Eastern Michigan University Archives

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The Clara L. Carr papers contain a classroom notebook taken by Carr while she was attending Michigan State Normal School. The notebook consists of a handwritten bibliography for Carr's Science of Government class. Records date from 1895.

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The Harold E. Sponberg papers documents the tenure of Eastern Michigan University President Harold E. Sponberg, 1965-74. Included in this collection are records documenting his Inauguration, Retirement, Office and Personal files. Of particular note are his alphabetically organized office files documenting policy changes on campus in the late 1960s, expansion of campus buildings and course offerings.

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The Harriet August Farrand papers include Farrand's personal journal. The journal, entitled "Reminsiscense of Normal Days and Normal Friends" documents Farrand's time as a student at Michigan State Normal School. Records date from 1858.

Abstract The Historic Preservation Program records document the graduate program in the Department of Geography and Geology whose course offerings focus on a variety of areas in the field of Historic Preservation. The collection documents the administration and history of the program as it was first offered in 1980 as a 36 credit-hour Master of Science degree program with Marshall McLennan as its program director to present day with not only the Master of Science degree...

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The Joseph Otis Beal papers contains to notebooks used by Beal while he was a student at Michigan State Normal School. The notebooks are undated. According to University Records, Beal graduated from MSNS in 1862.

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The Leta Benedict papers include the class notes and assignments completed by Benedict while attending Michigan State Normal College from 1908-1912. The collection is arranged alphabetically. Records date from 1905-1912.

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The Sina Hutchinson papers contains three classroom notebooks, with notes taken by Hutchinson while she was a student at Michigan State Normal College. Records date from 1899-1900.

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The Student Papers collection contains several essays and addresses written by students attending Michigan State Normal School. The authors of the works are unknown for half of the collection. The Junior Salutatory Address was written by Bertha Blair. The Salutatory was written by Janette Briggs. The collection is arranged alphabetically. Records date 1853-1893.

Abstract Dr. Ted Ligibel was a professor in the Historic Preservation Program at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Ligibel began his career at EMU in 1991, rising to director of the Historic Preservation program in 1999. He held this position until 2017 as he transitioned to retirement. In addition to overseeing the largest graduate HP program in the United States, Dr. Ligibel was also involved in numerous local, state, and national preservation projects. His papers are dated from 1985 to 2017 and...

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The Thomas Glen Smith papers contain two research papers completed by Smith while attending Michigan State Normal School in the late 1940s. Each paper was bound and submitted to Professor Paul Hubbell in the Department of Social Sciences. Records date from 1949.