The mission of the Michigan State University Archives & Historical collections is to preserve the history of the University and make it available for researchers. Founded in the fall of 1969, the University Archives & Historical Collections (UAHC) has materials dating back through all of MSU’s history. This year American Archives Month coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections.
To celebrate American Archives Month, the MSU University Archives & Historical Collections is holding a trivia contest that is open to MSU faculty, staff and students; MSU alumni; and the greater Lansing community. The theme of the trivia contest is MSU in 1969, the year of the archives’ creation. The contest will end at 5:00pm on Friday, October 30. Three winners will be chosen at random from among the correct entries and will be notified the following week. This year’s prize is a 2009 Spartan Trivia Champion t-shirt. Winners will be notified the week after the contest ends.
The questions are available online or as a PDF document.
The renovations are actually proceeding on schedule. The installation of the carpet finished over the weekend thanks to the willingness of one of our staff members to spend her entire Saturday at work. The rest of the staff appreciates your sacrifice.
We are in the home stretch now as the new cubicle, excuse me, open office space, walls are being installed. The furniture installation will finish today. Staff will use the rest of the week to move into their new offices and to set up the resources in the reading room. We plan to reopen to the public on February 2, 2009 as scheduled. We hope that you will stop by to see the new reading room. We also hope to host at least one open house this year in honor of our 40th anniversary. See you soon!
The new reference area is being set up.