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A. Allan Schmid papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.335
Scope and Contents
The faculty papers of A. Allan Schmid contain notes, correspondence, and reports regarding the Army Corps of Engineers Planning, Programming, and Budgeting system. Also included are personal correspondence, notes, conference papers, and articles regarding institutional economics. Reviews and commentary on Schmid's 1978 book "Property, Power, and Public Choice," and course materials for Agricultural Economics 800, 810, 811, and 911 are part of the collection. A video tape of the last lecture...
Dates:
1961 - 2010
African Agricultural Mechanization Study records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.14
Scope and Contents
The African Agricultural Mechanization Study records contain administrative and accounting records, correspondence, and progress and final reports. Technical records consist primarily of information on hydraulic systems, also some on agriculture and various African countries. Also includes a few workshop and colloquium records, and records for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Dates:
1962 - 1971
Elnora and Richard Leyes papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.310
Scope and Contents
The Elnora and Richard Leyes collection contains class notes and course material from Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), National Sales and Management Rally for Florists Lectures for 1951 and 1952, as well as a small amount of biographical information and history of the Janesville Floral Company. The class materials include horticulture, landscape architecture, as well as botany, chemistry, entomology, business accounting and other classes.
Dates:
1946-1952, Undated
Elton B. Hill papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.67
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection contains material relating to the issues that interested Hill most as a teacher and researcher. He taught a number of courses on farm appraisal and agricultural finance, and his reference material appears here. Land tenure, especially the legal and moral implications of father-son partnerships and farm ownership transfers, were of special interest to him.In addition to this, there is also a scrapbook and some memorabilia from his college days at...
Dates:
1862 - 1972
Karl T. Wright papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.197
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of biographical information and publications of Karl Wright. Included is the report "Michigan State University and the University of the Ryukus: An Experience in International Cooperation (1951–1986)" by Diane Broersma Wright on behalf of Karl Wright. This report includes three photographs of the University of the Ryukus. Other materials are writings, speeches, and correspondence by Wright during his experience there and his recollections. There are also letters from...
Dates:
1920, 1924, 1941-1986, 2006
Louis A. Wolfanger collection
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.87
Scope and Contents
The Louis Wolfanger collection includes soil science and geography course material. Included are course outlines and exams from soil science classes and a geography class for the Army Air Corps at Michigan State University, blank doctorate exams for Wolfanger’s former students at MSU, and correspondence and information regarding meetings on zoning. There are also lectures on soil science from C. F. Marbut and H. H. Bennett, professors associated with the United States Department of...
Dates:
circa 1900-1964, undated
Nepal Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.25
Scope and Contents
The Nepal Project records contains end-of-tour reports from both short-term and long-term advisors of the program, and biannual progress reports on the development of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (IAAS) from 1975 to 1983. There are also files about the advisors, participant trainees, and local employees. The files about the research projects contain final reports, proposals and progress information, administration and committee materials. The administration and...
Dates:
1970, 1973, 1975-1985
Pakistan Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.12
Description
The records of the Pakistan Project are primarily from the Michigan State University Office of International Studies, and the Pakistan Project administrators and participants. Eleven categories of records were identified when examined by the Archives. (1) Academic Programs contain the records of staff and faculty training programs. (2) Academies for Village/Community Development contains records specific to the East...
Dates:
1956 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1957 - 1964