Sheep Notes, 1955; 1960-1961; 1963, 1965
Scope and Contents
The MSU Livestock judging team records include information on the various contests, scores, press releases and photographs. The Farmers’ Week records include planning records such as room reservations for sessions, exhibitor information, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The Michigan Sheep Breeders Association records includes financial information, bred ewe sales, Michigan Make It Yourself With Wool contest, and ram truck and ram day sales. The Administrative files contain course information from Harlan Ritchie, records about the departments of sheep and cattle, including Polled Herefords and Angus, and research including hormones for sheep, as well as other department related files. The Revitalization of Animal Agriculture Program, Maynard Hogberg Files, includes information on the Animal Initiative, Anthony Hall renovations, program revision requests and statements, species programmatic priorities, and steering committee papers. The Northern Beef Demonstration Center records consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, progress reports and Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission records. The subject files include materials about livestock production, a swine project, a test bull project, and lamb pools.
Photographs include sheep, demonstrations on farms, farm scenes, cattle, people, Farmers’ Week, MSU Livestock Judging team, MSU beef cattle and the Michigan Sheep Breeders Association ram truck. There are also photographs of flocks entered in the Wolverine Lamb Production Contest and exhibits of the winners.
Electronic Resources include nomination documents for induction into the Sirloin and Saddle Portrait Gallery for Ronald Nelson (1990), Harlan Ritchie (1994), and David Hawkins (2013).
Dates
- Creation: 1955; 1960-1961; 1963, 1965
Creator
- From the Record Group: Michigan State University. Department of Animal Science (Organization)
- From the Record Group: Hogberg, Maynard (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Record Group: 19.1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu