Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The prints are illustrative of significant moments in the history of Michigan from pre-history to World War II.

Photographs, contact prints, and glass negatives collected by Mrs. Robert Jensen.

The collection consists of photographs, contact prints, and glass negatives relating to miscellaneous topics, including ice cutting and storage at Mackinaw City, Michigan, and logging and other activities at or near Harbor Springs and Haring, Michigan. There are also some photographs of railroads, ships, and a lighthouse.

Photographer from Comins, Michigan. Consists of postcard views of Comins, Michigan, as well as photos of farming, lumbering, and related activities.

The collection consists of postcard views of Comins, Michigan, as well as photos of farming, lumbering, and related activities.

The collection consists of photographs of Millersburg, Michigan, and of logging activities.

The Alice Petersen photograph collection includes copy prints of photos of Danish immigrants in Montcalm County, Michigan, including portraits and photos of farm activites.

Early aviator; first manager of the Bay City (Mich.) Airport. Photographs, albums with photographs and personal miscellanea, scrapbooks, and biographical material compiled by his wife, Lillian Dora.

The collection consists of photographs, albums with photographs and personal miscellanea, scrapbooks, and biographical material compiled by his wife, Lillian Dora.

Postcard views relating to the lumber mill in South Boardman, Michigan, and to logging activities near Fife Lake, Michigan.

The collection consists of postcard views relating to the lumber mill in South Boardman, Michigan, and to logging activities near Fife Lake, Michigan.

Ann Arbor, Mich. resident and Michigan Upper Peninsula trapper and woodsman, Consists of a photograph of Sutton House, Kirtland House, and a lumber mill in the area of Escanaba, Michigan.

The Floyd V. Ames photograph collection consists of a photograph of Sutton House, a log home situated near Battle Creek, Michigan; photograph of the Kirtland House, a hotel probably also located near Battle Creek; and a photograph of a lumber mill in the area of Escanaba, Michigan.

Clarence M. Taube (1912-2009) was a biologist who worked for the Institute for Fisheries Research, Division of Fisheries, Michigan Department of Conservation, and Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Consists of copy print photographs and copy negatives of views along the Platte River, Michigan; a photograph of a catch of grayling; photos of lumbering in Benzie county, Michigan; and portraits of individuals associated with the establishment of the Michigan Department of Conservation.

The collection consists of copy print photographs and copy negatives of views along the Platte River, Michigan; a photograph of a catch of grayling; photos of lumbering in Benzie county, Michigan; and portraits of individuals associated with the establishment of the Michigan Department of Conservation.

Organization of Michigan photographers; collected copyprints of historical images.

The collection consists of copyprints (with some negatives) of historical images collected by members of the Michigan Photographers Society. The photographs are arranged alphabetically by name of city where the collector lived. This is followed by descriptions of the images. The strength of the collection is for its visual documentation of various Michigan cities, including street scenes, businesses, private residences, views of ships, railroads, lumbering activities, and local customs.

Employee of J. R. Hall Shingle Mill and Salt Block, Essexville, Michigan. Consists of photos of workers and the exterior of J. R. Hall Shingle Mill and Salt Block.

The collection consists of photos of workers and the exterior of J. R. Hall Shingle Mill and Salt Block.

E. S. Conrad was a Reed City, Michigan, photographer. Consists of photographs relating to the activities, people, and buildings of a nearby lumbering camp.

The collection consists of photographs relating to the activities, people, and buildings of a nearby lumbering camp.

Governor of Michigan, writer, businessman; papers include correspondence, business records, speeches, writings, visual materials, diaries.

The Osborn collection consists of correspondence, diaries, business papers, scrapbooks, photographs, and other materials accumulated during his life. Materials prior to 1889 are scarce possibly because of a fire which destroyed Osborn's home; thereafter and up to the time of his death in 1949, the Osborn papers are voluminous, documenting each of this man's varied activities. Although his career as elected public official was limited to one term as governor, the collection reflects the importance of his life in areas beyond politics alone. His voice was heard, in letters and speeches and monographs, speaking out on the issues of the day - prohibition, conservation, the New Deal, and of course his life-long interest in the development of Michigan's Upper Peninsula economy and natural resources.

Escanaba, Michigan, newspaperman. Subject files (including collected materials) relating to his research interest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, notably in the area of Cedar River, Escanaba, and Menominee; include manuscript of writings, subject files, and photographs.

The papers of Jean Worth consists largely of collected material relating to his research interest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The collection has been divided into the following series: Cedar River; Escanaba; Menominee; and Upper Peninsula -General.

State Representative from Lapeer, Michigan; U.S. Congressman, 1913-1931, and special attorney to the Secretary of the Interior, 1931-1932; correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, campaign materials, and other items relating to his advocacy of the national park system, the concept of historic preservation, fair employment practices legislation, increased support for Howard University and all other aspects of his career.

The Louis C. Cramton papers came to the Bentley Historical Library in three separate accessions (1948-1950; 1971; 1987). The collection has been arranged into six series: Correspondence, Miscellaneous Papers, Topical Files, Newspaper clippings/Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Louis Kay Cramton Papers.

The Michigan Historical Collections Topical Photograph Collection offer a broad and varied glimpse into nearly one hundred years of Michigan history, from the 1860s into the 1950s. The provenance of most of the photographs has been lost and therefore these images have been grouped together by subject into an artificial accumulation. Subjects depicted range from industry and transportation to clothing styles and social customs.

The photographs in this collection were received from various sources. Subjects include carriages, automobiles, Great Lakes shipping, railroads, and mass transit, especially street railroads. There are also images documenting activities within the mining, forestry, and lumber industries, mostly in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Also included are photographs of various ethnic groups and their societies, notably of Native Americans (1870s-1930s) of the Manistee and Ludington, Michigan, areas. Some of the images are street views and private residences in various Michigan towns and cities. Of interest are photographs of Michigan units taking part in the Spanish-American War and the "Polar Bear Expedition" of World War I. There is also a series of bookplates, [acquired from?] William H. Bicknell, many of which relate to the University of Michigan.

Detroit, Michigan resident. Consists of photographs of lumbering activity and log cabins near Oscoda, Michigan.

The collection consists of photographs of lumbering activity and log cabins near Oscoda, Michigan.

Director of cultural activities of the Extension Service of the University of Michigan. Material relating to the National Youth Administration and the effect of the depression on Michigan youth; files collected relating to Michigan cultural organizations, art festivals and exhibitions; notebooks containing biographical information on Michigan artists; and photographs.

The Michael Church collection has been arranged into the following series: Biographical/personal; Cultural Organizations and Programs; Michigan Artists; Programs of Art Exhibitions; Audio-Visual Material; Clippings; and Other activities and interests. Of special interests are the files of collected information about local Michigan art organizations and the binders containing biographical information about Michigan artists.

Professor of English in the College of Engineering at University of Michigan, and student of songs and folklore of the Great Lakes. Correspondence, 1931-1956, bibliographic notecards on Great Lakes and Michigan folklore, unpublished manuscript entitled, "The Great Lakes", recordings of Great Lakes folk music, transcribed lyrics for the folksongs, notes, books and newspaper clippings on topics relating to folklore and history of the Great Lakes; and photographs.

The Ivan Walton collection documents Professor Walton's persistent efforts over a period of several decades to gather and preserve the cultural heritage of the Great Lakes, and to make its existence and significance known to his colleagues and the general public.

The collection is organized into eleven major series: Correspondence; Michigan Folklore Society; Field notes and logs; Student class notes; Research materials; Research notes (paper slips); 3x5 card files; Walton manuscripts; Transcripts; Photographs; and Sound recordings. In addition, Box 1 contains the Introductory series that includes the 1979 finding aid to the collection, prepared by Wil Rollman and Cheryl Baker under the auspices of the Michigan Sea Grant Program. Researchers should be advised that the 1979 finding aid contains some inacuracies.

Professor of forestry at the University of Michigan. Photographs of forestry, lumbering, and sugar cane production in Cuba, and other West Indies locales, Central and South America, and the southern United States.

The collection consists of a single series of photographs, arranged alphabetically by place name or by topic. Most of the images detail forestry practices in Central and South America and the sugar cane industry in Cuba and other Caribbean islands. Some of the photographs relate to forestry in Louisiana and South Carolina.