Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The Search Files series, 1967-2005 (24 linear feet) consists of correspondence, notes, CV's., and job descriptions for searches for executive officers and other high level university positions in which the Office of the President was involved. The series does not include records for presidential searches. The series consists of three subseries, based on dates of coverage: Searches, 1967-1998; Searches, 1992-2005; and Searches, 1969-1990. Within each subseries the groups of search files are organized alphabetically according to position title. The 1967-1998 files include correspondence, notes, CV's., and job descriptions for searches executive officers and other high level university positions in which the Office of the President was involved The 1992-2005 search files contain materials including job descriptions and advertisements, candidate lists, and search committee agendas, meeting minutes, membership lists, and correspondence. The 1969-1990 search files include similar materials, but some of the files tend to be less comprehensive than the 1992-2005 files.