REO and Family Photos, 1910
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the poem "The 25th Anniversary of 4-H Clubs" written in 1940 by Plumb and newspaper and magazine articles from 1940, 1942, 1961, and 1983 about her being judged best in a contest and winning an REO touring car. Also included are two scans of a photograph of Plumb and her family in the touring car from 1910. The collection also contains a 1920 Baccalaureate Service Program and a 1920 M.A.C. (Michigan Agricultural College) Band Concert Program.
Photographs of campus in the collection include the President's House; the Band on the field at the Michigan game in 1919; Old Horticulture and Bacteriology Buildings; Women's Gymnasium Construction; Olds Hall; Agriculture Hall and Cook Hall; Horticulture Laboratory (Eustace-Cole Hall), Marshall-Adams Hall (Bacteriology Building), Old Botany, and Chittenden (Forestry Building); an Army truck 1918; College Barns; Grand River and the College Farm; Morrill Hall (Women's Building) and Howard Terrace; Dorian House; Power House, Detention hospitals, and Student Army Training Corp Barracks; Veterinary Laboratory building; and Forestry Nursery shed(?).
The digital files were provided by the RE Olds Transportation Museum. They include a scan of the photograph of Florine Folks and her family sitting in the car that she won in the contest.
Dates
- Creation: 1910
Creator
- From the Record Group: Plumb, Florine Folks (Person)
- From the Record Group: Olds, Ransom Eli, 1864-1950 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Record Group: 0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 folder)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Preservica Public URL
https://msu.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3Acollection|604073a6-c253-499f-b1c9-19c60352ce15/
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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