Graydon L. Blank papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.193

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of four MAC Directories (1922-1926), two Lansing telephone books (1904, pre-1904), two Rawleigh's Year Books (1931, 1933), three Watkins Almanacs (1912, 1914, 1917), and one McNess Cook Book (1935).

Dates

Creation: 1904 - 1935

Creator

Michigan Agricultural College (Organization)

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

Graydon Lewis Blank was born November 3, 1913 in Reed City, Michigan to Otto C. Blank and Lily E. Baumgardt. He earned a B.S. from Michigan State College in 1938, and a M.A. from University of Michigan in 1939. He was hired by the Department of Animal Husbandry at Michigan State College in July 1946. He coauthored numerous bulletins for the Cooperative Extension, lead the 4-H Livestock Program, and influenced the development of 4-H Exploration Days. Blank's area of expertise was sheep and lamb raising. He retired from Michigan State University in 1974.