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O. W. Stone photograph collection, circa 1880-1889

1 envelope

O. W. Stone was a Pentwater, Michigan, photographer. Includes photos of the Sault Sainte Marie Canal as well as Pentwater, Michigan, business enterprises and shipping.

The collection includes photos of Pentwater, Michigan, focusing on business enterprises and shipping. Also included are photos of the Sault Sainte Marie Canal.

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Ozone House Records, 1970-2001

10.5 linear feet (in 11 boxes) — 1 oversize folder

Shelter in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for runaway young people. The Ozone House records have been divided into seven series: Meeting Minutes; Grants and Funding; Worker Training; Publicity and Outreach; Topical Files; Drug Helpline; and Visual Materials. The records document the administration and various counseling, training, fundraising and outreach activities of the Ozone House.

The Ozone House records have been divided into eight series: Meeting Minutes; Grants and Funding; Worker Training; Publicity and Outreach; Topical Files; Drug Helpline; Visual Materials, and Worker to Worker Notebooks. The records document the administration and various counseling, training, fundraising and outreach activities of Ozone House.

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Pallab Bhattacharya papers, 1983-2016

1 linear foot

Pallab Bhattacharya is a Distinguished University Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department at the University of Michigan. Well-known for his breakthrough discovery of quantum dot formation, Bhattacharya's research focuses on semiconductors and optoelectronic devices. This collection documents Bhattacharya's work while at U-M, and includes awards, correspondence, course syllabi, assignments and examination materials, conference planning materials, patents, research proposals, and presentation materials.

The Pallab Bhattacharya papers are organized alphabetically and document Bhattacharya's work at the University of Michigan, as well as his research and participation in the wider engineering profession. Materials in this collection are comprised of awards, correspondence, course syllabi, assignments and examination materials, conference planning materials, patents, research proposals, and presentation materials.

The correspondence folder contains emails, letters, and memos on a variety of topics, including promotions, committee activities, lectures, research, and collaborations with colleagues.

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Palmer Christian papers, 1841-1953

1.3 linear feet

Organist and professor of music at the University of Michigan, and other members of the Christian family; correspondence, clippings, concert programs, and other papers re his teaching, concert career, European student days, etc.

The Palmer Christian collection is comprised of four series: Correspondence and other papers; Programs and reviews of recitals; Madrigals; and Photographs. The correspondence is noteworthy for long-term correspondents such as symphony conductor Eric De Lamarter who regularly communicated with Christian for over twenty year period beginning in 1925 and from Eugene Ormandy. During World War II, Christian received many letters from former students then serving in the military.

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Palmer Family Architectural Drawings, 1950, 1963-1964, 1980

3 oversize folders

Ann Arbor, Michigan family. Architectural drawings and renderings for their Ann Arbor, Michigan home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his associates.

The Palmer Family collection consists of three oversized folders located in the basement blueprint cabinet. The folders contain topological maps of the property, a complete set (10) of blueprints for the house, an oversized floor plan, blueprints of perforate block, hand-colored drawings of the garden plans and a colored house plan signed by Wright. The collection also contains the first rendering of the Tea House with two pages of revisions, furniture design details for the Tea House and an outside lantern.

Since coming to the library in 1992, photocopies and photographic copies have been made of some of the more fragile items in the collection. The researcher is encouraged to consult these before inquiring about access to the originals. The number in parentheses at the end of each description is an identifying number assigned by the donor for individual drawings or a group of related drawings.

For an extensive selection of photographs of the Palmer house, the researcher should consult The Wright Style by Carla Lind (1992).

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Palmer Family (Pontiac, Mich.) papers, circa 1814-1940

2 linear feet — 1.9 GB

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Upper-class Michigan family in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with various business interests including lumbering, mining, and land transactions in Montana, Michigan, California, West Virginia, and British Columbia. The family was also active in the development of the Orchard lake area, especially during in the 1920s through the 1940s. The collection contains both business and personal materials including correspondence, subject files, legal records, maps, blueprints, and photographs.

The Palmer Family papers document the activities of an upper-class family in nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Michigan. The strength of the collection is its documentation of the growth of early business in Michigan. The Charles Henry Palmer (Senior) series contains the bulk of this information, with papers documenting his activities as an investor in mining and railroads in Michigan's Upper Peninsula from the 1850s through the 1880s. The balance of the collection contains both business and personal materials documenting the lives of various Palmer family members. Materials include correspondence, legal materials, business records, photographs, diaries and journals, and newspaper clippings.

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Palmer Werner photograph collection, circa 1970-1979

1 envelope

Palmer Werner (1911-2002) was a Redford, Michigan photographer and World War II veteran. The collection consists of color photographs of mills, bridges, and other structures throughout southern Michigan.

The collection consists of color photographs of mills, bridges, and other structures throughout southern Michigan.

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Panhellenic Association (University of Michigan) records, 1945-1991

7.5 linear feet — 1 oversize volume — 1 oversize folder

The records of the University of Michigan Panhellenic Association contain meeting minutes, annual officers' reports, newspaper clippings, presidents reports, scrapbooks, photographs, printed materials, posters and broadsides. The records document the administration and history of the Panhel at the University of Michigan.

The records of the Panhellenic Association (Panhel) measure 7.5 linear feet and include one outsize scrapbook and an outsize folder. The records date from 1945 to 1991 and consist of meeting minutes, annual officers' reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, printed materials, and posters. Despite the range of years covered by the collection as a whole, no one time period is completely documented. For additional information on the history of Panhel, the researcher should consult the folders under the heading "Sororities" in the University of Michigan Library Clipping File and the folder "Panhellenic" in the Vertical File at the Bentley Historical Library.

The records of Panhel are divided into six series: Topical Files, President's Reports, Scrapbooks, Photographs, Printed Materials, and Posters and Broadsides.

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Paralyzed Veterans of America, Michigan Chapter, Records, 1964-2004 (majority within 1990-1994)

3.5 linear feet — 1 oversize folder

Records of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Michigan Chapter (MPVA). Includes annual reports, meeting agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors, correspondence files of the main office and executives, information about events sponsored by the MPVA, and a series of topical files.

The Paralyzed Veterans of America, Michigan Chapter ("MPVA") records, 1964-2004 comprises five series: Annual Reports, Board of Directors, Correspondence, Events, and Topical Files.

The newsletter of the organization Rollin' Times has been separately cataloged.

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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Ann Arbor, Mich.) records, 1982-1996

1 folder

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Ann Arbor is a non-profit organization working on the behalf of the GLBT community and its family members and friends. Bylaws, clippings, and scattered correspondence relating to activities of organization. Also, copies of letters asking for advice about coming out or gay friends or relatives. These letters are redacted to protect privacy.

Bylaws, clippings, and scattered correspondence relating to activities of organization. The collection also includes copies of letters asking for advice about coming out or gay friends or relatives. These letters are redacted to mask names and addresses.