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Scofield family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00134
Scope and Contents This collection consists mainly of correspondence and other papers relating to the Stephen Scofield family of Ingham County, Michigan. Much of the correspondence relates to Grace Scofield Bridger (daughter of Stephen) and is mostly personal in content. Of special interest, however, are a letter (January 24, 1858) describing land and farming conditions in Wisconsin, and a letter (May 3, 1888) relating farming news and local market prices of farm produce in Kansas. Also included are a number...
Dates: 1853-1920, undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Shakespeare Company records

 Collection
Identifier: 00071
Scope and Contents

The Shakespeare Company records consist of a history of the company, financial records, legal records, advertising and marketing records, catalogues and price lists, equipment specifications, Sport Fishing Institute materials, correspondence, and photographs. The photographs in the collection include images of fishing, fishing and golf equipment, and advertisements. There are also images of employees as well as C. W. Davis, Henry Shakespeare, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith.

Dates: 1913 - 1973
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Slafter family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00037
Scope and Contents Personal correspondence among Slafter family relatives and their close friends make up the bulk of this collection. Early letters, dated 1858, tell of the scarcity of money and suggests that barley should be planted because it is the most profitable crop. Family news and town gossip are also prominent items in the letters. A June 17, 1858 letter from another brother to William tells of killing one elk and capturing another. March 12, 1863 letter mentions the sacrifice of soldiers...
Dates: 1855 - 1891
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Smith and Carpenter families papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00301
Scope and Contents This collection contains four Civil War letters and a small diary of Josiah B. Smith, kept during his service as a bugler in the 8th Michigan Cavalry in Tennessee and Kentucky. The letters were written to Josiah's wife, Mary A. Smith. In the diary, Josiah writes about daily duties in camp, his letter writing schedule, and the condition of his health. The collection also includes an official copy of his enlistment and discharge papers.In addition, receipts for taxes on land in...
Dates: 1864 - 1913
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Smith family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00074
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the business and farm records of George Anson Smith, his brother (Legrand J. Smith), and his sons (Fred, Azariel, and Frank R.), of Somerset, Hillsdale County, Michigan. George A. Smith owned several farms and with his brother operated two general stores and a grain exchange, which were later taken over by his sons. In 1856 he purchased the Gamble farm near Somerset and later purchased several other farms near it. In 1858 he and his brother built the brick store...
Dates: 1853 - 1927
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Soil Conservation Society of America, Michigan Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: 00151
Scope and Contents The collection contains the records of the Michigan Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America (SCSA) and includes by-laws and constitution, annual reports, memberships records, treasurer reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, and photographs. Also included are publications, newsletters, and a video recording of the state chapter. National SCSA records include booklets, newsletters, special reports, and publications. There are also materials from other state...
Dates: 1938 - 2013
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Spartan Wives Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.31
Scope and Contents

This collection contains meeting agendas, member directories, financial records, newsletters summaries of club activities. There is also a Handbook for Student Leaders as well as guides for student organizations. Also included is a transcript of a panel discussion of Spartan Wives members in an education department class on April 14, 1947. There are also scrapbooks which contain photographs, newspaper clippings about the organization, event programs and other memorabilia.

Dates: 1946 - 1976
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Spartan Women's League records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.9
Scope and Contents

The Spartan Women's League records consists of correspondence, constitutions of the organization, event programs, a history of the organization, membership lists, newspaper clippings, and a faculty questionnaire. Also included are two campus etiquette books, "We Like It This Way at Michigan State College" and "This We Do at MSU." The collection also contains photographs of members and activities.

Dates: 1930-1969, undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Stanley Johnston papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.132
Scope and Content The Johnston papers document the experiments, developments, and accomplishments of South Haven Experiment Station under the direction of Stanley Johnston. The collection includes correspondence, records of experiments, reports, photographs, slides, postcards, research papers (published and unpublished), and maps. These papers document the development of the Haven peach and the world-wide importance of that development; and the importance of his research with other fruits, especially...
Dates: 1921 - 1980
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

State of Michigan Board of Agriculture / Michigan State University Board of Trustees records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-1
Scope and Contents The State Board of Agriculture papers include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, legal records and newspaper clippings of the first governing body of the state agriculture college. The College Lands series includes correspondence, reports, land descriptions, employment records, financial records, minutes, legal documents, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the management of state lands endowed to the college via the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862. ...
Dates: 1850 - 2018
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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United States. Congress. House 3
United States. Works Progress Administration 3
WKAR (Radio station : East Lansing, Mich.) 3
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 3
4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.) 2
Abbot, Theophilus Capen, 1826-1892 2
American Council on Education 2
Association of American Universities 2
Bagwell, Paul D. (Paul Douglas), 1913-1973 2
Baker, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold), 1916-2007 2
Ballard, James 2
Bielat, Larry 2
Bingham, Kinsley S. (Kinsley Scott), 1808-1861 2
Breslin, Jacweir 2
Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879 2
Clute, O. (Oscar) 2
Daugherty, Hugh, 1915-1987 2
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Iota Chapter (Michigan State University) 2
Democratic Party (Mich.) 2
Detroit College of Law 2
DiBiaggio, John A., 1932- 2
East Jordan Fruit and Land Co., Inc (East Lansing, Mich.) 2
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Eveline Fruit and Land Company 2
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 2
Friday, David, 1876-1945 2
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Gardner, Erle Stanley, 1889-1970 2
Greater Muskegon Chamber of Commerce 2
Harvard University 2
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Jewell, Charles Adolphus 2
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2
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Kedzie, R. C. (Robert Clark), 1823-1902 2
Kettunen, Arne Gerald 2
Kimber, Harry Hubert, 1903- 2
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 2
Ladenson, Joyce R. 2
Lansing Civic Players Guild (Lansing, Mich.) 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum 2
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 2
Michigan Agricultural College. Faculty 2