Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Justin Kestenbaum Collection
UA.17.323
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Kestenbaum, Justin L.
- Title
- Justin Kestenbaum collection
- ID
- UA.17.323
- Date
- undated
- Extent
- 0.25 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."
Biographical/Historical
Justin L. Kestenbaum was born in 1925 in New York City, New York. Kestenbaum graduated high school in 1943. He joined the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific. After the war, he studied history at the University of Illinois and received his B.A. in 1952.
With the help of the G.I. Bill and a William Randolph Hearst Fellowship, Kestenbaum pursued graduate work (M.A. 1954; Ph.D. 1963) in American history at Northwestern University. He taught high school in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois and college courses at Northwestern, Roosevelt University and Wright Junior College in Illinois.
In 1963, Kestenbaum accepted a faculty position at Michigan State University where he worked for the rest of his life. Kestenbaum has published a number of books including "Out of the Wilderness: An Illustrated History of Greater Lansing" and "At the Campus Gate: A History of East Lansing." Kestenbaum died in 1995.
Scope and Content
The Justin Kestenbaum collection contains photographic materials such as photographs, negatives, and transparencies that Kestenbaum used for his books, "Out of the Wilderness: An Illustrated History of Greater Lansing" and "At the Campus Gate: A History of East Lansing." Some of the photographs came from the University Archives and Historical Collections; others were taken by Kestenbaum himself. The photographs show people and places from the Lansing area.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections February 2013
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
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--History;
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
Geographic Name(s)
- East Lansing (Mich.)
- Lansing (Mich.)
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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Original Color Transparencies |
4239 | 4 | ||
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Photographs by J. Kestenbaum For His Book |
4239 | 3 | ||
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Photograph Notes and Black and White Negatives |
4239 | 6 | ||
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Prints from Alan S. Thompson Collection |
4239 | 5 | ||
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Prints Made by J. Kestenbaum using U.A. and H.C. originals (1) |
4239 | 1 | ||
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Prints Made by J. Kestenbaum using U.A. and H.C. originals (2) |
4239 | 2 | ||
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Correspondence 1979 |
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