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Charles Press papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.200
Scope and Contents
The question of a general constitutional revision was approved by Michigan voters in April 1961. Delegates were nominated to the 1961 constitutional convention in July and elected in August. Work began in October and finished in August 1962. The revised Michigan constitution was put before the voters on April 1, 1963 and approved.Charles Press was one of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention (Con-Con). Press was assigned to the Legislative Organization Committee, and...
Dates:
1961 - 2012
Charles Schmitter papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.79
Scope and Contents
The Charles Schmitter collection contains personal papers, materials relating to the Michigan State University fencing team, files relating to MSU in general and subject files. The personal papers contain correspondence, articles about Schmitter, and articles written by Schmitter. There is also correspondence and lists related to his collection of fencing books, which now reside in the Special Collections Department at the MSU Library. The records about MSU fencing include scores,...
Dates:
1925-1983, undated
Charles W. Bachman papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.184
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence of Charles W. Bachman regarding his nomination to the Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1978, and Michigan State Hall of Fame in 1981. There are also copies of newspaper and magazine articles relating to Bachman's career, as well as an obituary. There are two photographs of Charlie Bachman.
Dates:
1916 - 1985
Charles W. Barr papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.267
Scope and Content
The Charles W. Barr papers contain materials relating to the study and teaching of urban planning and landscape architecture. Included in the collection are lecture notes and course materials for courses that Barr taught at Michigan State University. Also included are papers and speeches that Barr and others presented at conferences as well as bibliographies. State and federal government reports, and materials from professional organizations, can also be found in the Barr papers. There are...
Dates:
1922 - 1999
Charles Westie papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.356
Scope and Contents
Charles Westie papers consist of publications and newspapers about Michigan State University's Centennial. In addition, the collections also holds Continuing Education publications and other MSU publications. Non-MSU publications related to continuing education are also included, as well as questionaries used for a railroad survey that Westie created. The railroad surveys are part of the data Westie used to complete his 1953 dissertation, "Reactions of Railroad Workers to a Major...
Dates:
1921 - 1971
Charles William Cathcart papers
Collection
Identifier: 00006
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the political interests of various members of the Cathcart family during the years 1821-1889, and is divided as such into the affairs of two generations: that of James Leander Cathcart and that of his sons, James, Charles, John and Henry, with the greatest amount of material pertaining to Charles Cathcart.Letters of the senior Cathcart comprise the first part of the collection. There are several letters, which expound upon his grudge against the...
Dates:
1821 - 1889
Chester P. Whitman papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00437
Scope and Content
Two letters written by Chester P. Whitman while he served in the Union Army during the Civil War comprise this collection. Both letters are written from Camp Houghtaling, Illinois, where Whitman served with Company F, 10th Illinois Infantry. Whitman mustered in April 20, 1861 at Cairo, Illinois and mustered out July 29, 1861. These are typed transcriptions; the originals are not held by the MSU Archives & Historical Collections.The letters have been scanned and placed online...
Dates:
1861, circa 1861
Christopher Sower papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.223
Scope and Contents
The papers of Christopher Sower consist primarily of his professional writings and also includes notes, departmental memos, and reports. There are two main series: Publications, and Reports & Proposals. The Publications series contains a group of loose papers which are listed by title, however the majority of the material was kept by Sower in chronological order by year. These groupings contain all his writings including, published articles, drafts, working papers, memos,...
Dates:
1951 - 1991
Churchill family papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00219
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two letters. The first, from Orin and Emeline (Pope) Churchill to her parents, describes their religious experiences and activities (1840). The second, from C. Churchill to his father-in-law, discusses Masonic activity in Three Oaks, Michigan (1874).
Dates:
1840, 1874
Civil War relief efforts collection
Collection
Identifier: c-00148
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials from volunteer relief efforts for various counties in Michigan (1864-1867). Documents include a relief roll recording payments made to families of men serving in the army during the Civil War and later, as well as several letters applying for such aid.
Dates:
1864 - 1867