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Contracts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: UF Agreements (Contracts)

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

John Hays papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00375
Scope and Contents

The collection contains items collected by J. G. Hays of East Lansing, Michigan, including a contract between the Fort Pitt Coal Company of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and William and David Rinehart and John Hays (September 23, 1867); a deed for property in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (September 17, 1881); and a road map of Ohio for bicycle travelers, published by C. S. Mendenhall, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dates: 1867, 1881, undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Nepal Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Project records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.25
Scope and Contents The Nepal Project records contains end-of-tour reports from both short-term and long-term advisors of the program, and biannual progress reports on the development of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (IAAS) from 1975 to 1983. There are also files about the advisors, participant trainees, and local employees. The files about the research projects contain final reports, proposals and progress information, administration and committee materials. The administration and...
Dates: 1970, 1973, 1975-1985
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

O. G. Dunckel papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00024
Scope and Contents This collections consists primarily of Civil War letters from O. G. Dunckel to his family in Michigan. Dunckel's letters describe army life and Sherman's campaigns, but he was much more concerned with family matters and the state of the farm in his absence. Also included are three letters from other members of the Price family serving with Dunckel.The collection also contains two documents. The first is a contract (1853) between Dunckel and a group of Chippewa Indians living on...
Dates: 1853 - 1865; Majority of material found within 1863 - 1865
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Office of the Controller records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-5.1
Scope and Contents

The Controller's records consist of audited financial statements and reports of examination. (1959-1971). This collection also contains the MSU Manual of Business Procedures (MBP) from 1972, 1980-2002.

Electronic Resources include correspondence in the form of e-mail memos and attachments.

Dates: 1947 - 2012
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-1.2
Scope and Contents The records include subject files and correspondence of Karl McDonel and Elliot Ballard during their time as Secretary of the Board of Trustees. There is also one file of records from Jacweir (Jack) Breslin's time as Secretary. Their files cover a variety of subjects and give a varied and rather complete look at the operations of Michigan State University. Other records include early financial records for labor, purchasing, and farm products; building inventories; departmental and grading...
Dates: 1857 - 2016
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Rich family papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00183
Scope and Contents

The Rich family papers consist of teaching certificates, contracts, and letters dealing with teaching positions for Charlotte and Lucia Rich of Kalamazoo, Michigan. They taught in various Kalamazoo County schools for forty years.

Dates: 1883 - 1922
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Robert F. Repas papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.414
Scope and Contents These papers consist of correspondence and other materials relating to the Christian Labor Association (CLA), which was once associated with the Christian Reformed Church. The material was gathered by Bob Repas while working on his thesis toward a Master of Arts in political science at Michigan State University in 1961-1962. Repas worked at the Labor and Industrial Relations Center at MSU during that time. In addition to correspondence concerning the CLA and materials for Repas'...
Dates: 1950 - 1964
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Spartan Wives Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.31
Scope and Contents

This collection contains meeting agendas, member directories, financial records, newsletters summaries of club activities. There is also a Handbook for Student Leaders as well as guides for student organizations. Also included is a transcript of a panel discussion of Spartan Wives members in an education department class on April 14, 1947. There are also scrapbooks which contain photographs, newspaper clippings about the organization, event programs and other memorabilia.

Dates: 1946 - 1976
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

State Board of Agriculture / Board of Trustee records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-1
Scope and Contents The State Board of Agriculture papers include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, legal records and newspaper clippings of the first governing body of the state agriculture college. The College Lands series includes correspondence, reports, land descriptions, employment records, financial records, minutes, legal documents, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the management of state lands endowed to the college via the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862. ...
Dates: 1850 - 2018
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections