Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
R. H. Pettit Papers
UA.17.213
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Rowe, DeAnn
- Title
- R. H. Pettit papers
- ID
- UA.17.213
- Date
- 1915, 1946, 1954, undated
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation note
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
Rufus Hiram (R. H.) Pettit was born January 11, 1869, son of Captain R. D. Pettit (a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars.) He graduated from Baldwinsville Academy (New York) in 1887. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Cornell University in 1895 his doctorate from Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) in 1929.
He began his academic career at M.A.C. in 1897 and was the dean of the Entomology department from 1906 until his retirement in 1932.
He married Jessie A. Treat and they had 2 daughters. He died at his home in East Lansing on June 1, 1946.
Scope and Contents note
Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) memorabilia includes a class rivalry poster (1915), seven photographs of campus depicting an elk in the campus deer park, a group of people at Lake Lansing, M.A.C. faculty/staff circa 1899-1900, R. H. Pettit in an REO automobile, and A. J. Cook at the campus apiary. There is also one letter (1954), and one newsclipping of Professor R. H. Pettit's obituary.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections October 2011
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use note
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 Agricultural College. Students.
- Michigan State College.
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
- Posters
Personal Name(s)
- Pettit, R. H., (Rufus Hiram), 1869-1946
- Rowe, DeAnn
Subject(s)
- College campuses -- Michigan -- East Lansing
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Obituary 1946 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
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Photographs |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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M.A.C. campus Undated |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Elk at Deer Park at MSC Undated |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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People - Groups - Lake Lansing Undated |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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People - Groups - M.A.C. Faculty/Staff Circa 1899-1900 |
F.D. | 5 | ||
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People - Groups - Unidentified Circa 1906 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
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People, Pettit, R. H. in Reo Undated |
F.D. | 7 | ||
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Photograph with letter - Cook, A. J. at apiary at MSC Undated, 1954 |
F.D. | 8 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Poster - Class Rivalry 1915 |
5726 | |||