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Paul Warren Voorheis photograph collection, circa 1932

1 envelope

University of Michigan graduate (B.A. 1898, Law 1900); Wayne County, Mich. Prosecutor (1921-1925), Attorney General of Michigan (1931-1933). Paul Warren Voorhies' portrait.

The Paul Warren Voorheis photographs include a portrait of Voorheis.

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O’Brien Family (Detroit, Mich.) papers, circa 1932-1965

1 linear foot — 1 oversize volume

O'Brien family of northern Michigan and Detroit, Michigan; family papers of Patrick H. O'Brien and other family members.

The O'Brien family collection includes papers and scrapbooks of John H. O'Brien, a newsman with the Hearst newspaper chain largely concerning the campaign, 1952-1957, for better interstate highway system. In addition, there are scrapbooks and other materials of Michael O'Brien relating to his insurance business and to the political campaigns of his brother, Patrick H. O'Brien. The papers of Eleanor Lawton O'Brien concern her interests in family planning. The reminiscences of Jean Worth relate to his boyhood in Menominee, Michigan, ca. 1915.

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Dorothy Smith McAllister papers, circa 1932-1967

2 boxes — 2 microfilms

Files relating to Democratic Party activities (largely on microfilm); files relating to her interest in civil rights, fair employment practices, and her involvement with the Michigan and National Consumers League.

The Dorothy Smith McAllister collection consists of files relating to Democratic Party activities (largely on microfilm); files relating to her interest in civil rights, fair employment practices, and her involvement with the Michigan and National Consumers League. The collection has two parts: original manuscripts and papers that have been microfilmed. A portions of the Original Materials series also appears on the microfilm, but the microfilmed material is unique--not a part of the papers.

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Mary Frances Doner papers, circa 1934-1974

6 linear feet (in 7 boxes) — 2 oversize volumes

Author based in Boston, Massachusetts and Ludington, Michigan. Scrapbooks containing news clippings and correspondence; copies of books; manuscripts of writings; and contracts with publishers.

The Doner papers relate mainly to her writing career and include scrapbooks containing clippings and letters about her various books. The collection also contains copies of her books and manuscripts of her writings.

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Bernice Wenk photograph collection, circa 1939-1941

1 envelope

This collection is comprised of photographs of Ann Arbor, including the 1941 train wreck at Michigan Central depot, an accident at University of Michigan Heating Plant, and views from University Hospital.

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Sanders A. Goodstein student notebooks, circa 1939-1946

3 linear feet

University of Michigan alumnus. Consists of notebooks from classes taken in the School of Business Administration and Law School of the University of Michigan.

The collection consists of notebooks from classes taken in the School of Business Administration and Law School of the University of Michigan.

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Wallace Frost papers, circa 1939-1962

0.1 linear feet — 16 blueprints — 1 microfilm

Detroit area architect. Blueprints of selected buildings, biographical materials, advertising and financial material relating to Pittsfield Village, Ann Arbor, Mich., and photographs.

The collection consists of original blueprints and microfilm of photographs of buildings designed by Frost largely from the period after 1939. Most of the earlier plans and papers were destroyed by fire in California in 1939. There are also a few folders relating to his interest in Pittsfield Village.

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J. Frank Kottnauer class notebooks, circa 1940

5 volumes (in 1 boxu)

Alumnus (Class of 1940) of the University of Michigan's Law School. Consists of student notebooks from classes taken in the Law School of the University of Michigan.

The collection consists of student notebooks from classes taken in the Law School of the University of Michigan.

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Joyce Stuart Gildart photograph collection, circa 1940-1943

0.5 linear feet

Negatives of photos of University of Michigan campus buildings and student activities; some of the photos were published in the Michiganensian.

Negatives made by J. Stuart Gildart as art editor of the Michiganensian. Includes campus views, buildings and student activities, particularly in publications. Gildart was later photographer for the Caro, Michigan Advertiser.