Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Clarence C. Case Papers
00092
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Case, Clarence C.
- Title
- Clarence C. Case papers
- ID
- 00092
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1934-1962
- Date [inclusive]
- 1934 - 1962, 1976
- Extent
- 1.66 Cubic feet , 2 volumes on shelf
- 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."
Biography
Clarence Collier Case was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Albion College with an A.B. in English Literature in 1926 and returned to Detroit to teach high school history the same year.
In 1927 he was employed by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Madison, Wisconsin, where he worked until 1929. During the early 1930s Case worked for the Michigan Public Utilities Commission, the YMCA in Detroit and the United States Office of Education. From 1935 to 1937, Case was an educational advisor for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the Huron National Forest in Northern Michigan, a position he was especially proud to have held.
He later worked as a parole officer for the Michigan Department of Corrections and in labor relations for Packard Motor Car Company. When World War II broke out, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, later becoming an officer. After the war he worked for the Kent County (Michigan) Council of Veterans Affairs and the Michigan Department of Economic Development (1948-1950).
During the 1950s Case was extremely active in promoting conservation and youth-assistance programs, an interest he developed while in the CCC. With help from others he founded Citizens for Conservation, Inc. whose objectives paralleled those of the CCC. The organization failed in the mid-1950s due to financial problems, and Case continued on his own, trying to build up support for such programs while working out of the first CCC camp, Camp Roosevelt in Virginia.
In 1958 Case ran for the United States Senate from Michigan, running on a platform of conservation and service to youth, but was unsuccessful. He tried to start a new political party known as the Conservative Party, which was aimed at voters under 30 years of age. Its ideals were the promotion of conservation and service to youth.
Scope and Content
The materials in these papers consist mainly of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, and statements concerning Case's military career, his efforts to re-establish the CCC, the establishment of Citizens for Conservation, Inc., the 1958 Senate race, the Michigan Department of Economic Development, and the Youth Conservation Corps. Also included are poetry written by Case and a number of booklets on a variety of subjects which he collected.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
November 2011
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
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.
Related Materials
Separated Materials note
Envelope and Stamp to Stamp Collection
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Citizens for Conservation, Inc..
- Civilian Conservation Corps. (U.S.)
- Conservative Party (United States).
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Postcards
Subject(s)
- Nature conservation -- Michigan
- Nature conservation -- Societies, etc.
Collection Inventory
Papers |
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Correspondence - General |
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April 12, 1942 - March 11, 1943 |
1 | 1 | ||
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March 12 - July 29, 1943 |
1 | 2 | ||
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August 9 - November 12, 1943 |
1 | 3 | ||
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December 7, 1943 - March 27, 1944 |
1 | 4 | ||
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April 20 - October 11, 1944 |
1 | 5 | ||
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March 9, 1945 - February 28, 1949 |
1 | 6 | ||
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March 7 - August 15, 1949 |
1 | 7 | ||
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August 18 - September 19, 1949 |
1 | 8 | ||
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September 23 - November 25, 1949 |
1 | 9 | ||
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December 5-28, 1949 |
1 | 10 | ||
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January 12 - March 27, 1950 |
1 | 11 | ||
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March 28 - May 17, 1950 |
1 | 12 | ||
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June 1-27, 1950 |
1 | 13 | ||
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July 13 - September 7, 1950 |
1 | 14 | ||
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September 14 - December 20, 1951 |
1 | 15 | ||
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February 26 - December 22, 1951 |
1 | 16 | ||
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January 15 - July 29, 1952 |
1 | 17 | ||
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August 1 - December 29, 1952 |
1 | 18 | ||
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January 5 - June 30, 1953 |
1 | 19 | ||
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July 1 - December 24, 1953 |
1 | 20 | ||
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January 5 - April 13, 1954 |
1 | 21 | ||
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June 8 - September 28, 1954 |
1 | 22 | ||
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October 25, 1954 - July 31, 1956 |
1 | 23 | ||
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August 1 - October 23, 1956 |
1 | 24 | ||
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October 24 - October 30, 1956 |
1 | 25 | ||
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November 27 - December 31, 1956 |
1 | 26 | ||
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December 5, 1956 |
1 | 27 | ||
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January 9 - February 19, 1957 |
1 | 28 | ||
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February 21 - April 8, 1957 |
1 | 29 | ||
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April 9-19, 1957 |
1 | 30 | ||
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April 20 - May 8, 1957 |
1 | 31 | ||
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May 11-24, 1957 |
1 | 32 | ||
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May 26 - July 7, 1957 |
1 | 33 | ||
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July 8-19, 1957 |
1 | 34 | ||
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July 21 - August 10, 1957 |
1 | 35 | ||
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August 21-29, 1957 |
1 | 36 | ||
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August 30 - September 4, 1957 |
1 | 37 | ||
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September 5, 1957 |
1 | 38 | ||
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September 6-12, 1957 |
1 | 39 | ||
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September 13-27, 1957 |
1 | 40 | ||
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October 1-23, 1957 |
1 | 41 | ||
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November 15 - December 31, 1957 |
1 | 42 | ||
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January 2-13, 1958 |
1 | 43 | ||
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January 14-28, 1958 |
1 | 44 | ||
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February 1-13, 1958 |
1 | 45 | ||
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February 18-28, 1958 |
1 | 46 | ||
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March 1-7, 1958 |
1 | 47 | ||
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March 8-14, 1958 |
1 | 48 | ||
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March 15-21, 1958 |
1 | 49 | ||
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March 26-31, 1958 |
1 | 50 | ||
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April 1-30, 1958 |
1 | 51 | ||
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May 1 - June 27, 1958 |
1 | 52 | ||
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July 8 - August 30, 1958 |
1 | 53 | ||
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September 2 - October 22, 1958 |
1 | 54 | ||
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October 25 - November 10, 1958 |
1 | 55 | ||
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November 11-21, 1958 |
1 | 56 | ||
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November 22-30, 1958 |
1 | 57 | ||
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November 29 - December 4, 1958 |
1 | 58 | ||
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December 5-10, 1958 |
1 | 59 | ||
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December 11-24, 1958 |
1 | 60 | ||
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December 25-31, 1958, Undated |
1 | 61 | ||
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January 7-16, 1959 |
1 | 62 | ||
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January 16-24, 1959 |
1 | 63 | ||
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March 27 - May 29, 1959 |
1 | 64 | ||
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June 1 - September 29, 1959 |
1 | 65 | ||
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October 1 - December 11, 1959 |
1 | 66 | ||
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January 7 - March 9, 1960 |
1 | 67 | ||
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March 29 - September 29, 1960 |
1 | 68 | ||
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November 15 - December 31, 1960 |
1 | 69 | ||
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January 3 - February 7, 1961 |
1 | 70 | ||
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March 2 - October 16, 1961 |
1 | 71 | ||
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October 19 - November 15, 1961 |
1 | 72 | ||
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November 17, 1961 - February 14, 1962 |
1 | 73 | ||
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Undated |
1 | 74 | ||
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Correspondence - Christmas Cards -- Undated |
1 | 75 | ||
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Personal Papers |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Autobiographical Sketches -- 1957 |
1 | 76 | ||
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Resume -- 1950, 1956 |
1 | 77 | ||
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Guest Passes -- n.d. |
1 | 78 | ||
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Financial Papers |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Bank Books -- 1942-1943, 1947, 1954, 1959 |
1 | 79 | ||
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Wage Receipts -- 1950, 1960, n.d. |
1 | 80 | ||
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Payment Receipts -- 1948, 1954, 1961 |
1 | 81 | ||
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Military Records |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Personal History Forms -- 1942-1944 |
1 | 82 | ||
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Physical Examination and Immunization Records -- 1942-1945 |
1 | 83 | ||
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Equipment and Travel Authorization -- 1944-1945 |
1 | 84 | ||
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Memoranda and Bulletins -- 1942-1945 |
1 | 85 | ||
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Michigan Department of Economic Development |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Business Report and Michigan Economy Bibliography -- 1949 |
1 | 86 | ||
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U.P. School of Instruction - Class List -- January 17-21, 1949 |
1 | 87 | ||
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Memoranda and Newsletters -- 1948-1950 |
1 | 88 | ||
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Newspaper Clippings and Banquet Programs -- 1949-1950 |
1 | 89 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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City of Detroit Job Application -- 1956 |
1 | 90 | ||
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U.S. Senate Race |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Nominating Petition -- 1958 |
1 | 91 | ||
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Statement by Case -- September 1957 |
1 | 92 | ||
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Speech by Case |
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May 18, 1957 |
1 | 93 | ||
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June 10, 1957 |
1 | 94 | ||
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June 15, 1957 |
1 | 95 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Newspaper Clippings -- August 21, 1957 |
1 | 96 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Camp Letts - Personnel -- 1960 |
1 | 97 | ||
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Civilian Conservation Corps -- |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Camp Newsletter - "CCC Northlander" -- March 30, 1934 |
1 | 98 | ||
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Diary Entries -- December 21, 1934 |
1 | 99 | ||
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National Archives Inventory Records -- 1948 |
1 | 100 | ||
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Memoranda to Alumni from Case -- September 15, 1951 |
1 | 101 | ||
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Alumni Informal Meeting Agenda May 11, 1955 |
1 | 102 | ||
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Notes from CCC Alumni -- 1953, Undated |
1 | 103 | ||
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Alumni Expressions of Thanks -- 1958, 1959 |
1 | 104 | ||
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Mackinac Bridge Dedication -- 1958 |
1 | 105 | ||
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Resolution of Tributes Suggested by Case -- Undated |
1 | 106 | ||
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Bibliographies of CCC -- 1957 |
1 | 107 | ||
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Speech by H. Humphrey on CCC -- March 31, 1958 |
1 | 108 | ||
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Article by Humphrey on CCC -- January 1959 |
1 | 109 | ||
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Newspaper Articles -- 1958-1959 |
1 | 110 | ||
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Notes and Statements by Case -- 1959, n.d. |
1 | 111 | ||
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Inspirational Material by Case -- Undated |
1 | 112 | ||
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Manuscripts on CCC by Case -- Undated |
1 | 113 | ||
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Citizens for Conservation, Inc. |
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Correspondence -- Undated |
1 | 114 | ||
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Bank Statements |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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1954-1958 |
1 | 115 | ||
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1959-1961 |
1 | 116 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Telephone and Printing Bills -- 1954-1955, Undated. |
1 | 117 | ||
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Cancelled Checks -- 1954-1961 |
1 | 118 | ||
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Check and Receipt Book -- 1954 |
2 | 1 | ||
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Membership Records -- 1952-1956 |
2 | 2 | ||
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Membership Lists -- 1953-1954 |
2 | 3 | ||
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Membership Receipts -- 1955-1960 |
2 | 4 | ||
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Advertising -- 1953 (?) |
2 | 5 | ||
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Publicity -- July 28, 1954 |
2 | 6 | ||
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Newsletters -- 1953-1954, n.d. |
2 | 7 | ||
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Newsletters |
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Sky Pilot 1954-1956, n.d. |
2 | 8 | ||
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Camp Roosevelt 1954-1957 |
2 | 9 | ||
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Citation -- February 21, 1957 |
2 | 10 | ||
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Notes on How to Organize A Corporation -- n.d. |
2 | 11 | ||
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National Conservation Corps Committee |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Financial Statements -- February - March, 1959 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Minutes of Meetings -- 1959 |
2 | 13 | ||
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Property Considerations -- n.d. |
2 | 14 | ||
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Publicity Material -- n.d. |
2 | 15 | ||
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Projects |
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Committee to Organize Booster Shots for WWII Veterans -- 1949 (?) |
2 | 16 | ||
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Camp Roosevelt - Notes -- 1960 |
2 | 17 | ||
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Chapel at the Last Stand -- 1960 |
2 | 18 | ||
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Speaking Engagements - Announcement -- August 13, 1957 |
2 | 19 | ||
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Religious |
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Letter Concerning Christian Brothers, a Proposed Teaching Order -- October 31, 1957 |
2 | 20 | ||
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Research Paper on St. Paul -- May 30, 1957 |
2 | 21 | ||
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Manuscripts -- 1958, Undated |
2 | 22 | ||
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Church Programs and Booklets -- 1957-1959, n.d. |
2 | 23 | ||
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Booklet - The 1952 Reinicker Lectures - A Missionary Statement for Today" --" 1952 |
2 | 24 | ||
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Youth Conservation Corps |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Statement by Case -- 1958 |
2 | 25 | ||
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Memoranda on Establishment -- 1958 |
2 | 26 | ||
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Booklet |
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"Youth Conservation Corps" -- May 1957 |
2 | 27 | ||
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"Youth Employment Act" -- June 1961 |
2 | 28 | ||
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"Youth Employment Opportunities Act of 1961" -- June - July, 1961 |
2 | 29 | ||
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"Youth Conservation Corps and Youth Public Service Program" -- September 1961 |
2 | 30 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Peace Corps - Press Release on Establish -- March 1961 |
2 | 31 | ||
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Conservative Party - Notes -- n.d. |
2 | 32 | ||
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Legislation |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Canadian Statutes and Bills -- 1946, 1949, 1950 |
2 | 33 | ||
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Michigan House Bill No. 79 -- 1958 |
2 | 34 | ||
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U.S. Senate Bill -- 1950 |
2 | 35 | ||
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U.S. Congressional Bills |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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1958 |
2 | 36 | ||
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1959 |
2 | 37 | ||
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1961 |
2 | 38 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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U.S. House Bills - Youth Employment Opportunities -- 1961 |
2 | 39 | ||
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Case's Notes on Legislation Regarding Youth -- 1955-1960 |
2 | 40 | ||
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Poetry - by Case |
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"The Corps Will Go On" -- Undated |
2 | 41 | ||
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"Hymn to Detroit" -- Undated |
2 | 42 | ||
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"Our Sons" -- Undated |
2 | 43 | ||
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"Thanks to Our God" -- 1957 |
2 | 44 | ||
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Untitled on CCC -- Undated |
2 | 45 | ||
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Poetry - Collected Undated |
2 | 46 | ||
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Clubs and Organizations |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Memo on 25th Anniversary of NIPA -- 1959, 1960 |
2 | 47 | ||
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Army Navy Club - Dues Notice -- 1957 |
2 | 48 | ||
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Membership Cards -- 1953-1957, n.d. |
2 | 49 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Awards - Kiwanis -- March 16, 1950 |
2 | 50 | ||
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Notes Concerning Youth -- Undated |
2 | 51 | ||
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Tributes |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Frank Murphy -- Undated |
2 | 52 | ||
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Financial Speculations -- Undated |
2 | 53 | ||
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Theodore Roosevelt -- 1961, Undated |
2 | 54 | ||
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Books |
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Resource Training for Business, Industry and Government 1958 |
2 | 55 | ||
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Outdoor Recreation for America January 1962 |
2 | 56 | ||
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Booklets |
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"California Camps for Delinquents" -- 1945 |
2 | 57 | ||
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"The Sex Offender" -- 1950 |
2 | 58 | ||
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"Juvenile Delinquency - Interim Reports of the Committee on the Judiciary" -- March 1954 |
2 | 59 | ||
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"The Conservation Directory" -- July 1, 1957 |
2 | 60 | ||
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"By Which We Live" -- 1957 |
2 | 61 | ||
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"The Conservation Foundation - Annual Report" -- 1957 |
2 | 62 | ||
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"Fitness of American Youth" -- September 7-9, 1958 |
2 | 63 | ||
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Speech - Laurence S. Rockefeller before the 42nd Annual National Recreation Congress -- September 30, 1960 |
2 | 64 | ||
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Lists of Names -- Undated |
2 | 65 | ||
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Newspaper Clippings on Case -- September 7, 1976 |
2 | 66 | ||
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Oversized Postcards |
Box 2 |
Folder 67 |
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Lumbermen's Monument |
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Mackinac Bridge (3) |
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Washington, D.C. Wesley Theological Seminary. Chancel Windows |
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Volumes |
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vol. 1: Calvin College Yearbook -1958 -- 1958 |
2 | |||
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vol. 2: Muskegon Means Home to Me 1947 |
2 | |||
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Postcards |
Drawer Postcards |
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Canada. Ontario. Windsor |
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Florida. Coral Gables. Army Air Forces Regional Station Hospital |
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Michigan |
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Michigan. Detroit |
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Michigan. Mackinac Bridge |
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Missouri. Kansas City. Churches |
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National Parks. Shenandoah National Park |
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New York |
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Pennsylvania |
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Pennsylvania. Gettysburg |
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People. Williams, G. Mennen |
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Virginia (3 folders) |
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Washington, D.C. Churches |
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Miscellaneous postcard collection Undated |
1 | 118 | ||
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Photographs |
Drawer Photographs |
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Civilian Conservation Corps. Camps |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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Civilian Conservation Corps. Camps. People |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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Civilian Conservation Corps. Projects |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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Michigan. Detroit. John C. Lodge Expressway Plan |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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Monuments |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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People. Hart, Philip and Family |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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People. Williams, G. Mennen and Family |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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YMCA. Camps |
LC Photo 27 | |||
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