Collections

The collection consists mainly of material Professor Loeb presented to the Art Department Committee in order to earn tenure and be promoted; her Subject Files; her Vita; and copies of some of her publications.

The collection consists of material Professor Loeb presented to the Art Department Committee for Re-appointment, Tenure and Promotion in order to earn tenure and be promoted. This information includes Student Opinion Surveys (SOS), examples of her publications, presentations, syllabi, and other supporting documentation, 1980-2001 (Scattered) approximately .75 cubic ft.; her Subject Files, 1981-2000 (Scattered) approximately .5 cubic ft., on a variety of Art Department, Women’s Studies, and other university topics, committees, and events; and her Vita and copies of some of her publications, 1 folder, 2007.

This is the only collection of a professor’s papers from the CMU Art Department in the Clarke. Some of the Invitations/Exhibits, 1981 are the only surviving examples of information about art shows by university art professors or students.

Processing Note: General information in the collection about CMU departments was withdrawn from the collection and filed in the CMU vertical file.

The collection contains biographical information, correspondence, photographs, reports, speeches, subject files, memorabilia, plaques, index card, and oversized materials of President Anspach.

The collection is divided into the following series: Biographical Information (2 cubic ft.), 1912, 2001, undated, including: obituaries (copies), his doctoral dissertation and thesis, certificates, citations, diaries, 1932-1958 (scattered) and 1960-1973, honorary degrees, inauguration materials, scrapbooks, 1948-1959, testimonials and tributes, and his Last Will and Testament, 1977; Correspondence (approximately 1 cubic ft.), 1932-1977, with various individuals, organizations, colleges, boards, and programs; Meeting Minutes (1.5 cubic ft.), 1939-1973, for various CMU departments, committees, and other organizations, councils, and programs; Photographs and Photograph Albums (1.25 cubic ft.), 1941, 1943, 1949-1968, 1971, undated; Reports (approximately 1 cubic ft.), 1937-1941, 1943-1959, 1964, 1970, undated, from CMU departments and committees, and other organizations, councils, and committees; Speeches (4.5 cubic ft.), on a plethora of topics, including speeches recorded on paper, 1929-1976, undated, speeches recorded on reel-to-reel tapes, 1958, 1967, 1971-1973, undated, and programs of speeches given by President Anspach, 1940-1973, undated; Subject Files (4.25 cubic ft.) for a wide variety of CMU organizations, committees, events, a plethora of issues, Michigan and national organizations, councils, boards, and issues of concern to President Anspach, 1931-1977, 1979-1982, undated; Miscellaneous Materials (Memorabilia) (2 cubic ft.) including a wide variety of Masonic, Boy Scout, and CMU memorabilia, such as: Masonic plate; CMU miniature cigarette lighter; Masonic penny; Masonic aprons; Medals; CMU Paperweights (2); numerous Pins; Shriner’s (Masonic) Caps; a gavel; and miscellaneous, 1948, 1950, 1963-1974, undated; and Plaques (.5 cubic ft.), 1959, 1964, 1969, 1972-1973, undated, and a Boy Scouts statue, 1943-1945; and Index Cards (1 cubic ft.) to Articles and Photographs of Anspach in CMU’s school newspapers, CSLife, later CMLife, 1939-1959. Oversized Materials (approximately 4 cubic ft.), including photographs and photograph albums, 1905-1972 (scattered), undated, certificates, 1946-1976 (scattered), undated, diplomas, 1920, 1923, a resolution, 1967, posters, undated, a guest book, 1939, and miscellaneous, are housed in three flat boxes

The collection extensively documents President Anspach’s life and activities during his tenure as President of CMU. His activities in peace and religiously oriented organizations, with children’s organizations and causes, the Boy Scouts, Masons, and various educational organizations and issues are well documented. His personal life at Ashland College, CMU, and after his retirement from CMU are documented to a lesser degree in the collection.

The collection includes a ledger, meeting minutes, reference materials, reports on sorority officers, members, events, and grade points, biographical material and photographs of Dr. Sharp, and information on Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.

The Organizational Records, 1929-1963, include a Ledger, 1942-1961, and Meeting Minutes, 1941-1961 (.5 cubic ft. in 1 box); Miscellaneous reference materials, 1933-1963 (approximately .5 cubic ft. in 1 box); Sorority Files, which are reports on each sorority listing officers, members, and their annual events, as well as some supporting documentation, (1 cubic ft. in 2 boxes); and Sorority Grade Point Materials, which show the grade points of each sorority sister and the average of each sorority, 1961-1964 (approximately .5 cubic ft. in 1 box). Also included is one folder each on the fraternity Delta Sigma Phi, 1948-1956, and Dr. D. Louise Sharp.

The collection consists primarily of Instructors Central Michigan University Semester Reports for instructors, professors, and departments, as well as some of Richtmeyer's biographical materials.

This collection consists primarily of Instructors Semester Reports, both for individual instructors and professors at Central Michigan University (CMU) and for the departments. The reports, which are dittoed forms, give the name of the instructor, term, year, and the number of A, B, C, D, and E grades given to the students in each course, as well as the total grades for each course. These numbers and grades were statistically compared to those received at other colleges and universities colleges that were accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCACS). Professors and departments whose grades deviated from national statistics were invited to meetings with CMU President Charles L. Anspach to discuss the situation. Pres. Anspach then sent letters documenting the points and issues raised in these conversations to then Dean of Faculty Richtmeyer for further research, discussion, and evaluation. The purpose of these reports and the correspondence and discussions they generated was to guarantee that CMU would be accredited each time the NCACS evaluated it.

Richtmeyer is personally documented by his obituary, April 8, 1975 (copy) and portrait photographs (copies from the CMU Photograph Faculty files), 1966 and undated, as well as two relevant pages from the CMU Chippewa yearbooks for 1927 and 1969 (copies). Reprints of three mathematics articles he wrote are also included in this collection. A copy of the book he co-wrote with Judson Foust, Business mathematics (1959) is separately cataloged in the Clarke.

Transcriptions (copies) of oral history projects created by Central Michigan university faculty and students mostly of Central Michigan University (CMU) faculty, staff, students, and alumni, documenting their diverse experiences at Central Michigan University, in Mount Pleasant.

Transcriptions (copies) of oral history projects created by Central Michigan university faculty and students mostly of Central Michigan University (CMU) faculty, staff, students, and alumni, documenting their diverse experiences at Central Michigan University, in Mount Pleasant. One oral history is of a Michigan Native American woman discussing her memories of her family members who were forced to attend the Mount Pleasant Indian School, her experiences of the school's impact on her family and the tribe, and memories of one family member who graduated from eighth grade at a Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. Currently, all of these transcriptions CLOSED to researchers unless permission is granted by Professor Jay Martin. The collection is ongoing.

The collection consists of a wide range of musical compositions composed by Rivard.

This collection documents a wide range of musical compositions composed by Dr. Rivard, 1951-1999. There are compositions for orchestra, band, and small instrumental groups and solos, and these pieces may include conductor’s scores and/or various instrumental parts. While a few of the pieces have been published and copyrighted, most are unpublished. They are in good condition. For processing reasons, the collection has been organized by size, legal-size or oversized materials, and then alphabetically by title. Sometimes because of size differences, the score is physically separated from the musical parts. Boxes 1-2 are legal-sized materials. Boxes 3-4 and oversized materials and are housed in oversized, flat drop-front boxes.

Musicians may prefer the following list organized by musical genre. Orchestra: 1. Cupid and Psyche—Symphonic Poem, M.M. Thesis, 1951, Score; 2. Concerto Sinfonia for chamber orchestra—Ph.D. dissertation project, 1958, Score and Parts; 3. Overture to War of the Comedians—full orchestra, 1956, Score and Parts. Band: 4. Capriccio Concitato, 1955, Score and Parts; 5. Four Jazz Originals, 1976, Score and Parts, copyright 2008 by Nancy Rivard; 6. Concerto for Brass Quintet and Band, 1987, Score and Parts; 7. Echoes from the Twilight Zone, 1997, Score only. Small Instrumental Groups and Solos: 8. Three Biblical Scenes, Brass Choir, 1957, Score and Parts; 9. Sombrero Fallout-Incidental Music, Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion, 1978, Score and Parts; 10. Arioso and Scherzo, Woodwinds and Harpsichord, 1958, Score and Parts; 11. Sonata for Trombone and Piano, 1955, Score and Parts, published in 1969 by Tenuto Press, now G. Schirmer; 12. Set for Alto Saxophone and Piano, 1991, Score and Parts; 13. Quadrivalence, Bass Trombone and Piano, 1990, Score and Parts, to be published 2010; 14. A Lenten Contemplation, Trumpet and Organ, 2007, Score and Parts; 15. Philosophical Hautboy, Oboe, Strings, Percussion, 1953, Score and Parts; 16. Four Songs from the Masques of Ben Johnson, SATB, 1967, Scores; 17. Elizabethan Song Set, Mezzo-soprano and Piano, 1993, Score.

All the material in Acc#72163 was digitized and is available in the CMU digital collections, Scholarly and Creative Works under Rivard Collection of Music Scores.

Acc#76882, is not digitized. It was processed in late 2020-early 2021, and is found in Boxes 2 and Box 5. In the back of Box 2 are five legal-size Rivard original show tunes scores and parts for the CMU Marching Band, mostly pen on manuscript stave4 paper, with some copies and one written in pencil. Box 5 includes Rivard’s eleven Jazz and seven Show Tunes scores and parts and a lead sheet for CMU jazz and marching bands as well as a red Notebook of Show Tune scores. The Jazz scores and parts are all printed ink on cream colored or white paper. Some of the Jazz folders include a photocopy of the piano score by the original composer. The six Show Tunes are photocopies of Rivard’s compositions on white paper with acid stains where the pages were once taped together. Handwritten notations that were on the originals are visible on the copies. The Show Tunes music stave Notebook includes undated scores by Rivard in pencil, most of which have additional notation added by him in pencil and/or ink. The red Notebook scores include: Strike Up The Band, Rockin’ Chair, Caravan, Chicago, Stampin’ at the Savoy, Rhapsody in Blue, Everything’s Turning Up, Jazz My Blues (Segué), ½ Time P-G Fanfare, and ½ Time Pre-Game Fanfare, At some point, the front right lower corner of the red Notebook got wet and bled through pages of the first three scores to varying degrees, although none were rendered illegible or seriously damaged. Researchers with allergies please note: The Notebook has a light musty smell, but does not have mold.

The collection documents his media and academia career, with photographs Schock collected.

The collection consists of papers documenting Schock’s career in media and academia, such as stories he wrote, his tenure materials, biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs he collected.

The papers include biographical materials of Beck, poems, ballads, and recordings of lumbermen songs.

His undated papers include typed copies of shanty-boy type songs, folk ballads, poems, and music that Beck collected, possibly in the 1930s, as well as two cassette recordings of his group singing lumberjack songs.

Two audiodisc recordings (ca. 1960?) of Beck talking about, singing and reciting various songs, and the three 2005 CDs made from the recordings, are also included. The recordings include a spoken introduction to each section by Beck who then sings or recites the songs. Tracks 1 and 2 are from Audiodisc #1 and Tracks 5 and 6 are from Audiodisc #2. Please note that only the CD labeled “Unprocessed Recordings of Earl C. Beck” plays in a CD player. The other two CDs apparently were used to create the playable CD.

Track 1: Ballads: ‘Barbara Allen’ (short and long versions) and ‘Little Mohee’ (11:11); Track 2: Ballads: ‘Barbara Allen’ (long versions) and ‘Little Mohee’ (10:14); Track 3: Miscellaneous chorus; chipmunks (Chip N Dale)? (0:22); Track 4: distorted voices (0:37); Track 5: Lullabies: ‘Little Old Sod Shanty’; Michigan Lumber Jack Songs: ‘Shanty Boy’ and ‘Pete Batiste’ (both recited) (7:37); Track 6: American Cowboy Songs: ‘Railroad Corral’, ‘Old Saddle’ (recited), and Round Up Time This Fall (verses recited, chorus sung) (8:52).

Biographical, Educational, and InterInstitutional Affiliation papers of Edna Heilbronn, professor at Central Michigan University.

The collection is organized into the following series: Biographical, Educational Materials, and InterInstitutional Affiliation Project at CMU, and alphabetically within each series.

The collection includes some Biographical Information, such as Professor Heilbronn's Obituary (copy), 1968, and Photographs (and copies), 1952, 1965, undated. One photograph shows her speaking at the dedication of CMU's Woldt and Emmons Halls, May 9, 1965. Other photographs document her teaching career and involvement with the Project.

Her career and professional activities are documented by Educational Materials, including her syllabi and related materials for various education related and student teaching courses she taught, ca. 1944, 1955, undated; materials for the Teacher Education Project, 1959-1962, undated; information about the Association for Student Teaching, circa 1957; a few General Education Committee, Meeting Minutes, 1962-1963; and College of Education, Miscellaneous, 1944, 1963, undated. Also included is a paper she wrote entitled "Professional Year," a draft of the paper, and related correspondence, 1951.

Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Reports, Published Materials, some of the above mentioned Photographs, 1957-1966, document her work with the InterInstitutional Affiliation Project at CMU, the organization in general, and the national meetings that Prof. Heilbronn attended as the coordinator for Project at CMU.

The Elizabeth Anspach Papers, 1914, 1994, and undated, consist of biographical materials, photographs, postcards, diplomas, report cards, honorary speeches, and newspaper clippings (copies).

The Elizabeth Anspach Papers, 1914, 1994, and undated, consist of biographical materials, photographs, postcards, diplomas, report cards, honorary speeches, and newspaper clippings (copies). The topically grouped material is arranged alphabetically. A large portion of the photographs consist of family, baby, vacation, and retirement photos. Many of the diplomas are from Elizabeth’s time at Detroit Teaching College, Cornell, and Harvard, which is in Latin. The newspaper clippings range from her father’s obituary to retirement clippings honoring Elizabeth’s life and career. The award speech and lecture pamphlets all highlight the various achievements and awards that Elizabeth received. The newspaper clippings and award papers all commend Elizabeth for her contributions to education, children, and various organizations throughout the public health field. There are no materials specific to George Wheeler in the collection. The only item in the collection specific to Charles L. Anspach is their wedding invitation.

The photograph albums and scrapbooks document several periods of Elizabeth’s life and family, as well as contain a wedding invitation to Elizabeth and George Wheeler’s wedding. The scrapbooks also contain various items documenting Elizabeth’s life between her retirement and her death in 2003. The oversized folder contains her diplomas, as well as her 1946 Harvard class photograph.

Processing Note: During processing, 10 cubic feet of three-dimensional objects were transferred to the CMU museum. A box of photograph frames and one oversized folder of duplicates and out-of-scope materials, as well as acidic clippings (copies were retained in the collection in the Clarke) were returned to the donor as per the donor form.