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Jam Handy Organization

 Organization

Biography

Founded in Detroit by Henry Jamison Handy.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Jam Handy Organization records

 Collection
Identifier: c-00666
Scope and Content The collection consists of a digitized film (VHS format) of "Postmark: East Lansing", a 1952 production outlining the on-campus educational facilities of Michigan State University. The film was produced by the Jam Handy Organization of Detroit, Michigan, with camera operator George Leontough, assistant Jack Tipping, MSU college news editor Alvie L. Smith serving as coordinator, and starring students Barbara Tanner Bailey '49 and James W. Hale '51. The film begins with an introduction from...
Dates: 1951 - 1952

Postmark East Lansing, 1950

 Item — Reel UA-F002436
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Records of the Society of Alumni of Michigan Agricultural College, 1868-1913 This series includes a Minute Book (1869-1916) which contains: Constitution of 1869, signatures of members in 1885, and minutes of annual and triennial business meetings. The minutes generally do not record alumni discussion of college programs, but do include resolutions supporting the labor system, women’s education, and athletics at MAC. Most entries concern the election...
Dates: 1950

Postmark East Lansing, circa 1950

 Item — Reel 2163
Scope and Contents

This film was done in the format of a letter home from an MSC student to a younger brother, describing the college and its student body, c. 1950. It features speeches by President John A. Hannah, and shows campus buildings, including Old Wells Hall, Fairchild Auditorium, Shaw Hall, and Quonset huts (used as married housing at the time).

Dates: circa 1950

Videotape: "Postmark: East Lansing", 1951 - 1952

 Item — Item Videotape -- Postmark
Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection consists of a digitized film (VHS format) of "Postmark: East Lansing", a 1952 production outlining the on-campus educational facilities of Michigan State University. The film was produced by the Jam Handy Organization of Detroit, Michigan, with camera operator George Leontough, assistant Jack Tipping, MSU college news editor Alvie L. Smith serving as coordinator, and starring students Barbara Tanner Bailey '49 and James W. Hale '51. The film begins with an introduction from...
Dates: 1951 - 1952