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Lansing (Mich.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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Scope and Contents The Eugene G. Wanger papers consist of unpublished manuscripts, Ingham County Historical Commission materials, R.E. Olds Museum papers, Ingham County Government papers, Michigan State Government papers,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 The Unpublished Manuscripts series includes Memorabilia of Michigan’s Constitutional Convention, 1961-1962: A Guide to the Author’s...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

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

Orlando Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00010
Scope and Contents The material in the Barnes collection encompasses the period 1846 to 1899. Barnes graduated from the University of Michigan in 1850 and settled in Lansing to practice law. After establishing his reputation, he became attorney for the Jackson, Lansing, and Saginaw Railroad. He also assumed a promotional position with the Railroad, and eventually became its secretary and general manager.Barnes was philosophically minded and frequently wrote on various social matters. The bulk of...
Dates: 1846 - 1899
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

Triennial Capsule Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: c-00190
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a letter from the Triennial Capsule Committee of Lansing Community College to Michigan State University, thanking MSU for its donation of materials to the capsule. Also included are a list of other donors and their donations and a program from the Lansing Bicentennial Celebration at the capsule dedication.

Dates: 1976
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Walter Neller family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.426
Scope and Contents This collection contains of 25 scrapbooks which span from 1924 to 1991. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, correspondence and ephemera highlighting the Neller's social life and activities in Lansing and East Lansing. There is also information about the real estate business in Lansing, and East Lansing.Scrapbook 1 (1924-1928) contains newspaper clippings, mostly from the social pages, detailing the lives of Frances Harvey Neller’s friends. There are also many pieces of...
Dates: 1924 - 1991
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections