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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Serial-00282
Collection
Identifier: c-00283
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Harriett Horton of Brunswick, Ohio, including poetry and an essay, a report from a school she taught in Medina, Ohio, in 1852, and the first issue of a literary journal she edited. Also included are an estate inventory and valuation (circa 1822), and an account book from a farm in Danbury, Connecticut, listing expenses and work performed (1785-1811).
Dates:
1785 - 1855
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.42
Scope and Contents
Anna M. Angell papers include a scrapbook containing her high school memorabilia from Alma, Michigan (1898-1901), campus life records at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) (1901-1907), and college reunion activity programs. Memorabilia include M.A.C. commencement programs (1905-1913); activity programs from M.A.C. and Alma, Michigan; Alumni Association programs, a list of M.A.C. classes taken; descriptions of 9th grade classmates (1898); and an undated essay. ...
Dates:
1898 - 1933
Collection
Identifier: c-00289
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the reminiscences of Anna Rebecca Edwards describing pioneer life in Michigan in the late 19th century. Her parents, Isaac Carver and Ruth Jessop Carver, moved to Michigan in 1859, settling first in Benzonia and then moving to Frankfort. Edwards describes the difficulties of pioneer life, especially illness and scarcity of food. She also discusses agriculture, education, social activity, daily work, and housework.The collection also includes brief notes...
Dates:
1936
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Serial-00105
Collection
Identifier: c-00065
Scope and Contents
The Ansel Wells papers consist of diaries, letters, and a tuition receipt. Wells kept the two diaries (1860, 1861-1862) while he was living in Pharsalia, New York. The brief daily entries record his farm work, social life, and religious activities. The tuition receipt (1859) represents Wells' attendance at the Cincinnatus Academy in Cincinnatus, New York. Six letters (1847-1853) from H. P. Herrick to his family in Pharsalia describe his life as a student at Amherst College and as a teacher...
Dates:
1847 - 1862
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.13
Scope and Contents
Records of the Argentina Project (Balcarce) consist of official reports and staff reports, personal and official staff correspondence, and preliminary studies and drafts of the project. Also included are financial and funding records, administrative records, and information on Argentina and agriculture.
Dates:
1957 - 1975
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.231
Scope and Contents
The majority of Erdman’s photographs are images he took while on campus as an instructor. Many of the images bear the name “Kodak Shop Photo.” The Action Shots folder contains images Erdman took of activities during his time at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). Some examples of campus action shots are the field testing of vehicles, servicemen, and portable barracks. Other notable photos include an early tank, caterpillar vehicles, trucks carrying portable...
Dates:
1918
Collection
Identifier: c-00081
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of tax receipts (1888-1902) for property owned by Arthur Kenyon in St. Johns, Bingham Township, Clinton County, Michigan. Also included is a program from the graduation exercises at Ann Arbor High School in 1887.
Dates:
1887 - 1902
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.65
Scope and Contents
Mauch's papers reflect a special interest in vocational education. This collection consists of three unpublished manuscripts. The first, the second draft of a pamphlet entitled "Education and Training", was the fifth in a series of leaflets on "Developing Human Resources for Economic Growth," a publication project that Mauch coordinated at North Carolina State University in 1963. The second manuscript, "Human Development Potentials," was a paper Mauch presented at the Sixth Agricultural...
Dates:
1954 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1964
