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Florine Folks Plumb papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.198

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the poem "The 25th Anniversary of 4-H Clubs" written in 1940 by Plumb and newspaper and magazine articles from 1940, 1942, 1961, and 1983 about her being judged best in a contest and winning an REO touring car. Also included are 2 scans of a photograph of Plumb and her family in the touring car from 1910. The collection also contains a 1920 Baccalaureate Service Program and a 1920 MAC Band Concert Program.

Photographs of campus in the collection include the President's House; Band on Field at Michigan Game 1919; Old Horticulture and Bacteriology Buildings; Women's Gymnasium Construction; Olds Hall; Agriculture Hall and Cook Hall; Horticulture Laboratory (Eustace-Cole Hall) Marshall-Adams Hall (Bacteriology Building), Old Botany, and Chittenden (Forestry Building); Army Truck 1918; College Barns; Grand River and the College Farm; Morrill Hall (Women's Building) and Howard Terrace; Dorian House; Marshall-Adams (Bacteriology), Power House, Detention hospitals, and Student Army Training Corp Barracks; Ag Hall and Veterinary Laboratory building; and Forestry Nursery shed(?).

The digital files were provided by the RE Olds Transportation Museum. They include a scan of the photograph of her and her family sitting in the car.

Dates

  • 1910 - 1991

Creator

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.

Publications should credit R. E. Olds Transportation Museum for use of the scanned image.

Biographical Note

Florine Folks Plumb was the daughter of William Folks from Hanover, Michigan. At age 11, she entered the corn she grew in a judging contest held at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). Her corn took first prize and she won a REO touring car. She graduated from Michigan Agricultural College in 1920. She married Harold J. Plumb.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Preservica Public URL

https://msu.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3Acollection|b04ec448-4162-4fcf-8422-94a7889b629a/

Custodial History

Materials donated by Mary L. Fitch.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University.

Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Title
Florine Folks Plumb Papers
Status
3 Ready For Cataloging
Date
July 2003
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
  • TypeCollection

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
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