14.3 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
The record group consists of seven series: Administrative Files, Projects, Auxiliary, Topical Files, Publications, State and Local Jaycees, and Other Materials.
2.5 linear feet (in 3 boxes) — 8 oversize volumes
The record group includes an early minute book of the fire department as well as minute books of various volunteer fire companies in the city. There are, in addition, scattered administrative records, including records of fires in the city, 1899-1962, and records of the poor relief administered by the department. These poor relief volumes include the name of the recipient, the amount, and the items purchased. Also included are the names of the individuals who funded the relief fund.
2 linear feet (UCCs) — 2 oversize folders (UCCm)
This collection of Ann Arbor photographs includes a wide variety of images of Ann Arbor buildings, street scenes, schools and classrooms, public events, and people. The images, dating from the 1860s to the 1970s, has been arranged into three series: Buildings, Houses, etc.; Views; and Activities, People, Events. Each folder may contain one or more images.
The researcher should be advised that this collection represents only a small portion of the library's Ann Arbor photos. The most complete access to the total holdings of the library is through the card catalog.
14 linear feet (in 15 boxes) — 37 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder — 3.67 GB (online)
The series in this record group include: Election returns; Bonds; Assessment Rolls; Miscellaneous; City of East Ann Arbor; Council proceedings; Scrapbooks; Ann Arbor Park Commission; Village of Ann Arbor (Lower Town); Photographs; Recycling and Environmental Issues; and Other City Records.
26 linear feet (in 27 boxes.) — 231 oversize volumes — 7 digital audio files
The collection consists of nine series: Ann Arbor Board of Education; Ann Arbor Public Schools Historic Records; Historic School District Records; Pittsfield Township; Administration; Desegregation, Jones School; Scrapbooks; Miscellaneous other records; Directories.
67 linear feet
This subgroup is divided into administrative records, financial records, legal and other records, labor relations files, and records of subsidiaries. Administrative and financial records are arranged alphabetically by type of material, labor relations files by file number.
Records of the parent company include annual reports for the years 1910 to 1963; minutes of meetings of the board of directors and executive committee, 1910 to 1960; financial records; reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission; legal records; and various other reports and studies. The bulk of the records--42 feet--consists of labor relations files dating primarily from the 1920s to 1960. These files contain contracts and agreements, complaints, and claims regarding wages, hours, rules, and regulations for various groups of railroad workers. A card file in box 57 indexes and summarizes circular letters sent out by the Bureau of Information of the Eastern Railways from the 1930s to the 1960s.
In addition to the records of the Ann Arbor Railroad there are fragmentary records of five of its subsidiaries: the Ann Arbor Boat Company; Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad Company; Manistique, Marquette and Northern Railroad Company; Menominee and St. Paul Railway Company; and Wabash Radio Corporation. These records range from annual reports and minutes to labor relations files, balance sheets, and reports to the Michigan Board of Assessors.
4.6 linear feet
The collection consists of four series: Administration, Music, Projects, and Publications and documents the club's institutional and community activities.
6 linear feet
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (AASO) records document the founding and development of the orchestra and the Women's Association for the Ann Arbor Symphony. There are also some records of the Michigan Civic Orchestra Association. The records include administrative and functional records, photographs, and audio/visual concert recordings. The records are arranged into 11 series, History, Board of Directors, Symphony Business, Youth Activities, Fundraising, Publicity, Women's Association of the Ann Arbor Symphony (WA3S) Records, Michigan Civic Orchestra Association, Visual Materials, Scrapbooks, and Audio Materials.
2.5 linear feet (in 4 boxes)
The Thrift Shop Association of Ann Arbor record group has been arranged into six series: Historical/Background Materials, Minutes of Board and General Meeting Minutes, Committee Records, Topical Files, Photographs, and Chronological Files.
11 linear feet — 100 oversize volumes
The records of Ann Arbor Township include township record books, 1845-1902; registers of births, 1906-1943; registers of deaths, 1897-1912; poll books, tally sheets, and statement of votes from polls within township; records relating to surveys, repairs, etc. of township roads; reports and compiled statistics pertaining to township schools; property assessment roll books; and other miscellaneous records. The records are organized into nine series: