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Music Director Robert Pratt's oral history recounts his experiences with the choir from 1964 to 1973. The interview , which was done on June 26, 2008, is 90 minutes long.

This collection consists of a record of the battle at Gilgal Church in which the 19th Michigan Infantry participated. Includes official reports, extracts from diaries, and list of casualties.

This collection contains papers of the Baker family of Lansing, Michigan. Materials include correspondence, memoirs, scrapbooks, photographs, and published and unpublished biographies and family histories. Family members most prominently represented in the collection are Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896), his son Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944), his grandson Maurice Jacobs Baker (1903-1971) and his great grandson Luther Henry Bud Baker (1931-2008). Luther Byron Baker, familiarly known as Byron, served in the First District of Columbia Cavalry during the Civil War. In April 1865, he participated in the manhunt for Abraham Lincolns assassin, John Wilkes Booth. He was present at Garretts barn when Booth was shot and Booths accomplice, David Herold, surrendered. Afterward, he was present at the interment of Booths body. The collection contains letters and other materials documenting Byrons Civil War service, his pre-Civil War time at Oberlin College (1851-1853), his post-Civil War years in Lansing, Michigan and his 1889-1894 traveling lectures on the John Wilkes Booth manhunt. Later materials document the lives of Byrons descendants and other family members. Letters and scrapbooks document Luther Henry Bakers time as a student at Michigan Agricultural College, his career as a school principal, his courtship of his future wife and his time as East Lansing City Councilman (1912-1916) and Mayor (1925-1928). Maurice Jacobs Baker explains his political views and reflects on current events in two essays from the 1930s, while other materials pertain to his job as a trade publications editor. Materials of Luther Henry Bud Baker document his time as a grade school student, his time as a Michigan State College student, his United States Army service and his career publishing trade magazines (He inherited this business from his father.). Letters from spouses, siblings and cousins round out the collection, and family histories and biographies provide information on Baker ancestors and connected families.

The George L. Dart papers contain records illustrating the military service of George Leonard Dart in the United States Navy during the Second World War from 1944-1945. The material primarily focuses on George's military training prior to his deployment to the Pacific Theater on the USS Aaron Ward. However, the collection also highlights his experience at sea and the news following his death in May 1945. The collection is primarily correspondence from George to his wife, Lena Dart, and their two daughters. From the start of his naval training in April 1944 to his death in May 1945, George writes almost daily to his family in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Subjects include military experiences, news from home, military training, life in the navy and camp activities. Other material types include postcards, photographs, financial records, death records, military honors and condolences and publications.

Letters and envelopes from Ainslie to his wife, Mary Ann Lowrie Ainslie, in Waterford, describing his life as a soldier during the Civil War, chiefly in Kentucky and Tennessee; together with obituaries from local newspapers relating to Mary Ainslie's death.

The Dolores Hoagland Collection contains papers from four generations of Hoagland individuals. The bulk of the materials document the Hoagland family's extensive military background, their businesses - Richland Furs and Richland Arms - in Blissfield, Michigan, and their lives and activities at home and abroad. Subjects include Hoagland family history, Blissfield local history, business proceedings, military experiences, and activities encompassing work, vacation, and family. Material types include correspondence, photographs, business records, military service records and scrapbooks. The papers of Clement Sr. and Clement Jr. compromise the bulk of the collection. Clement Sr. served in the First World War in the 353rd Aero Service Squadron from 1918-1919. Clement Jr. served in the Second World War from 1943-1945. After the war, Clement Jr. came back to Blissfield to join the family business and eventually took over operations of the Richland Furs and Richland Arms. Dolores (Hatcher) Hoagland married Thomas C. Hoagland (Clement Jr.) in 1950 in Blissfield, Michigan. They couple had three children, Thomas, William Neal and Harriet Ann.

This collection spans the duration of William Bandemer's participation in World War I. The papers are divided into two series, one comprising his letters home, and the other consisting of photographs taken during the war. Within each series, the material is arranged chronologically. The correspondence begins with Bandemer's letter informing his family of his enlistment in the Army. The first folder in the collection describes life in the forts in the United States, most of which depicts Fort Devens in Massachusetts. He illustrates everyday life at the Fort, including food, lodging, training exercises, and chores. Of particular interest are two letters telling of a measles outbreak and a fire in the camp. The second folder begins with Bandemer's first letter from France. He describes the trip over from the U.S. In his correspondence, he tells of daily life, including the living conditions and the weather. He also shares his impressions of shelling and the amount of action he saw in the war, including shelling and gassing attacks. The letters also describe his frustration with receiving few letters from his family because of mail delays and include his general reactions to family news. Near the end of the war, Bandemer details the surrender of Turkey (2 Nov 1918), liberated Italian prisoners (17 Nov 1918) and his reaction to German propaganda (10 Nov 1918). Bandemer stayed in France until February 1919 and the letters provide descriptions of post-World War I France, including descriptions of towns reduced to rubble. Of particular interest are two Christmas cards designed specifically by his regiment (1 Dec and 8 Dec 1918). He details his travels through France to reach a port for departure and the ensuing trip home. Bandemer did not write two letters in the collection. One informs him of his father's death (7 Aug 1918). The other is from a family friend serving in WWI telling Bandemer's mother of his visit with William (25 Jun 1918). The final folder in the collection is a loan request made by Bandemer after the war. The photographs span all of Bandemer's involvement in the war (1917-1919). Included are two portrait photographs of him, dated 1913 and 1920. Many of the photographs are difficult to date and identify, but estimates have been made. Most of the pictures are from Camp Devens and France. One folder includes pictures of Bandemer's family in Saginaw, Michigan, taken after the war.

John W. Bosier shares his experience as a seamen on the U.S.S. Nashville during World War II. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1941 and did his training at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois.

This record group consists of various records and papers collected by the Michigan Department of State, History Division, Museum. The record group includes: Alanson Calkins papers (1836-1897); Amori B. Cook papers (1860-1877); depositions (1877-1889), one dealing with Sally Pike's interpretation of the suicide death of Mrs. Speight, the second deposition from Mary E. Gryen, concerned with murder and organized crime; Ulysses S. Grant letter (1864) to Major General Halleck; William Hinman papers (1835-1904); letters (1848-1945) from William and Elizabeth Cable, C.G. Luce, and Private David B. Swigart; Henry McConnell papers (1902-1969); marriage certificates (1852-1868) for Josias C. Clark and Anna I. Rice and for Lloyd Hulbert Sanders and Frank Adeliza Woodworth; military certificates (1852-1868) for Leonard H. Hunt, F.E. Marsh, and Frederick C. Miller; pension papers (1883-1893) of Almera Chamberlain, mother of Union soldier Private George B. Chamberlain; and Sarah Lyons Wright papers (1862-1868).