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College campuses -- Michigan -- East Lansing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 210 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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 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

Holcad, The UA 12.7.2

 Collection — Box 1-3
Identifier: Serial-00669
Dates: 1909 - 1925
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Invitation to Learning (film-to-tape transfer), circa 1949

 Item — Box 28 for Accession UA.06368, Cassette: UA-V000584
Identifier: MSU-4901
Dates: circa 1949
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Media Communications records / Audiovisual / Photographic Records / Video / U-matic

James R. Stiefel papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.195
Scope and Contents The collection includes two boxes of slides that depict the Michigan State University campus during the fall and winter and also a marching band performance on the football field. There are also two scrapbooks, "Cloud burst and flood", and one without a title. The first scrapbook contains pictures of the flooding on streets in East Lansing and on the MSU campus from February 12-14, 1938, as well as views of campus from 1937. The second scrapbook contains pictures of campus in the 1930s,...
Dates: 1934 - 1952
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

James W. Faulkner collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.312
Scope and Contents This collection consists of photographs and negatives from Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) dating to 1948 of the stadium rededication and the MSC-UM football Game, the Spring Parade and Water Carnival, a spring flood on the Red Cedar River, a ROTC Unit, and MSC buildings, including construction on the Union building, the Physics-Astronomy Building, Beaumont Tower, the Auditorium, the library (present-day Museum), Mason Hall, the Music building (labelled as Home...
Dates: 1947 - 1948
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John and Helen Knecht scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.318
Scope and Contents The collection consists of the student scrapbooks of John Wesley Knecht and Helen Louise Norton who later married. Helen's scrapbooks contains dance cards, event programs, photos of campus and people, information about her classes, flyers for pep rallies, college circus program, notice about small pox from 1910 and a note from Maud Gilchrist say that Helen is not working hard enough at her studies.John Knechts scrapbook contains photos of athletics including football, baseball,...
Dates: 1907-1913, 1921, Undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections