Skip to main content

MSU Libraries

Finding Aids

College campuses

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Art Freeman papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.177
Scope and Contents

The Art Freeman papers contain dance cards from 1936 to 1938, programs from the first and second Interfraternity convocation, invitations to various dances, pamphlets about student and Greek life on campus, two separate commencement booklets from 1938, student council stationary with an envelope, and a newspaper clipping on hazing in fraternities.

Dates: 1920 - 1938
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Arthur Sorenson collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.266
Scope and Contents The Arthur Sorenson collection consists of a scrapbook documenting his college years and a folder of photocopies of materials that were originally in the scrapbook. The scrapbook contains photographs, event programs and ribbons, dance cards, correspondence, announcements, tickets, and newspaper clippings. The photographs depict athletic events, university organizations, school events, candid pictures of students, images of campus, and other miscellaneous events. The scrapbook includes...
Dates: 1903 - 1913
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Chris Edwards collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.268
Scope and Contents The collection consists of one CD-ROM with 25 images of campus during the February 2, 2011 snow day at Michigan State University. On this day classes were canceled and non-essential faculty and staff were told not to report to work due to a snow storm. The images taken by Chris Edwards include campus buildings including Beaumont Tower, Cowles House and dormitories, campus street scenes, students playing in the snow, and one image of a buried car. Images are in both black and white and...
Dates: 2011
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Dorothy Shemick Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.378
Content The Dorothy Shemick Collection contains negatives of student life. Included are student events, campus, and people. The images of campus and building include Macklin Field, Co-Op Houses - Beal house and Kedrick Housea and construction photos of President Hannah's house. Other images include action shots of football, hockey, and diving, water carnival, parties, teas, Sailing club, Yakeley girls group photos, Yakeley officer photos, and a Horticulture Show, President Hannah;s senior...
Dates: 1948 - 1950
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Joseph A. Bulkeley papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.98
Scope and Content

Joseph Bulkeley papers consist of transcripts of letters describing life at Michigan Agricultural College (1897-1898) and the writer's observations in his extensive travels around the United States. Added as a second accession is a set of transcribed letters of Joseph Bulkeley in the United States 1897-1899. It was edited by David Howell.

Dates: 1897-1898, Undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Luther James Reed papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.23
Scope and Contents

Luther Reed's five-page scrapbook contains postcards and photographs of campus life at Michigan Agricultural College in 1912.

Dates: 1912
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Public Relations records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-8.1
Scope and Contents The Public Relations office records consist of subject files relating to campus, photographs, video recordings, annual reports, negatives and electronic resources. Topics of the subject files concern motion pictures, the MSU Centennial, magazine articles, conferences and workshops and many others. The photographs in the collection include images of conferences and workshops on campus, people, buildings, campus life, commencement, student activities and organizations, student awards,...
Dates: 1943 - 2004
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Viola Jensen Torgerson scrapbook

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.255
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a scrapbook circa 1928-1938 containing images of campus, Torgerson and her friends on campus, and a few images of people that are not related to Michigan State College. The MSC-related photographs include buildings, grounds and students. The back of the scrapbook contains an address book with names of friends, addresses, nick names, and thoughts on the person.

Dates: 1928 - 1938
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Where to Go for What UA 7 and UA 8

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-00751
Dates: 1970 - 1978
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections