Wilfred B. Shaw Papers, 1873-1954 (majority within 1900-1951)
7 linear feet (in 12 boxes) — 1 oversize folder
7 linear feet (in 12 boxes) — 1 oversize folder
Photographs and other Visual Materials includes family photographs, an album and foldered photographs from the period when Shaw was a U-M student. Included are glass negatives for which copy prints have been made and glass slides of caricatures of university personalities. The photographs are of the Brackley and Byron Shaw families and their life in Adrian, Michigan. There are also photographs of various University of Michigan sororities and fraternities, and University of Michigan athletes, coaches and sporting events.
23.6 linear feet (in 25 boxes) — 4 oversize boxes — 306.94 MB (online)
The Professional Career series (22.1 linear feet, 4 oversize boxes, and 306.94 MB) consists of eight subseries that document various aspects of Johnson's professional career. Material is dated from 1953-2014 and includes correspondence, notes, papers, photographic material, publications, and project and topical files.
Of particular note are four subseries—Johnson, Johnson, & Roy, Inc. (3.3 linear feet and oversize material), William J. Johnson Associates, Inc. (5.3 linear feet and digital material), Peter Walker, William Johnson, & Partners, Inc. (2.1 linear feet and oversize material), and NBBJ (1.1 linear feet and digital material)—that document Johnson's professional life. The bulk of the files in these subseries are project files that consist of one or more folders related to a specific project. Each subseries concludes with a "Correspondence/General Matters" file group consisting of files on various topics.
Because there is overlap between these subseries, researchers are encouraged to consult multiple subseries.
34 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 25.2 GB (online) — 7 digital audiovisual files
The Sound recordings (9 audio cassettes include Lucas press conferences, interviews and recordings of an unidentified seminar that includes speakers discussing a mental health institution.
13.5 linear feet (in 15 boxes) — 7 folders
The Project files series document Mushcenheim's architectural work from his student days at MIT and the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts through over 130 projects while based in New York City and 63 projects undertaken while on the faculty of the University of Michigan. The project files are organized by chronologically assigned job number and include architectural drawings, papers related to the projects, photographs and presentation boards.
Muschenheim assigned each client a job number from 1 to 193. Each client received a single job number no matter how many projects Muschenheim may have done for the client. Many job numbers contain more than one project because many of Muschenheim's clients hired him to work on more than one residence, building, etc. With minor exceptions, the job numbers reflect the chronological progression of Muschenheim's career.
In this finding aid, the Job title consists of the Muschenheim assigned job number and the client name as listed in the Avery or Bentley finding aid or, in a few cases, inferred from the context of the finding aid. Each job number consists of one or more projects. For Avery job numbers, the project titles are taken from the Avery's MARC catalog records, which in turn were derived from Mushcenheim's original folder titles.
Projects are subdivided by format of material into Drawings, Papers, Photographs, and Presentation Boards as appropriate for each project. Photographs and presentation boards for some Avery job numbers are part of the Bentley collection.
The architectural drawings constitute the bulk of the Project Files. For any given project there may be a single drawing or as many as 100. For Avery job numbers, the drawings are described at an item level. The item description, taken from the Avery's MARC record, typically consists of an accession number, drawing title, date and possibly a note. Each sheet of paper containing architectural drawings within a given project is assigned a single accession number. The accession numbers for this collection are used to record the order of drawings within a specific project. The accession numbers begin with the number 1986.004.00001, with the last five digits being numbered sequentially. Bracketed information in the item level description of drawings is taken from the archival file for the project. Bracketed titles may either be taken from the archival file or supplied by the cataloger.
Drawings for Bentley projects are described at the folder level. The folders may be organized by type of drawing, date or some other criteria. The folder description typically includes a folder title, date and note on the type or medium of drawings included.
A selection of drawings from both the Avery and Bentley collections have been digitized and the images linked from this finding aid. For Avery drawings, the [view image] link points to a single drawing. Links from the Bentley folder level description point to one or more images from the folder.
The Papers for a project may include correspondence with clients and contractors, specifications, notes, reports, legal documents and accounting material, as well as some original drawings and prints. The Papers in the Avery project files sometimes include photographs. For many projects the papers consist of a single folder of material. The folder may be listed simply as "Papers" or "Archives," but will often include a brief descriptive note. Folders for "Papers" in Avery collections are numbered according to Muschenheim's original scheme. The folder number listed in the finding aid includes the job number and a sequential number. However, because the original sequence included numbers for folders of drawings that have now been stored separately, the sequence for the papers may have gaps or be out of order.
Photographs include images of drawings and models, under-construction and completed projects and studies of various interior and exterior designs. The photographs include both prints and slides. As noted above, some jobs in the Avery collection have photos in the "Papers" folders. The Bentley collection has many photographs for Avery jobs. These are listed with the appropriate job number. Selected photographs from the Bentley collection have been digitized and the images are linked from this finding aid.
The Presentation Boards are mounted photographs of some of Muschenheim's major projects. The Bentley collection contains presentation boards for a number of Aver job numbers.
Both the Avery and Bentley have retained the dividers Muschenheim used in organizing his files. He frequently wrote on the dividers and this information may prove useful to researchers. The dividers constitute boxes 21-29 of the Avery collection. A sample of the dividers is included in box A30, filed under Job #79. Dividers from the Bentley collection are located in box B14. Bentley dividers with substantial information written on them were photocopied onto acid-free paper and placed with related drawings or related folders.
19.4 linear feet (in 24 boxes) — 2 oversize boxes (online) — 1 digital audio file
The Collected Works of African American Composers series (11.8 linear feet, 2 oversize boxes, and 1 digital audio file (online)) consists of topical files dated from 1896-2019. The bulk of the material in the files are art song, opera, orchestral and chamber music, and spiritual scores by African American composers. Other material in the files include correspondence, clippings, publications, and notes. Researchers interested in particular composers should consult materials in the Art Songs, Operas and Libretti, Orchestral and Chamber Music, and Spirituals subseries.
Patterson also maintained various guides that provide additional information about his own collection as well as other composers. Material in the Guides subseries consists of different kinds of lists.
42 linear feet — 65 oversize volumes — 71 microfilms — 1.8 GB (online)
(The physical photographs were originally housed at the Bentley Library, and are now on indefinite loan to the IXL Historical Museum in Hermansville, Michigan.)
4.85 linear feet — 2 oversize volumes — 182 KB (Online) — 1 oversize folder
The Organizational series (1946-2011; 1.5 linear feet and 182 KB) documents all of the routine activities required to maintain the organization. Included are meeting minutes, financial reports, awards, committee reports, promotional materials, correspondence, newsletters, and receipts. The activities of each segment of the branch are documented in detail, giving a comprehensive look at the branch as a whole. Digital materials include meeting minutes from 2004-2006.