Michigan State University. International Programs
Organization
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Colombia Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.8
Scope and Contents
Colombia Project records include official and special reports on the Project; contracts between Michigan State University and the University of Colombia, as well as contracts with funding bodies, the Universities of Medellin and Palmira, and other involved organizations; work plans dealing with specific agricultural or economic issues; and reports pertaining to the Point Four Program and to the Kellogg Foundation. These records include a variety of materials related to agriculture, including...
Dates:
1942 - 1967
Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (CSNRD) records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.15
Scope and Contents
The records document the efforts of the Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (Michigan State University, Colorado State University, Kansas State University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin, Research Triangle Institute of the University of North Carolina, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Interior,) under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development to improve agriculture in Nigeria through education, research and investment....
Dates:
1964 - 1969
Edgar A. Schuler papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.42
Scope and Contents
The Publications series consists of articles, reports, and publications written by Schuler. Topics include sociology, and a few about race, social relations, and health. The Pakistan Project series includes materials from Schuler's time as advisor to the Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, such as correspondence, publications, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, and research materials.The Diaries series consists of the diary Schuler wrote while an advisor to the...
Dates:
1929 - 1974
Guatemala Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.9
Scope and Contents
The majority of the material deals with administrative concerns such as the budget, contracts, details of meetings, administrative notes, documents pertaining to various organizations and correspondence. Also included in the collection are documents pertaining to the development of proposals, programs and projects. Finally, the collection contains the reports from various projects and organizations as well as publications generated from the research. An addition to the collection was made...
Dates:
1960 - 1968
Institute of International Agriculture records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.3.2
Scope and Contents
The records of the Institute of International Agriculture include reports from the Program for Research on Food for Peace directed by Laurence Witt. There are also articles and reports relating to health practices in India, characteristics of Sarpanchas, a training program in agricultural policy, family planning and population control, use of machines for agriculture production, United Kingdom Grains agreement, and anaerobic storage of small lots of grain. Also included are newsletters,...
Dates:
1966 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1994
Karl T. Wright papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.197
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of biographical information and publications of Karl Wright. Included is the report "Michigan State University and the University of the Ryukus: An Experience in International Cooperation (1951–1986)" by Diane Broersma Wright on behalf of Karl Wright. This report includes three photographs of the University of the Ryukus. Other materials are writings, speeches, and correspondence by Wright during his experience there and his recollections. There are also letters from...
Dates:
1920, 1924, 1941-1986, 2006
Korean Agricultural Sector Study (KASS) records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.10
Scope and Contents
The Korean Agricultural Sector Study records consist of drafts of chapters of the final report. The report includes Nigeria as a case example and describes the method of simulation modeling as a whole. Folder 15 in Box 1 contains information and the timeline for the project’s implementation in Korea. The special reports in the collection include technical documentation. Other reports in the collection relate to agriculture and land in Korea, United State Agency for International...
Dates:
1957 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1977
Raleigh Barlowe papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.190
Scope and Contents
The Raleigh Barlowe papers contain professional and personal correspondence. Also included are publications by Barlowe on land use, land taxation, agriculture land, water use, water rights, outdoor recreations and valuations of land for the Indian Claims Commission. There are also trip reports including an end-of-tour report for the Michigan State University-University of Nigeria project, as well as travel reports for Rome, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Philippines. There are also...
Dates:
1943 - 1986
University of Nigeria Program records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.4
Scope and Contents
The records of the University of Nigeria Program include administrative and faculty records, procedural and funding records, contracts, syllabi and teaching records, as well as accounting records. Materials also include documents pertaining to United States Agency for International Development (AID), information on personnel, recruitment efforts, correspondence, project shipments, purchasing orders, records on Nigerian visitors to the U.S., Peace Corps, East Lansing/Nsukka correspondence,...
Dates:
1958 - 1970
University of the Ryukyus Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.16
Scope and Contents
Series 1: HISTORICAL FILE. 1955, 1956, 1959, 1963, undated. 9 items. Publications, introductions to reports, articles, news releases, etc., which summarize the history of the project. No arrangement.Series 2: Records of the Michigan State University Advisory Group - Ryukyus Office. Consists of sub-series 1-6.1. LIST OF MEMORANDA FOR THE RECORD. 1964-1966. 1 item. Chronological list of memoranda and letters...
Dates:
1944 - 1975