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Department of Chemistry records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.26
Scope and Contents
The records of the Chemistry Department include correspondence, department files, subject files, information on chemistry buildings, material about Alpha Chi Sigma, and material from the American Chemical Society.Correspondence includes letterpress correspondence from Robert C. Kedzie and Frank Kedzie. They include correspondence relating to the department, analysis of materials, sugar beets, and letters sent out asking for information and addresses of alumni. The letterpress...
Dates:
1879 - 2010
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (Plant, Soil and Microbial Science) records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.36
Scope and Contents
This collection contains miscellaneous papers from the department. The earliest record is a 19th century record book of experiments about growing beets, possibly copied from another source. The entries include “Experiments with Sugar Beets” by F. F. Tanner, “Experiments with Sugar Beets” by A. T. Stevens, “Experiments with Roots to Determine the Relative Value of Sod versus Stubble, Sand versus Clay, and Clay versus Hummus Soil for Beets, Carrots, and Ruta Bagas” by Luther H. Baker,...
Dates:
1891 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1994
Department of Entomology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.45
Scope and Contents
The Entomology Department records consist of correspondence, reports, extension bulletins relating to entomology, and photographs. The correspondence is from members of the faculty and staff about running the department, research, grants, and teaching. The subject files section contains information about running the department, comprehensive review reports, information on the entomology club and Beta Beta Beta. The scrapbook of cyanotypes contains images of various insects, campus...
Dates:
1887 - 2013
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.48
Scope and Contents
The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife records consist of correspondence, employment opportunities, and administrative files for 1948 to 1968. The correspondence is from the department chairman and professors, other professionals (academic, government, and private sector), future and past students, and the general public. Areas of correspondence include fish ponds (creation and maintenance), fish culture, recipes, bait culture (minnows, worms, frogs), pest control (mammals, crayfish,...
Dates:
1926 - 2016
Department of Geology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.53
Scope and Contents
The records consist of correspondence, field trip reports, inventories of the department, financial statements, experiment station notes, material relating to the Works Progress Administration, the military college program during World War II, science fraternities, annual report materials. There are also records relating to the Glacial Institute. Graduate Assistants’ files during World War II are marked with an asterisk (*).Graduate Assistant files contain applications, program...
Dates:
1920 - 2010
Department of Military Science/ROTC records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-3.17.1
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records relating to the Michigan State University Military Science Department/ROTC. The class materials folder contains a receipt listing the uniform items issued to students, a syllabus for MS 102 chronologically listing the subjects covered in the class and chapters in the ROTC manual, and a list of basic concepts and their definitions. There is also a folder of correspondence relating to the creation of a trophy for the top member on the MSU rifle team to be...
Dates:
1885 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1986
Department of Small Animal Surgery and Medicine records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.108
Scope and Contents
The Department of Small Animal Surgery and Medicine records contain annual reports for 1969 and 1971. Other materials include correspondence, consultant's reports, a guide for small animal operative practices by L. P. Hedeman, and anesthetic principles. There are also end of tour reports for George Moore, William Lindquist, John Kramer, Frank Siccardi, and Charles Titkemeyer.
Dates:
1963 - 1971
Department of Sociology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.113
Scope and Contents
The records consist of reports and publications, information about graduate studies, materials related to rural sociology, and curriculum materials. There are also graduate student manuals, an undergraduate student manual, and department meeting minutes. Reports of note include Students’ Beliefs About Post-War Problems, 1944; Social Backgrounds of MSU Athletes, circa 1962; Centennial Farms in Michigan, 1956; Social Effects of the Depression, 1938; and Utopian Communities in the United...
Dates:
1937-2012, 2021, undated
Department of Zoology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.121
Scope and Contents
The series Correspondence (1920-1928), Correspondence (1929-1934), and Correspondence (1941-1946) consist of the correspondence of Harrison R. Hunt, department chair from 1923 to 1953, and Joseph W. Stack, a professor in the department. The letters are from a wide variety of individuals and institutions. Also included are correspondence relating to special interests of Hunt and Stack. Hunt’s research focused on eugenics from 1920 to 1928. His correspondence during this time...
Dates:
1920 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1989
Dillman S. Bullock papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.412
Scope and Contents
The majority of the papers are correspondence from Bullock and his wife, Katie, and to his mother, Mrs. C. A. Bullock of Hadley, Michigan. The letters contain details of missionary work, life in South America, political and social affairs in Chile and Argentina, and personal matters. Also covered in Bullock's letters is his work and interest in natural history, especially wildlife. An account of a trip Bullock took to Isla Dela Mocha in 1932 is included in the correspondence which discusses...
Dates:
1901 - 1967