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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 597 Collections and/or Records:

George Parsons papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.189
Scope and Contents The George E. Parsons collection consists of a wide range of documents related to the dairy industry and Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). The collection has newspaper clippings discussing Parsons' accomplishments as well as other events in the world of dairy, a binder with in-depth information about the "Better Milking Clinic" that Parsons led, as well as a small group of agricultural photos. There is an Alpha Zeta fraternity pamphlet, and "A Short History of Okemos"...
Dates: 1930 - 1992
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

George Rupp papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00135
Scope and Contents

The collection includes a number of mineral maps of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, three letterpress books of correspondence, an account book of the lands purchased in 1902, two lumber grading booklets, an 1880 land deed, the agreement between Rupp and Olson, some land redemption correspondence (1913 and 1915), and a large photograph of Bessemer, Michigan.

Dates: 1891 - 1916
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

George W. Lindsley papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.279
Scope and Content The George W. Lindsley papers contains materials from his time at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). There are commencement programs from 1909 and 1913 and event programs for the Oratorical Society, the Chorus' production of Elijah, a Thanksgiving event, a production titled Idler's put on in the Women's Building, and the Alumni Banquet in 1913. There is a photograph of the college woods and three...
Dates: 1905 - 1913
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Gerald Baldwin collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.271
Scope and Contents

The Gerald Baldwin scrapbook contains autograph and memory pages, Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) event programs and dance cards, a class rivalry poster, newspaper clippings pertaining to various class events, and basketball, football, and hockey schedules. There are also photographs of the campus, football circa 1917-1921, military on campus in 1918, and the 1921 JHop dance. Also included is a M.A.C. pin.

Dates: circa 1917-1921
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

German East Africa photograph collection.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 639
Content Description Album of 94 photographs taken in German East Africa along the Tanganyika Railway or Central Line. Photographs were likely taken by a German engineer or a high-ranking worker on the railway. Photos in the collection document the construction of the railway, including images of the German engineers' camps, different sections of the line, bridges, locomotives, an accident, native workers, and several stations, including Msua, Ngerengere, Kigwe, Saranda, and Tabora. Several photos depict German...
Dates: 1904 - 1912
Found in: Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections

German South West Africa photographs.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 517 small
Dates: 1910
Found in: Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections

Getman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-17.236
Scope and Contents The collection consists of an article about the Kellogg Demonstration Farm, a letter accepting George Sr.'s resignation from the Agriculture Experiment Station, an inventory possibly from the Kellogg Demonstration Farm, and a photograph. The photograph possibly is of a banquet for the opening of the Demonstration Farm; Getman is probably the person seated at the first table. The Kellogg School folder contains a program from the dedication of the Kellogg Consolidated Agricultural School and a...
Dates: 1923 - 1969
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Gilbert Jonas collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00166
Scope and Contents of the Papers The Gilbert Jonas collection covers the years 1852-1987, the bulk of the materials consisting of administrative working papers and newspaper clippings, dating 1955-1969. Much of the material within the collection is limited in depth of information because much of it is working papers covering numerous topics. The greatest strength of the collection is a wealth of information about Vietnam. Jonas avidly clipped newspaper articles, and there is subsequently over two cubic feet of...
Dates: 1852 - 1987
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Gladys-Marie Fry papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 628
Scope and Contents

The Gladys-Marie Fry papers contain correspondence, drafts, publications, photographs, slides, research proposals, posters, newsclippings, and other materials relating to her extensive research of African-American folklore, quilts, and other topics.

Dates: 1888 - 2010
Found in: Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections

Glee Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.35
Scope and Contents

The collection contains newspaper articles about the club, concert programs, a blank contract, and images of the glee club clipped from publications as well as photographs of the Glee Club, Glee and Mandolin Club, and Men's Glee Club.

Also included is an undated (circa 1955) 45 rpm recording called "Men's Glee Club Sings." The songs include Close Behind the Winding Cedar with James McMahon soloist, Spartan Toast, MSC Shadows, and Fight Song.

Dates: 1912 - 1962
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections