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Agricultural Engineering Information Series UA 16.34 & UA 16.6

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Serial-00131
Dates: 1958 - 2012

Agricultural equipment catalogs collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 495 large
Scope and Contents The Agricultural Equipment Catalogs collection consists of approximately 3,500 agricultural machinery sales catalogs, promotional brochures, price lists, owner’s manuals, and illustrated parts lists dating from the late 19th century through the 1940s. The major emphasis lies in tractors and threshers, but the entire range of farm equipment can be found in these catalogs, representing some 150 different manufacturers and suppliers—primarily Midwestern firms, with a limited representation of...
Dates: 1902-2014; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1950

Alton Wheaton papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00208
Scope and Contents

The Alton Wheaton papers contain primarily financial records and other forms of inventory that Wheaton took while working on his farm. There is also a small section on some of Wheaton’s community activities, some photographs of said activities, and two books on the Wheaton family genealogy. There are also a number of folders containing deeds and titles to various pieces of land Wheaton owned. There are also catalogs, plans, newsletters and brochures on farm topics.

Dates: 1934 - 2006

Arthur W. Farrall papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.16
Scope and Contents

The papers of Arthur W. Farrall consist of correspondence, class materials, research materials and lectures, and have been arranged chronologically. Farrall's contribution and work with the American Society of Agricultural Engineers closes out the papers as it is the common thread that ties together the entire collection, and all of Farrall's work.

Dates: 1922 - 1972

Henry Cadwell collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00648
Scope and Contents

This collection contains four copy prints made from tintypes. The photographs are of Henry Cadwell of Lansing, Michigan. According to the back of one portrait, Cadwell was a moving contractor, gravel pit owner, operator of Lansing Water Sprinkler, a farmer, and a stove wood and lumber supplier.

Dates: undated

Lansing and Taft families papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00058
Scope and Content The collection documents through correspondence, diaries, and financial records, the activity of four people over three generations. These papers span the years 1838 to 1917, with most of the material falling in the periods of 1838-1845 and 1881-1917. The 1845-1881 gap is due to the absence of a generation of records.The records of Elijah M. Lansing (1838-1845) relate to the 6th Regiment, 5th Brigade of the Michigan Militia (Washtenaw Guards). The incoming letters include a...
Dates: 1838 - 1917

Mrs. Wesley J. Mahaffy collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00645
Scope and Content

The collection consists of one photograph.

Dates: undated

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Michigan State University. Agricultural Engineering Department 2
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Boy Scouts of America. Troop 1 (Brighton, Mich.) 1