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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.27
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of brochures, teaching practice guidelines, departmental bylaws, proceedings of a conference on soils for engineers (1941) and the publication “1909-2009, 100 Years of Excellence” by Mackenzie Davis, which contains a history of the department written for its centennial.The collection also contains William A. Bradley's teaching materials included are lantern slides and film slides of bridges around the world as well as other structures. Annual...
Dates:
1941 - 2009
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (Plant, Soil and Microbial Science) records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.36
Scope and Contents
This collection contains miscellaneous papers from the department. The earliest record is a 19th century record book of experiments about growing beets, possibly copied from another source. The entries include “Experiments with Sugar Beets” by F. F. Tanner, “Experiments with Sugar Beets” by A. T. Stevens, “Experiments with Roots to Determine the Relative Value of Sod versus Stubble, Sand versus Clay, and Clay versus Hummus Soil for Beets, Carrots, and Ruta Bagas” by Luther H. Baker,...
Dates:
1891 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1994
Department of Dairy Science records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.37
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a variety of records relating to the Dairy Department at Michigan State University. Included are pamphlets and information handouts on various dairy subjects. Also included are records of the Michigan Artificial Breeders Cooperative, Inc. and the Michigan Dairy Herd Improvement Association. There are also scrapbooks showing Dairy Department events as well as folders of photographs.
Dates:
1921 - 1999
Department of Economics records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.38
Scope and Contents
The records of the economics department include newsletters, program brochures, the booklet “So You Have to Write an Economics Term Paper,” and workshop materials. The folder “Reports by MSU professors of Economics” contains “Sales Tax Exemption of Producer Goods” by Denzel Cline, “A Follow Through in the Community” report from the 1952 Workshop on Economic Education, and “A Critical Evaluation of General Development Plans and Theories for the Underdeveloped Areas of the World - The Latin...
Dates:
1941, 1951-2011
Department of English records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.43
Scope and Contents
The records contain department newsletters, brochures, and writing guides. Also included is “English as a Subversive Activity: An Unofficial Guide for English Majors at MSU,” issues of the journal Gypsy Scholar: a Graduate Forum for Literary Criticism, “A Half Century Ago: Michigan in the Great Depression” Symposium Proceedings, a placement test for freshmen, and plagiarism policies. There are also photographs of English Department faculty and staff some of which are identified. Annual...
Dates:
1872 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1938 - 2007
Department of Entomology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.45
Scope and Contents
The Entomology Department records consist of correspondence, reports, extension bulletins relating to entomology, and photographs. The correspondence is from members of the faculty and staff about running the department, research, grants, and teaching. The subject files section contains information about running the department, comprehensive review reports, information on the entomology club and Beta Beta Beta. The scrapbook of cyanotypes contains images of various insects, campus...
Dates:
1887 - 2013
Department of Family and Child Ecology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.47
Scope and Contents
Records consist of annual reports for the years 1956-1969. Also included is a report on changes in the department's Ph.D. program in 1968, report on the development of a center for the study of the family and the child at Michigan State University from 1968. There are also booklets and flyers from varying dates (1944-1991) and a pamphlet discussing home education (1980).
Serials #373 Interaction "ECO" and #1146 FCE Update are also included with this collection.
Dates:
1944 - 1991
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.48
Scope and Contents
The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife records consist of correspondence, employment opportunities, and administrative files for 1948 to 1968. The correspondence is from the department chairman and professors, other professionals (academic, government, and private sector), future and past students, and the general public. Areas of correspondence include fish ponds (creation and maintenance), fish culture, recipes, bait culture (minnows, worms, frogs), pest control (mammals, crayfish,...
Dates:
1926 - 2016
Department of Forestry records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.51
Scope and Contents
The records of the forestry department consist of research papers, correspondence, pamphlets, and field reports from various counties in Michigan. Also included is a folder of correspondence from C. O. Willets with the Agriculture Research Service, history of the Conservation Nursery at Michigan State University, and materials about maple syrup production including reports, and correspondence. Other notable topics include Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and Xi Sigma Pi, the...
Dates:
1920 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2010
Department of Geology records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.53
Scope and Contents
The records consist of correspondence, field trip reports, inventories of the department, financial statements, experiment station notes, material relating to the Works Progress Administration, the military college program during World War II, science fraternities, annual report materials. There are also records relating to the Glacial Institute. Graduate Assistants’ files during World War II are marked with an asterisk (*).Graduate Assistant files contain applications, program...
Dates:
1920 - 2010