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Edward Christian Prophet papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.92
Scope and Contents
The papers include biographical information, general correspondence, financial information, information relating to his speaking engagements, and material relating to the Geography Department at Michigan State University.
In addition, the collection contains the following publications: “Railway Digest” (1954-1960), “A Review of Railway Operations” (1930-1952), “A Yearbook of Railroad Information” (1931-1954) and “Ships” (1943-1946).
Dates:
1923 - 1961
John Gibson Parkhurst papers
Collection
Identifier: 00025
Scope and Contents
The largest part of the collection consists of the pocket diaries Parkhurst kept from 1847 to 1906. The early diaries (1847-1860) relate details of his court cases and only rarely mention his personal life. Records of various financial transactions are incorporated in these early diaries. The diaries of the war years (1861-1865) include battle accounts and descriptions of Parkhurst's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in 1862. In the diaries of the post-war years, Parkhurst discusses primarily...
Dates:
1831 - 1906
Kentucky slave dealer receipt book (transcription)
Collection
Identifier: c-00087
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a typewritten transcription of a Kentucky slave dealer's receipt book and a photocopy of the book's first page. The transcription records the information written into the blank spaces on the printed receipts. The photocopy shows the placement of that information and the form of the receipts.The dealer used the book to record sales of slaves in Fayette County, Kentucky over a three-year period (1851-1853). The receipt list the name of the slave sold,...
Dates:
1851 - 1853
Works Progress Administration Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 00264
Scope and Contents
he collection consists of a Works Progress Administration scrapbook with clippings and photos about projects in the Lansing, Jackson and Ingham county and surrounding areas. The cover of the scrapbook is titled "WPA Scrapbook sponsored by Fred L. Fulton 5th District, pastepot and scribe Phil Johnson, cartoonist L.E. Tedman,and features a cartoon of Fred Fulton on the cover.
The scrapbook includes are newspaper clippings about the projects, cartoons and drawings by L.E. Tedman about Fulton...
Dates:
1936-1937, undated