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Collection
Identifier: 00086
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various materials concerning stock breeding and related interests of the Clapp family in southeastern Michigan. Materials in the collection relating to the stock breeding activities of Nathan A. Clapp on his farm near Wixom in Oakland County reflect the early development in Michigan of an interest in purebred stock during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Of particular interest is a handwritten draft of a speech delivered by Mr. Clapp in 1886 or 1888...
Dates:
1857 - 1955
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.288
Scope and Contents
The Clare A. Gunn papers consist of publications and visual materials relating to tourism in Michigan (including the Upper Peninsula). Of note are photographs, negatives and slides of Michigan motels, resorts, and tourist areas many of which are identified by name and owner. Also included are slides of United States, Canada and other countries showing nature scenes, tourist areas and motels. There are also publications, articles, and conference proceedings relating to tourism, recreation,...
Dates:
1940 - 2000
Collection
Identifier: 00092
Scope and Content
The materials in these papers consist mainly of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, and statements concerning Case's military career, his efforts to re-establish the CCC, the establishment of Citizens for Conservation, Inc., the 1958 Senate race, the Michigan Department of Economic Development, and the Youth Conservation Corps. Also included are poetry written by Case and a number of booklets on a variety of subjects which he collected.
Dates:
1934 - 1962, 1976; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1962
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.126
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of Clarence Judson's letters to his family, written during his years at Michigan Agricultural College. The letters describe his classes, activities, and financial situation, his experiences as a teacher during school breaks, the class strike of 1886, and a visit to the Capitol in Lansing. The collection also includes an autobiography, family history materials, genealogical charts, school records, diaries from 1888 to 1902, and a notebook Judson kept while...
Dates:
1874 - 2001
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.227
Scope and Contents
The collection contains information about different science programs at Michigan State University compiled by Suelter. Some of the materials are photocopies. There is substantial information relating to Robert C. Kedzie, as well as historical overviews of many natural science programs.
Also included are an exhibit catalog for Sesquicentennial Celebration: The Natural Sciences at Michigan State University, 1855-2005 which Suelter created and ...
Dates:
1876 - 2014
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.75
Scope and Contents
(1) SUBJECT FILES. 1946-1972, undated. 29.5 cubic feetThis series is composed of the files Munn kept as football coach and athletic director at Michigan State. It is divided into sixteen sub-series, a list of which can be found on the container listing preceding the inventory. The first four sub-series (1946-1959) each include three or more years. Beginning with 1959-1960 each sub-series covers one fiscal year (July-June). The only gap in the records is for the entire...
Dates:
1946 - 1972
Collection
Identifier: UA-1.1.4
Scope and Content
Copies of the first and second drafts of Brody's history of the Michigan Farm Bureau comprise the major part of the papers. Much of the information contained in these manuscripts did not appear in his book In the Service of the Farmer: My life in the Michigan Farm Bureau (Michigan State University Press, 1959), which is a much shorter history than he had originally intended. The book is autobiographical and describes the changes in farming and in the life of...
Dates:
1847 - 2007
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.101
Scope and Content
This collection contains a letter from H. R. Hunt of the Michigan State University Zoology department, an Michigan State College School of Science and Arts newsletter from 1953, and reprints of papers relating to horticulture and nutrition.
Dates:
1945 - 1962
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.4.1
Scope and Content
The records of the class of 1882 consist of one record book containing meeting minutes, the class constitution, duties of the class officers, plans for Class Day, as well as correspondence directed toward the class.
Dates:
1879 - 1885
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.4.4
Scope and Contents
These papers consist of alumni letters from Jason E. Hammond to members of the Michigan State University Class of 1886 regarding their 40th reunion on June 18, 1926, and replies from various class members. The replies to Hammond discuss the reunion planning and personal information regarding the careers of various class members. Hammond incorporates information from these replies into his alumni letters, which are periodically updated. A roster of members with addresses of the Class of...
Dates:
1925 - 1929