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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
Town Girls' Club records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.15
Scope and Content
The records of the Town Girls’ Club comprise eight folders and span the years 1941-1951. The folders are arranged alphabetically by title. The Activity Sheets folder contains summaries of activities conducted by the Town Girls’ Club for academic years between 1943 and 1948. Some years list the officers as well as the activities. The Constitution folder contains four versions of the constitution for the Town Girls’ Club. One of the constitutions is dated 1943, the others are undated. The...
Dates:
1941 - 1951
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
Union Literary Society records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.18
Scope and Content
This collection contains programs for anniversary events and commencement festivities, a register of members, and a few pieces of correspondence. Also included are remnants of a scrapbook, which include drawings, articles and a flyer for a picnic at Evergreen Park held by the Farmers of Hesperus Township in 1899.
Dates:
1889 - 1927
University Committee on Academic Policy records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-14.6.3
Scope and Contents
The records of the Educational Policy Committee/University Committee on Academic Policy include official indexed minutes kept by the Office of the Provost and supplemented by records kept by various committee members, especially Charles St. Clair. Committee minutes date from 1960. Reports and other back-up documents cover the years 1960 to 1974. The records reflect the wide range of important University academic policies considered by this committee. The records provide good documentation of...
Dates:
1963 - 1983
University Housing and Food Services records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-5.5
Scope and Contents
This collection contains informational and promotional materials for various University Housing and Food Service programs and facilities. The facilities include MSU Bakers, Kellogg Center, Forest Akers Golf Course, Brook Lodge, and Food Stores and Laundry. Also in the collection is the Association of College and University Housing Officers (ACUHO) newsletter which was edited at MSU and photos from Brody Dining Hall showing the various events held from the 1980s to 2000s. There are also...
Dates:
1952 - 2015
University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-3.22.1
Scope and Contents
The records of the University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues consist of consists five series: Final Report, Focus Group and Surveys, Working Papers, Articles and Reference Materials, and Work Groups and Committees. The Final Reports series consists of volumes one, two and three of the report. Volume I contains a history of the task force, recommendations, history of lesbians and gays at Michigan State University, and hopes for the future. Volume II consists of...
Dates:
1969 - 1994
Urban Policy and Planning Library records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-3.15.6
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials received from the Urban Policy and Planning Library. The materials primarily relate to Native American education issues in Michigan. There are several reports from the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs. The collection contains two issues of Wassaja, a national newspaper of Indian America, from 1982; and two issues of Pointing the Way, a Native...
Dates:
1972 - 1982
Van Buren County school records
Collection
Identifier: c-00395
Scope and Contents
Records include teacher contracts, financial records, business correspondence, and annual reports for School District No. 6, Lafayette Township, Van Buren County, Michigan.
Lafayette Township was renamed Paw Paw Township in 1867.
Dates:
1851 - 1914
Vice President for University Relations records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-8
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into series.
Series 1. Office of the Director of University Relations
The records consist of annual reports (1948-1968), and subject files on events, people, and achievements associated with the university, (1950-1970). Series 2. James Denison
James Denison’s papers as director of the department contain correspondence and subject files on various prominent and controversial topics including,...
Dates:
1948 - 2016