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United States -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Democratic Party campaign materials

 Collection
Identifier: 00034
Scope and Contents This collection consists of Democratic Party campaign materials from 1874 to 1966 including handbills, pamphlets, posters, comic books and programs. Also included are voting tickets for several Lansing, Michigan, area communities, voting information and campaign instructions, and tickets, programs and statements from Democratic conventions, both in Michigan and on a national level. Biographical and political information on Michigan candidates for governor, legislature, and other offices,...
Dates: 1874 - 1966
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Dimick family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00088
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters, deeds, tax receipts, mortgages, money order receipts, and newspaper clippings of the Dimick family of Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan. The letters deal with family matters as well as political and economic issues on both the national and the local level.

Dates: 1881 - 1908
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Docs Data UA 3.15

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-01139
Dates: 1997 - 2000
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Frank Knox collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00189
Scope and Contents This collection consists of various materials relating to Frank Knox's career. These include a clipping from the Alma Record (1898) describing Knox's recruiting activities on the Alma campus; an address by Knox to the War Congress of American Industry (1942), stressing the challenges brought by World War II; an editorial written by Knox of the death of John Muehling (1944); press releases and programs relating to Knox's military funeral...
Dates: 1898 - 1944
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

James Madison College - Announcement Bulletin UA 15.14

 Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: Serial-00391
Dates: 1972 - 1985
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

James Madison Scene UA 15.14

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-01149
Scope and Content

The Electronic Resources includes copies of the digital version of the newsletter, ranging from 2000 to 2014.

Dates: 1996 - 2014
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John Edison papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00130
Scope and Contents Edison's papers (1839-1915) contain various documents and newspaper clippings. The first two folders contain documents such as land deeds, tax receipts, insurance papers, wills, and church memberships. The third folder contains newspaper clippings, political tickets, and a "Forecast for the Year 1916", published in the Grand Rapids Herald. A clipping from the Grand Rapids Herald (April 16, 1899) recalls President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and its impact on Grand Rapids. The other...
Dates: 1839 - 1915
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Martha Griffiths, circa 1955

 Item — Reel 2388
Scope and Contents

Martha Griffiths, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 17th district, tells Congressman Hayworth how she came to be in politics, and offers her view on women in politics. Congressman Hayworth and his research assistant, George Belknap, discuss postal rates and salaries.

Dates: circa 1955
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Donald Hayworth papers / Audiovisual materials / Films / Report from Washington

Off the Record with Tim Skubick, 1979 - 2021

 File
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

The Instructional and Public Television records consist of materials related to WMSB-TV and WKAR-TV including press releases, policy, brochures, reports, and program information. The collection also includes audio-visual materials such as photographs, film and video. These AV materials include Commencements and State of the University events.

Dates: 1979 - 2021
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Video / DVD

Office of the Vice President for Governmental Affairs records

 Record Group — Object A.2015.0100-5b68
Identifier: UA-4
Scope and Contents

This accession contains the Annual Report for 1970. Serial #40 Faculty and Staff Directory is also associated with this record group.

The Electronic Resources include correspondence in the form of e-mail memos and attachments and issues of the Federal Weekly Report newsletter (DC Update) from 2011-2016.

Dates: 1968 - 2016
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections