George H. Forsyth papers, 1880-2016 (majority within 1920-1999)
20 linear feet (in 27 boxes) — 68.2 MB — 10 oversize folders — 1 tube
20 linear feet (in 27 boxes) — 68.2 MB — 10 oversize folders — 1 tube
The George H. Forsyth papers primarily document Forsyth's career. The collection includes personal materials, biographical information, daybooks, family photographs, teaching and lecture notes, and extensive documentation of George's personal travel and archeological expeditions to Europe and the Near East. Material related to expeditions includes field notebooks, photographs, negatives, architectural drawings, correspondence, and manuscripts of various publication activities.
George Forsyth died prior to completing the publication of his landmark drawings of Saint Catherine's Monastery (Mount Sinai, Egypt). Publication efforts were continued posthumously by his wife, Dr. Ilene H. Forsyth, an art historian and professor at the University of Michigan.
Researchers should note that a scrapbook in this collection contains visual material with racist content; specific information is included at the item level.
20 linear feet (in 27 boxes) — 68.2 MB — 10 oversize folders — 1 tube
23 linear feet — 13 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder
The records of the Michigan Union measure 21 linear feet and 13 oversize volumes. The records date from 1890 to 1983, although there are some collected photographs dating as early as 1884. The collection has been divided into six series: Central Files, Activity/Organization Files, General Files, Photographs, Songs, and Board of Representatives.
23 linear feet — 13 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder