Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Brook Family Papers
00195
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Brook family, (John V. Brook, 1867-)
- Title
- Brook family papers
- ID
- 00195
- Date [inclusive]
- 1877-1984
- Extent
- 3.25 Cubic feet , papers and photographs
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
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
John V. (born 1867) and Grace Booth (born 1874) Brook owned a house and property that Michigan State University was interested in purchasing at one time. In 1911, the Brook family purchased the farm and house (known as the Chatterton-Sturges-Hagadorn house) at 1526 Grand River Avenue in East Lansing. An addition was added to the house in 1912. The family resided there until 1922. The family later moved to 426 Abbot Road. The Brookfield Subdivision and Brookfield Plaza in East Lansing are named after Mr. Brook.
A grandson of John and Grace Brook was Arthur J. Howland (1917-1944). He was a graduate of Michigan State College (class of 1941) and served in the U. S. Army as a captain of artillery during World War II. He was killed on August 17, 1944. MSC honored him by naming the Howland apartment building after him.
Scope and Contents note
The Brook family papers consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and genealogy notes. The bulk of the collection is photographic material. The majority of the photographic images are of family members but there are photographs of events at Haslett High School and buildings where family members resided. There are six family portrait albums, fourteen cased 19th century photographic portrait images (daguerreo-, ambro-, and tintypes), and over 100 loose photographic images (tintype and print). The albums are mostly undated and of unidentified family members. Identified photographs have been arranged into separate folders. Unidentified photographs have been arranged by size and type.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections February 2007
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Transferred from MSU Museum.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Haslett High School (Mich.).
- Michigan State University. Buildings. Howland Apartment Building.
Family Name(s)
- Brook family, (John V. Brook, 1867-)
Genre(s)
- Genealogies (histories)
- Photographs
Geographic Name(s)
- Ingham County (Mich.)
Personal Name(s)
- Brook, Grace Booth, 1874-
- Brook, John V., 1867-
- Howland, Arthur C., (Arthur Charles), 1869-1952
- Michelson, Betty
Collection Inventory
PapersScope and Contents note |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Genealogy Notes |
1 | 1 | ||
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Newspaper clippings, programs, and correspondence, 1888 - 1984 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Memory Box contents (memorabilia), 1888 - 1896 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Memory Box contents (calling cards) |
1 | 4 | ||
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Memory Box contents (correspondence), 1883 - 1904 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Post cards of Hoover Dam |
1 | 6 | ||
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Autograph book of Minnie Booth, 1879 - 1885 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Photographs |
Box 1 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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John and Adriana Brook family, 1906 |
1 | 8 | ||
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John V. and Grace (Booth) Brook |
1 | 9 | ||
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John V. Brook |
1 | 10 | ||
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Grace (Booth) Brook |
1 | 11 | ||
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John and Grace (Booth) Brook children, 1903 - 1921 |
1 | 12 | ||
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Levina Booth, 1901 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Anderson, 1908 |
1 | 14 | ||
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Glenn Brook |
1 | 15 | ||
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Rachel (Brook) Anderson, 1904 - 1924 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Maude (Brook) Howland |
1 | 17 | ||
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Arthur J. Howland |
1 | 18 | ||
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Earl Howland |
1 | 19 | ||
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Lyle Brook |
1 | 20 | ||
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Asel Brook |
1 | 21 | ||
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Glenn and Coriene (Alverson) Brook children |
1 | 22 | ||
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Fred and Mariann (Brook) Michelson |
1 | 23 | ||
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Libby (Brook) Anderson |
1 | 24 | ||
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Coriene (Alverson) Brook |
1 | 25 | ||
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Arthur Clark Brook (brother of John V. Brook), 1886 |
1 | 26 | ||
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Grace Brook, 1887 |
1 | 27 | ||
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Jennie Booth, 1899 |
1 | 28 | ||
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Robert Brook |
1 | 29 | ||
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William Brook |
1 | 30 | ||
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Fred and Mariann (Brook) Michelson |
1 | 31 | ||
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John and Hattie (Brook) Ragsdale |
1 | 32 | ||
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Hattie Howorth |
1 | 33 | ||
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Unidentified photographs, carte de visite |
1 | 34 | ||
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Unidentified photographs, tintypes |
1 | 35 | ||
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Unidentified photographs, small, various sizes |
1 | 36 | ||
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Unidentified photographs, color, 1973 |
1 | 37 | ||
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Unidentified photographs, 4 x 6 and 4 x 7 |
1 | 38 | ||
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Unidentified photographs, cabinet cards |
1 | 39 | ||
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Unidentified photograph, 8 x 10 |
1 | 40 | ||
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George Washington print, 8 x 10 |
1 | 41 | ||
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Haslett High School groups with Glen Brook, 1911 - 1912 |
1 | 42 | ||
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Buildings (in Iowa) and automobiles, 1910 - 1927 |
1 | 43 | ||
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Red velvet family album (8 x 12), unnamed and undated photographs |
2 | 1 | ||
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Family album presented to Minnie Booth by parents Horace and Levina Booth, 1891 |
3 | 1 | ||
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Brown, embossed family album (4 ½ x 6), unnamed and undated photographs |
2 | 2 | ||
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Family album presented to Grace Booth by parents Horace and Levina Booth, 1891 |
3 | 2 | ||
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Red velvet family album (8 x 10) given to "Minnie from Maude Kurchner", unnamed and undated |
4 | 1 | ||
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Brown, embossed family album (3 ¼ x 4 ¾) "presented to Grace by Grandma Sheldon, Christmas 1882", 1877 - 1886 |
4 | 2 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½) photograph (ambro or tintype) of unidentified woman holding book |
5 | 1 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½, hinge broken) photograph (daguerreo type) of unidentified bearded man holding a child |
5 | 2 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½) photograph (daguerreotype of unidentified older woman wearing a bonnet |
5 | 3 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½) photograph (daguerreotype) of unidentified man in suit |
5 | 4 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½) photograph (ambro- or tintype) of unidentified older woman wearing glasses and holding a book |
5 | 5 | ||
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Embossed case (2 ½ x 3, hinge broken) photograph (tintype?) of unidentified infant |
5 | 6 | ||
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Embossed case (2 ½ x 3) photograph (ambro- or tintype) of unidentified toddler girl (age 1 - 2 years?) |
5 | 7 | ||
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Embossed case (2 ½ x 3) photograph (ambro- or tintype) of unidentified girl (age 3 - 5 years?) |
5 | 8 | ||
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Embossed case (2 ½ x 3) photograph (ambro- or tintype) of unidentified woman with arm on table holding a book |
5 | 9 | ||
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Glass enclosure daguerreotype photograph (no case) of unidentified man with right arm resting on table and left hand across body Napoleon-style |
5 | 10 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½) photograph (daguerreotype) of three unidentified young women |
5 | 11 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½, top missing) photograph (daguerreotype) of two unidentified girls |
5 | 12 | ||
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Embossed case (3 x 3 ½, top missing) photograph (daguerreotype) of unidentified man |
5 | 13 | ||
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Glass enclosure (3 x 3 ½, no case) photograph (daguerreotype) of unidentified man (see #2) and child |
5 | 14 | ||
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Oversized Materials |
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8 x 10 photograph of John and Adriana Brook family |
OS 11 | |||
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