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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 594 Collections and/or Records:

David Woodman papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00128
Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters written by David Woodman to his wife Jane while he was in California in 1852-1853. His early letters describe the trip from Paw Paw, Michigan to the Sacramento area by riverboat and wagon train. Later letters tell of living conditions, social life and gold mining. Woodman became very disillusioned with California and especially with the prospects of becoming rich through gold mining. The collection also includes home remedies for diphtheria and catarrh.

Dates: 1852-1853, undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Delta Omicron, Delta Omicron Chapter records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.2.44
Scope and Contents

The records of the Delta Omicron Chapter of Delta Omicron include photographs and scrapbooks. The scrapbooks contains newspaper clippings, programs, and photos.

Dates: 1949 - 1980
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Democratic Party campaign materials

 Collection
Identifier: 00034
Scope and Contents This collection consists of Democratic Party campaign materials from 1874 to 1966 including handbills, pamphlets, posters, comic books and programs. Also included are voting tickets for several Lansing, Michigan, area communities, voting information and campaign instructions, and tickets, programs and statements from Democratic conventions, both in Michigan and on a national level. Biographical and political information on Michigan candidates for governor, legislature, and other offices,...
Dates: 1874 - 1966
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Dennis J. Pettee collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.251
Scope and Contents

The Dennis J. Pettee collection collection contains photographs from a May 1953 tornado in Sarnia, Ontario; a 1922 boat explosion in Port Huron, Michigan; and scenes from Niagara Falls in Canada. The collection also contains postcards from Hawaii, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, and National Parks.

Dates: 1922 - 1953
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Accounting and Information Systems records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.1
Scope and Content

The collection consists of unpublished annual reports for 1959-1969, department newsletters 2003-2010 and 2013-2014, and newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs of James D. Edwards.

Dates: 1959 - 2014
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Animal Science records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.12
Scope and Contents The MSU Livestock judging team records include information on the various contests, scores, press releases and photographs. The Farmers’ Week records include planning records such as room reservations for sessions, exhibitor information, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The Michigan Sheep Breeders Association records includes financial information, bred ewe sales, Michigan Make It Yourself With Wool contest, and ram truck and ram day sales. The Administrative files contain course...
Dates: 1915 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1975
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Art records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.15
Scope and Contents Administrative Subject Files. 1926-1970, Undated. Records dealing with the administration of the department. The bulk of the records date from the 1950s and 1960s. The files are particularly useful in documenting the outside activities of the department such as Continuing Education, Cooperative Extension, the Evening College and various overseas projects. The extensive materials dealing with the preparation of annual reports and budget records are also noteworthy in documenting the...
Dates: 1923-2016, 2018
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.21
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a pamphlet that gives a thorough description of the Sanford Natural Area; the booklet "Exploring the Ecology Along the Red Cedar River" by Dorothy McMeekin, news clippings of obituaries and funeral programs of faculty; and a comprehensive list of the requirements for a Bachelor's degree in Botany. There are also bulletins about plants and plant pathology information put out by the department. Also included are materials related to the Seminarium Botanicum (Sem Bot)...
Dates: 1876 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1899 - 1992
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Chemistry records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.26
Scope and Contents The records of the Chemistry Department include correspondence, department files, subject files, information on chemistry buildings, material about Alpha Chi Sigma, and material from the American Chemical Society.Correspondence includes letterpress correspondence from Robert C. Kedzie and Frank Kedzie. They include correspondence relating to the department, analysis of materials, sugar beets, and letters sent out asking for information and addresses of alumni. The letterpress...
Dates: 1879 - 2010
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.27
Scope and Contents The collection consists of brochures, teaching practice guidelines, departmental bylaws, proceedings of a conference on soils for engineers (1941) and the publication “1909-2009, 100 Years of Excellence” by Mackenzie Davis, which contains a history of the department written for its centennial.The collection also contains William A. Bradley's teaching materials included are lantern slides and film slides of bridges around the world as well as other structures. Annual...
Dates: 1941 - 2009
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections