Catalog, Officers, and Graduates of the Michigan Agricultural College for the Years 1857-1916 (Inclusive), Together with Other Information of General Interest. (East Lansing : The College, 1916)
Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture of the State of Michigan... and Annual Report of the Agricultural College Experiment Station. (Lansing : Robert Smith, 1897-1948)
The Wolverine (Also called the Heliostat and Gluck-auf for some years)
East Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University
MSU Libraries' History of MSU Research Guide
Most library books about MSU can be found in the MSU Collection which is located on the first floor in the East wing of the Main Library
Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame
The MWHC has inducted scores of women into its Hall of Fame. Check the biographies online to see if they located subjects you haven't found yet, or if a biography includes information on a subject that you don't have yet.
Archival records for the Women in Science and Engineering Program at University of Michigan
Are you working on a subject who graduated from the University of Michigan, then came to teach at MSU? She may have been interviewed for UM's Women's History in Michigan Science and Engineering Oral History Project.
Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
Find out which biographical encyclopedias have an entry on your subject. Then use the library catalog to search for the title of the encyclopedia you need.
Michigan Oral History Project Database
Digital Public Library of America
MeL Michigana (Michigan eLibrary)
Full text of patent grants and applications from around the world.
*ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global
Use to locate the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation your subject wrote. Also, use to find out if your subject served on thesis or dissertation committees while she was a faculty member.
Use to find articles in scientific journals written by your subject. Most citations link to full text.
Lists the holdings of 16,000 libraries in 100+ countries. Use to find books, scientific reports, etc. written by your subject.
If your subject grew up in Michigan, check her home town paper to see if articles from the past are archived.
Find out if your subject was ever featured in an MSU student or faculty newspaper, or perhaps wrote an editorial or article.