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East Lansing (Mich.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

William A. Ball Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.306
Scope and Contents

The William A. Ball collection consists of color slides taken by Ball of the dedication of the Macklin Field in 1948. The dedication slides show the bands as well as dignitaries on the field. Other slides in the collection include flooding in Lansing and East Lansing in 1947, and a Lansing Memorial Day parade in 1947. One of the flooding pictures shows the MSC Band Shell with water around it.

Dates: 1947 - 1948

William Purdy Peters papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.105
Scope and Contents

William Purdy Peters papers consist of a nine page paper entitled "Opening Closed Doors," which describes Michigan State University from about 1926 to 1928, when Peters was a student. The paper discusses classes (physical education, English, and animal husbandry), Reserve Officer Training Corp, professors, students, student activities (including hazing and class rush), and the city of East Lansing.

Dates: 1983