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Researching MSU Department Histories: MSU Academic Programs, Catalogs and Directories

This guide is for those researching the history of MSU departments using collections at the MSU Archives and sources at the Main Library.

Catalogs and Academic Programs

Registrar’s Office online resources

Copies in the Main Library

Copies at the MSU Archives

 

Faculty/Staff and Student Directories

The Faculty/Staff Directories contain an alphabetical list of faculty and staff, retirees, as well as alphabetical lists of departments and offices.  They also include organizational charts of the university.  These are a good source for researching faculty, and tracking department name changes and office locations over time.

Student Directories contain names of students, addresses, and their majors.  Prior to 1946 the student directory was included in the Faculty/Staff Directory. 

Select volumes are available online, 1903-1936.

Faculty/Staff Directory Database for available to MSU affiliates, 2015- current

Copies at the Main Library

Copies at the MSU Archives