Black and white photograph of a group of Michigan State University students approaching the "Fee Payments" counters for registration and enrollment on January 4, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a man walking outside a building while holding a briefcase on the campus of Michigan State University. The building has a sign located at the top of the doorway and a bicycle is parked outside on a bike rack. Photograph…

Black and white photograph of a group of students standing among a parking lot of what appears to be a dormitory building on the campus of Michigan State University. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a student walking on the sidewalks next to Spartan Stadium on the campus of Michigan State University. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of two boys walking next to Spartan Stadium while carrying basketballs and ball bags on the campus of Michigan State University. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a close-up view of the Spartan Stadium ticket office entrance and inside stairwell. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a country club fire in East Lansing, Michigan, with a fireman standing in the foreground looking on toward the burning building on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a close-up view of the East Lansing Country Club during a fire on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a close-up view looking into the country club fire in East Lansing, Michigan on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a close-up view of two fireman fighting a fire at the country club in East Lansing, Michigan, on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the empty rows of bleachers within Spartan Stadium on the campus of Michigan State University on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a a bird's-eye view of campus buildings at Michigan State University on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a close-up view of the exterior of a campus building at Michigan State University on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the campus bridge located on the Red Cedar River on the campus of Michigan State University, as taken on February 1, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a close-up view of Governor John Swainson at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan in February 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a balcony view within the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan in February 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a close-up view of Governor John Swainson speaking at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan in February 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of an ice show held in East Lansing, Michigan in March 1961. In the photograph, a group of young women stand in a row while in uniform and looking away in the distance. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the…

Black and white photograph of an ice show held in East Lansing, Michigan in March 1961. In the photograph, a group of ice skaters are skating in a circle while wearing traditional dresses that appear to celebrate cultural heritage. Photograph by…

Black and white photograph of an ice show held in East Lansing, Michigan in March 1961. In the photograph, an ice skating couple are seen skating arm in arm and looking toward the sky while the spotlight shines upon them. Photograph by Douglas R.…

Black and white photograph of an ice show held in East Lansing, Michigan in March 1961. In the photograph, a group of female ice skaters are seen in the foreground standing proudly with their arms raised and wearing costume headdresses, jewelry, and…

Black and white photograph of a gentleman walking in what appears to be a boiler room on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan on March 19, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of two gentleman standing and talking in what appears to be a boiler room on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan on March 19, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of two ladies wearing traditional Dutch costumes and smiling while seated among the tulip fields during the Tulip Time festival in Holland, Michigan on May 13, 1961. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the…