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College of Agriculture and Natural Resources records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-15.1
Scope and Contents
The collection of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources consists of correspondence from 1902 to 1904, agriculture census reports from the 1960s, reports on agricultural schools, the teaching load for each department in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and careers in agriculture.
Other materials include brochures about the college and its programs, information about Agriculture and Natural Resources Week, reports about international programs, short course for...
Dates:
1866 - 2023
Colombia Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.8
Scope and Contents
Colombia Project records include official and special reports on the Project; contracts between Michigan State University and the University of Colombia, as well as contracts with funding bodies, the Universities of Medellin and Palmira, and other involved organizations; work plans dealing with specific agricultural or economic issues; and reports pertaining to the Point Four Program and to the Kellogg Foundation. These records include a variety of materials related to agriculture, including...
Dates:
1942 - 1967
Commission on Inquiry into the Cost of Milk records
Collection
Identifier: c-00180
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the majority and minority reports of the Commission on Inquiry into the Cost of Milk, appointed by Michigan Governor William Brucker. The commission presented its reports to Brucker in 1931. Also included are the constitution, by-laws, and history of the Michigan Milk Producers Association. The commission apparently used these materials in preparing its findings.
Dates:
1931
Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (CSNRD) records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.15
Scope and Contents
The records document the efforts of the Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (Michigan State University, Colorado State University, Kansas State University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin, Research Triangle Institute of the University of North Carolina, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Interior,) under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development to improve agriculture in Nigeria through education, research and investment....
Dates:
1964 - 1969
Cooperative Extension Service records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.34
Scope and Contents
The records of Cooperative Extension consist of county and project reports beginning in 1913. These county reports contain information on Extension activities and may give some detail about a particular project in that county or a specific agent. The project reports contain information about project work in the whole state. The reports may be in a narrative report format or a preprinted form. Some include appendices that include newspaper articles about activities or handouts created for...
Dates:
1913 - 2013
Department of Agricultural Economics records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.5
Scope and Contents
The records consist of department administrative materials as well as reports and publications. There is material about the bean industry, creameries, and elevators. Also included are bylaws, financial information and questionnaires relating to cooperatives, exchanges, agriculture associations, and farm bureaus in Michigan. These are arranged by county and then alphabetically by name. The collection also contains photographs of images of cooperative creameries from around the state. There...
Dates:
1900 - 2007
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 Secondary Education and Curriculum records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.107
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials about vocational education and secondary education and curriculum. Materials include booklets, handouts, and bibliographies about vocational education, distributive education, and shared time or dual enrollment. Some of the material about vocational agriculture education, including “Approved Practices” for crops, was developed with the Department of Farm Crops and Soil Science. The material is arranged alphabetically by folder title. Also included are...
Dates:
1953 - 1973
Earl Weaver papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.74
Scope and Contents
The collection contains eight publications published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia concerning poultry, pigs, cattle, and alfalfa written by Weaver and are in Spanish. There are also reports (dated 1955-1959) by Earl Weaver to John Stone concerning MSU's mission to Colombia. In addition, there is also a report by the Michigan Holstein Breeders Association called "Holstein Cattle Owned in Michigan in 1883," as well as a booklet "Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Michigan Dairying."
Dates:
1955 - 1959
Educational Development Program records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-3.5
Scope and Contents
The Educational Development Program records include project reports, reports on education topics, a progress report to the Ford Foundation (1964-1965), correspondence (1966), a diary of Robert H. Davis pertaining to his visit with agriculture faculty in Balcarce, Argentina (1970), a survey of university policies on student life (undated), and the report “The University, The Community, and Michigan’s Children Final Report of the MSU International Year of the Child Committee.” Also included...
Dates:
1963 - 1980