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East Lansing (Mich.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Name Authority File

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Alan P. Grimes papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.451
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the papers of Michigan State University Professor Alan P. Grimes. “Remembering Lantern Hill, 1950-1952,” is about the early history and development of the Lantern Hill Housing subdivision. The essay describes how MSU faculty developed the idea of a cooperative, the steps taken to purchase the land and design the houses, and some of the setbacks encountered along the way. The Lantern Hill subdivision, originally a part of Meridian Township (Sec 7, T4N, R1W) was...
Dates: 1950 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1952
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Amy Davis collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.509
Scope and Contents

The Amy Davis collection consist of the volume Michigan State University: Off the Record by alumna Amy Davis, published by College Prowler. The publication is arranged topically and contains facts, statistics, and resources. For some topics, there are quotes by Michigan State University students. Topics include academics, facilities, housing, dining, diversity, campus and local life.

Dates: 2005
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Edward Banks papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.180
Scope and Contents The collection consists of photographs of Michigan State University, East Lansing and Lansing, Michigan. Six photographs taken between March to May 1932 show a chemistry classroom/lab and chemistry apparatus, some with and without students. Three photographs show downtown Lansing, including the State Capitol, a view of Michigan Avenue taken from the steps of the Capitol building, and a view of the R.E. Olds Building taken from the 12th floor. Two...
Dates: 1932
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Eugene G. Wanger papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00203
Scope and Contents The Eugene G. Wanger papers consist of unpublished manuscripts, Ingham County Historical Commission materials, R.E. Olds Museum papers, Ingham County Government papers, Michigan State Government papers, Republican political material, United States Government papers, and Tri-County Regional Planning Commission papers. The Unpublished Manuscripts series includes Memorabilia of Michigan’s Constitutional Convention, 1961-1962: A Guide to the Author’s...
Dates: 1957 - 2003
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Harley O. Dorman papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.40
Scope and Contents

The scrapbook contains postcards and photographs depicting campus life at Michigan Agricultural College, with a few scenes of Lansing and Grand Ledge. The photographs are of high quality and in excellent condition. They include scenes of buildings on campus, dorm life, canoeing on the Red Cedar River, and other college activities. The photographs have been indexed in the Photograph catalogue.

Dates: 1907 - 1909
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Jam Handy Organization records

 Collection
Identifier: c-00666
Scope and Content The collection consists of a digitized film (VHS format) of "Postmark: East Lansing", a 1952 production outlining the on-campus educational facilities of Michigan State University. The film was produced by the Jam Handy Organization of Detroit, Michigan, with camera operator George Leontough, assistant Jack Tipping, MSU college news editor Alvie L. Smith serving as coordinator, and starring students Barbara Tanner Bailey '49 and James W. Hale '51. The film begins with an introduction from...
Dates: 1951 - 1952
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

James R. Stiefel papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.195
Scope and Contents The collection includes two boxes of slides that depict the Michigan State University campus during the fall and winter and also a marching band performance on the football field. There are also two scrapbooks, "Cloud burst and flood", and one without a title. The first scrapbook contains pictures of the flooding on streets in East Lansing and on the MSU campus from February 12-14, 1938, as well as views of campus from 1937. The second scrapbook contains pictures of campus in the 1930s,...
Dates: 1934 - 1952
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Justin Kestenbaum collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-17.323
Scope and Content

The Justin Kestenbaum collection contains photographic materials such as photographs, negatives, and transparencies that Kestenbaum used for his books, "Out of the Wilderness: An Illustrated History of Greater Lansing" and "At the Campus Gate: A History of East Lansing." Some of the photographs came from the University Archives and Historical Collections; others were taken by Kestenbaum himself. The photographs show people and places from the Lansing area.

Dates: undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Ruth Radimersky collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.451
Scope and Contents The postcards in this collection were sent between 1935 and 1937 to Ruth Steidte from George Radimersky, a Foreign Language professor at Michigan State College (MSC, now Michigan State University). The postcards are primarily the MSC campus and include buildings and gardens. Postcards of other Michigan locations (Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, East Lansing, Lansing, Marshall, and Olivet) as well as several postcards of Madison, Wisconsin are also part of the collection. Many of the messages on...
Dates: 1935 - 1937
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

The Black Sheep

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-01170
Dates: 2009 - 2017
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections