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Records of the University of Michigan Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. The collection contains administrative and topical files of the Department, records of associated student organizations, photographs, and audio material. Of particular note is the extensive run of photographs (1908-1955) of photographs of the Cercle Français' annual French-language play.

The records of the Department of 77Romance Language provide some documentation of the administration of the department and several student organizations including Sigma Delta Pi, the Sociedad Hispanica and the Cercle Français. This record group is divided into five series: Department Administration, Faculty Information, Student Organizations, Topical, and Audio-Visual.

This collection contains administrative materials such as meeting minutes, departmental program information, correspondence and personnel files. A large bulk of the collection is dedicated to the numerous external and internal reviews of the department from 1975 to 1994. The collection also includes publications and publicity, as well as personal correspondence, and details relating to a visit by Joseph Brodsky.

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures collection dates from 1966 to 1999, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1968 to 1994. The material in the collection came in one accession, and its original order was maintained as much as possible. Materials are grouped by the following series: Administrative, Miscellaneous and Publications and Publicity. Within these series, the original order was retained.

Includes annual reports, brochures, faculty directories, prospectuses and reports. Also contains programs from the William Mayo lectures and the Advances in Surgery Conference, development brochures, and an annual report from the Section of Neurosurgery.

The Department of Surgery Publications include annual reports, brochures, faculty directories, prospectuses and reports. Also contains programs from the William Mayo lectures and the Advances in Surgery Conference, development brochures, and an annual report from the Section of Neurosurgery. The publications are divided into two series: Unit Publications and Sub-Unit Publications.

The collection documents the founding of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Michigan, and the review of the program that took place in 1979. The collection contains administrative files, correspondence, historical information, curriculum information, and meeting minutes. In 2007, the Program became the Department of Women's Studies. In 2020, it was renamed the Department of Women's and Gender Studies.

The collection of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies (formerly Women's Studies Program and Department of Women's Studies) at the University of Michigan contains a range of records, including administrative files, correspondence, curriculum information, event files, and meeting minutes. The collection documents the founding of the program, program reviews, the Critical Perspectives on Women and Gender series, the Women's Studies Library, and other program activities.

The records were received in two accessions. The original accession records consist of ten series, which are arranged in alphabetical order with the exception of the last, Miscellaneous. Records from the 2009 accession are arranged into seven series: Dean's Office, Executive Committee, Critical Perspectives on Women and Gender, Program Documents, Publications, Women's Studies Library, and Visual Materials.

The collection includes material documenting the site’s restoration process from DRLPs' inception until 2004, the DeTour Reef Cruise (2003-2005), the “Under the Stars” annual benefit dinner (2004-2005), DRLPS' work with Asbestos Management, 1999-2000, to clear the site before restoration, the official transfer of the site’s lease from the U.S Coast Guard to the DRLPS, financial reports and meeting minutes.

Materials covered by the DRLPS collection include the DeTour Reef Cruise (2003-2005), the “Under the Stars” annual benefit dinner (2004-2005), the group’s work with Asbestos Management, 1999-2000, to clear the site before restoration, the official transfer of the site’s lease from the U.S Coast Guard to the DRLPS, along with the group’s financial reports and meeting minutes.

The main focus of the collection is its material documenting the site’s restoration process from the group’s inception until 2004. Vital to the project was the securing of grant money, the collection including grant material from the Michigan Lighthouse Alliance for Preservation (MLAP), Michigan Coastal Management Program (MCMP), Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI), and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as well as specific grants to restore the site’s fog horn, windows, and to rent a deck crane for heavy lifting.

Box 1 of the collections includes organizational materials such as bylaws and articles of incorporation.

Other materials found in the boxes include photographs, pamphlets, fliers, magazines, and banded manuals.

Also included in the collection is a set of 140 oversized drawings dating, 1975-1982, detailing the light’s features. These drawings are located in oversized folders #1 and #2. Oversized folder #3 includes oversized materials, such as plans and charts, which were pulled from the binders.

Drawings 89-98 in Oversized Folder #1 included in set as packet of legal-sized documents.

All pre-1998 materials are photocopies from various sources made in 1998.

Processing Notes: .5 cubic feet of peripheral material and approximately 45 duplicate drawings were returned to the donor per his request. Items that were fragile or acidic were copied and their originals withdrawn from the collection.

The Detroit Area Study (DAS), conducted from 1951 to 2004, was a graduate training program in survey methods at the University of Michigan. Students conducted an annual survey in the Detroit Metropolitan Area (Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties), with a different research focus each year. Common topics included community life in an urban environment, family, politics, and race relations. The records consist of proposals, questionnaires, and analyses of the surveys.

The Detroit Area Study (DAS) records document a decades long survey research project focused on the Detroit metropolitan area. The records include administrative files documenting the development, funding and management of the project, publicity materials, photographs, publications produced by DAS staff or by others using DAS generated data, questionnaires and sampling reports the records are organized into four series: Administrative Files, Proposals, Questionnaires, and Sampling Reports.

Detroit chapter of organization established to facilitate acceptance of Japanese Americans, to voice political concerns, and to provide social activities for its members. Records include chapter administrative records, event and outreach materials, publications, scrapbooks, and photographs.

The records of the Detroit Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) document the governance, concerns, initiatives, and activities of the Detroit JACL over the course of its history, beginning in the mid-1940s. The record group is arranged in eight series: Administrative Materials, Events, Outreach Activities, Publications, Related Organizations, Topical Files, Scrapbooks, and Photographs. Because the records are a compilation of materials donated from various JACL members, some duplication occurs among and within the series.

Professional-social club for Detroit area ophthalmologists. Correspondence, constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, history of the organization, and a case report detailing the early use of X-ray photography for ophthalmological procedures performed in Eloise, Michigan, in 1897.

The records of the organization include correspondence, a copy of the club's constitution and bylaws, with revisions, and brief minutes of meetings. Also included with the records are a brief history and a case report detailing the early use of X-ray photography for ophthalmological procedures performed in Eloise, Michigan in 1897. The record group also includes the record book, 1902-1904, for D.O.C.'s predecessor organization, the Wayne County Medical Society Section for Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat. The record book contains minutes, bylaws, and lists of members.

Stan Douglas is an internationally recognized Canadian visual artist whose films, photographs, and other works examine the impact of capture technology on collective memory. Consists of views of Detroit's buildings, landscapes, and suburbs. There are also two views of Idlewild, Michigan.

The collection consists of views of Detroit's buildings, landscapes, and suburbs. There are also two views of Idlewild, Michigan.

The Detroit Streetcar Collection documents the history of passenger rail transportation in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area during the late-19th century until the mid-20th century. The collection consists of photographs, correspondence, maps, articles, streetcar rosters and equipment reports, and newsletters. Photographs make up the majority of the collection and depict urban street scenes, streetcars in use and stationary streetcars, and route construction.

The Detroit Streetcar Collection documents the history of passenger rail transportation in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. The collection consists of photographs, correspondence, maps, articles, streetcar rosters and equipment reports, and newsletters. Photographs make up the majority of the collection. The photographs include depictions of urban street scenes, streetcars in use, stationary streetcars, specialized equipment, constructions of rail lines and bridges, repair shops and train yards, and disassembly and former routes. Research contains materials documenting various streetcar types, equipment and parts, routes, timelines, and maps. Published materials include articles and newsletters, advertisements, and flyers and brochures.

The Detroit United Railway (DUR) and the Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR) are the main transportation services depicted in the collection. Railroads spanning the state of Michigan are also represented in the collection, as are other forms of public transportation such as buses and trolleys.