W. K. Kellogg Manor House Newsletter
Scope and Contents
The front of the newsletter, printed in yellow, has a photograph presumably of the annex, with the location at the bottom and information on the issue and volume at the top. The newsletter features a variety of content, from stories about patients, to the lives of nurses, and even sports news. The back cover features a few comics.
Dates
- Creation: 1946
Biographical / Historical
What was originally Will Keith Kellogg’s summer home on Gull Lake, MI, was repurposed during WWII for rehabilitation of patients from Percy Jones Hospital in 1944. After the Percy Jones Hospital closed down in 1954 and the military had left in 1950, the property was returned to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, where it remained empty for about a year. After W.K. Kellogg passed in 1951, the Foundation gave the property to Michigan State College, who used it as a research and education site called the Kellogg Gull Lake Biological Station. The building was also used for various purposes throughout the years like becoming a girls’ dorm, a conference center, a meeting place, and for administration purposes. In 1998 the W.K. Kellogg Foundation gave Michigan State University a large sum of money to renovate the manor, after which it was opened to the public for tours, weddings, and various other events.
Extent
0.10 Cubic Feet ; Folded, the newsletter measures 7 inches x 9.5 inches, while unfolded it measures 14 inches by 9.5 inches.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is composed of a single newsletter from the W.K. Kellogg Annex in Gull Lake, Michigan from 1946.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Starring Endowment
Physical Description
Folded, the newsletter measures 7 inches by 9.5 inches, while unfolded it measures 14 inches by 9.5 inches. Overall, the collection is in good condition. The paper has held up quite well with little, if no noticeable tears or creases at all. The booklet is missing its staple binding, and the signs of rust on the paper imply that they were removed due to poor condition. There is some staining on the back cover, though this does not obscure any writing or pictures. There are a few spots of discoloration throughout the newsletter, though none are very major or obscuring.
Subject
- Kellogg, W. K. (Will Keith), 1860-1951 (Person)
- Percy Jones General Hospital (Battle Creek, Mich.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- W. K. Kellogg Manor House Newsletter Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Meena Jacobs, Mallory Heslinger
- Date
- 2024-09-12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu