School of Music, Theatre & Dance (University of Michigan) publications, 1885-2015 (majority within 1970-2000)
6 linear feet — 57.3 GB (online) — 1 oversize box — 1 archived website
6 linear feet — 57.3 GB (online) — 1 oversize box — 1 archived website
43.5 linear feet — 7 oversize volumes — 688.97 GB (online) — 2 oversize boxes — 1 archived website
The Topical File series contains materials related to committees, programs, initiatives and other general materials from the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. The series is organized into three subseries, 1880-1990, circa 1962-1999, 1969-2017. Materials within each subseries are organized alphabetically.
The majority of the files in the School of Music Topical Files, 1880-1990 subseries (5.0 linear feet) document the School of Music after 1940, when it became an autonomous unit of the University of Michigan. The majority of these files are comprised of the minutes of faculty meetings (1942-1952, 1957-1983), and executive committee meetings (1946-1951, 1960-1987). These minutes and the Faculty Communications files (1957-1979) along with the Regents Communications files (1926-1929, 1953-1981) are good sources for documenting school activities and development of administration policies.
The early years of the School of Music are sparingly documented. The Reports, 1880 file contains (copies of) the original reports drafted to the Board of Regents requesting a professorship in music and the regents response to the request. The materials in the Building Association file document the issuing of bonds to build the Maynard Street structure in 1893.
Other documentation pertains to student performance groups, School of Music buildings, and efforts to raise funds for the school. The documentation of student groups mostly consists of correspondence for tour and performance arrangements and does not address the creative process. Much of the material relates to the University Band from 1924 to 1953, including correspondence and clippings. There is Michigan Singers correspondence from 1953 to 1962, and Union Opera news releases, correspondence, and clippings from 1951 to 1956. In the 1956/57 school year the Union Opera became coeducational and changed its name to Musket. There are Musket news releases, minutes, and correspondence from 1956 to 1962. The Men's and Women's Glee Clubs files consist of correspondence relating to touring and performances. The International Center files (1956-1961) document spring tours given around Michigan by international students to increase appreciation for diverse cultures. Photographs of student performance groups are found in the Student Touring Organizations Scrapbook which dates from the 1950s.
There are several files related to the funding and building of School of Music buildings. The conception and planning process for the Earl V. Moore Building is documented in the New Building files, which include news clippings and a drawing of the old school of music building on Maynard Street before it was razed in 1965.
The capital campaign files document a three-year campaign to expand facilities, to develop a sound recording laboratory, to build an institute for advanced studies in music, and to establish a residential string quartet. The campaign was part of a university-wide fund-raising drive begun in 1980 and active through 1983. The School of Music tied the campaign into their centennial celebration entitled "For Century II." The Development Committee minutes, and Development of Public Relations files document additional fund-raising efforts of the school.
4 linear feet — 2 oversize folders
7 linear feet — 56.2 MB — 1 archived website
112 linear feet — 2 oversize folders — 1.24 GB
The records of Dean Carolyne K. Davis and Successors (1968-1980) form the second subgroup in the School of Nursing papers. Included here are the papers of Dean Davis, Acting Dean Maxine Loomis, Dean Mary Lohr, and some of the papers of Acting Dean Norma E. Marshall. Portions of Dean Marshall's papers are also found in Dean Russell's material. The Davis and Successors subgroup have been arranged in the same way as the Russell subgroup. They have been divided into Committee and Faculty Records (1970-1980) and a Topical File (1968-1980).
The Committee and Faculty Records have been subdivided into two subseries, Committee Records (1970-1980) and Faculty Records (1972-1974). Committee records have been arranged alphabetically and are most notable for the minutes of the Executive and Augmented Executive Committees (1972-1979 and 1974-1979 respectively). The Augmented Executive Committee is responsible for tenure and promotion decisions within the school. Faculty Records are very limited. Faculty meeting minutes are available only for the years 1972-1974.
8.74 GB (online) — 97 linear feet (in 98 boxes)
Included within the School of Public Health collection are the records of the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), 1941-2002. The ASPH is the professional organization and accrediting body for public health schools in the United States. The records of ASPH are arranged in several subseries based on the chronological span represented in various accessions which have been received by library.
The Association of Schools of Public Health, 1972-1983 subseries comprises two linear feet and continue the documentation of this professional organization and accrediting body of the United States Public Health Service (see also boxes 11 and 12). The ASPH material in the 1989 accession is not as University of Michigan-oriented but is retained with the collection due to Remington's active involvement in shaping ASPH policy. Of special note are the "Friday Letters" which weekly document the position of the ASPH on issues, legislation, and actions needed for the period from 1977 to 1984. The other files dealing with external issues is the PBB Study; these materials run 0.6 linear feet in Box 48 and document the school's efforts to establish via epidemiological and biological evidence the far reaching implications of polybrominated biphenyls on human health.
18 linear feet (in 20 boxes) — 9 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder
4 linear feet (in 5 boxes)