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Harald S. and Marguerite I. Patton papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.437
Scope and Contents
Harald Patton papers primarily document his World War I experiences. The correspondence consists of letters written by Patton to Marguerite Irene Taylor, who later became his wife, friends and relatives, and dates almost entirely from 1915 to 1919. Included is a journal (in letter form) describing his voyage to England in 1915 on the troopship Northland. There are also postcards, photographs, and a scrapbook.Marguerite Patton papers includes correspondence, articles of...
Dates:
1884 - 1941
Henrik Joakim Stafseth papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.66
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, diaries, and other papers of Henrik Joakim Stafseth. Several diaries describe Stafseth's 1925-1926 tour of veterinary and other colleges in seven European countries. At this time he was an Exchange Professor at the Royal Hungarian Veterinary College.In 1945-1946 Stafseth served as Chief Veterinarian for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in China, where he was instrumental in establishing China's first modern...
Dates:
1902 - 1967
Hugh Duffy Daugherty papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.63
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material saved by Coach Duffy Daugherty throughout his coaching career, and includes correspondence, documents, and publications related to his coaching jobs, honors, presentations, and awards. Several members of Daugherty’s family also achieved success and the recognition of their accomplishments are detailed. The collection also includes several scrapbooks, as well as sound recordings of one of Daugherty’s radio talk shows and an interview with his wife,...
Dates:
1947 - 1975
International Club records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.1
Scope and Content
The records of the International Club include International Festival records (ambassadors' messages, programs, photographs, brochures, news clippings and correspondence) (1945-1958); programs from social events sponsored by the Club (1944-1969); correspondence, including some with guest speakers (1945-1969); photographs of international students and members of the International Club (1922-1969); records of international exhibits on campus (1956); the Club's Constitution (1962-1965);...
Dates:
1922 - 1969
Irma Thompson papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.35
Scope and Contents
The Irma Thompson papers consist of correspondence and memorabilia from her time as a college student including dance cards, programs for dances, and programs for events on campus. The events were held by various organizations including Feronian Society, Hesperian Society, Eclectic Society, Olympic Society, MAC Oratorical Association, Union Literary Society, as well as the alumni association. There are also a number of plays, poems and short stories written by Irma and other classmates and...
Dates:
1835 - 1964
James Henry Denison papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.62
Scope and Contents
The James Denison papers include materials that were accumulated throughout Denison’s life. Denison’s personal papers consist primarily of correspondence, diaries, and newspaper clippings about himself. Also included are articles, stories, and poems written by Denison. Among the articles are several drafts of a piece he wrote about Mackinac Island, Michigan.
The bulk of the papers center around Denison’s professional career and in particular his career with the Michigan Office of...
Dates:
1925 - 1970
John A. Hannah papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.1.12
Scope and Content
The Hannah papers include general files, speeches, materials relating to Hannah's work with the Commission on Civil Rights, the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, and the Michigan Constitutional Convention, publications and appointment books, ephemera, and audio-visual materials.See large historical collection 00042 Waldo Family Papers for a folder of photograph christmas cards John and Sarah Hannah sent to Eleanor Waldo. The cards date 1982-1988, undated and are photographs of...
Dates:
1857 - 1991
John and Helen Knecht scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.318
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the student scrapbooks of John Wesley Knecht and Helen Louise Norton who later married. Helen's scrapbooks contains dance cards, event programs, photos of campus and people, information about her classes, flyers for pep rallies, college circus program, notice about small pox from 1910 and a note from Maud Gilchrist say that Helen is not working hard enough at her studies.John Knechts scrapbook contains photos of athletics including football, baseball,...
Dates:
1907-1913, 1921, Undated
John Gibson Parkhurst papers
Collection
Identifier: 00025
Scope and Contents
The largest part of the collection consists of the pocket diaries Parkhurst kept from 1847 to 1906. The early diaries (1847-1860) relate details of his court cases and only rarely mention his personal life. Records of various financial transactions are incorporated in these early diaries. The diaries of the war years (1861-1865) include battle accounts and descriptions of Parkhurst's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in 1862. In the diaries of the post-war years, Parkhurst discusses primarily...
Dates:
1831 - 1906
John Harvey Kellogg papers
Collection
Identifier: 00013
Scope and Content
This collection is organized into four series.(1) PERSONAL PAPERS. 1893 1944, undated 2.1 cu. ft.
Contained in this series is John Harvey Kellogg's life long correspondence with the Seventh Day Adventist Church and a family album scrapbook.
(2) BUSINESS PAPERS. 1876 1959, undated 3.9 cu. ft., 132 vols.
Contained in this series is the bulk of the material. It covers a myriad of business, educational, and...
Dates:
1876 - 1959