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Letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 563 Collections and/or Records:

Kedzie family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-28.6
Scope and Contents The Kedzie family papers consists of genealogies, correspondence, and books published by members of the family. Also included are photographs of Robert Mark Kedzie, Ester Hawley Kedzie, A. S. Kedzie, and unidentified men. Additionally, there are items relating to Michigan Agricultural College/Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), such as a 1907 Alumni luncheon program, a commencement program, and a brochure which seeks donations for various buildings titled "For the...
Dates: 1850 - 1976

Kendall family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00341
Scope and Contents

The papers include Civil War letters of John, George, and Daniel Kendall, who served in the 18th New Hampshire Infantry, to their parents in Franconia, New Hampshire, and letters from family friends. Among them is a letter dated June 1, 1863 by William Houston, 24th Michigan Infantry, which describes the situation of Fredericksburg. Also found in the collection is a typescript (1962) giving a brief history of the Houston family.

Dates: 1857-1868, 1962; Majority of material found within 1857 - 1868

Kennedy family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00068
Scope and Contents The Kennedy family papers consist of seven letters. The earliest (1817) was written by a young woman describing a mid-winter journey home through western New York by wagon sleigh. Five letters in the collection were written by Frederick A. Kennedy to this wife Caroline while he was serving in the Michigan State legislature in Detroit in 1846. Kennedy discusses current actions of the legislature, including the passage of a bill to pay legislators $3.00 per day; and the initial defeat and...
Dates: 1817 - 1862

Kenneth R. West papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00104
Scope and Contents of the Papers Kenneth West is a former managing editor of The State Journal of Lansing, Michigan. The collection contains papers from the various activities he participated in professionally and in connection with the newspaper.Included is correspondence between West and Earle Pitt, a Former State Journal writer, both personal and in connection with a series Pitt was to write for the paper. Also, a June 1951 issue of Czechoslovak Life...
Dates: 1947 - 1962

Kenyon Leech Butterfield papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.1.10
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of President Butterfield's general office files and other items attributed to him. This includes correspondence, statements and speeches, news clippings, genealogical notes and an obituary.

Dates: 1903 - 1962; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1928

Kermit H. Smith papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.222
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials put together by Smith’s relatives for a program honoring past registrars at Michigan State University. The materials include copies of newspaper articles, correspondence and photographs. With the exception of some of the photographs, the materials are copies made in 2005 from the originals.

Dates: 1931 - 2005

Kinney family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.440
Scope and Contents The Kinney family papers cover three generations, and family members were located in Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, and Ohio. Edward Porter Kinney's papers comprise a large portion of the collection. Since E. P. Kinney lived and worked in the Lansing area, much of the material in this collection pertains to East Lansing and Lansing, Michigan. Also, a majority of the material included in the family papers pertains to electricity and electrical engineering as many of the family members...
Dates: 1848 - 1970

Kirkland family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00127
Scope and Contents The majority of the Kirkland family papers consist of letters between family members who migrated to the United States and relatives who remained in England. The American branch eventually settled in Livingston County, Michigan. Letters discuss family matters, prices, and English farming.One letter (December 1, 1880) describes in detail a trip from Chicago to California by train. A letter dated November 4, 1898 discusses the outcome of the Spanish-American War, the acquisition of...
Dates: 1850-1914, Undated

Kiwanis Club of East Lansing records

 Collection
Identifier: 00117
Scope and Content

The East Lansing Kiwanis Club records consist of general correspondence (1957-1971), weekly news bulletins (1955-1987), financial records (1956-1964; 1967-1970), and materials relating to the club's 20th Anniversary (1970) and to the projects listed above. Other materials include booklets and printed material on Kiwanis international, reports and convention programs of the Michigan district, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1915 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1987

Kresge Art Museum records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.15.2
Scope and Contents The majority of this collection consists of the various exhibits that the Kresge Art Museum hosted from the 1960s to the 2000s. In the exhibit materials are brochures, correspondence, news releases, photographs, inventory of art pieces, and condition reports. The rest of this collection is made up of press clippings and releases, and publications about the Kresge Art Museum. The Friends of the Kresge Art Gallery materials include board meeting minutes, brochures about joinging the...
Dates: 1963 - 2010