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Collection
Identifier: c-00009
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the diary of Thomas Wright (1831-1841) as it was published in the Tecumseh Herald in 1955, with a brief history of Tecumseh, Michigan. Wright's diary chronicles his relocation in 1831 from Massachusetts to Michigan, where he bought a farm. Earliest entries in the diary detail his journey across Lake Erie in a crowded boat that carried 250 passengers "of every age and condition".
Dates:
1955
Collection
Identifier: 00072
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the general account (1899-1941), correspondence (1924-1941), and income and sales tax returns (1924-1941) of the Thome and Frisbie shoe store in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan. The collection covers the period from 1899 to 1941, the year in which Thome died and the business was sold.
The collection also contains welfare and relief receipts (1937-1941), notes for bank loans (1935-1940), and the company's bank book for the years 1930-1941.
Dates:
1899 - 1941
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Serial-00695
Collection
Identifier: c-00599
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two items: a program on the 50th anniversary and a manuscript on the history of the Towar Gardens. The program of Towar School’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on Arbor Day in 1987 contains a brief history of the building as well as an order of events and honorees who were instrumental in the beginning operations of Towar School. The other item is a copy of the manuscript detailing the history of Towar Gardens and Meridian School District #7, written by Barbara...
Dates:
1987
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.45
Scope and Content
The records of the Tower Guard consist of minutes, reports, correspondence, memos, agendas, and scrapbooks. The records have been created by the students in the organization and are rather informal and vary in their content. In addition, there are a large number of undated records.
The minute book contains a brief history of the Tower Guard and minutes of the meetings from 1933 to 1944. The administrative folder contains the Articles of the Tower Guard and the Preamble. The agendas...
Dates:
1933 - 2012
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
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
Record Group
Identifier: UA-4.3.12
Scope and Contents
The Intercollegiate Athletics Track Collection consists of Michigan Agricultural College, Michigan State College, Michigan High School Athletic Association Big Ten, and NCAA Track & Field programs.
Dates:
1930 - 1964
Record Group
Identifier: UA-8.1.3.12
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photocopy of “Spartan Thinclad News” from April 1937, a program for the inaugural meet of the new track on campus. It gives a history of track at Michigan State as well as the program for the dedication of the track. The collection also includes programs for Big Ten Indoor track meets, a Big Ten outdoor meet, as well a program for the State Journal Spartan relays, an indoor high school meet.
Dates:
1937 - 1983
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
