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Secretary (University of Michigan) records, 1845-1953 (majority within 1908-1944)
9 linear feet
The records of the University of Michigan Secretary, although including earlier materials from the mid-nineteenth century, are in fact the files of secretary Shirley Wheeler Smith and of controller and assistant secretary John C. Christensen and date primarily from 1908 to 1944.
The secretary was the official who performed much of the detail work involved in the administration of the university. The files of the secretary and of those individuals who worked under him pertain to matters of operations, relations with the state legislature, business and financial dealings, building and grounds, and management of university-wide events (particularly commencements). Within these files, the researcher will also find documentation of the university's struggles during the depression to maintain its facilities and to provide financial aid through employment to deserving students. This information will be found in a topical files series under the headings Federal Emergency Relief Administration and National Youth Administration.
The miscellaneous folders in this record group that fall before the period when Smith was secretary consist of collected materials accumulated by the university's treasurer and pertain to financial dealings of the university (land transactions, bequests, etc.)
Section of Thoracic Surgery (University of Michigan) records, 1927-1960
20 linear feet
The records of the Section of Thoracic Surgery document the growth and development of thoracic surgery at the University of Michigan from its origins as a clinic to its emergence as a specialized section within the Department of Surgery. The records, covering the period from 1927 to 1960, are comprised of correspondence, operation notes, case studies, and photographs and negatives of patients and surgical procedures. Together, these materials richly illustrate the development of thoracic surgery techniques during the 1930s and 1940s.
Because patient names appear throughout the record group as well as in the photographs and negatives, patient privacy is a major concern and researchers must comply with the access restrictions described elsewhere in this finding aid.
Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (University of Michigan) records, 1937-2015 (majority within 1960-1995)
39.8 linear feet (in 41 boxes) — 362.5 MB (online) — 3 archived websites
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs Records consist of correspondence, minutes, and reports relating primarily to the economic status of the faculty and the administration of the University. The records measure 39.8 linear feet (in 41 boxes) and 362.5 MB. The materials range from 1937-2015, the bulk of which spans 1960-1995.
Senate (University of Michigan) records, 1880-2014 (majority within 1906-1987)
12.4 linear feet (in 13 boxes)
The Senate (University of Michigan) records contains 12.4 linear feet (in 13 boxes) of correspondence, minutes, committee files, publications, and papers recording the history of the University Senate and its branches.
Senior Society (University of Michigan) records, 1906-1968 (majority within 1940-1960)
1 linear foot
The Senior Society records include minutes, 1916-1927 and 1951-1962, scrapbooks, 1941-1954, 1965-1968, and miscellaneous records and membership information. the records are organized into three series: Organizational Records, Scrapbooks, and Artifacts. Content from the related women's honorary societies Scroll and Wyvern is also present in these records.
Series 1: Non-alcoholic 1889-1999
Beverages - Non-Alcholic includes promotional materials dating from 1889 to 1999, with bulk of publications from the 1930s-1960s and the 1980s-1990s. The principal non-alcoholic beverage documented is coffee, but there is some material on tea, herbal teas, carbonated beverages, and juice.
Series 1: Rural Property Inventory, c1936-1942
Unbound cars identified as form number 31A, Michigan State Tax Commission, W.P.A. Project S-110. Describes land, buildings, fences, crops, wood and forest timber, means of communication, and head and light. Arranged alphabetically by name of township, then numerically by section number. No index. Not complete for all counties included.
Offers year of inventory; number of school district; legal description; code; name of village, township, and county wherein located; name and post office address of individual assessed; together with amount of acreage within certain classifications. Classifications are: "A" Agricultural; "B" Special Agricultural; "C" Swamp; "D" Commercial Orchard, Vineyards, and Berries; "E" Forest and Timber Area, Farm Woodlot and Cut-Over; and "Other" sugar bush, road, marsh, lake, waste, and recreational.
Sketches of house and general land area are included. Building description includes type; year built or remodeled; dimensions in linear and cubic feet; condition and type of foundation, exterior roof, floor and utilities. Remarks may refer to stanchions and fixtures. Buildings of lesser importance such as cribs, poultry houses, garages, fruit storage and the like are described by brief narrative. Farm fences are described by kind and condition of fence posts. The "Woodlot and Forest Timber Tally" offers type, board feet, cord, stem cut, and density. V
Series A: Correspondence 1930-1989.
17 linear feet
Series A: Correspondence consists of professional, personal, and family correspondence concerning Tate's professional activities and personal interests. The series concerns his work at the National Archives, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the U.S. Naval Academy, as well as journals he edited, organizations in which he was involved, special projects, hobbies, personal interests, and family matters. A selective index to letters written by prominent individuals is available.
This series does not contain Tate's official correspondence as Secretary and Executive Secretary of the National Microfilm Association. That material appears in the NMA records. Some correspondence on NMA dating from the periods before and after Tate's service with the organization are included here, however.
Some additional Tate correspondence relating to specific organizations or activities, appears in Series B--Professional Activities. For instance, Tate's correspondence relating to his research projects and employment in Mexico and his activities with the American Documentation Institute and the Federation Internationale de Documentation appears in series B rather than series A.
The letters are arranged in four separate chronological sequences:
- Personal and professional correspondence that was in the collection when it was initially processed.
- Family correspondence.
- Vernon Tate's Christmas letters.
- Personal and professional correspondence received in a later accretion and processed in 1992. This was not interfiled with the first sequence as the index is based on box and folder numbers which interfiling would have changed.