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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 157 Collections and/or Records:

Elton B. Hill papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.67
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection contains material relating to the issues that interested Hill most as a teacher and researcher. He taught a number of courses on farm appraisal and agricultural finance, and his reference material appears here. Land tenure, especially the legal and moral implications of father-son partnerships and farm ownership transfers, were of special interest to him.In addition to this, there is also a scrapbook and some memorabilia from his college days at...
Dates: 1862 - 1972
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Elton B. Hill papers

Facilities Focus (formerly Physical Plant Newsletter) UA 5.13

 Collection — Box 1-3
Identifier: Serial-00608
Dates: 1971, 1984-2012, 2019
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Facilities Focus (formerly Physical Plant Newsletter) UA 5.13

First TV Show, 1948

 Item — Reel 75
Scope and Contents

A documentary production created by Michigan State College (MSC), this program first aired on WWJ-TV in May of 1948. Footage includes an introduction by MSC President John A. Hannah, scenes portrayed by MSC students, and various shots of the campus and its buildings.

Dates: 1948
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / UA-17.107, Madison Kuhn collection / (20) Film

Format UA 8.1

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-00309
Dates: 1965 - 1969
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Format UA 8.1

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 / Frank Peabody papers

Frank Telewski papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.218
Scope and Contents The Frank Telewski papers consist of two reports written by Telewski including "The Beginning of an Artificial Forestry in Mid 19th Century Michigan: The Contributions of W. J. Beal to Silviculture" and "The 120-Yr Period for Dr. Beal’s Seed Viability Experiment." Also included are slides of W.J. Beal Plantation at Grayling, Michigan; W.J. Beal plantings at Oscoda, Michigan; W.J. Beal plantings Harrision, Michigan; W.J. Beal Botanical Garden scenes and shade arbor; W.J. Beal Botanical...
Dates: 2002, undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Frank Telewski papers

Frederick J. Zint papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.222
Scope and Contents

This collection contains memorabilia from Fred Zint's years at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). The collection includes a Chi Omega Spring Dance Program (1951), graduation materials (1952), MSC decals, the football program from the MSC vs Ohio State game (1951), photographs of campus buildings (1952), and a 45 rpm record of the MSC Men's Glee Club (circa 1955). Note: The record has been digitized and placed online at onthebanks.msu.edu.

Dates: 1951 - 1955
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Frederick J. Zint papers

Gordon Guyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-2.1.18
Scope and Content The records of Gordon Guyer were created or collected primarily in his capacity as acting President of Michigan State University. Guyer was acting president for one year from 1992 to 1993 during which a formal search for a new president was conducted and the appointment was completed. For that reason, the amount of records created during his presidency is reduced. These records are organized in four series: Administrative, Correspondence, Speeches, and Subjects Files....
Dates: 1992 - 1993
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Gordon Guyer papers

Harold J. McGarvey collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.311
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs and negatives of buildings, some during construction, at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) taken by Harold J. McGarvey. There are also photographs and negatives of what appears to be the East Lansing area.

Dates: 1937, 1939
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Harold J. McGarvey collection

Harold Sadoff papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.255
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a copy of a three-page paper written by Harold Sadoff, describing the conditions on the Michigan State University campus and the people he met when he arrived for a job interview in the mid-1950s.

Dates: undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Harold Sadoff papers