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African Studies Center records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.3.1
Scope and Contents
The African Studies Center records contain reports for 1960-1965 on the center’s activities as well as a report on the first summer program in African languages for 1962. There are also program brochures and a program description, memo on the future of the center, and a teaching plan to eliminate racism, two issues of a student journal, and grant applications. Other materials include reports, publications and conference reports about politics and education in Africa, as well as a guide to...
Dates:
1960 - 2013
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-3.16
Scope and Contents
The records consist of policies on academic standings and general education requirements, “Evaluation of the 1987 Foreign Teaching Assistant Orientation Program”, preliminary summary of the 1993 Freshman survey, report of the Committee of Undergraduate Education from 1967, “Minority Undergraduate Recruitment and Retention Programs” from 1989, report about the first year student experience, programs from the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, and reports from the Working Group...
Dates:
1967 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1982 - 2017
College of Nursing records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.88
Scope and Contents
The records consist of degree program and department brochures, department progress report, department self- evaluation, Report of the Student Health Service and Teaching Research Hospital, report on the Michigan State University Medical Center, and Minority Project in Nursing Final Report, and course syllabi and materials. Also included is a Historical Development of the MSU School of Nursing by Florence Kempf and an early handout on nursing procedures. The Electronic Resources...
Dates:
1951 - 2021
College of Veterinary Medicine records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-15.4
Scope and Contents
The records of the College of Veterinary Medicine consist of materials related to academic programs, publications, and annual reports. The College Administrative Documents series includes information related to budgets, accreditation, faculty interests, mission statements, and Dean's reports. Note that the two of the ledgers date from 1900 and earlier. Record books of cases are also included. Audio/visual materials include a class of 1960 photograph, a slide of a oath ceremony, and...
Dates:
1853 - 2013
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 Humanities records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.62
Scope and Contents
The Humanities Department records consist of department council minutes, faculty meeting minutes, memos to faculty, and syllabi. There are also files on salaries, retirements, the history of the department, the department mission statement, and curriculum.
Dates:
1967-1990, undated
Institute of Water Research records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-11.2
Scope and Content
The Institute of Water Research records contain annual reports for 1965 to 1970, water and wastewater management program descriptions, budget records, research faculty directories, funding applications, water resources curriculum, and a pictorial description of Michigan State University's Water Quality Managment Program.The electronic resources includes five progress reports for the MSU WATER Project, which focused on protecting the Red Cedar Watershed, from 2001-2003. Also...
Dates:
1964 - 2008
International Studies and Programs records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9
Scope and Contents
The collection contains International Studies and Programs records relating to international programs that Michigan State University participated in, as well as councils and committees about international programs and participation that MSU was involved in. Topics include rural and third-world development, international universities, foreign service, and programs available through MSU. The records contain reports to the Ford Foundation (1961-1970), which was a primary source of funding, as...
Dates:
1943 - 2016
Joseph W. Stack papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.44
Scope and Contents
The Joseph W. Stack papers relate to Stack's tenure as a professor in the Department of Zoology and as curator and director of the MSU Museum. His particular areas of interest were ornithology and bird banding. Other subjects covered in Stack's papers are the university curriculum, the Inland Bird Banding Association, and Stack's work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Materials found in the collection include maps, bird banding records, student reports and papers, manuscripts,...
Dates:
1916 - 1953
Lifelong Education Programs records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-3.3
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records of the Continuing Education Service which was the predecessor for Life Long Education Programs. The records contain miscellaneous pamphlets and newsletters, various materials related to the "Cap and Gown" series of programs (1955, undated), papers about continuing education and extension, and a few payroll/finance/budget records. Also includes the “Atlas of Continuing Education Centers” (1963).
Dates:
1948 - 1993