Eugene L. Huddleston papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.299

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection contains a six-page account of a fall tour (October 15-17, 1982) of northern Michigan by Eugene Huddleston. Huddleston describes the railroad and equipment used for the tour, and various scenic areas visited during the trip. Also included is a draft of Huddleston's article "Moving Pere Marquette 1225 from East Lansing to Owosso" from February 22, 1983 and a photograph of a Pere Marquette Pacific train taken in 1948.

Dates

Creation: 1948 - 1983
Creation: Majority of material found within 1982 - 1983

Creator

Huddleston, Eugene L., 1931- (Donor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Eugene L. Huddleston was born on January 29, 1931 in Ironton, Ohio. He earned a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1965. He taught in the Department of American Thought and Language until retirement in 1992. In addition to American Literature, Huddleston was interested in photography and railroads. Huddleston died April 22, 2011 in Okemos, Michigan.

(Source: Lansing State Journal obituary)