3 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
The records of the Collegiate Sorosis document one of the oldest secret societies for women at the University of Michigan. The record group has been divided into five series: Minutes, Alphabetical, Finances, Photographs, and Scrapbooks.
The series titled Combined Administrative and Executive Office Files (1933-1950; 4 linear feet) is an amalgam of records received and combined from the Detroit offices of Fund trustees and the Ann Arbor offices of the Fund directors. How these records came together is not clear. Probably after the Fund dissolved, the Detroit records were transferred to Ann Arbor to be stored with the executive office files in the Rackham Building, and with movement the distinction between the files was lost. This series provides the clearest overview of the work of the Fund, especially through the minutes of the trustees and the director's reports. The chronological files have value for their insight into the relationship between the trustees and the director in Ann Arbor, who, with his/her staff, prepared the reports, made the recommendations, and acted as buffer between the trustees and those seeking funds. A significant portion of this series pertains to the relationship with University of Michigan administrators and faculty over the different grants made. The different building projects underwritten by the Fund are documented in this series. There are also financial records indicating the size and complexity of the Fund's operation.
3.5 linear feet
These are a miscellanea of files that somehow escaped Hoffman's decision to discard retired materials in 1942. Despite their scattered character, these files are nevertheless substantive in content, relating in great part to Hoffman's criticism of the Wagner Act and the workings of the National Labor Relations Board. These files concern cases of companies experiencing strikes or other labor difficulties. In 1939, for example, Hoffman visited the Appalachian coal fields and kept files for each of the companies he investigated. These Combined Files also document Hoffman's reputation as an anti-New Deal, Anti-Roosevelt, anti-union critic. His activities led to well-publicized confrontations with columnist Walter Winchell for one, and these Hoffman files have much information from, or about, individuals representing both ends of the political spectrum.
1 linear foot (in 3 boxes.)
These beautiful leather-bound programs describe the scheduled activities of Commencement Week. They also list the graduating seniors, class officers, and occasionally faculty members. Sometimes there are prints, drawings, or photographs of campus buildings, scenes, or perhaps the dean of the school. They are arranged alphabetically by the name of the school and thereunder chronologically.
527 items
This collection of Michigan-based trade catalogs dates from the 1870s and continues to the present. The collection is arranged alphabetically by broad product classification, for example agricultural machinery, furniture, etc. Within each category, the catalogs have been arranged alphabetically by the name of the company, and then chronologically. The researcher should note that there is a separate finding aid for the library's collection of commercial catalogs for automobiles and motor trucks.
The Committee Files and Minutes, 1935-1994, are arranged alphabetically by committee name. Administrative/Executive Committee minutes are extant for the years 1957-1968. They address issues of student performance and evaluation, and as such are restricted for a period of 75 years from the date of creation. Continuing Education and Extension Committee was one of several small committees established in the mid-1970s to revise and restructure the social work curriculum. Coordinating Committee minutes, 1953-1960, deal with the funding, budget approval, and coordination of an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in social work and social sciences. Curriculum Committee, 1951-1957 and 1970-1980, address personnel decisions, structural reorganization, and program revision. Executive Committee minutes and supporting material from the years 1945-1987 document major administrative and policy issues facing the school including the proposed merger/reorganization talks between Wayne State University and the University of Michigan social work programs. Faculty Advisory Committee minutes are available for the years 1968-1969, and document efforts to incorporate student involvement in departmental decisions and facilitate better student and faculty relations.
Faculty Committee minutes are the most abundant in the series and cover the years 1935-1974. They are indexed, although indexes for the later years are somewhat less thorough than those of the earlier years. Topics such as enrollment, admissions, curriculum, and budgets are discussed. Faculty Council minutes, 1969-1983, primarily focus on grading practices and faculty awards and promotions. Faculty Search Committee minutes, 1971-1981, concern efforts to fill various faculty positions within the School. They are restricted for 30 years from the date of creation. Governance Review Committee minutes, 1969-1973, and Governing Faculty Committee minutes, 1974-1991, document efforts to adopt departmental regulations and establish admission criteria and course descriptions. The Governance Review Committee served in an advisory capacity to the dean, whereas the Governing Faculty Committee served the broader faculty.
4.5 linear feet
The Committee on Student Discipline records measure 4.75 linear feet and range from 1914-1961, the bulk of which spans 1922-1961. This collection is arranged in two series: Student Discipline Committees and Approved Social Events.
2 linear feet
The records of the Communicative Disorders Clinic are predominantly administrative files of the clinic and of Shady Trails Camp. The record group came to the archives in two accessions. The material received in 1996 is in the Administrative Files series. A second series, Shady Trails Camp Files, was created from the material received in 1997. A small amount of material from the 1996 accession was interfiled into the Shady Trails Camp Files series.
1 linear foot — 1 oversize folder
The Conant Family papers cover the period between 1833 and 2001. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, warranty deeds, land documents, financial statements, newspaper clippings, genealogical research, photographs and negatives. The collection has the following series: Family, Land and Finances, Genealogy, and Visual Material.
2 linear feet
Minutes, 1920-1968, of the Conference of Deans of the University of Michigan. Also includes Chronological files of agenda, minutes, bulletins to deans, background documents, etc. An index of the papers (September 1937 -- June 1941) is included.
