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Letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 561 Collections and/or Records:

Town Girls' Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.15
Scope and Content The records of the Town Girls’ Club comprise eight folders and span the years 1941-1951. The folders are arranged alphabetically by title. The Activity Sheets folder contains summaries of activities conducted by the Town Girls’ Club for academic years between 1943 and 1948. Some years list the officers as well as the activities. The Constitution folder contains four versions of the constitution for the Town Girls’ Club. One of the constitutions is dated 1943, the others are undated. The...
Dates: 1941 - 1951
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Treiber family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00151
Scope and Contents The Treiber papers consist of correspondence, family history, and teaching certificates. John Treiber's letters to his wife, which make up the bulk of the collection, were written in 1872 and 1873 when he was sailing on the Great Lakes and working as a lumberjack in Oconto, Wisconsin. Mary Treiber's letters from family and friends (1869-1889) discuss everyday matters such as sick babies, sharecroppers, and family activities. Correspondence from Marion Howell of Lansing describe life in the...
Dates: 1863 - 1889
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Turkey Business Project records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.17
Scope and Contents

The records consists of business documents including faculty correspondence, project documentation, meeting minutes, and other information relating to the project. Also included are two photographs of unknown individuals involved in the project.

Dates: 1961 - 1971
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Turkey Educational Planning Project records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.6
Scope and Contents

The records of the Turkey Educational Planning Project consist primarily of semi-annual reports. Also included are the project’s final report, correspondence from Jack Miller in the Overseas Support Office, preliminary plans, a history of the Michigan State University Academies Project, and a project assignment report by Horace C. King, Registrar and Professor.

Dates: 1968 - 1973
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Union Building records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-5.5.5
Scope and Contents Union Building records document the activities and decisions of the Union Board, the group governing the use of the Michigan State University Union Building. Records include the constitution, articles of association, and operation plans; meeting minutes; Union Building activities; publications of and advertisements for the Union Building; financial records such as audit reports, statements, and correspondence; and miscellaneous information pertaining to college unions, activity forms, and...
Dates: 1918-circa 2012
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Union Literary Society records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.18
Scope and Content

This collection contains programs for anniversary events and commencement festivities, a register of members, and a few pieces of correspondence. Also included are remnants of a scrapbook, which include drawings, articles and a flyer for a picnic at Evergreen Park held by the Farmers of Hesperus Township in 1899.

Dates: 1889 - 1927
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

University Architect and Chairman of the Building Committee. Public Works Administration records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-4.9.1.1
Scope and Contents

The Public Works Administration records include a manual (1938), various circulars (1938-1939), correspondence (1938-1940), and project descriptions (1938-1940).

Dates: 1937 - 1940
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

University College records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-15.5
Scope and Contents The records of the Basic College include nine volumes of the University College Quarterly, for the years 1962 to 1974; correspondence; information on the courses and departments within the Basic College; minutes and supporting documents of the Basic College Curriculum Committee; department head meeting minutes; summary of course grades; reports; and information for students on career and placement opportunities. Of note are reports and studies on General Education and the establishment of...
Dates: 1944 - 1980
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

University of Nigeria Program records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.4
Scope and Contents The records of the University of Nigeria Program include administrative and faculty records, procedural and funding records, contracts, syllabi and teaching records, as well as accounting records. Materials also include documents pertaining to United States Agency for International Development (AID), information on personnel, recruitment efforts, correspondence, project shipments, purchasing orders, records on Nigerian visitors to the U.S., Peace Corps, East Lansing/Nsukka correspondence,...
Dates: 1958 - 1970
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

University of the Ryukyus Project records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.16
Scope and Contents Series 1: HISTORICAL FILE. 1955, 1956, 1959, 1963, undated. 9 items. Publications, introductions to reports, articles, news releases, etc., which summarize the history of the project. No arrangement.Series 2: Records of the Michigan State University Advisory Group - Ryukyus Office. Consists of sub-series 1-6.1. LIST OF MEMORANDA FOR THE RECORD. 1964-1966. 1 item. Chronological list of memoranda and letters...
Dates: 1944 - 1975
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections