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The collection consists of a diary (January 1 to December 21, 1879) written by an anonymous woman. She primarily writes about her daily activities such as sewing, ironing, baking, visiting with friends, and going to church.

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The collection consists of a diary (January 1, 1931 to December 29, 1933) written by anonymous woman. She writes about her daily activities such as going to church, meetings, shopping, visiting friends, writing letters, reading, sewing, and baking.

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This collection contains “Our Helper,” a bound collection of missals from the Bridge Street Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. The date range for the missals is from November 14, 1886 until May 24, 1891. The pastor during this time period was Benjamin H. Thomas.

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The Clifford W. Welsch papers contains Welsch's curriculum vitae and list of publications, article about Welsch, and two Christmas letters written by Welsch about his views on Christianity, God and mysticism.

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The collection consists of 11 volumes of Effective Living course syllabi and readings; original minutes of the Basic Education Planning Committee and the Curriculum Committee (March-May, 1944); a “confidential” report of an undated faculty survey relating to the establishment of the Basic College and the Effective Living courses. The collection is arranged chronologically.

The collection also includes unpublished annual reports for 1945-1953.

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Typed excerpts (1823-1831) from the letters from William Montague Ferry and his wife Amanda, Protestant missionaries on Mackinac Island, Michigan, to family members in New England, especially those in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Of particular interest are descriptions of the Indians and references to opposition from the Roman Catholic Church. Also included are brief genealogies of the Ferry, Montague, Henry, Hastings, White, and Harwood families.

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The James L. Goatley papers consist of reprints of articles written by Goatley.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of deeds and receipts of John Shaw of Lenawee County, Michigan. Also included is a Civil War letter describing battles around Richmond, Virginia, a letter licensing Shaw as a minister of the Christian Church of Adrian and Rome, Michigan (1867).The Civil War letter has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...

Scope and Contents The papers of Katharine Cook Briggs contain two scrapbooks, three folders of genealogical information, and several of her published and private works. The first scrapbook by Cook contains images of Michigan Agricultural College campus, dance cards, concert programs, letters, and other memorabilia. The album begins in 1889 and contains materials through 1894. The second scrapbook consists of a joint photo album in which Cook and Mary Lilian Wheeler demonstrate various photographic printing...

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This collection contains attendance and collection records and sermon topics from 1883 to 1889 for the Sunday School of Michigan Agricultural College in East Lansing, Michigan.