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The Charles Hoffer collection consists of a history of the development of rural sociology at Michigan State University from 1924-1969. Also included is biographical material on Hoffer and the article "The Development of Rural Sociology" printed in the journal "Rural Sociology" in March 1961.

Scope and Contents The papers of Christopher Sower consist primarily of his professional writings and also includes notes, departmental memos, and reports. There are two main series: Publications, and Reports & Proposals. The Publications series contains a group of loose papers which are listed by title, however the majority of the material was kept by Sower in chronological order by year. These groupings contain all his writings including, published articles, drafts, working papers, memos,...

Scope and Contents The records consist of reports and publications, information about graduate studies, materials related to rural sociology, and curriculum materials. There are also graduate student manuals, an undergraduate student manual, and department meeting minutes. Reports of note include Students’ Beliefs About Post-War Problems, 1944; Social Backgrounds of MSU Athletes, circa 1962; Centennial Farms in Michigan, 1956; Social Effects of the Depression, 1938; and Utopian Communities in the United...

Scope and Contents The papers of Eben Mumford contain case notes, data, and manuscripts of rural communities and land utilization studies of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Professional correspondence, research data, manuscripts, research notes from the agriculture experiment station, standard of living in Michigan projects, the rural church project, and Michigan school districts are also found in Mumford’s papers. Also included are class notes, possibly from classes Mumford taught.The...

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The J. Allan Beegle papers consist of two reports by Beegle: “Distribution of Ethnic Groups in the United States with Special Reference to Rural Areas” and “The Ecology of Ethnics with Special Reference to Type of Farming” which includes tables and other drawn figures. Some of the figures are missing.