Donald Sayre collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of photographs and souvenirs kept by Donald Sayre, a Horticulture alumnus, that were given to the Horticulture Department in the 1970s. The collection includes a student register of names, postcards of campus scenes, photographs of an engineering squad, the Phylean Society members, celebration of Michigan State University's victory over Wabash, and an Ag Council Newsletter from 1956.
Dates
- Creation: 1912 - 1956
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1912 - 1913
Creator
- Sayre, Donald (Person)
- Michigan State University. Horticulture Department (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
Donald Thomas Sayre was a 1913 graduate of Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) in Horticulture. In 1930 he was noted in the alumni catalog as a farmer in South Lyon, Michigan.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
A gift of F. G. Dennis.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
Subject
- Michigan State University. Horticulture Department (Organization)
- Michigan Agricultural College. Phylean Literary Society (Organization)
- Michigan State University. Class of 1913 (Organization)
- Title
- Donald Sayre Collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- E. Busch
- Date
- February 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu