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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Association records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.2
Scope and Contents Records of the Society of Alumni of Michigan Agricultural College, 1868-1913 This series includes a Minute Book (1869-1916) which contains: Constitution of 1869, signatures of members in 1885, and minutes of annual and triennial business meetings. The minutes generally do not record alumni discussion of college programs, but do include resolutions supporting the labor system, women’s education, and athletics at MAC. Most entries concern the election...
Dates: 1869 - 2019
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Bertha K. Muehlmann papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.209
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two letters Bertha Muehlmann wrote to her future husband Fred J. Rittschof. In the letters she discusses the cold weather and several upcoming dances. Also included is a photograph of Bertha with two other unknown women; she is in the center.

Dates: 1907, Undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Clerical-Technical Union (CTU) records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-18.10
Scope and Content

The Clerical-Technical Union (CTU) Records consists of agreements between MSU and MSUEA, announcements of meetings, a proposed MSUEA Constitution, MSUEA Classification Study Committee Report, memos, a vote notice, and an information pamphlet.

Dates: 1974 - 2007
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Ernest H. Bradner papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.206
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written on March 7, 1866 to his aunt, Sarah Fairman. He describes life at the Agricultural College, including a schedule of a typical day and descriptions of the campus. Although the letter is not signed with Bradner’s last name, the college catalog for that time lists only one pupil with the first name of Ernest.

Dates: 1866
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Howard J. Root collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.265
Scope and Contents The Howard J. Root collection contains two issues of the Holcad for 1921 and 1922 advertising the yearbook sale, a newspaper clipping about Michigan's anti-aircraft regiment, and a proposal for printing of the Wolverine yearbook. The collection also contains photographs of East Lansing, Lansing, portraits of MAC students and faculty, organizations, activities, dances, athletics and campus scenes. The images of organizations include Eunomian, Tau...
Dates: 1913 - 1930
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Hubert Monroe Wells memoirs

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.22
Scope and Contents The papers of Hubert Wells consist of his memoirs. In the first section, "Memories of MAC", Wells describes his college days and activities. He describes the buildings and professors, and discusses his everyday life including classes, work, and religious and extracurricular activities.In the second section, Wells begins an account of his youth, recalling life on his family farm in the northeast section of Howell township. He describes tools, crops, livestock, living...
Dates: 1885, 1933-1948
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Joseph A. Bulkeley papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.98
Scope and Content

Joseph Bulkeley papers consist of transcripts of letters describing life at Michigan Agricultural College (1897-1898) and the writer's observations in his extensive travels around the United States. Added as a second accession is a set of transcribed letters of Joseph Bulkeley in the United States 1897-1899. It was edited by David Howell.

Dates: 1897-1898, Undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Lana Dart papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.263
Scope and Contents The Lana Dart collection contains materials relating to student services and student activities at Michigan State University. There are materials about orientation and welcome week, as well as drafts of student handbooks. There are also reports from the assistant director of student activities and reports of the assistant director of the Women’s Division of Student Affairs. There is also the Report to the Committee to Reevaluate the Role and Function of Student Government from the...
Dates: 1930 - 2006
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Luther James Reed papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.23
Scope and Contents

Luther Reed's five-page scrapbook contains postcards and photographs of campus life at Michigan Agricultural College in 1912.

Dates: 1912
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Public Relations records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-8.1
Scope and Contents The Public Relations office records consist of subject files relating to campus, photographs, video recordings, annual reports, negatives and electronic resources. Topics of the subject files concern motion pictures, the MSU Centennial, magazine articles, conferences and workshops and many others. The photographs in the collection include images of conferences and workshops on campus, people, buildings, campus life, commencement, student activities and organizations, student awards,...
Dates: 1943 - 2004
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections