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Class Photos, 1858-1956
The Class Photos series includes group and composite photographs of graduating classes from various schools colleges and departments as well as some photos of class reunions and photographs of individual students arranged by graduating class. Some of the class year and school identifications are very uncertain.
University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File, 1850s-1980s
11.25 linear feet — 25 drawers (oversize)
The University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File represents a miscellaneous assemblage of U of M-related photographs from many different sources, mainly prior to 1950. The vertical file is especially strong on the earliest photographic images of the campus, university buildings, and class activities. While the vertical file contains many images of individuals, researchers should first consult the library's on-line catalog for images of faculty, administrators, and other University personalities. Most photographs originally accumulated by a University department or other unit are kept with that unit's records.
The arrangement of the photographic images was intended to parallel the classification used with University of Michigan published materials and with manuscript materials. Both of these used a classification system using letters of the alphabet (A through N only) for groupings of published or manuscript material. This system was carried over for use with the library's photographic images though there are certain categories for which images are unlikely to be found (Category A, for example, which pertains to legislation affecting the University or Category I which is reserved for university publications of a scientific or literary nature). The classification is further broken down under each letter by a number code which refers to a more specific subdivision. The heaviest concentration of images will be found under C (for U-M schools and colleges, departments, and other units), D (for university buildings and views), and F (for class pictures, photos of student organizations, and images detailing aspects of student life and customs).
Each heading in this finding aid includes the letter classification plus a numbered subdivision. In addition, the individual envelopes are numbered sequentially. Headings for which there are oversized images (usually larger than 8x10) will be indicated by reference to medium or large size photographs. When requesting material, researchers must specify the heading and the classification and folder number.
This finding aid describes only a small portion of the Bentley Library's U-M visual images. The on-line catalog will direct the researcher to additional images.
Academic and Support Units
Photos in the Academic and Support Units series include college and department faculty and staff portraits, classroom scenes, laboratories and other facilities, and a variety of academic and research activities.
History and Description
The History and Description series documents the physical development of the campus. It includes aerial and panoramic views of campus, photos of individual buildings and photos of several university symbols such as the mace and seal.
Campus Buildings
Campus Buildings includes exterior and some interior views of buildings and in many cases views of building construction. Interiors depicting specific classrooms, offices, and laboratories are filed in the Academic and Support Units series under the name of the unit pictured. Sculpture, monuments and other campus landmarks are included in this subseries. Buildings are filed under their latest or last name, with cross-references from earlier names. In a few cases, when the name of a building was changed shortly before it was torn down, the building is filed under its most common name.
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