Detroit Observatory (University of Michigan) records, 1860-2004 (majority within 1994-2001)
29 linear feet (and oversize material) — 1.7 GB (online)
29 linear feet (and oversize material) — 1.7 GB (online)
14 linear feet
The Historical series (1860-2004, 14 linear ft.) consists of data, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and other collected records documenting the many uses and functions of the Observatory throughout its history. The series includes records of observations and research activities conducted at the Detroit Observatory as well as some observational data from as early as 1800. Some of these records were apparently held by the university Department of Astronomy, individual faculty members and private collectors. When the Observatory was reopened for educational and public programming activities in the 1990s, director Sandy Whitesell began acquiring historical records of the observatory. The Historical series has been organized by material type into three subseries: Records and Observational Data, Audiovisual Materials, and Artifacts.
0.1 linear feet — 42.5 MB (online)
16.5 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 1 oversize volume — 15.6 GB (online)
0.6 linear feet (in 2 boxes) — 1 volume (in 1 box) — 196 MB
0.3 linear feet (in 6 folders), 1 volume (in 1 box (box 3); Bible)
This Family Papers series (1857-1921, 0.3 linear feet, 1 volume, and 196 MB) primarily contains correspondence consisting of approximately 120 letters, most of which were written during the American Civil War (1860-1865) between the three enlisted brothers, Willard, William and Clark, and their parents, Otis and Lucy. Three of the letters contain accounts of the Battle of Williamsburg (letter dated May 12, 1862), the First Battle of Fredricksburg (letter dated May 26, 1863), and the Second Battle of Fredricksburg (letter dated May 26, 1863). The family Bible is also included, and a folder of loose leaf genealogical and family record materials that were interleaved between Bible pages. There are also two official Union Army documents conferring promotions on Clark Eddy, one for the rank of corporal and the other for the rank of sergeant. The digital materials include scans of six letters and transcriptions of ten letters.
9.4 linear feet — 10 GB (online)