Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Justus Gage Papers
UA.1.1.9
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator -
- Gage, Justus
- Title
- Justus Gage papers
- ID
- UA.1.1.9
- Date [inclusive]
- 1863-1874
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet 3 folders
- 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
Justus Gage was one of the first members of the State Board of Agriculture, the precursor to the Board of Trustees. Gage served from 1861 to 1869 on the Board. Gage was instrumental in the establishment of the Michigan Agricultural College and remained active in its affairs until the end of his life. Before the formation of the State Board of Agriculture, he was an executive board member on the State Agricultural Society, beginning that post in 1854. He was also a farmer and Universalist minister in Dowagiac, Michigan, in Cass County.
Gage was born on March 13, 1805 in De Ruyter, Madison County, New York. He was a teacher and married in 1832. He came to Michigan with his family in 1837, shortly after statehood was granted. He had three sons and two daughters who survived to adulthood. There is now an elementary school named for him in Dowagiac and he was instrumental in the building of the Universalist (now Episcopalian) Church in Dowagiac in 1859. He died in 1875.
Scope and Contents note
The papers of Justus Gage contain two volumes of indexed correspondence concerning his position on the State Board of Agriculture. The letters relate to the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University), including discussion of faculty appointments, discipline at the College, construction projects and progress at the farms. There are summaries of the periodic State Board of Agriculture meetings as well. There is also a folder containing loose newspaper clippings and correspondence that were removed from the second volume.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections September 2006
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 by Madison Kuhn.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan Agricultural College.
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Letters (correspondence)
Personal Name(s)
- Gage, Justus -- Form subdivision--Archives.;
- Kuhn, Madison
Subject(s)
- State universities and colleges -- United States
- Universities and colleges -- Michigan
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
|
"Agricultural College Correspondence, Vol. 1," February 9, 1863- January 25, 1865 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
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"Agricultural College Correspondence, Vol. 2," January 21, 1865- April 7, 1873 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Newspaper clippings and correspondence from Vol. 2, 1869, 1874, n.d. |
F.D. | 3 | ||