Florence Kugel Collection
Content Description
The Florence Kugel Collection consists of a scrapbook and related materials from Florence Kugel Scofield’s time at Michigan Agricultural College. The scrapbook includes class rush photographs, postcards, flyers, and posters; event tickets; event programs for the M.A.C. Glee and Mandolin Club, senior class pageant, military field day, Horticulture Show, and Agriculture Exposition. Also included are football programs, train tickets, dance cards, Sugar Bowl Menu - Lansing, Bijou Theater schedules, Gladmer Theater programs, Girls Rifle team photographs and targets, a Girls Swimming demonstration card, M.A.C. quarantine rules, My Brick in the Union tag, event ribbons, Home Economics Victory Thanksgiving menu, articles, grade reports, and 50th reunion papers and photographs. The scrapbook also consists of photographs showing Florence, her friends, student rooms, campus, senior girl students, and senior pageant during her time at M.A.C. Aside from the scrapbook, the collection contains Home Economics notes, handwritten recipe books, a J-Hop booklet, M.A.C. Commencement Week Program, reunion dinner ticket, blank M.A.C. Special Notebook, 1912 diary, account book, college diploma and teaching certificate, class of 1920 reunion materials, and additional photographs of campus and friends.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1928, 1941-1955, 1962, 1970, 1981, 1994, Undated
Conditions Governing Access
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Florence Mary Kugel was born on March 4, 1894, in Sandusky, Ohio to parents Herman Kugel and Christina Horning. Kugel grew up in Sandusky, and following her graduation from high school, attended Michigan Agricultural College from 1913-1916 and 1918-1920, eventually graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. During her time at M.A.C., Kugel was a member of Sphinx, Buckeye Club, and the League of the Silver Cross, as well as a member of the Girls Rifle Team. Following her college graduation in 1920, Kugel continued her education, receiving her Teaching Certificate in 1923. Returning to Ohio, Kugel worked as a Home Economics teacher, teaching classes including foods, sewing, and hygiene. Florence Mary Kugel married Wade Hampton Scofield on November 24, 1928, and together they resided in Columbus, Ohio where they raised their family. Kugel lived in Columbus until her passing at the age of 99 on September 19, 1993.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Legal Status
Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Subject
- Michigan State University. College of Home Economics (Organization)
- Michigan Agricultural College. Sphinx (Organization)
- Mortar Board (Society). Sphinx Chapter (Organization)
- Michigan State University. Junior Hop (Organization)
- Michigan Agricultural College. Class rivalry (Organization)
- Michigan State University. Glee and Mandolin Club (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Status
- 3 Ready For Cataloging
- Author
- Rebecca Yeomans-Stephenson
- Date
- February 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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