Photographs
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of printed papers, photographs, copies of articles, pedigrees, certificates, large plat maps, and books ranging from 1930 to 1998 for the Nazareth Farms. The material includes a brief history of the farm, articles, photographs, cattle pedigrees, certificates and awards, maps, and reports. There is also a folder containing records of dealings with Consumers Power Company.
The collection also contains Herd Registers that include the registration information on the farm’s cattle registration between the years of 1940 to 1957. The Herd Register books have information on breeding, dates of sale or purchase, milk production, lineage, color, pattern markings, and age with more detailed statistics between the years of 1930 to 1966. There is also one small metal plaque included in a folder containing a Gazette Soil Conservation Contest Plaque from 1958.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1998
Creator
- From the Collection: Sisters of Saint Joseph (Kalamazoo, Mich.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Murray, Joseph J. , 1889-1968 (Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: .75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu
