Skip to main content

MSU Libraries

Finding Aids

Glass plate negatives

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Allan S. Thompson photographs

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.424
Scope and Contents The Thompson collection consists of 1,866 glass plate negatives and three lantern slides. There are also 573 contact prints in the collection of which 494 are from the plates. Some of the prints are 8x10 inches and others are 3 ½ inch squares. The prints of the 3 ½ inch images are noted in the finding aid with the notation “(print available) 3 ½.” A list of the 8x10 inch prints can be found at the end of the finding aid. Safety film negatives (4x5) have been made of all the negatives...
Dates: 1898 - 1913
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Barbara Nowlin collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00231
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of glass plate negatives of scenes in Lansing and Ingham County, Michigan. Images include scenes of men practicing cheerleading, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge officers of Lansing, and scenes of a horse racetrack.

Dates: circa 1921
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Bill Castanier collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.370
Scope and Contents This collection contains thirteen glass-plate negatives, depicting scenes of the campus of Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University), including farm and greenhouse buildings, the Chemical Laboratory, Morrill Hall, Agriculture Hall, and the original President's House. Although the images are undated, the buildings and dress suggest that they date to the late 1800s.Also included in this collection are a MSU Santa cartoon drawn by Phil Frank, and three decorated...
Dates: 1934 - 1935
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Forestry records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.51
Scope and Contents The records of the forestry department consist of research papers, correspondence, pamphlets, and field reports from various counties in Michigan. Also included is a folder of correspondence from C. O. Willets with the Agriculture Research Service, history of the Conservation Nursery at Michigan State University, and materials about maple syrup production including reports, and correspondence. Other notable topics include Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and Xi Sigma Pi, the...
Dates: 1920 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2010
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Eben Mumford papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.91
Scope and Contents The papers of Eben Mumford contain case notes, data, and manuscripts of rural communities and land utilization studies of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Professional correspondence, research data, manuscripts, research notes from the agriculture experiment station, standard of living in Michigan projects, the rural church project, and Michigan school districts are also found in Mumford’s papers. Also included are class notes, possibly from classes Mumford taught.The...
Dates: 1915 - 1940
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Glass Negatives Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00000-Glass Negatives
Scope and Content

The Glass Negatives Collection is an artificial collection comprised of glass negatives from various record groups or accessions.

Dates: various
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

James T. Anderson collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00230
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of glass plate negatives depicting an unidentified family at home and contains images of the family members posing at various places around the home. The images may be of Professor Rufus Hiram Pettit's family. He is not pictured but his name was written on the original box. There are also 2 pictures of the cast of a theatrical performance.

Dates: undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Louis A. Wolfanger collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.87
Scope and Contents The Louis Wolfanger collection includes soil science and geography course material. Included are course outlines and exams from soil science classes and a geography class for the Army Air Corps at Michigan State University, blank doctorate exams for Wolfanger’s former students at MSU, and correspondence and information regarding meetings on zoning. There are also lectures on soil science from C. F. Marbut and H. H. Bennett, professors associated with the United States Department of...
Dates: circa 1900-1964, undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Moody family collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00258
Scope and Content The bulk of the Moody family collection consists of photographic materials, ranging from photographs, negatives, glass negatives, slides, and scrapbooks. The photographs show Craig family, Barney family, and Moody family members. Genevieve Moody created most of the scrapbooks. Also included are correspondence related to Genevieve Moody, funeral books of several family members, Genevieve’s diaries, details about Northern Michigan family vacations, and anniversary booklets for Rogers City,...
Dates: 1875 - 1994
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.285
Scope and Contents

The Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown collection contains photographs and glass negatives of Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). Images include a garage on the site where College Hall stood, the train station/depot on campus, the power house, and student cap night from 1923.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections