Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Winford C. Trout Collection
UA.10.3.152
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Trout, Winford C., d. 1974
- Title
- Winford C. Trout collection
- ID
- UA.10.3.152
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1905-1909
- Date [inclusive]
- 1905-1959
- Extent
- 0.8 Cubic feet
- 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".
Biography
Winford C. Trout attended Michigan Agricultural College from 1905 to 1909 and received a B.S. in agriculture. While on campus he lived in Wells Hall. Trout designed Ella Sharp Park in Jackson, Michigan and was the park supervisor for twenty years.
Scope and Contents note
The scrapbook contains photographs and postcards of Michigan State University campus life including people, athletic events, reunions, campus buildings and scenes, the Wells Hall fire in 1905, class rivalries, and pranks. Also included are photographs from the Semi-Centennial of President Roosevelt’s visit to campus in 1907. There are also booklets and programs from Patriarch and alumni reunions during 1919 and 1959. Other materials include an issue of The M.A.C. Record from 1919, and a poster from the Horticulture Club announcing a lecture on campus. There is also a piece of partly melted metal mounted on card stock labeled as the “remains of Wells Hall” from the 1905 fire that destroyed the building.
Also included are pennants of: Notre Dame, Olivet, Forensic, M.A.C, 1909, Yale, Hillsdale, Colorado, Columbia, Harvard, Alma, Illinois, California, Dartmouth, Stanford, Purdue, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Navy, Amherst, Armour, and Virginia.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections February 2010
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 note
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.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan State University. -- General subdivision--Students;
Geographic Name(s)
- Ann Arbor (Mich.)
Collection Inventory
| Box | ||||
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Scrapbook 1905-1959 |
2535 | |||
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Loose materials from scrapbook |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Remains of Wells Hall |
2535 | 1 | ||
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Reunion Materials |
2535 | 2 | ||
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Photographs |
2535 | 3 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Pennants |
2536H | |||