Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Ed Saunders served the University of Michigan in many capacities, including as Director of the Microcomputer Education Center (1985-1986) and Director of the Information Technology Division's Office of Instructional Technology (1990-1997). Papers include department materials, department publications, and correspondence regarding the development of instructional technology use at the University of Michigan.

This collection follows Ed Saunders' career at the University of Michigan and includes Saunders' collection of department materials and correspondence. His collections primarily focus on University of Michigan projects aimed at promoting interactive learning with technology.

Legal scholar and professor of law and legal research at the University of Michigan, 1901 to 1944. Papers include biographical material, speeches and articles, and files related to teaching, research and involvement in professional organizations.

The Edson Read Sunderland collection (18.5 linear feet) spans the years 1892-1959 with the bulk of the material covering 1923-1953. Sunderland's steady and vigorous advocacy for reform in legal procedures, including the drafting of procedures for the courts of the United States, Michigan, and Illinois are well documented in the papers. When considered as a whole, the collection (which is comprised mainly of writings, speeches, research materials, and correspondence) reflects Sunderland's meticulous and focused approach to legal scholarship.

The papers are organized into eight series including Biographical Materials (0.75 linear feet), Research Material and Reports (7.25 linear ft.), Organizations and Committees (2.0 linear feet), Correspondence (4 linear feet), Law School, University of Michigan (1 linear foot), Faculty Board in Control of Student Publications (0.5 linear feet), and Speeches and Articles (3 linear feet).

Soldier during Spanish-American war, officer with the Michigan National Guard. Scenes from the Spanish-American War and of the copper strike in Calumet, Michigan.

The collection consists of a microfilm copy (with selective contact prints) of photographs accumulated by Edward A. Finney during the period of his military service during the Spanish-American War and as a participant with the Michigan National Guard during the copper strike in Calumet, Michigan, 1913-1914.

Edward Bruce Williamson was a noted entomologist and botanist in the early part of the 20th century. He spent most of his career as an amateur, but active and well-respected, scholar of odonata (dragon and damselflies) and served as the curator of odonata for the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology from 1916 to his retirement in 1933. He also owned and maintained the Longfield Iris Farm in Bluffton, Indiana where he propagated award-winning irises. The collection includes correspondence, drawing, field notes and reports from his collecting trips, and photographs.

The Edward Bruce Williamson collection contains material dating from 1891 and spanning the next forty years until his death in 1933. Most of the collection focuses on Williamson's activities as an entomologist, though also it includes some personal correspondence and photographs. The collection is divided into four series, Correspondence, 1891-1935, Drawings, Miscellaneous, Notes and Paper Drafts, and Photographs.

Conservation consultant, U. S. Forest Service administration, director of Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, U. S. Department of the Interior. Oral histories, speeches and publications, legislative files, consultation materials, and other professional papers.

The Edward Crafts collection documents his varied career as a consultant, and as an expert on federal forestry and conservation issues. Much of the files relate to federal legislation, mainly from the period when he was with the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Other files concern various forestry topics, some from his years with the U.S. Forest Service.

University of Michigan alumnus known for his significant involvement in various Battle Creek, Mich. industries, particularly, the American Steam Pump Company. The collection consists of a scrapbook containing programs, invitations, announcements, and other memorabilia from Hinman's years at the University of Michigan. Also included are portraits of Hinman, his wife Carrie Risdon Hinman, and their grandchildren.

The collection consists of a scrapbook containing programs, invitations, announcements, and other memorabilia from Hinman's years at the University of Michigan. Also included are portraits of Hinman, his wife Carrie Risdon Hinman, and their grandchildren.

The Dreier collection consists of photographs and negatives largely of Upper Peninsula views, primarily of the Pictured Rocks near Munising, of Grand Island, Marquette, Tahquamenon Falls, and the Keweenaw Peninsula. Included are photographs of car ferries and ferry docks at Mackinaw City and Saint Ignace.

Member of Co. H, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes field diary recounting the Polar Bear expedition and photographs of Archangel and members of the expedition.

The collection contains a copy of the field diary of Co. H, Sept. 1918-Apr. 1919, describing the company's service on the Onega front, including fighting at Chekuevo, Sept. 1918; Wazentia[?], Oct. 1918; Turchasovo, Dec. 1918; Chinova, March 1919; and Bolshie Ozerki, March and April 1919. Also included are 34 photos by the American Red Cross, containing group portraits and pictures of base areas, churches, Russian people, soldiers on patrol, and fortifications, all taken in the Onega- Chekuevo area.

Musician and music educator active in Detroit, Michigan area Polish and ethnic music circles, papers include correspondence, publicity material and photographs relating to ethnic music festivals and organizations.

The Gajec papers consist of correspondence, brochures, programs, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The material in the collection documents Detroit's ethnic communities in the 1950-1990 period, focusing on established ethnic organizations and festivals. The collection also contains material relating to amateur musical activities and a small amount of material relating to civic organizations. The papers are organized in three series: Biographical, Ethnic Activities and Organizations, and Other Activities and Organizations.

Edward Ginsberg was born in Brooklyn in 1917 and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1938. Ginsberg was heavily involved in Israeli and Jewish activities in the United States and served as chairman and president of United Jewish Appeal. The collection primarily documents his travel to Israel on behalf of United Jewish Appeal and highlights his relationship with prominent Israeli leaders, including Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, and David Ben-Gurion. The collection is especially strong in its visual documentation of life in Israel during the 1960s.

The Edward Ginsberg papers document Ginsberg's involvement with United Jewish Appeal and his relationship with prominent Israeli politicians, including Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, and David Ben Gurion. The collection is primarily composed of photographs and films covering Ginsberg's travels to Israel on behalf of United Jewish Appeal. These photographs offer strong visual evidence of life in Israel during the 1960s and following the Six Days War.

The collection is organized in five series: Autographed Books (1 linear foot); Travel and Events (2 linear feet); Photographs and Slides (2 linear feet); Motion Pictures (2.5 linear feet and 12 reels), Audiotapes (.5 linear feet); and Awards and Memorabilia (.2 linear feet and 9 oversized items).