Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Dobbins Family Papers
00045
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Dobbins family, (John Dobbins, 1847-1912)
- Title
- Dobbins family papers
- ID
- 00045
- Date [inclusive]
- 1882-1937
- Extent
- 0.33 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation note
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing,Michigan".
Biographical Note
The John Dobbins (1847-1912) family lived in Ionia, Michigan. Ann Carr Dobbins (1851-1929) emigrated from Ireland in 1870. Letters from her relatives there indicate they came from Dublin and Wicklow Counties.
The eldest daughter, Anna (1877-1963), graduated from high school with an English major in 1895, and from Michigan State Normal School in 1902. She later received her Bachelor's of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and worked for the public schools of South Bend, Indiana, between 1934 and 1937.
Son, William (1883-1955) graduated from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in 1908 with a degree in Mining Engineering. He was apparently one of the top students in his class.
(Source for immigration date: 1910 US Federal Census)
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of miscellaneous papers concerning the Dobbins family of Ionia, Michigan. Included are a few letters, some from William Dobbins, who was a student at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (1908), and others from members of the family living in Ireland.
There are also tax receipts for property in Ionia, other miscellaneous receipts, insurance policies from the German Insurance Company and the Fireman's Insurance Company, report cards of members of the Dobbins family from the Ionia Public School system, teacher's contracts for the South Bend, Indiana school system, and papers kept by William Dobbins of engineering problems.
Located in the Miscellaneous Oversized Item Print Drawer are several surveyor's drawings of mines, a number of high school and college diplomas (Ionia High School 1895 and 1903, the Palmer Method of Business Writing, Chicago University, Michigan Normal College 1902) and other miscellaneous certificates.
The Miscellany file contains two autograph books, a receipt notebook, a guide book to Niagara Falls, and a printed booklet on the Michigan Capitol building.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections June 1967
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
February 2001
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
Conditions Governing Use note
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Richard Dobbins, 1963-09-03
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Eastern Michigan University.
- Michigan Technological University.
- University of Chicago.
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
- Postcards
Geographic Name(s)
- Houghton (Mich.)
- Ionia (Mich.)
- Ireland
- Michigan -- Capital and capitol
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Personal Name(s)
- Dobbins , Anna, 1877-1963
- Dobbins, Ann Carr, 1851-1929
- Dobbins, John, 1847-1912
- Dobbins, William, 1883-1955
Subject(s)
- Chemistry -- Problems, exercises, etc.
- Contracts
- First communion
- Funeral rites and ceremonies
- Geology -- Study and teaching -- Michigan
- Insurance policies
- Legal instruments
- Lighthouses
- Mining schools and education
- Physics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Collection Inventory
Papers |
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Correspondence |
1 | 1-3 | ||
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Teacher Contracts |
1 | 4 | ||
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Insurance Policies |
1 | 5-10 | ||
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Tax Receipts |
1 | |||
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1884-1908 |
1 | 11 | ||
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1909-1919 |
1 | 12 | ||
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1920-1928 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Miscellaneous Receipts |
1 | 14-15 | ||
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Ionia (Michigan) Public School Report Cards |
1 | 16-17 | ||
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Engineering Problems |
1 | 18-21 | ||
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Geology Manual (Typescript) |
1 | 22-27 | ||
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Miscellany |
1 | 28 | ||
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Memorabilia |
1 | 29 | ||
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Oversized Materials |
Drawer 48 |
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Technical drawings made by William Dobbins while a student at Michigan College of Mining and Technology -- 1906 |
48 | |||
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Diplomas and certificates of William and Anna Dobbins -- 1889-1916 |
48 | |||
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Mining, Miners. Blueprint of lighthouse erected at New Buffalo -- ca. 1893 |
48 | |||
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Blueprints of Buffalo Mines, Ltd. (Cobalt, Ontario) -- 1909-1911 |
48 | |||
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Postcards and Photographs |
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Postcards |
Postcard | |||
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Alaska. Ketchikan |
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Athletics. Baseball |
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Austria. Salzburg |
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Canada. Ontario. Cobalt |
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Canada. Ontario. Copper Cliff |
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Canada. Quebec |
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England |
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Florida. Delray |
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Florida. Jacksonville |
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Florida. St. Augstine |
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Florida. St. Petersburg |
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France. Paris |
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Italy. Rome |
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Lebanon |
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Massachusetts. Provincetown |
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Massachusetts. South Sudbury |
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Mexico. Taxco |
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Michigan |
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Michigan. Clare |
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Michigan. Holland. Tulip Farm |
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Michigan. Interlochen. Duck Lake |
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Michigan. Ionia |
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Michigan. Ishpeming. Lake Angleina Mine |
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Michigan. Keweenaw and Houghton Counties |
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Michigan. Mackinaw City |
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Michigan. Mackinac Island |
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Michigan. Traverse City |
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Michigan. Tehnological University. Buildings |
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New Mexico. Peublo of Isleta |
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New York. Lake Placid |
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People. Groups. Unidentified |
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Pittsburgh. University of. Cathedral of Learning and Foster Memorial |
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Railroads. Locomotives |
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Ships. Steamships. "Puritan" |
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Virginia. Mt. Vernon |
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Virginia. Richmond. Jackson Monument |
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Washington, D.C. |
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Washington, D.C. White House |
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Photographs |
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Homes |
LC Photo 20 | |||
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Photographs - Oversized |
OS 12 | |||
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Capitol Mine Undated |
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Fraternity Group from Houghton Mining School Undated |
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McBride, A. B. Logging Train Undated |
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Train Wreck Undated |
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Woodcutter's Cabin Undated |
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