Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
R. Keith Hudson Papers
UA.17.266
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Hudson, Robert Keith, 1914-
- Title
- R. Keith Hudson papers
- ID
- UA.17.266
- Date [inclusive]
- 1941-1977
- Extent
- 0.1 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
Robert Keith Hudson (known as R. Keith) was born August 15, 1914 to Beulah L. Hudson and Aleda A. Gallander in Wyanet, Illinois. Hudson graduated from Wyanet High School in 1932, earned his B.S. (June 1945), M.S. (December 1945) and his Ph.D. (1957) at Michigan State University.
He began his academic career at Michigan State College (now MSU) as a graduate assistant in 1944. He was appointed instructor in Forestry in 1949. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1949 and to associate professor in 1972.
He was a member of the Society of American Foresters, Michigan Academy of Science, Xi Sigma Pi, and Sigma Xi.
He married Lois L. Burley and they had two daughters. He died on January 4, 1973.
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of materials from R. Keith Hudson and his wife, Lois. Hudson's materials include newspaper clippings, campus maps, two aerial photographs of campus, and a plat map of the Kellogg Reforestation Tract with labels of types of trees. Lois' materials include a 1941 menur from the Hotel Olds, a football ticket dated October 24, 1942, a basketball program dated January 10, 1941 and newspaper clippings about Michigan State University buildings and Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to campus in 1940.
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)
- Hotel Olds (Lansing, Mich.).
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Maps
Personal Name(s)
- Hudson, Loraine
Subject(s)
- College buildings -- Michigan -- East Lansing
- College campuses -- Michigan -- East Lansing
- Reforestation -- Michigan
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
|
Campus Maps 1940 - 1978, Undated |
F.D. | 1 | ||
|
Hotel Olds Menu 1941 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
| Box | ||||
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Kellogg Reforestation Map Undated Kellogg Reforestation Tract with labels of types of trees |
5726 | |||
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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MSC Athletic Memorabilia 1941-1942 |
F.D. | 3 | ||
|
Newspaper Clippings 1940 - 1941, 1950, Undated |
F.D. | 4 | ||
|
Photographs - Campus - Aerial 1939 |
F.D. | 5 | ||