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Arab-American community leader in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan. Articles, manuscripts and poems on Islamic topics; topical files, 1948-1991, relating to Arab community affairs, including files concerning the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, 1986-1991 and the Federation of Islamic Associations of the U.S. and Canada; also correspondence and articles of Malcolm X; and photographs.

Sally Howell is an associate professor of history and Arab American Studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The collection includes papers and photos dealing with her work in ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services); as well as various lectures and museum exhibitions that she has prepared.

Included are documents and photos relating to Howell and her work with Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Southeast Michigan. These documents range from plans for anniversary events for ACCESS, lecture tours Howell gave, museum exhibitions, administrative information on ACCESS, and miscellaneous information pertaining to Detroit and its Arab American population.