This collection contains several essays and speeches written by Professor George Sanford during the 1850s and 1860s. Also included are University of Michigan Commencement Exercise Programs from 1860 and 1861, a Michigan Female College Commencement Program (1862), and Lansing Journal stationery from the 1870s.

The Jeffrey Dickemann papers consist of approximately 15 linear feet of material dating from 1937 to 2020. The collection consists of personal and professional materials, including correspondence, research materials, drafts and manuscripts for publication, unpublished essays, reprinted materials, reference materials, ephemera, and other personal items.

Recordings and other audio-visual material will be available in our reading room.

This collection contains essays, many of which Russell Hill presented at various conferences dealing with land use and soil retention. The essays are about environmentally sound agricultural practices. Also included in the collection are two publications written by Hill: History -- Department of Resource Development and Land Stewardship.

The Wilson B. Paul papers consist of an essay about music at Michigan State University, a short essay on the History of the Lecture-Concert Series, the dedication program from the Clifton and Dolores Wharton Center for Performing Arts, and a more extensive history of the Lecture-Concert Series from 1912 until 1971. The text includes reviews of the shows as well as photocopied reproductions of photographs and advertisements.