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Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Serial-00753
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.156
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the reminiscences of Edna Brookover, wife of Wilbur, about the Quonset Village, which was built as temporary housing to accommodate the new faculty members and their families at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). The collection also includes an undated paper by W. B. Brookover entitled "The Role of the University in the American Community."
Dates:
1990, undated
Collection
Identifier: c-00639
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a signed photograph of John Hannah, a photograph of E. K. Warren and a photograph (drawing) of Fred Warren by Malcolm Balfour.
Dates:
1933, undated
Collection
Identifier: c-00159
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Nelson's war diaries, several transcriptions, a narrative describing Nelson's war experiences, and a muster roll. Nelson wrote his diaries in shorthand. Included are his original diary for 1864, typed and handwritten transcriptions of the 1864 diary, and a typed transcription of Nelson's diary for 1865 (the original is not included in the collection). The narrative, written by Nelson's son Gaylord Nelson, is based on Wilbur Nelson's diary for 1863 and his...
Dates:
1864 - 1865
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.23
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the dictated manuscipt "Notes on M.A.C. History" by W. O. Hedrick which was completed around 1942. It is a candid and personal history of the campus, faculty, and students beginning around 1887, Hedrick's freshman year at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). A few of the topics covered in his "Notes" include Student Life, Social Committee Chairmanship, Commencements, Military Drill, and Faculty Strains and Tensions. The scrapbook...
Dates:
1942 - 1949
Collection
Identifier: MSS 577 large
Scope and Contents
The Willard Pierce collection consists of materials relating to the Grey Panthers and archery.
Dates:
1985
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.306
Scope and Contents
The William A. Ball collection consists of color slides taken by Ball of the dedication of the Macklin Field in 1948. The dedication slides show the bands as well as dignitaries on the field. Other slides in the collection include flooding in Lansing and East Lansing in 1947, and a Lansing Memorial Day parade in 1947. One of the flooding pictures shows the MSC Band Shell with water around it.
Dates:
1947 - 1948
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.174
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a “Laboratory Manual for Historical Geology”, written by William Kelly. The manual is made up of nine parts: fossil preservation methods, fossil diagrams, directions for studying unknown specimens, exercise worksheets, fossil collection directions, outline of a Grand Ledge field excursion, a resume of Michigan’s historical geology, and a glossary.
Dates:
undated
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.283
Scope and Contents
The William A. Wiltberger papers reflect a large section of Wiltberger’s life, from the 1920s to the 1970s. They include material from his work as an educator, a police officer, an Air Force Colonel, and his membership in the International Association for Identification, the International Association of Police Chiefs, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The correspondence series spans the dates 1925-1942. This series includes several letters from the FBI personally...
Dates:
1922 - 1978
Collection
Identifier: 00100
Scope and Contents
Oral History
This collection is an oral history of hardwood logging in and around Benzie County, Michigan from 1890 to 1920. A good description of the work and life of loggers, cooks, and other employees of logging camps in Northern Michigan was obtained through taped interviews with the following people: Bob Bailey (1885- ) James Bargerstock (1872-1972) Mrs. Bargerstock ( )Lloyd Bates (1879-1974) Claude Carrier ( )...
Dates:
1890 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1973