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Jackson Edmund Towne papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.46
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mainly of Towne’s correspondence, articles, and speeches. Also included in the collection are documents and correspondence concerning the estate of Annie L. Towne, his mother, and the papers of his wife, Katherine Doyle Towne.
The collection also includes papers on the World’s Columbian Exposition donated by Towne, consisting of committee reports, a contract for water services at the exposition, and two letters, one requesting exhibit space and the other...
Dates:
1892 - 1971
Jackson family papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00140
Scope and Contents
The Jackson family papers consists of the farm diary (1869) of H. L. Jackson of Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Also included are tax receipts for land in Kalamazoo County (1881-1893) and Allegan County (1883-1888).
Dates:
1869 - 1930
Jacob Gerrish papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00273
Scope and Contents
The Jacob Gerrish papers consist of diaries, deeds, correspondence, and receipts. Gerrish, who lived in New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan, kept five diaries during the years 1836-1850. He used the diaries to record his work as a carpenter and blacksmith, his dealings with lumber and land, daily expenses, religious and social activities, and weather conditions. The collection also contains a transcription of the diaries, made by E. S. Sherwood in 1916.In addition, the...
Dates:
1836 - 1867
Jacob Wagner papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00033
Scope and Contents
This collections consists of letters addressed to Jacob J. Wagner of Monongalia County, Virginia and LePorte, Indiana. Monongalia County is now part of West Virginia. Two letters (1831, 1833), written by friends in Indiana while Wagner still lived in Virginia, describe travel conditions, pioneer life, weather and the abundance of agricultural produce in Indiana. Three letters (1840, 1850, 1851) were written by Wagner's friends in Virginia after he left, giving him news of that area. These...
Dates:
1831 - 1851
Jacqueline D. Holecek papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.154
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two papers written for Michigan State University class projects by Jacqueline Holecek. “The Union Building at Michigan State University” was written in 1994 for class Human Environment and Design 851. It traces the history of the MSU Union and provides information on the architects Pond & Pond. The paper also includes information on the artists who also contributed to the building, Samuel Caswan, Leonard Jungwirth, John Martelly, and Edgar Yaeger....
Dates:
1994 - 1995
Jam Handy Organization records
Collection
Identifier: c-00666
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a digitized film (VHS format) of "Postmark: East Lansing", a 1952 production outlining the on-campus educational facilities of Michigan State University. The film was produced by the Jam Handy Organization of Detroit, Michigan, with camera operator George Leontough, assistant Jack Tipping, MSU college news editor Alvie L. Smith serving as coordinator, and starring students Barbara Tanner Bailey '49 and James W. Hale '51. The film begins with an introduction from...
Dates:
1951 - 1952
James A. Garfield papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00010
Scope and Contents
This collections consists of two letters (1876, 1880) written by James A. Garfield to Justin Hayes of Chicago, the first stating that he will be glad to receive Hayes's son at Washington and noting the enclosure of a copy of his speech at the Amnesty Bill; and the second one thanking the Hayes family for their congratulations. Also included is a collections of newspaper articles relating to Garfield's assassination in 1881.
Dates:
1876, 1881
James Bradish papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00147
Scope and Contents
The James Bradish papers consist of the letters Bradish wrote to his sister and friends in Michigan during the Civil War. Bradish served in Company A of the 18th Michigan Infantry and was stationed in Tennessee and Kentucky. The letters describe his experiences and the areas where he was stationed from 1862-1864. These letters have been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...
Dates:
1862 - 1864
James Bradley deeds
Collection
Identifier: c-00237
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two deeds for property in LaPorte County, Indiana. One deed is for land sold to Luther Case; the second for land sold to Nathaniel Case. James Bradley was acting for the estate of Horace B. Hibbard.
Dates:
1847
James G. Hays papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.69
Scope and Contents
The James G. Hays collection contains commencement invitations and programs for the class of 1911 as well as alumni reunion programs for 1913. Also included are Hay’s descriptions of campus life in 1911 in which he describes campus grounds and buildings, social life, coeds, canoeing, street cars, small pox, and athletics. There is also a 1910 memo about preventing small pox on campus in which Thanksgiving recess is canceled. The collection contains photographs of the class of 1911, class of...
Dates:
1907 - 1975