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John C. Beukema papers
Collection
Identifier: 00029
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal papers of John C. Beukema, the records of the Greater Muskegon Chamber of Commerce for the period 1931-1950, when he was secretary-manager, and papers concerning the St. Lawrence Seaway. "Greater Muskegon" covers Muskegon, North Muskegon, and the Muskegon Heights, Michigan, which were all served by a single Chamber of Commerce. Examples of the Chamber's activities include the formation of a loan agency during the Depression; sponsoring charity drives and...
Dates:
1920 - 1961
John C. Randall papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.227
Scope and Contents
The John C. Randall collection includes articles and photographs. The images in the articles consist of John Randall with other yearbooks editors, Mary Termohlen, wedding photos of Dorne Dibble and Betty Donahue, football players Dorow, McAuliffe, and Thrower, and an article from the South Bend Tribune from October 28, 1950 about Michigan State College's victory over Notre Dame. The photographs consist of campus scenes and buildings, football, basketball, KAM President Dinner,...
Dates:
circa 1948-1953
John Edison papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00130
Scope and Contents
Edison's papers (1839-1915) contain various documents and newspaper clippings. The first two folders contain documents such as land deeds, tax receipts, insurance papers, wills, and church memberships. The third folder contains newspaper clippings, political tickets, and a "Forecast for the Year 1916", published in the Grand Rapids Herald. A clipping from the Grand Rapids Herald (April 16, 1899) recalls President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and its impact on Grand Rapids. The other...
Dates:
1839 - 1915
John McCandless papers
Collection — Container: Box 5981
Identifier: UA-17.413
Scope and Contents Note
This collection consists of photographs, press releases, articles, and wanted posters of Rodney Adam Coronado, all related to the arson attack at the Mink Research Farm at Michigan State University. Most of the photographs show the aftermath of the damage at Anthony Hall and the mink barn that took place on February 28, 1992. Since McCandless was the MSU lead investigator for the mink case, he was sent to investigate similar arson cases to help track down who was behind the attacks. Included...
Dates:
1987 - 2008
John P. McGoff collection
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.258
Scope and Contents
The John P. McGoff collection consists of eight newspaper clippings; two from January 1998, and the other six from December 1979. The 1998 clippings tell of McGoff’s death and the memorial service held for him. The 1979 clippings were from a three-part series of articles on McGoff run by the Detroit News. They detail the controversy regarding his connections to South Africa, and focus especially on the influence he had acquired in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan through his newspaper...
Dates:
1979 - 1998
John Taylor Bregger papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.74
Scope and Content
John T. Bregger papers include biographical information; personal and professional correspondence; notes, papers, records and memorabilia from his elementary and high school education in Bangor, Michigan, (1903-1913) from his studies at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) (1913-1923; 1954-1967), and from his graduate studies at Cornell University (1921-1922) includes his Masters Thesis on Pomology; news clippings written by Bregger or collected for his personal...
Dates:
1903 - 1981
John W. Hanson papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.155
Scope and Contents
The John W. Hanson papers pertains to Hanson’s affiliation with the University of Nigeria’s School of Education. It contains meeting minutes, notes from advisory committees, faculty meetings, and information on the curriculum established for the School of Education at the University of Nigeria, and requirements for teachers. There is one folder that contains notes on the teachers union in Nigeria. Also included in this collection are newspaper comments ranging from 1961-1965.Also...
Dates:
1955 - 1967
Joseph Druse papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.230
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers, photographs, slides, and oversized materials. The bulk of the materials in the collection relate to Druse’s experience in Nigeria. Included are lecture notes for different courses; 80 slides featuring pots, baskets, houses, dolls, and masks; photographs featuring buildings, students, and individuals working with Druse; and a two issues of a Nsukka newspaper.The collection also contains several historical newspapers, an 1860 voter guide, maps,...
Dates:
1800, 1860, 1865, 1917-1964
Joseph W. Stack papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.44
Scope and Contents
The Joseph W. Stack papers relate to Stack's tenure as a professor in the Department of Zoology and as curator and director of the MSU Museum. His particular areas of interest were ornithology and bird banding. Other subjects covered in Stack's papers are the university curriculum, the Inland Bird Banding Association, and Stack's work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Materials found in the collection include maps, bird banding records, student reports and papers, manuscripts,...
Dates:
1916 - 1953
Julian Samora Research Institute records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-23.14
Scope and Contents
The Julian Samora Research Institute records contain Communica Horizons newsletters about the Mexico-United States Consortium for Academic Cooperation. In addition to these there are flyers advertising lectures, "Making News for Midwest Latinos" a collection of newspaper clippings pertaining to Latino life in the Midwest, as well as the paper "Life in the Industrial Heartland" by Anne Santiago. Included in the Electronic Resources series...
Dates:
1989, 1999, 2015