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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 207 Collections and/or Records:

Dorothy Pettit Reed Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.337
Scope and Contents

The Dorothy Pettit Reed Collection contains the book 14 Faculty Row: A Historical Account of Michigan Agricultural College Now Known as Michigan State University by Dorothy Pettit Reed. The book contains remiscences of her childhood living in faculty housing on the campus of Michigan Agricultural College.

Dates: 1978
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Dorothy Pettit Reed Collection

Elizabeth Palm collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.392
Content Description The Elizabeth Palm collection consists of a scrapbook. The scrapbook contains printouts of the M.A.C (Michigan Agricultural College) alma mater and football songs, a M.A.C Dramatic Club program, photographs dated from 1907 to 1916 including groups of M.A.C students, buildings and grounds around the college, May Day event, and the circus student event. The scrapbook also includes dance cards from literary society events, ephemera, tickets, newspaper clippings, an issue of The Ju Shak Ma by...
Dates: 1909-1916
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Elizabeth Palm collection

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

Faith Kedzie Dutton book

 Collection
Identifier: UA-28.12
Scope and Contents The collection contains the book A Boy's View of Michigan Agricultural College in the 1890s. The book uses issues of The Eagle to look at life at Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C., now Michigan State University) in 1892-1893. The Eagle was a small newspaper published by Dutton’s father, Roscoe Kedzie, when he was a teenager living with his grandfather, Robert C....
Dates: 1982
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Faith Kedzie Dutton book

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