Arnell Engstrom papers, 1952-1970 (majority within 1960-1968)

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Arnell Engstrom papers, 1952-1970 (majority within 1960-1968)

1.5 linear feet

Traverse City, Michigan, businessman, Republican state legislator and chairman of the appropriations committee of the Michigan house of representatives. Correspondence: legislative and campaign files, and files, including materials regarding his election campaigns; personal files; and photographs.

Arnell Engstrom served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1940 to 1968. The Arnell Engstrom Papers, however, only document his activities from approximately 1955 through 1970, with the papers being strongest for the years 1960 to 1968.

The papers are divided into three series: Correspondence Files, Legislative Files, and a small Personal series. This arrangement is a combination of the original arrangement of the materials (the Correspondence Files and the Legislative Files) and an artificial arrangement of some materials that document Engstrom's personal activities.

Correspondence Files

The Correspondence Files are arranged alphabetically. Some papers are arranged according to the sender, some according to the receiver, some by the subject and some by the sending or receiving agency. Therefore if a researcher is looking for correspondence between Engstrom and a given individual, it may be necessary to look in several places. For example, letters to and from Charles Anspach, president of Central Michigan University can be found filed under both 'A' for Anspach and 'C' for Central Michigan. In addition, although this is a correspondence series, certain non-correspondence material may be found among the papers.

[A-Z], 1955-1970

24 folders

Box 1

Legislative Files, 1955-1970

The Legislative Files are arranged alphabetically by topical. Included here is a short subseries of legislative materials arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Some of these materials are identical in nature to those found in the Correspondence Files, yet this arrangement seems to reflect the original arrangement of the materials.