The history of Michigan State University dates back to 1855, when the Michigan Legislature established the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan under the encouragement of the Michigan State A
John Clough Holmes, co-founder of the Michigan State Agricultural Society and the founder of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (now Michigan State University)
Together with the Pennsylvania State University, Michigan State University claims to be the first land-grant college in the United States. (USPS commemorative stamp)
Liberty Hyde Bailey, often called the "Father of American Horticulture," graduated from the Agricultural College in 1882
Morrill Hall in 1912, known at the time as the "Women's Building". To the right are Horticulture, Bacteriology, Botany, and Administration (Library–Museum).