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The League of Women Voters collection includes materials from the Michigan State Normal College chapter of the national organization from approximately 1925 to 1934.

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The Louise Zahn papers contain documents from 1913 to 1921, from the personal files of Michigan State Normal College student Louise Zahn. The collection includes materials from the education and teaching career of Louise Zahn, before her marriage and subsequent retirement from teaching. This collection is useful to the study of women in college and the teaching profession from the late 1910s to early 1920s.

Abstract The Marion Franklin Stowe collection consists correspondence with students; course materials; materials gathered regarding student performances; and two scrapbooks with clippings, programs, production photographs, and program histories written by Stowe organized by Drama and Interpretive Reading. Materials date from 1923 until 1960, the time in which Stowe was faculty in the Speech and Drama Department, and documents the evolution of the department, venue...

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The Michigan State Normal College Stereograph collection is composed of stereographic cards that were distributed to Ypsilanti area high schools in order to illustrate the MSNC campus, facilities, and student life. Although none of the stereographs is dated, a short letter from MSNC President Charles McKenny was included with each set, which would date the collection to approx. 1912-1933.

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The Residence Hall Scrapbooks document the lives and activities of residents living in Brown, Buell, Downing, Goodison, and King Halls. Each of these residence halls were named after some of Michigan State Normal College's influential faculty members. The scrapbooks date 1940-1995, with the bulk of information from 1940-1971.

Abstract TeResa Green was an associate professor of political science at Eastern Michigan University. She began her career at EMU as an instructor in the Department of Political Science, and was promoted to associate professor in 2003. She served as interim department head from 2003 to 2004, and during this time made several positive changes to existing department policies and programs, particularly in the area of student advising. Her research interests included...

Abstract The University Wives, also known as the Faculty Dames/Faculty Wives, was established at Michigan State Normal College in 1916. Membership was open to any spouses of University faculty, and their activities included the organization of campus-wide events to support faculty and staff, particularly new faculty members and their families. Eventually membership was expanded to include spouses of professional staff as well as faculty. The ...

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Viola Amy Hanna was born in Southfield, Michigan to parents Robert Hanna and Alice Leona Hanna (born Skinner), May 18th 1894. She attended the Michigan State Normal School and received her life certificate in teaching at the April Commencement of 1914. She was married to Ford Peabody and together they raised three children, Frank, Alford and Ralph.