This collection consists of letters written to Lawrence E. Dawson upon his retirement in 1984 from the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University. The letters contain congratulatory remarks from students, faculty, and friends, wishing Dawson a happy retirement and reminiscing on the lasting impact he made on the community.

This collection contains the responses to a questionnaire sent to retired faculty from Michigan State University. The questionnaire was administered by professor Leo A. Haak. The results were the basis for a book about retirement that Haak published in 1971.