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David C. Hollister papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.428
Scope and Contents
The David C. Hollister collection contains papers biographical and personal in nature, as well as papers from his political career. The collection contains information about his childhood and includes documentation of his school years from elementary through graduate school. There is also material about his teenage activities including sports, journalism, and student government. There are letters to his friends and parents including information about his high school sweetheart Judy Artz,...
Dates:
1957 - 2008
Don Stevens papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-1.1.2
Scope and Contents
The Don Stevens papers include a variety of materials on higher education, particularly Michigan State University, as well as disputes and conflicts pertaining to it. Some of which includes student protests to campus issues including racial problems, ROTC, and the grape and lettuce boycott. Also in the collection are materials related to labor unions, labor issues and disputes, labor education and legislation, including AFL-CIO statements, magazine articles, speeches, executive board...
Dates:
1944 - 1973
Dora Hall Stockman papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-1.1.11
Scope and Contents
Dora Hall Stockman was an East Lansing, Michigan resident and was actively involved in local affairs. The collection contains a typed transcript of her autobiography, correspondence, publications, and newspaper clippings of the various activities in which she participated.Stockman's primary interest was in the State Grange. As an active member she helped establish county Granges throughout the state and held several state offices including that of State Grange Lecturer (1914-1930)....
Dates:
1910 - 1948
Frank Knox collection
Collection
Identifier: c-00189
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various materials relating to Frank Knox's career. These include a clipping from the Alma Record (1898) describing Knox's recruiting activities on the Alma campus; an address by Knox to the War Congress of American Industry (1942), stressing the challenges brought by World War II; an editorial written by Knox of the death of John Muehling (1944); press releases and programs relating to Knox's military funeral...
Dates:
1898 - 1944
George Bouyoucos papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.6
Scope and Contents
The George Bouyoucos papers contain speeches he gave to the Agronomy Club and Sigma Xi, the paper “Plaster of Paris Block Electrical Measuring Unit for Making a Continuous Measurement of Soil Moisture Under Field Conditions,” and his obituary. Also included is professional correspondence, a list of Bouyoucos’ publications, and an advertisement for his moisture meter. The collection also includes photographs including images of Bouyoucos conducting field research.
Dates:
1918 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1957
Jackson Edmund Towne papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.46
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mainly of Towne’s correspondence, articles, and speeches. Also included in the collection are documents and correspondence concerning the estate of Annie L. Towne, his mother, and the papers of his wife, Katherine Doyle Towne.
The collection also includes papers on the World’s Columbian Exposition donated by Towne, consisting of committee reports, a contract for water services at the exposition, and two letters, one requesting exhibit space and the other...
Dates:
1892 - 1971
James Henry Denison papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.62
Scope and Contents
The James Denison papers include materials that were accumulated throughout Denison’s life. Denison’s personal papers consist primarily of correspondence, diaries, and newspaper clippings about himself. Also included are articles, stories, and poems written by Denison. Among the articles are several drafts of a piece he wrote about Mackinac Island, Michigan.
The bulk of the papers center around Denison’s professional career and in particular his career with the Michigan Office of...
Dates:
1925 - 1970
James J. Blanchard papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.422
Scope and Contents
The James J. Blanchard collection consists primarily of material relating to his congressional career, dating between 1974 and 1982. The collection is arranged in thirty-one series, which include Blanchard's personal files; the records of both his Washington and district offices; materials from five key Blanchard staff members; files relating to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, the Chrysler bail-out, and all of Blanchard's campaigns, including the 1982 gubernatorial...
Dates:
1965 - 1984
James T. Bonnen papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.164
Scope and Contents
The James Bonnen papers include reports and other information that Bonnen collected while serving on the Michigan State University (MSU) President's Select Advisory Committee for University Planning and Priorities Committee. The papers also contain a folder of materials collected by Bonnen on the dispute between the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) and Provost David Scott over control of the Cooperative Extension Service in the early 1990s.Also included is...
Dates:
1949 - 2003
John A. DiBiaggio papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-2.1.17
Scope and Content
This collection contains six series of records: Administrative records of the Office of the President, Correspondence, Speeches, Social Events, Subject Files, and Vice President Files. Correspondence files are organized alphabetically and chronologically and contain both incoming and outgoing letters. Speeches files are primarily organized chronologically. Social Events files are planning documents for luncheons, dinners, receptions, and special events for distinguished visitors, faculty,...
Dates:
1985 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1990 - 1992