The Susan J. Bandes Papers consist of faculty materials collected during Bandes’ time at Michigan State University. Included are professional papers relating to Bandes’ work as a professor and Director of the Kresge Art Museum, consisting of awards and certificates, publications, lectures, correspondence, and involvement in organizations and committees. The collection also contains materials relating to the Mid-Michigan and East Lansing Modern Projects, as well as correspondence, exhibit and publication materials, and preservation plans for the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Goetsch-Winckler House in Okemos, Michigan. Additionally, included within the collection are course syllabi and planning materials, department related papers, and planning for Curatorial Practices course student exhibitions. Finally, the collection contains materials relating to planning for the Broad Art Museum as well as the Abraham Rattner Exhibit at the Tampa Museum of Art.

Archivist’s note: because of the cross-over of personnel and programs relating to the Kresge Art Museum, there are materials in this collection that may relate to the Kresge Art Museum records (UA 16.15.2).