates: 1804 - 2002
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Maude Nason Powell papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.59
Scope and Contents The Maude Powell papers consist of correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, publications, a journal, and legal documents. The bulk of the correspondence relates to life in China between 1917 and 1987, beginning with letters between Maude and Ralph in 1916 as they prepared to go to China. From 1917 to 1927 their letters to friends and relatives back home describe and comment on their life in China as missionaries. Letters between Maude and Ralph during their separations discuss their...
Dates: 1908 - 1987
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Michigan Agriculturist UA 12.3.7, UA 12.3.42

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-00454
Dates: 1923 - 1934
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Moore family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.381
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) Alumni Luncheon program from 1907, and a College Songs used at M.A.C. booklet (undated).

Dates: 1907, Undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Myra Chapman Wildt collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.190
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of the Michigan Agricultural College scrapbook of Myra Cornelia Chapman. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of campus events, programs, dance cards, letters and invitations, a list of her friends, and a list of shows and social functions she attended. Also included are photographs of Myra, her friends, relatives, a few scenes of campus, the 1921 freshman baseball and swimming teams, the 1921 women's lifesaving corps, and a group shot of the 1921 residents...
Dates: 1920 - 1922
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Norman O. Weil collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.133
Scope and Contents

This scrapbook was complied by Norman O. Weil of Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University), Class of 1917. The scrapbook contains student autographs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and bulletins which depict scenes and student life at M.A.C. from 1911 to 1917.

Dates: 1917
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Oliver C. Hollister papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.86
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the organic chemistry notes of Oliver C. Hollister. The first page of the notebook contains a table of contents to all the topics covered in the notebook. Some topics include formic acid, glucose, chloroform, vegetable acids, and starches. The notebook also includes sketches of certain lab set ups and newspaper clippings. This class was taught by Robert C. Kedzie.

Dates: 1887
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Oliver Dales collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.298
Scope and Contents The Oliver Dales collection consists of glass plate negatives. The negatives include images of Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) circa 1899. Images include athletics, military science, campus grounds, unidentified people, class rivalry activities, and dormitory scenes. There are also images of buildings including Linton Hall as the library, interior shot of Williams Hall, interior of a greenhouse, machine shop, and possibly faculty row. In addition there are...
Dates: circa 1900-1903
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections