Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Klute Family Papers
UA.10.3.237
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Klute Family, (Helen Josephine Klute, 1908-1997)
- Creator
- Klute, Donald Harvey, 1907-1987
- Creator
- Klute, Helen Josephine, 1908-1997
- Title
- Klute Family papers
- ID
- UA.10.3.237
- Date [inclusive]
- 1923-1925
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 6 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".
Biography
Helen Josephine Klute was born October 4, 1905 in Three Oaks, Michigan to William Carl and Edna Spaulding Klute. She was the valedictorian of the Three Oaks High School graduating class of 1923. She attended Michigan Agricultural College 1923 - 1927 in the Home Economics program and living in the Collingwood House dormitory. She retired October 4, 1950 on her 65th birthday from Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan having served a number of years as chief dietician. Following her retirement, she sold her home in Kalamazoo and moved to and purchased as home in Lemon Grove, California with her sister, Ada Elizabeth Klute Felske. She died September 22, 1997 in San Diego.
Donald Harvey Klute was born February 11, 1907 in Three Oaks, Michigan to William Carl and Edna Spaulding Klute. He graduated from Three Oaks High School in 1924. He attended Michigan Agricultural College 1924 - 1927 in the Agricultural course. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and during his adult life lived in Connecticut and Florida. He was a resident of West Palm Beach for seventeen years before his death on May 26, 1987.
Scope and Contents note
Collection consists of records Helen Klute's time at M.A.C. Records include class registration slips, receipts for college expenses, a clipping showing the family business, and two books. The books are Linen & How to Set the Table for Every Occasion by Sara Swain Adams and O n the Campus at M.A.C.. The latter contains photographs of the campus and activities.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 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.
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. Class of 1927.
Personal Name(s)
- Moore, Linda
Subject(s)
- Home economics
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
|
Class Registration 1923 - 1925, Undated |
F.D. | 1 | ||
|
Clipping - Acorn - Klute Family Business Ad 1923 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
|
Linen & How to Set the Table for Every Occasion by Sara Swain Adams 1923 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
|
On the Campus at M.A.C. undated |
F.D. | 4 | ||
|
Questions from Quiz (?) Undated |
F.D. | 5 | ||
|
Receipts and Expenses 1923-1925 |
F.D. | 6 | ||