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A. L. Musson papers
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COLLECTION SUMMARY Title: Faculty Papers, A. L. Musson papers Dates: 1950-1962 (bulk 1954, 1962) Creator: A. L. (Alfred Lyman) Musson Physical description: 0.42 linear feet—1 container, 221 photographs Collection number: UA 53.8 Language: Collection material is in English. Repository: South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Abstract: Collection is composed primarily of items collected by Musson on a trip to Somalia and East Africa in 1954. Also included is correspondence and research resulting from the trip. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Provenance: These files were found in the archives stacks in the fall of 1997. There is no indication of where they came from or how they came to be here. Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Copyright Status: Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid. It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003) Preferred citation: [Identification of item]. Faculty Papers, A. L. Musson papers, UA 53.8, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on August 31, 1998 with revisions on December 8, 2008 (cjg). SELECTED SEARCH TERMS The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Persons:
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BACKGROUND NOTE Alfred Lyman Musson was born on August 31, 1911 at Honolulu, Hawaii to Alfred and Mildred Musson. In 1933, he received his bachelor's degree from Connecticut State College at Storrs. In 1934, Alfred earned a master's degree and in 1951 a doctorate degree both from Iowa State University at Ames. Alfred married Helen Saunders on November 28, 1935 at South Norwalk, Connecticut. They had three children; Alfred L., Jr., Esther, and Merrill and five grandsons. Helen Saunders Musson died in November 1987. He married Hannah Sharp at Brookings on February 18, 1989.
The Musson’s were house parents at Greer School at Hope Farm in New York from 1938 to 1941. Alfred was called to active duty from the U.S. Army Reserve from 1931 to 1945 where he served in the 271st Infantry, 69th Infantry division of the United States Army. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from the service as a lieutenant colonel. He was employed with Iowa State University for six years, and later at the Hope Farm School for Dependent Children for three years. He joined the South Dakota State College faculty in October 1952 as professor and head of the Animal Science Department. From 1960 until his retirement in 1973, he served in the office of the Dean of Agriculture and Biological Sciences under various titles, and retired as associate director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in June 1973. After his retirement, Musson pursued genealogy. He wrote a family history of his great-grandmother, which was published privately in 1986, and from 1980 until 1982, he published a family genealogy newsletter. He was a member of the Brookings Area Genealogy Society, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and the Marblehead (Mass.) Historical Society. He was also involved with the Mystic Seaport, Inc., the 69th Infantry Division Association, the American Society of Animal Science, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He was a former Rotarian and Scoutmaster at Ames, Iowa. Alfred died on Saturday, July 21, 1990 at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. Interment was made at the Westwood Cemetery in Westwood, NJ. Bibliography: Dinkel, Christian Alfred and A. L. Musson, Beef cattle breeding research in South Dakota, Brookings, S.D., Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State College, 1956. [Archives: 630.7 So87.17 no. 130] Worzella, W.W., and A. L. Musson, Proposed program for agricultural technical assistance for Somalia, Rome, Italy: s.n., 1954. [Archives: S471.S55 W6]
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Faculty Papers/Collected Faculty Materials, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. UA 53.1
Faculty Papers/Faculty Publications, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. UA 53.2 SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE This collection is composed of materials from a trip made by Musson to Somalia, East Africa in 1954. Included are scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, slides, notes, correspondence, some publications and articles about Somalia, maps, and trip preparation items.
The scrapbooks consist of pictures taken while in Somalia. Included are Musson's translations of the Italian descriptions that are written on the back of most of the pictures. The photographs, negatives and slides consist of more pictures of Somalia but do not include any description of each image. The notes consist of writings made by Musson while in Somalia. The correspondence consists mainly of communications with the Foreign Operations Administration in preparation for Musson's trip. The publications and articles include items about Somalia that Musson probably read in preparation for his trip. The trip preparations include information about customs in Somalia, immunizations for travel abroad, and some paper work that includes an investigation form for security clearance that details some biographical information about Musson. Also included are a few maps of Somalia that show some of the places that Musson visited. ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. Box 1.
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