Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures Records
UA.16.10

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Michigan State University. Dept. of Communication Skills (1952-1961).
Creator
Michigan State University. Dept. of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures.
Creator
Michigan State University. Dept. of Written and Spoken English.
Title
Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures records
ID
UA.16.10
Date [bulk]
Bulk, 1964-1990
Date [inclusive]
1945-1990
Extent
0.25 Cubic feet , 9 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".

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Historical Note

In 1952 the Department of Communications Skills was created in the Basic College. In 1961 the name of the department changed to American Thought and Language. In 2003 it became Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures.

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Scope and Content

This collection contains the poetry newsletter “Centering.” There are also a department procedure report, report on student writing, honors course syllabi, and history of the department. Also included are the proceedings for the symposium “Half Century Ago: Michigan in the Great Depression.”

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 2009

Conrad Hall
888 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.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Michigan State University. Dept. of American Thought and Language.

Genre(s)

  • Newsletters

Subject(s)

  • American literature -- Study and teaching
  • Depressions -- 1929 -- United States
  • English language -- United States

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Collection Inventory

Drawer Folder

ATL Reader newsletter 1967 

F.D. 1

Centering newsletter 

Drawer Folder

Issues 1-3 1973, 1976, 1977 

F.D. 2

Issues 4-5 1978, 1980 

F.D. 3
Drawer Folder

Honors Syllabi 1964-1965 

F.D. 4

Policies and Procedures Department of American Thought and Language 1964 

F.D. 5

Department of American Thought and Language and its Antecedents 1970 

F.D. 6

Half Century Ago: Michigan in the Great Depression symposium proceedings 1980 

F.D. 7

Study abroad brochures 1988, 1990 

F.D. 9

Writing Done by Students in the American Thought and Language course, spring term, 1964 

F.D. 10

Midwestern Miscellany - Center for the Study of Midwestern Life and Culture 1979 

F.D. 12

Annual Reports 

Unpublished 


    Box
Text   Annual Reports-Shelf D
    Box
Text   Annual Reports-Shelf E

1945 

1945-1946 

1945-1947 

1946-1947 

1948-1949 

1949-1950 (2 Folders) 

1950-1951 (2 Folders) 

1951-1952 (2 Folders) 

1952-1953 

1953-1954 

1954-1955 

1955-1956 

1956-1957 

1957-1958 

1959 

1962-1963 

1966-1967 

1967-1968 

1968-1969 

1971-1972 

1972-1973 

1973-1974 

1974-1975 

1975-1976 

1976-1977 

1977-1978 

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