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This collection contains photographs and negatives of buildings, some during construction, at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) taken by Harold J. McGarvey. There are also photographs and negatives of what appears to be the East Lansing area.

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Collection consists of memorabilia from Lowe's years at Michigan State College (1935 - 1939). This includes photographs of graduation and campus buildings; report cards; graduation announcements and programs; Sigma Kappa Sorority materials; a Mary Mayo Dormitory brochure; and birth and death certificates.

Scope and Contents The materials in this collection span from 1916, with photographs of Falcone's arrival to the United States from his native country Italy, until 2014, with the honoring of his legacy decades after his passing.The most comprehensive range of materials in this collection are contained in Falcone's personal collection of scrapbooks. In particular, the early volumes provide much information on Falcone during his early years, including concert programs from his first recital as a...

Scope and Contents The Robert and Leona Gordon Platt collections contains dance cards for military balls, foresters dance, sophomore dance, and an event program for Women's Athletic Association basketball day, an Associated Women Students handbook for women for 1939-1940. The collection also contains photographs of campus buildings, grounds and friends. The subjects of the photos include Leona sitting on a bench in front of the "Rock" circa 1940, sunken and botanical gardens, UAW strike at MSU on June 7,...

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The William A. Ball collection consists of color slides taken by Ball of the dedication of the Macklin Field in 1948. The dedication slides show the bands as well as dignitaries on the field. Other slides in the collection include flooding in Lansing and East Lansing in 1947, and a Lansing Memorial Day parade in 1947. One of the flooding pictures shows the MSC Band Shell with water around it.