Letters (correspondence)
Subject
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Found in 562 Collections and/or Records:
Maurice Larian papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.147
Scope and Contents
The Maurice Larian papers consist of manuscripts for chapters of the book Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Unit Operations. The collection also includes personal and professional correspondence during his career and his retirement. The personal correspondence folder contains letters from former students many of whom were serving in the Armed Forces during the Second World War. Professional correspondence deals with university issues and books published by...
Dates:
1932-1977, undated
Max Hensley papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.126
Scope and Contents
The Max Hensley papers comprise 2.0 cubic feet of materials relating to his career as an herpetologist. The collection is arranged into three series: correspondence, professional associations, and general information. The correspondence series spans the dates 1947-1984. A large majority of the letters are requests for information about snakes, reptiles or amphibians or how to handle household problems with snakes. The folder headings in this series reflect Hensley’s own...
Dates:
1947 - 1986
May Estella Foley papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.43
Scope and Contents
Mae Foley's papers consist of one letter from Michigan Agricultural College Professor of Economics, Wilbur Olin Hedrick (M.A.C. class of 1891) to Foley, dated April 9, 1919. The letter urges her to become Alumni Secretary.
Dates:
1919
Mayo family papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-28.1
Scope and Contents
Over fifty Civil War letters of Perry Mayo, written to his family in Calhoun County, Michigan, from June 1861 to May 1864, constitute the bulk of this collection. They include vivid descriptions of battles, marches, military personnel and camp life, together with observations on the conduct of the war. Also in this collection are numerous and fragmentary attempts at genealogy, with related correspondence which, in addition to Mayo, include such family names as Angell, Bryant,...
Dates:
1861 - 1966
McKibbin family papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.410
Scope and Contents
The McKibbin family has lived in Lansing, Michigan since the early 1880s. The majority of the papers in this collection relate to the Joseph T. McKibbin family in the period 1900 to 1950. The members of this family are Joseph T. and Emma Augusta McKibbin and their children May, Grace, Jean, Frank, and Clifford.Located under the heading "McKibbin Family" are correspondence dating from 1845 to 1900, tax receipts and legal documents dating from 1850 to 1900, and some...
Dates:
1845 - 1962
Michigan 4-H Foundation records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.7
Series Description
MICHIGAN 4-H HISTORY FILES. 1914-1997. 7.5 cu. ft.The history files include annual reports that contain information on 4-H work, activities and events for the state of Michigan. There are four types of annual reports: state, Upper Peninsula, extension workers, and state fair (1914–1966). These reports include many photographs and other artifacts. Another report included here is the Junior Livestock Show report for the period 1965–1968 with photographs. Other records are 4-H...
Dates:
1914 - 2003
Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Educators records
Collection
Identifier: 00217
Scope and Contents
The Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education records include records related to Julian Smith, Michigan Outdoor Education Association, Michigan Environmental Education Association, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education, Project Wild and Environmental Curriculum. The Julian Smith records include articles and publications about outdoor education and recreation and camp activities manuals. There is one folder of correspondence and a few folders...
Dates:
1915, 1935-2011
Michigan American Council on Education records
Collection
Identifier: 00205
Scope and Contents
The Michigan American Council on Education records consist of state conference materials, bylaws and governance, correspondence, executive board meeting minutes, membership lists, financial reports, history of the organization, Office for Women in Higher Education materials, studies and surveys about women and education, state coordinator materials, and Status of Women in Michigan reports.
Dates:
1977 - 2010
Michigan Bean Company records
Collection
Identifier: 00110
Scope and Contents of the Records
Efforts covering a sixty-year span to improve farm markets through the pooling of farm commodities, the organization of growers and shippers, promotional marketing and advertising, and bean research are documented in letters, newspaper clippings, articles and legal documents in the collection. In these records are correspondence, memoranda and articles on state and federal agricultural subsidy programs and restrictions. There also is the Wickes Corporation merger, documented through notes,...
Dates:
1906 - 1980
Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. records
Collection
Identifier: 00133
Scope and Contents
This collection contains historical material recording the original charter and succession of presidents from 1939 through 1978. Also present are newsletters, copies of the revised constitution and by-laws as well as two volumes, History of the N.A.P.U.S. and Toward Postal Excellence.
Dates:
1936 - 1978