Zingerman's Community of Businesses records, 1984-2018
15.8 linear feet (in 17 boxes) — 1 oversize box — 2 oversize folders — 2 tubes — 651 MB (online)
15.8 linear feet (in 17 boxes) — 1 oversize box — 2 oversize folders — 2 tubes — 651 MB (online)
The General Administrative Records series (9.8 linear feet, 1 oversize box, 2 tubes, 2 oversize folders, and 651 MB) includes central administrative materials from the Zingerman's Community of Businesses. The series contains strategic planning documents about the development of the Community of Businesses model and a copy of the Zingerman's 2020 plan, a vision for the company in the year 2020. Other materials include employee handbooks and training documents, newsletters, and a selection of advertisements and clippings.
The series also contains visual materials including photographs of Zingerman's locations, employees, and events. The series also features a selection of graphic designs used in Zingerman's advertising and architectural drawings of Zingerman's Cornman Farms and Zingerman's Roadhouse.
The Youtie Index series, 2010 (156.1KB) contains a detailed index of collection contents in spreadsheet form prepared by and received from the University of Michigan Papyrology Collection. It provides item level description of materials and references scans made by the unit.
The Sound Recordings series consists of reel to reel and cassette audiotape recordings. Included were tapes of community anniversary celebrations, the Fall Conference, General Community Gatherings, various educational programs and inter-community conferences.
11 linear feet (in 13 boxes) — 21 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder — 1.1 GB (online)
The Visual Materials series is divided into digital materials, videotapes, and photographs.
33.25 linear feet — 1 oversize volume — 437 GB
Ranging in date from the 1930s into the 1980s, the sound recordings have been arranged first by format into two groups, sound reels and sound discs; the sound reels have been further arranged by size. Thus, there are three separate series of sound recordings: sound reels (7-inch); sound reels (10 1/2-inch); and sound discs. The recordings within each series have been arranged by provenance and content into the following subseries:
Each recording has been assigned an inventory number which is listed in brackets following the item description in the boxlist. This number designates whether the recording is a reel (prefix "R") or a disc (prefix "D"), the recording's numeric sequence, and, for sound reels, the size ("A" for 7", "B" for 10 ½"). Unless otherwise noted, reel playback speed is 7 ½ inches per second (ips).
The Administrative series consists of material related to the organization of the Workshop, its history, financials, website and related correspondence. The series also contains material related to failed proposals and outside recognition of the Workshop.
Photographs series contains images of Woodrow and Ann Woody with friends, politicians, or other prominent persons, including Presidents Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Michigan Governors George Romney, William Milliken, James Blanchard, and John Engler, Pope John Paul II, as well as automobile executives, Michigan Congressmen, and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young. The series also contains photographs of the former Hillcrest Country Club in Mount Clemens and of the Woody Pontiac dealership in Hamtramck. There are also signed portraits of various public figures.
The Membership series contains lists compiled annually of the club's members including letters of invitation, applications, nominations, and questionnaires. It contains records from 1902 to 1999. One folder pertains to honorary membership for Alice Hamilton (MD, Michigan, 1893) and also includes memorial tributes to members Orma Fitch Butler, Lydia Dewitt, Lilly Melchior Roberts, and Adelia Marie Beeuwkes.