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Collection
Identifier: c-00011
Scope and Contents
This collections consists of transcripts of two letters written by early residents of Michigan. One letter (1852), written by Caroline Stoddard to her sister concerns the family's trip from New York to Tuscola County, Michigan via Lake Erie. The other letter (1864) was written by Caroline Stoddard's daughter-in-law, Jannette Stoddard, to her sister, commenting on the effect of conscription during the Civil War.The 1864 letter has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...
Dates:
1852, 1864
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.26
Scope and Content
The records of the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) comprise 1.33 cubic feet and span the years 1927 to 1997. The records contain copies of the constitution, which was written in 1927 and rewritten in the 1930s and the 1980s. There are also copies of the Secretary’s book from 1927 to 1946 and minutes from the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s. The collection also includes correspondence, information about conferences, annual reports, and newsletters.
Dates:
1927 - 1997
Collection
Identifier: c-00346
Scope and Contents
The collection contains nine diaries and three account books documenting farm life by Susan E. Hoyt who resided in McMinnville, Tennessee for many years. The Hoyt family moved from Michigan to Tennesee in the 1870s. Susan moved to Vassal, Michigan in 1925. The collection also contains transcripts of letters by Susan Hoyt and other family members. Correspondents include Susan's mother Clarinda Hoyt, her sister Claribel Hoyt Hart and her husband Lemuel P. Hart, her brother Scott Hoyt, and...
Dates:
1875 - 1932
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
Collection
Identifier: c-00345
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the letterbooks of T. T. Lyon of Plymouth, Michigan, president and superintendent of the Michigan Lake Shore Nurseries, South Haven, Michigan.Volume I (1874-1876) and volume II (1875-1880) contain copies of business letters written exclusively by Lyon. Included are letters concerning loans for land improvements, ordering nursery stock, securing agents to solicit orders and advertise their nursery products, mass orders to various Granges in Michigan,...
Dates:
1874 - 1880
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.47
Scope and Content
Tau Sigma records include material from advisors, treasurers, and presidents. The collection also includes membership rosters from the 1920s until 1984. Historical information can be found in the Advisor's folder. Additional membership information can be found in the Treasurer's folder.
Dates:
1923 - 1984
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.382
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of research by Ted F. Jackson, D.V.M., and Frederic Halbert into dairy cattle that were fed polybrominated biphenyl (PBB)- contaminated food, and the publication of their article in the Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association in 1974. The collection also contains Jackson's Doctor of Veterinary Medicine diploma (1944), a Registered Veterinarian certificate from the State of Michigan (1954), and slides and photographs of his veterinary practice. A...
Dates:
1944 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1976
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.260
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of the Michigan State University Corn Foundation meeting minutes and correspondence for 1950-1957, Michigan State University Non-Smoking Guidelines, and a Proposal for a Basic College of Education.
The Corn Foundation records include material relating to their desire to obtain library and museum housing of objects and information about corn from ancient to modern times.
Dates:
1950-1957, 1987, Undated
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.7
Scope and Contents
Records of the Thailand Project include a large amount of correspondence between alumni, professors, and education officials in Thailand with administrators and members of the "back-up" team at Michigan State University, as well as some from various American and international agencies connected with the project. Records document the development of the three-party contract to begin the project; and preliminary, official University, consultant, and miscellaneous reports document the progress...
Dates:
1950 - 1970
Collection
Identifier: MSS 533 large
Scope and Contents
The materials include biographical informaton on Tomas and correspondence and event pictures, conference programs and flyers coordinated by the state and local chapters from 1978 through 2003.
Dates:
1979 - 2007
