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Sheckles Travel Diary
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3636
Scope and Contents
This travel diary is written by the mother of the Sheckles family. The Sheckles family left Dowagiac, Michigan, on May 26, 1950 and traveled in their car nicknamed the chief. The family would either camp or stay in a motel each night on their trip. On this trip it is the mother Marguerite Sheckles, the daughter Backus, and two sons Loyd nicknamed Loydie and John nickname Johnnie. They travel down to Texas to visit their grandmother who is Marguerite’s mother. The grandmother owned a 650 acre...
Dates:
1950
Sheet Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: 01-exwm-sheetmusiccollection
Dates:
Majority of material found within approximately 1810-1992
Sheffer Family Reunion Book
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4259
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one composition book with reports of the Sheffer Family Reunion, a family from Southwest Michigan dating back as early as 1886. The contents of the book are reports written by the yearly rotating secretary in charge of the Sheffer Reunions and included information such as what happened, who attended, and any significant/important events.
Dates:
1886
Shepard Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3642
Abstract
This collection contains letters addressed to the Shepard family, Hattie and Esther, a mother and daughter. These letters come from various people and are from 1920’s to the 1940’s.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920-1949
Shrank’s Tasty Food Shop Menus
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4334
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of three daily specials menus from Shrank’s Tasty Food Shop from circa 1935-1936. Founded by Roy A. Shrank (who also founded Shrank’s Cafeteria in Battle Creek in 1932) the restaurant was located at 111 Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo.These daily special menus advertise Shrank’s Supper Specials. The first special is given the heading “EXTRA SPECIAL SUPPER” and the other items are under the heading “SPECIAL PLATE.” An example of a special plate is:...
Dates:
approximately 1935-1939
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Record Group
Identifier: RG-40/77
Scope and Contents
Finding aids and inventories for Sigma Alpha Epsilon (40/77).
Dates:
1975
Sigma Alpha Iota
Record Group
Identifier: RG-40/32
Sigma Gamma Rho
Record Group
Identifier: RG-40/114
Scope and Contents
Finding aids and inventories for Sigma Gamma Rho (40/114).
Dates:
1978
Sister Jane Patricia Freeland Collection
Collection
Identifier: exws-sisterjanepatriciafreeland
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the academic work and education of Sister Jane P. Freeland, who was a nun, lover of music, and a medieval scholar recognized worldwide as the translator of medieval religious works never before available in English. The vast majority of the items are drafts of her translations and notebooks full of her jottings. She particularly loved medieval songs and hymns of Abelard.The collections also contains personal material including correspondence with her home...
Dates:
approximately 1970s-2010s