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Letters (correspondence)

 Subject

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Found in 561 Collections and/or Records:

John L. Whitelaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00379
Scope and Contents This collection includes two folders of correspondence (1945) from Brigadier General John L. Whitelaw to relatives in East Lansing, Michigan, when he was stationed in Germany during World War II. In his letters, Whitelaw describes the Ruhr Valley area and Berlin after the German surrender, and comments on the Russian soldiers, trains and the civilian food situation.The collection also contains two scrapbooks. One (1883-1900) contains nineteenth-century pictorial advertisements,...
Dates: 1883 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1900
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John Merlin Hunter papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.169
Scope and Content

The John Merlin Hunter papers are from Hunter’s experiences working with universities in foreign countries under the auspices of either Michigan State University or the Ford Foundation. With the exception of the Family Correspondence series, the collection is professional in nature and contain little personal information. The two largest series come from Hunter’s experiences in Argentina and Brazil. The collection contains many documents written in Spanish or Portuguese.

Dates: 1955 - 1974
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John Shaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00286
Scope and Contents This collection consists of deeds and receipts of John Shaw of Lenawee County, Michigan. Also included is a Civil War letter describing battles around Richmond, Virginia, a letter licensing Shaw as a minister of the Christian Church of Adrian and Rome, Michigan (1867).The Civil War letter has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...
Dates: 1838 - 1872
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John Taylor Bregger papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.74
Scope and Content John T. Bregger papers include biographical information; personal and professional correspondence; notes, papers, records and memorabilia from his elementary and high school education in Bangor, Michigan, (1903-1913) from his studies at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) (1913-1923; 1954-1967), and from his graduate studies at Cornell University (1921-1922) includes his Masters Thesis on Pomology; news clippings written by Bregger or collected for his personal...
Dates: 1903 - 1981
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John Wheeler papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00006
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the Civil War letters of John Wheeler to his family in Cattaraugus County, New York, relating his experiences in the Army of the Potomac, 44th Regiment, New York Volunteers, and in convalescent camp.

Dates: 1861 - 1864
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

John Wood letter

 Collection
Identifier: c-00311
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter written by John Wood of Montreal, Canada to his brother, William Wood, in London, England. Wood describes the political situation in Canada and the Canadian bank failures in 1842.

Dates: 1842
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Jonathan LeMoyne Snyder papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.1.7
Scope and Contents This collection contains eight series: correspondence, personal correspondence, speeches, reports, promotional literature, calendars, programs and tickets. All series represent the basic divisions of the collection prior to processing.The largest single series is correspondence, 1896-1915 (18.5 cubic feet). Contained in this series are many requests for college catalogues, many questions regarding admissions, as well as admissions requirements. Comments relative to such...
Dates: 1887 - 1918
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Jonathan W. Austin papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00334
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a farm account book (1841-1851) and bills and receipts (1840-1863) of Jonathon W. Austin, a resident of Lenawee County, Michigan. Also included are two letters (1851, 1854) to Austin, one of which discusses the hard times in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan.

Dates: 1840 - 1863
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Joseph and Richard M. Hoar papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00004
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, papers, and books of Joseph and Richard M. Hoar. The Mssrs. Hoar were brothers, born in England in the early nineteenth century. Joseph emigrated to the United States first (the exact date is unknown), and entered the general merchandise business in Houghton (Houghton County), Michigan. Richard M. Hoar emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1854 and in 1859 moved to Houghton where he and Joseph formed a dry goods business under the name of J. Hoar and...
Dates: 1859 - 1912
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Joseph Painter Carpenter letter

 Collection
Identifier: c-00541
Scope and Contents

The Carpenter papers consist of one letter, written by G. Carpenter of Ravenna, Ohio, to his brother, Joseph Painter Carpenter, of Blissfield, Michigan. This letter, dated August 19, 1835, discusses the issues regarding the boundary dispute between Michigan and Ohio in the 1830s.

Dates: 1835
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections