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Detroit News records, 1856-1991 (majority within 1912-1982)
164.5 linear feet (in 180 boxes) — 33.4 GB (online)
Visual Materials
The Visual Materials series (1906-1984, 10 linear feet, 33.4 GB) has been divided into two subseries, Negatives and Photographic Prints.
Negatives
The Negatives subseries (1906-1984, 9.75 linear feet) contains glass plate and film negatives as well as positive glass transparencies. These materials have been arranged further within the Negatives subseries by format, Glass Plate and Film. These materials range in size from 4 x 5 inches to 11 x 14 inches and are arranged alphabetically by folder headings, which were maintained from their original folders. Film negatives, 1922-1984 (2.75 linear feet) range in size from 4 x 5 inches to 8 x 10 inches and are comprised of both acetate and nitrate film. Content of the film negatives includes images of classroom scenes, crowds in the streets after a Joe Louis victory, a civil rights picket line outside of Woolworth's, and WWJ entertainers in costume. Glass negatives, 1906-1936 (7 linear feet) range in size from 4 x 5 inches to 11 x 14 inches. Content of the glass negatives is less varied than that of the film negatives and includes large runs of images depicting interior and exterior views of the Detroit News building and the previous News building on Shelby Street and Larned Street in downtown Detroit, as well as of the WWJ radio station building. Some of the smaller glass negatives include more editorial content such as images of the annual spelling bee and the Detroit News 50th Anniversary hosted at the Scripps family farm.
Detroit Ophthalmological Club records, 1902-2011 (majority within 1915-2011)
1.5 linear feet — 1 volume
Executive Director's Files
Executive Directors' Files, 1916-1969 (boxes 1-36) include the general correspondence and topical files of Forrester B. Washington and John Dancy; minutes of meetings of the League's Board of Directors; budget and financial records; files concerning National Urban League. conferences and the Green Pastures Camp program. The series also includes printed pamphlets, reports, newsletters and books produced by for the Detroit Urban League and other Urban League chapters.
Personal Records
The Personal Records series documents Ames' involvement in the Gay Games, as well as the organizing of Team Great Lakes, in which he participated. Other items are related to his personal life and interest in Gay issues and culture.
Michigan Clergy Counseling Service (MCCS)
The Michigan Clergy Counseling Service series (.3 linear ft., 1971-1973) is divided into five subseries: Correspondence, Annual Meeting Minutes, Paper, Clergy Questionnaire, and Abortion Study. The correspondence discusses surveying clergy, making arrangements for presenting the paper on the MCCS to sociological societies, and also includes general MCCS correspondence. The annual minutes describe the 1971/1972 activities of MCCS. The paper, "The Abortion Brokers: A Transactional Analysis of Organizational Development" evaluates MCCS from a sociological perspective. The blank clergy questionnaire evaluates the effectiveness of the organization. The abortion study contains a proposal that may correspond to the data sheets filled out by MCCS counselors which document abortion referrals. The FORTRAN coding key, forms, and printout standardize and quantify the surveys.
Environmental Activism
The Environmental Activism series, 1950-2006 (2.2 linear feet), is further divided into three subseries: Correspondence, Meetings, and Research.
Correspondence
The Correspondence subseries, 1983-2005 (0.2 linear feet), is arranged chronologically, and consists of letters and emails between Diane Hebert and other environmental activists, the Dow Chemical Company, and elected officials, including former United States Representative, Dave Camp.