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Men holding down an animal

 File — Box: 5150, Folder: 11

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

The papers of Eben Mumford contain case notes, data, and manuscripts of rural communities and land utilization studies of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Professional correspondence, research data, manuscripts, research notes from the agriculture experiment station, standard of living in Michigan projects, the rural church project, and Michigan school districts are also found in Mumford’s papers. Also included are class notes, possibly from classes Mumford taught.

The collection also contains images (both photograph prints and glass negatives) of rural scenes including fields, crops, plowing with horses, and people, mostly identified in Michigan. There are a few postcards of West Branch, Michigan.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915 - 1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Record Group: 4.4 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
Conrad Hall
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East Lansing MI 48824 US
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