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Smith family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00074
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the business and farm records of George Anson Smith, his brother (Legrand J. Smith), and his sons (Fred, Azariel, and Frank R.), of Somerset, Hillsdale County, Michigan. George A. Smith owned several farms and with his brother operated two general stores and a grain exchange, which were later taken over by his sons. In 1856 he purchased the Gamble farm near Somerset and later purchased several other farms near it. In 1858 he and his brother built the brick store...
Dates: 1853 - 1927

Sylvan H. Wittwer papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.154
Scope and Contents The collection contains articles written by Sylvan Wittwer including "Effective Management of Human and Physical Resources for International Agricultural Research," "Improving Storage Qualities of Crops by Treatment with Maleic Hydrazide," "Plasticulture," "Protected Cultivation of Horticulture Crops Worldwide," and "The Greenhouse Effect." Also included is a letter from Hubert H. Humphrey thanking Wittwer for his service on the Office of Technology Assessment's advisory panel on basic...
Dates: 1976 - 1995

Town family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00132
Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of letters between Oka and Sarah Ann while he was in Lansing, Michigan. Sarah Ann's letters deal mainly with family matters and the farm. In his letters, Oka describes Lansing and the politics of the Constitutional Convention and the legislature.Their son, Carlton, married Nellie Faling and the couple settled in Clam Lake, Michigan (now Cadillac), where they ran a store. A series of letters from Nellie to her family in 1875-1876 describes their...
Dates: 1830 - 1932

Treiber family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00151
Scope and Contents The Treiber papers consist of correspondence, family history, and teaching certificates. John Treiber's letters to his wife, which make up the bulk of the collection, were written in 1872 and 1873 when he was sailing on the Great Lakes and working as a lumberjack in Oconto, Wisconsin. Mary Treiber's letters from family and friends (1869-1889) discuss everyday matters such as sick babies, sharecroppers, and family activities. Correspondence from Marion Howell of Lansing describe life in the...
Dates: 1863 - 1889

Waldron family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00413
Scope and Contents This collection contains deeds, mortgages, tax receipts, and a diary (1878) of Aaron K. Waldron, a prominent farmer of Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan. Also included is family correspondence (1863-1879) including two Civil War letters (1863) to Waldron's wife, nee Sarah Gunderman, from her brothers John, 126th New York Regiment, and Abram, 148th New York Regiment.The Civil War letters have been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...
Dates: 1846 - 1904

Warden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00118
Scope and Contents The Warden family papers include correspondence (1832-1831), personal diaries (1876-1886), poetry, a teaching certificate (1874), and a brief family tree.The earliest correspondence in the collection includes a number of letters (1832-1835) to Warden from friends in Scotland. The remainder of the letters are mostly from family members living in various places in Michigan. Civil War period correspondence includes letters to Warden from Major Dean, a family friend serving with the...
Dates: 1832 - 1886

William F. Raven papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.96
Scope and Contents The William Raven papers consist of correspondence related his job as an Agricultural Extension Agent. The correspondence consists of letters to Raven requesting information, replies to his letters, a few letters from his superiors, and some letters relating to his duties as an agent. There are also a few letters in the collection from Raven himself. The Raven family materials folder contains copies of genealogical information on Edwin Morse who was Paulina Raven's husband, newspaper...
Dates: 1913 - 1915, 1981, Undated

William Tobias papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00205
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers of William Tobias, a farmer and school district official in Williamston, Michigan. Included are personal and business correspondence, legal documents, tax assessments, fraternal lodge papers, and a small personal account book. Also included are materials relating to the Williamston School.

Dates: 1858-1887, undated

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Letters (correspondence) 81
Agriculture -- Michigan 39
Photographs 32
Reports 21
Publications 20
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Diaries 19
Annual reports 13
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 13
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 12
Speeches 11
Ledgers (account books) 10
Postcards 10
Scrapbooks 10
Contracts 8
Course materials 8
Family histories 8
Agriculture -- Economic aspects 7
Agriculture -- Study and teaching 7
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Legal instruments 7
Michigan -- Politics and government 7
Newsletters 7
Account books 6
Agricultural extension work 6
Agriculture -- International cooperation 6
Education -- Michigan 6
Programs (Publications) 6
Video recordings 6
Agriculture 5
Agriculture -- Michigan -- Societies, etc. 5
Lansing (Mich.) 5
Michigan -- Social life and customs 5
Sound recordings 5
Universities and colleges -- Faculty 5
Agriculture, Cooperative 4
Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan 4
Memorandums 4
Michigan 4
Minutes (Records) 4
Minutes (administrative records) 4
Rural development -- International cooperation 4
Agricultural colleges -- Michigan 3
Agriculture -- California 3
Agriculture -- New York (State) 3
Agriculture -- Research 3
Berrien County (Mich.) 3
Branch County (Mich.) 3
Brochures 3
California -- Description and travel 3
College students -- Michigan -- East Lansing 3
Commercial correspondence 3
Farm management 3
Financial records 3
Ingham County (Mich.) 3
Journals (accounts) 3
Lectures 3
Lenawee County (Mich.) 3
Livingston County (Mich.) 3
Maps 3
Michigan -- Religion 3
Poetry 3
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Taxation -- Michigan 3
Yearbooks 3
Agricultural education 2
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Agricultural prices 2
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Agriculture -- Africa 2
Agriculture -- Experimentation 2
Agriculture -- Information services 2
Agriculture -- Societies, etc. 2
Allegan County (Mich.) 2
Autobiographies 2
Botany 2
Calhoun County (Mich.) 2
College campuses -- Michigan -- East Lansing 2
Commencement ceremonies 2
Deeds 2
Draft 2
Economics -- Study and teaching 2
Education -- New York (State) 2
Education, Higher 2
Education, Secondary -- Michigan 2
Farm equipment 2
Farm life 2
Farm management -- Michigan 2
Farmers -- Michigan 2
Farmers' institutes 2
Farms -- Michigan 2
General stores -- Michigan 2
Glass plate negatives 2
Gold mines and mining -- California 2
Handbooks and manuals 2
Horticulture -- Study and teaching 2
Insurance policies 2
International education 2
Kent County (Mich.) 2
Land titles -- Michigan 2
Legislation -- Michigan 2
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Michigan Agricultural College 8
Michigan State University. Cooperative Extension Service 8
Michigan State University. Department of Agricultural Economics 8
Hannah, John A., 1902-1991 4
Michigan State Grange 4
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Michigan State University. International Programs 4
United States. Agency for International Development 4
United States. Department of Agriculture 4
Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954 3
Kuhn, Madison, 1910-1985 3
Michigan Farm Bureau 3
Michigan State University 3
Amherst College 2
Beal, W. J. (William James), 1833-1924 2
Bregger, Myra Potter 2
Eicher, Carl K. 2
Farmers' Week (East Lansing, Mich.) 2
Johnson, Samuel, 1839-1916 2
Khan, Akhter Hameed 2
Michigan Agricultural College. Extension Division 2
Michigan Agricultural College. Students 2
Michigan Master Farmers 2
Michigan State College 2
Michigan State College. Students. Societies, etc 2
Michigan State University. Board of Trustees 2
Michigan State University. Class of 1883 2
Michigan State University. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 2
Michigan State University. Horticulture Department 2
Michigan State University. Office of the President 2
Michigan State University. Pakistan Project 2
National Grange 2
W.K. Kellogg Foundation 2
Abbott, Samuel H., 1853-1903 1
Alpha Zeta. Kedzie Chapter (Michigan State University) 1
American Agricultural Economics Association 1
American Association of Agricultural College Editors 1
American Pomological Society 1
American Statistical Association 1
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company 1
Avery family (C. S. Avery) 1
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946 1
Bamber family (Joseph S. Bamber, 1835-1907) 1
Bamber, Albert M., 1860-1883 1
Bamber, Herbert, 1858-1937 1
Bamber, Joseph S., 1835-1907 1
Beef Project NC-1 (Project) 1
Berg, Herbert Andrew 1
Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915 1
Bingen, R. James 1
Bingham, Kinsley S. (Kinsley Scott), 1808-1861 1
Bonnen, James T. 1
Boy Scouts of America. Troop 1 (Brighton, Mich.) 1
Bregger, Anna Henjes 1
Bregger, John Taylor (1896-1981) 1
Bregger, Louis Albert (-1928) 1
Breslin, Jacweir 1
Bridger, Lewis 1
Britten, A. 1
Brody family (Clark Louis Brody, 1879-1961) 1
Brody, Clark L., 1879-1961 1
Brody, Emma Seeley 1
Brody, James Polk 1
Brody, James Seeley 1
Brody, Lewis Kinney 1
Brody, Margaret York 1
Brookover, Wilbur B. 1
Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 1
Carleton, Will, 1845-1912 1
Chamberlain family (Henry Chamberlain, 1824-1907) 1
Chamberlain, Henry, 1824-1907 1
Chamberlain, Mellen, 1821-1900 1
Cincinnatus Association 1
Clute, O. (Oscar) 1
Colorado State University 1
Combs, William H. 1
Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development 1
Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916 1
Cornell University. School of Agriculture 1
Dartmouth College 1
Davis, Robert H. 1
Denison, James Henry, 1907-1975 1
Detroit College of Law 1
Detroit Edison Company 1
Dickerman, James 1
Dickerman, Samuel 1
Dike, George K. (George Kimball), 1918- 1
Dunckel, Oshea G. 1
Dunks, Fred S. 1
East Jordan Fruit and Land Co., Inc (East Lansing, Mich.) 1
East Lansing (Mich.) 1
Eastman National Business College (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) 1
Eveline Fruit and Land Company 1
Faling, Charles 1
FarmHouse Fraternity. Michigan State Chapter 1
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation 1
Ford Foundation 1
Francis, Charles 1
Fraser, Eliza M. 1
Fraser, John C. 1
Fraser, John, 1811-1882 1
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