Johnson, Samuel, 1839-1916
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Richard Henry Harms papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.159
Scope and Contents
The first item is a sixteen page paper entitled “Farmers Versus Scientist: The Samuel Johnson Episode,” which was written by the donor in 1983. It was subsequently published in Michigan History ( vol. 67, no. 4 (July/August 1983): 26-32.) It examines the controversy surrounding Samuel Johnson, who was Professor of Practical Agriculture at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) 1879-1889. At issue was Johnson’s competency to teach the...
Dates:
1983 - 1984
Robert Clark Kedzie papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.109
Scope and Contents
The papers of Robert Clark Kedzie consist primarily of materials relating to his position at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) as a professor of chemistry from 1863 to his death in 1902. They include scrapbooks, lecture notes, correspondence, awards, and biographical material. The three scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, the first pertaining to the Samuel Johnson case in 1889, the second concerning the removal of M.A.C. President Lewis G. Gorton in 1895,...
Dates:
1851, 1863-1905, circa 1955, 1961
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