Skip to main content

MSU Libraries

Finding Aids

Postmark East Lansing, circa 1950

 Item — Reel: 2163

Scope and Contents

This film was done in the format of a letter home from an MSC student to a younger brother, describing the college and its student body, c. 1950. It features speeches by President John A. Hannah, and shows campus buildings, including Old Wells Hall, Fairchild Auditorium, Shaw Hall, and Quonset huts (used as married housing at the time).

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1950

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research except for one folder of confidential correspondence which is restricted.

Extent

1 Reels (19 min.) : sound, color ; 16mm

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English