Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Audio/Visual Materials contain materials from 1986 to 2017, and include recordings of concerts and photos. The photographs contained in this series are both undated and dated material from 1946 to 2017, with the bulk of the dated photographs falling in the 1983-2008 range. These materials are separated into two categories: Performance photos and Social photos. Items of note in the Performance-undated folder are two photographs, one autographed by Congressman Phil Crane and the other autographed by Congressman Carl Purcell.

The Autobiography series contains a personal statement written by Dominic Capeci in 2019. The autobiography describes Capeci's family and childhood, his education at the University of New Mexico and the University of California, Riverside, and his career as a scholar of African American History.

The Detroit Oral History Project series contains audio recordings of oral history interviews Capeci conducted as a part of his research on race riots and African American history in Detroit.

The series is divided into four sub-series by Capeci's projects: Detroit Riot of 1943, Detroit Riot of 1967, World War II Detroit Letters, and George and Peggy Edwards Interviews. Each sub-series includes a brief project summary and a list of participants, prepared by Capeci.

The Detroit Riot of 1943 sub-series contains audio clips from oral history interviews conducted with 24 individuals about the riots. The interviews discuss the respondent's personal background, their views of race relations in Detroit during the 1940s and their perspective on the riots.

The series includes: Thompson's selected writings and speeches; a transcript from his keynote address from "2015 Unity: Journalists for Diversity Regional Media Summit"; a signed copy of volume 1 of Obama and Black Loyalty; a copy of Bankole Thompson: Portrait of a Quintessential Journalist; a flier from a 2006 Detroit Public Library Symposium; brief biographical information; and copies of briefs and other court documents related to Edwards vs The Detroit News and Thompson.

In 2019, articles written by Thompson in 2018 and episodes of his "Redline with Bankole Thompson" radio show from 2015 and 2016 were added to the collection.

The Beta Eta Chapter records series features materials documenting the history and activities of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at the University of Michigan. The series includes photographs, event information, news articles, yearbook pages from The Michiganensian, and a small number of administrative documents.

The series also contains historical documents including a copy of the original petition to the University of Michigan to establish an Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter on campus and information about the Beta Eta chapter member lineages. There is also a selection of historical yearbook pages and news articles indicating there were women associated with other chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha on the University of Michigan campus before the Beta Eta chapter officially formed in 1933.

The CAEN Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Materials series contains born-digital and digitized content created for the anniversary of the unit's founding in 2008. The series has four main components: signs and placards used to create exhibits; posters used at the 25th anniversary celebration and for an online exhibit; a timeline of important events and innovations over CAEN's first 25 years; and a video of the 25th anniversary exhibits. The placards provide information about hardware and infrastructure employed by CAEN over the years and the posters includes digitized images of photographs in the Visual Materials series. The video documents the exhibit created for CAEN's 25th anniversary and includes footage of various computers and hardware used by the division as well as short introductory pieces by Paul Killey, Mark Giuffrida, and Dan Maleta.

The Visual Materials series contains content in various formats that document the people, facilities, infrastructure, and events of CAEN. Video footage includes VHS tapes and a U-Matic tape from the 1980s and 1990s provide a look into CAEN labs and facilities (including a behind-the-scenes tour of the Integrated Technology Instructional Center during its construction), a CAEN/ITD Quiz Bowl during the units 10th anniversary in 1993, and interviews with important administrators about the development of CAEN. A 2005 promotional video gives a thorough overview of Camp CAEN. Photographic materials are comprised of color slides, contact sheets, negatives, and photo albums. Taken together, these materials provide a comprehensive view of CAEN through the late 1990s, with extensive portraits of staff and administrators, images of facilities and hardware, and candid photos of students and personnel at various events. The majority of the photographic materials were taken by CAEN staff member Ann Gordon.