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Identifier: 010.EAS
Abstract
Dr. Edwin Atson Strong was the head of the Physics Department at Michigan State Normal College from 1885 to 1916. His papers include research materials and notes, course materials, photographs, and materials regarding his legacy on campus. The materials are dated approximately 1885 to 1919.
Dates:
1861 - 1919
Collection
Identifier: 010.FMK
Abstract
The Frederick B. McKay papers document the life and work of Michigan State Normal College (MSNC) alumnus and professor. McKay attend MSNC and taught as a speech professor from 1911 to 1944. He was an involved member of the Ypsilanti community and educational community in the state of Michigan. The collection is arranged in alphabetically order and contains clippings, correspondence, photographs, writings and information on the Inaugural Garret Tower and...
Dates:
1906 - 1971
Collection
Identifier: 010.MJ
Abstract
The Mark S.W. Jefferson papers contain information regarding the personal and professional life of Geography Professor at the Michigan State Normal College Mark S.W. Jefferson. Jefferson was the head of the geography department at Michigan State Normal College from 1901 until his retirement in 1939. The collection includes materials created and collected during Jefferson's time on the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, where Jefferson was part of a...
Dates:
1875 - 1949
Collection
Identifier: 010.MG
Abstract
Born in Winnebago Illinois, January 23, 1870, Mary Alice Goddard was a school teacher in Illinois from 1890-95 when she moved to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan where she completed her degree in 1900. She was hired as an instructor by the Michigan State Normal College in 1901, and retired in 1939 as a full professor after compeleting graduate work at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin. After retiring in 1939, she lived with her...
Dates:
1900 - 1941
Collection
Identifier: 07.NH
Abstract
Papers, publications, and research material from the collection of Nathan Harvey, professor and head of the Department of Pedagogy at Michigan State Normal College. Harvey was born in Toledo, IL in 1860, and began his career at MSNC in 1904, eventually retiring in 1925. He died in 1942. His research interests included psychology, physiology, and the history of education in America. Harvey's extensive collection of early textbooks was later donated the...
Dates:
1842 - 1983
Collection
Identifier: 05.PH
Abstract
Publications, research material, administrative files, and biographical information related to Paul E. Hubbell (1891-1993), history professor at Michigan State Normal College from 1923-1958 who turned to writing poetry after his retirement. Born in Virginia, Hubbell served in the U.S. Army during World War I and taught Modern History after his graduation from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. The collection includes drafts and final versions of...
Dates:
1916 - 1993
Collection
Identifier: 010.SF
Abstract
Dr. Simon E. Fagerstrom was a professor and Head of the Department of History and Political Science at Michigan State Normal College. The bulk of the collection consists of articles and essays written by Dr. Fagerstrom.
Dates:
1922 - 1958
Collection
Identifier: 010.WS
Abstract
The William H. Sherzer papers document Sherzer's personal and professional life. Sherzer taught geology and was head of the natural sciences at Michigan State Normal College from 1892-1932. His collection includes clippings, biographical information, correspondence, photographs, Sherzer's publications and resource publications. The collection is arranged alphabetically. Records date from 1885-1968.
Dates:
1892 - 1932
