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College students -- Michigan -- East Lansing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 197 Collections and/or Records:

Frank Peabody papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.128
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials relating to Frank Peabody's time as a student at Michigan State College, as well as his career as a professor at Michigan State University. Included are correspondence, photographs, newspapers, course materials, publications, and materials from the Summer Institute in Biology.

Dates: 1935 - 1973
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Fred Avery Thompson papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.285
Scope and Content The collection consists of photographs from Thompson's years as a Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) student (1913-1916) and his career as a forester in the 1930s. The M.A.C. photographs include group shots of the Forestry Club, Thompson studying, Class Rush events, and Forestry Club Summer Camp. There are also images of campus buildings including the Engineering Building fire, baseball, football and track and field images, and images of the band. The photographs...
Dates: 1912 - 1939
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Geography Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.59
Scope and Contents

The Geography Club records contain e-mail meeting notices. These meeting notices also include attachments with the club minutes and notices for special events.

Dates: 2009 - 2010
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

George A. Culp collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.159
Scope and Contents The collection contains two scrapbooks that George Culp made during his college years. They contain newspaper clippings, programs for athletic and other events, tickets for events, humorous drawings by James Trott, postcards of New York City, a ROTC certificate, a commencement program, and his diploma. The photographs include the band practicing, group shots, photos of West Point, his ROTC unit and shots of field training, interior views of a building, possibly the Hesperian Society house,...
Dates: 1929 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1929 - 1935
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

George W. Spinning collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.239
Scope and Contents The George W. Spinning collection consists of a scrapbook containing images and materials relating to student life at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University.) Images include campus, classes, dormitory life, Phylean Literary Society hazing, military squads, and athletics. Other materials inlclude cartoon sketches of Spinning and his friends, a class schedule, and tickets stubs from events, banquets, and meals. In addition there are newspaper clippings, banquet cards, a...
Dates: 1905 - 1919
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

Gerald D. Yeomans papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.522
Content Description

The Gerald D. Yeomans papers includes a Department of Drawing and Design, Division of Engineering Course 116 A, Sketch and Plan Booklet, from the Winter Term 1930; English Course 102-e, English Themes Composition List, from the Fall Term 1933; Michigan Farm Account Books for 1947-1948, and Vanguard Oats; Farm Account books for 1949, 1951-1952, and 1958; and Michigan State College Farm Income Tax Records for 1953-1957 and 1959-1970.

Dates: 1930 - 1970
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Gerald F. Knapp papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.160
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a booklet for undergraduate students titled "Michigan Agricultural College Regulations 1923-1924," student event programs, a graduation card, and a telegram.

Dates: 1922 - 1924
Found in: University Archives and Historical 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