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Germanic Languages and Literature became an independent department at the University of Michigan in 1887, prior to that German language was taught under Modern Languages. Course offerings expanded to include German, Swedish, Norwegian, Gothic, Netherlands, and Yiddish. Departmental records pertaining to curriculums staffing, events, faculty, and the operation of the department. Minutes date from 1929 to 1941, and 1985-2000. Faculty files include William H. Bennett, Francis Brown, Martin Dyck, John W. Eaton, Emery George, Otto Graf, Leta Lewis, Henry Nordmeyer, Clarence K. Pott, Walter Reichart, Alice Tramm, Frederick B. Wahr, and Norman Willey.

Records from the University of Michigan Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures were received in three accessions from the department in 2005, 2006, and 2008. The material is described as one collection and is primarily comprised of records related to departmental administrative functions, events and publications, curriculum, and faculty. Files document departmental meetings, graduate and undergraduate curriculum, rotational reviews, staffing plans, personnel information, and faculty.

The records measure 1.6 linear feet, and date from 1929 to 2009, with the majority of materials from the period between 1945 and 1980. The records are primarily comprised of correspondence, minutes, personnel materials, and administrative files and are arranged into five series: Administrative, Curriculum, Events, Publications, and Faculty.

Records of the University of Michigan Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. The collection contains administrative and topical files of the Department, records of associated student organizations, photographs, and audio material. Of particular note is the extensive run of photographs (1908-1955) of photographs of the Cercle Français' annual French-language play.

The records of the Department of 77Romance Language provide some documentation of the administration of the department and several student organizations including Sigma Delta Pi, the Sociedad Hispanica and the Cercle Français. This record group is divided into five series: Department Administration, Faculty Information, Student Organizations, Topical, and Audio-Visual.

Professor in the University of Michigan School of Education. Files include correspondence with colleagues, papers presented at professional meetings, research proposals and reports, grant and fellowship applications, materials related to committees on which Barritt served, and newsletters. The collection documents his research interests in educational testing and measurement, language development and testing, European (particularly Dutch) approaches to education and research, and educational psychology.

The papers of Loren Barritt consist primarily of materials related to his career as a professor of education at the University of Michigan School of Education from 1964 to 2000. Records include correspondence with colleagues, papers presented at professional meetings, research proposals and reports, grant and fellowship applications, materials related to committees on which Barritt served, and newsletters. They document his research interests in educational testing and measurement, language development and testing, European (particularly Dutch) approaches to education and research, and educational psychology.

University of Michigan professor of French and Comparative Literature. Chambers taught some of the first courses with LGBTQ+ topics at U-M. Includes course materials, correspondence, and topical files.

Ross Chamber's papers primarily document Chamber's academic career and activities, with some personal correspondence documenting his personal life and relationships. Course materials include various records surrounding courses that Ross Chambers taught, including course schedules, syllabi, texts, and notes. Also includes one folder of student responses on why they decided to take individual courses, including courses about AIDS and queer topics; these materials are restricted as they contain student grades. Courses taught by Chambers with material present in this collection, including courses not taught at the University of Michigan, are indexed under the Contents. Also included in the collection are collections of correspondence–a majority of the correspondence is related to Chamber's academic career, but occasional correspondents discuss more personal matters. Topical files include various lectures, conference materials, speeches, notes, and creator-titled folders. Lectures, speeches, and notes are related to his work on AIDS (particularly in relation to gay men), queer and LGBT+ studies, and French.

• French 155/220: 20th Century French
• French 155/220: Testimonials
• French 240: The Getting of Wisdom
• French 372: Poetry as you Like It
• French 378: Studies in Genre
• French 4100: Poetry for Pleasure
• French 7960: Autobiography, History, Testimonial
• French 885: Desouevrement / Loiterature
• Comparative Literature 390: Loiterature: Pleasure, Reading, and Social Critique
• Comparative Literature 413: Witnessing Writing
• Comparative Literature 490: AIDS: Myths and Countermyths
• Comparative Literature 490: The Literature of Witness: From the 1914-18 War to AIDS
• Comparative Literature 490: Representing AIDS
• Comparative Literature 750: Genre, Writing, and Identity
• Comparative Literature 760: The Queer and the Creepy
• Comparative Literature 780: Turning to the Everyday
• Comparative Literature 781: Untimely Interventions