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Gus (Zielke) Howard collection
Collection
Identifier: 04.GZH
Abstract
The Gus (Zilke) Howard collection contains a 1927 Aurora, clippings for the Michigan State Normal College Gymnastics team, programs from events on campus and events where Mr. Howard performed, and other clipped articles about athletics in Michigan and Michigan State Normal College. Mr. Howard was born in c. 1905 and graduated from Detroit Eastern High School and attended Michigan State Normal College as Gus Zilke. He was a member of the gymnastics team and...
Dates:
1925 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1927
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
James Balten, Sr. collection
Collection
Identifier: 03.JB
Abstract
James J. Balten, Sr. born September 13, 1915 and graduated from Akron New York High School. During his time at the Normal College he was a member of the Phi Delta Pi fraternity and the Physical Education Club, held the position of lineman on the football team where he lettered in the fall of 1936, '37 and '38 and threw shotput for the Track and Field team (1938, '39). He graduated in 1939 with a Bacelor of Science degree in Physical Education. Balten served in the 505th Bomb Group during...
Dates:
1936 - 1939
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
William Henry VanFleet collection
Collection
Identifier: 01.WHV
Abstract
The William Henry VanFleet collection includes personal items collected by William H. VanFleet (class of 1930) and donated to the Univeristy Archives by his son, William E. VanFleet (class of 1965). VanFleet was a member of the Kappa Phi Alpha Fraternity, the 1927-29 basketball teams and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, going on to teach Physical Education and serving as the department head at Hutchins Junior High School in Detroit,...
Dates:
1930 - 1960
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives