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College of Agriculture and Natural Resources records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-15.1
Scope and Contents
The collection of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources consists of correspondence from 1902 to 1904, agriculture census reports from the 1960s, reports on agricultural schools, the teaching load for each department in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and careers in agriculture.
Other materials include brochures about the college and its programs, information about Agriculture and Natural Resources Week, reports about international programs, short course for...
Dates:
1866 - 2023
College of Veterinary Medicine records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-15.4
Scope and Contents
The records of the College of Veterinary Medicine consist of materials related to academic programs, publications, and annual reports. The College Administrative Documents series includes information related to budgets, accreditation, faculty interests, mission statements, and Dean's reports. Note that the two of the ledgers date from 1900 and earlier. Record books of cases are also included. Audio/visual materials include a class of 1960 photograph, a slide of a oath ceremony, and...
Dates:
1853 - 2013
Colombia Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.8
Scope and Contents
Colombia Project records include official and special reports on the Project; contracts between Michigan State University and the University of Colombia, as well as contracts with funding bodies, the Universities of Medellin and Palmira, and other involved organizations; work plans dealing with specific agricultural or economic issues; and reports pertaining to the Point Four Program and to the Kellogg Foundation. These records include a variety of materials related to agriculture, including...
Dates:
1942 - 1967
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
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
Frank Benton papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.438
Scope and Contents
The Frank Benton papers include academic correspondence, newspaper clippings which discuss apiculture, Benton's work in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the 25th Annual Meeting of the North American Beekeepers Association and miscellaneous poems and writings, papers from the Association, a Japanese translation of his book The Honey Bee, personal notes, and a cash book for the Carnolian Apiaries (1899-1900). Of note are personal manuscripts by Benton on topics such as the...
Dates:
1879 - 1915
George M. Bitzer records
Collection
Identifier: 00160
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into eleven series:FARM INCOME TAX RECORDS. 1942-1966. This series contains accounting information for federal income taxes and farm business analyses.JOURNALS. 1948-1965. This series contains journals consisting of income and expense accounts with some subsidiary ledgers.DIARIES. 1931-1979. This series contains mainly diaries of George Bitzer and one diary of Tula Bitzer. MISCELLANEOUS. 1921-1968. This series...
Dates:
1905 - 1967
Michigan Guernsey Breeders' Association records
Collection
Identifier: 00066
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the articles of organization and by-laws, correspondence, herd registers, pamphlets, directories, cattle sales transactions cards, photographs, meeting minutes, membership lists, a desk diary, annual reports, annual meeting programs, and miscellaneous papers of the Michigan Guernsey Breeders' Association. The bulk of this material dates between 1948 and 1958. Also included in the collection are a rough draft and a typed manuscript of an unpublished book entitled...
Dates:
1908 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1958
Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs papers
Collection
Identifier: 00075
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records of the Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs primarily from the administration of Luella Mumford, 1928-1930. Mrs. Mumford (died 1960) was the wife of Eben Mumford, professor of sociology at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). Luella Mumford served as the 20th president of the MSFWC.Papers include correspondence, accounts, programs from member clubs, minutes, motion picture reviews, resolutions, yearbooks, and reports on...
Dates:
1894 - 1932
Michigan State Horticultural Society records
Collection
Identifier: 00262
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of annual reports, treasurer's ledgers, secretary's records books, correspondence, receipts, resolutions, and meeting minutes. There is also one oversized scrapbook which contains information on Society meetings, events, and newspaper articles.
Dates:
1871 - 1995