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Letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 563 Collections and/or Records:

Albert H. Case papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.417
Scope and Contents The papers of Albert Case consist primarily of materials gathered during the early part of his professional career. The bulk of these papers are correspondence and materials that Case gathered under various headings in what appears to have been a subject file. The materials in the subject file deal with personal purchases and non-professional organizations to which Case belonged in addition to papers concerning his profession and the papers have been arranged consecutively according to these...
Dates: 1892 - 1935
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Alfred L. Williams family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00504
Scope and Contents This collection contains letters from members of the Alfred L. Williams family of Owosso, Michigan.Most of the letters were written to Alfred L. Williams' daughter, Clara, by her sisters. The letters discuss pioneer life, the problems of being a single girl, hired help and treating illness with various home remedies. Also discussed are the development of the town, social life in Owosso and the Wesener fire in 1885, in which the block between Washington and Main streets burned....
Dates: 1885 - 1925
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Alfred W. Sherritt papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00102
Scope and Contents

This collection contains Sherritt's letters home while serving with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. Included are letters from his mother, Janetta Sherritt, to family members, as well as newspaper reprints of some of his letters. Also included are articles relating to Sherritt's death and the battle of Hart's River.

Dates: 1900 - 1909
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

All-College Student Government records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.1.8
Scope and Content

The records of the All-College Student Government include the constitution, amendments drafted in two separate congresses, and student traffic regulations from 1954.

Dates: 1951 - 1954
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Allcott family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00173
Scope and Contents The Allcott family papers consist primarily of letters to Sidney S. Allcott from his brother William and from business associates in Massachusetts and New York. Allcott was involved in land speculation in Eaton and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, and he built the Emerald Mills on Bear Creek in 1848. The correspondence gives a clear picture of the economy in the years 1835-1850, especially with respect to money and banking. Many of the letters discuss market prices, transportation costs, and the...
Dates: 1835 - 1850
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Alliance of Queer and Ally Students records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.24
Scope and Content

The Alliance of Queer and Ally Students records consists of announcements, correspondence, flyers, and minutes of the organization. There are also newsletters, event flyers, and material relating to Lansing and East Lansing, Michigan, Midwestern and National LBGTA groups and women's groups. Electronic resources include meeting minutes, agendas and other student group-related text documents.

Dates: 1963 - 2014
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Alpha Zeta, Kedzie Chapter records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.46
Scope and Contents The Kedzie Chapter of Alpha Zeta collection consists mainly of annual group portraits taken of the members from 1902, 1905, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1921, three undated group portraits, and an undated portrait of William James Beal. There are also typed lists from the backs of the photographs listing the names of the members in the portraits. There are photographs from an exhibit done in 1979, the 1981 Future Fest, and an undated conclave. There are also congratulatory letters for the chapter's...
Dates: 1902-1937, 1979-1981
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Alton Wheaton papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00208
Scope and Contents

The Alton Wheaton papers contain primarily financial records and other forms of inventory that Wheaton took while working on his farm. There is also a small section on some of Wheaton’s community activities, some photographs of said activities, and two books on the Wheaton family genealogy. There are also a number of folders containing deeds and titles to various pieces of land Wheaton owned. There are also catalogs, plans, newsletters and brochures on farm topics.

Dates: 1934 - 2006
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Alumni Memorial Chapel records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-5.5.5.1
Scope and Contents The Alumni Memorial Chapel records contain newspaper clippings and manuscripts on the history of the chapel, bids and information seeking a new organ in the early 1990s, brochures, a proposal to fix the chapel’s stained glass windows, and projects that the United States Armed Forces Alumni Association of Michigan State University undertook to update and repair the chapel. There are lists of the MSU veterans who died during service which appear on the walls of the Alumni Memorial Chapel. Also...
Dates: 1952 - 2008
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Amateur Radio Club Records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.21
Scope and Content The Amateur Radio Club records cover the time period 1924-1992, with the bulk falling between 1948 and 1989. Minutes of meetings, financial transactions, correspondence, and station and contest logs make up the majority of the collection. One bound volume contains early logs for WKAR (1924) and W8SH (1927-1931), as well as minutes of meetings (1932-1936), a list of operators (1927-1936), treasurer's reports (1933), vibration experiment notes (1925), certificates, and W8SH QSL or "Radio...
Dates: 1924 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1989
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections