Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Papers of Morton Isadore and Katherine Smit Netzorg; their son Morton Jacob Netzorg and his wife Petra Fuld Netzorg; Petra Netzorg's mother Charlotte Fuld, and Petra's younger sister Bracha Fuld. The collection chronicles the history of the Philippine Islands in the 20th century, specifically during the Second World War; life of German Jewry on the eve of World War II; Zionist Insurgency in the British Mandate Palestine; developments in the scholarly field of South East Asian Studies and international publishing and book trade industries related to the region. The collection is a rich source of bibliographic material related to the Pacific Islands, primarily the Philippines, as well as the entire South East Asian region.

Family and business correspondence, including internment camp communications of Morton I. and Katherine; journals and diaries; published works and manuscripts of Morton J.; material related to Bracha Fuld's death; photographs; the Cellar Book Shop card catalog; also World War II-period artifacts, and Bracha's military ribbon.

Photographs and slides depicting Fuld and Netzorg families and their friends, Netzorgs' house in Detroit, Detroit street scenes, and the Cellar Book Shop. Of special interest are the World War II period photographs in the Morton I. and Katherine S. Netzorg part of the series depicting the conditions in liberated Philippines in 1945, military action and military life, and Jewish life in the U.S. military. Also of interest are the Fuld family photographs depicting Jewish life in Germany from the late 1800s to late 1930s. Slides with images taken during 1970s trips to the Philippines featuring Banaue, Cebu, Jolo, and Zamboanga, locations in the Southeast Asia, and Europe.

Recorded reminiscences of Morton J. Netzorg and Petra Fuld Netzorg.

Finns in America is an artificial collection assembled to bring together a variety of miscellaneous printed material related to the Finnish experience in the United States.

Finns in America includes a variety of literary and historical works including songbooks, almanacs, novels, political tracts, emigration manuals, dictionaries, exhibit catalogs and religious publications.

The Martha Cook Building (MCB) opened in the fall of 1915 as the second all-women's dormitory on the University of Michigan campus. It was a gift of Mr. William Wilson Cook, a lawyer-philanthropist from New York City who was born and raised in Hillsdale, Michigan. The Martha Cook Building records are dated from circa 1913-2016 and include blueprints; chronological files; clippings; correspondence; financial records; minutes, particularly of both the MCB's Board of Governors and House Board; publications; reports; scrapbooks; subject files; and visual materials, such as negatives, photographs, and photograph albums.

The Martha Cook Building records (circa 1913-2016) document the activities of those involved with the Martha Cook Building and include blueprints; chronological files; clippings; correspondence; financial records; minutes; reports; scrapbooks; subject files; and visual materials, such as negatives, photographs, and photograph albums.

Significant people and groups featured in this collection include William. W. Cook; various House Directors, such as Sarah Rowe, G.J. Diekema, Olive Chernow, Josette Allen, and Rosalie Moore; the building's Board of Governors and House Board; and Martha Cook Building students and alumnae. Other notable topics include the construction, furnishing and remodeling of the Martha Cook Building; various scholarships; and activities, such as various anniversary events and the Messiah Dinner.

Anna S. Elonen (1904-1982) was Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Michigan whose areas of expertise included child clinical psychology and pediatric psychology. Consists of photographs of Finnish groups in Hancock, Michigan, most related to St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church. Also included are views of confirmation classes, church choirs, and a temperance pageant enacted by the Star Temperance Society in 1913.

The collection consists of photographs of Finnish groups in Hancock, Michigan, most related to St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church. Also included are views of confirmation classes, church choirs, and a temperance pageant enacted by the Star Temperance Society in 1913.

Student at the University of Michigan and resident of Traverse City, Michigan. Photographs of varous student activities (including hazing and a tug-of-war), views of the campus, Camp Davis, and an airplane.

The collection consists of photographs of varous student activities (including hazing and a tug-of-war), views of the campus, Camp Davis, and an airplane.

1912 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. Consists of caricatures of fellow law students and unidentified photographs.

The collection consists of caricatures of fellow law students and unidentified photographs.

Photo of Holland Furnace sales display.

Saginaw and Chesaning, Michigan newspaperman; member of the Michigan Legislature; founder of the Chesaning Showboat, an important Michigan tourist attraction. Biographical material; correspondence, 1941-1990, including letters about Howell written after his death; travel diaries, 1923-1952; Chesaning Showboat file; newspaper clippings; and photographs.

The Papers of Chester M. Howell measure .25 linear feet and are contained in three series: Papers, Newspaper Clippings, and Photographs.

The Papers series is comprised o Biographical Material, Correspondence, travel Diaries, and Chesaning Showboat files. The Correspondence (1941-1990) file includes some letters written after Chester M. Howell's death that recount his life and activities.

The Newspaper Clippings series contains articles by and about Howell, especially relating to the Chesaning Showboat and the Chesaning Argus newspaper.

The Photographs series includes images of Saginaw, Michigan and of Howell's newspaper activities in Saginaw and Chesaning; photographs taken while a state legislator; photos of Mackinac Bridge; and miscellaneous personal photos.

Researchers should note that other than the photographs there is not much material relating to Howell's political life. The material predominantly relates to the Chesaning Showboat and the Chesaning Argus.

Resident of Santa Cruz, California. Includes portraits of Heber D. Curtis and his family. Also included is a photograph of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton, California, and the house where Curtis lived during an astronomical expedition, 1906-1910.

The collection includes portraits of Heber D. Curtis and his family. Also included is a photograph of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton, California, and the house where Curtis lived during an astronomical expedition, 1906-1910.

Photographs collected by Robert Fry, resident of Ann Arbor, Mich.

The collection consists of photographs of a train wreck on the Ann Arbor Railroad bridge over the Huron River in Ann Arbor, Mich. Also includes photographs of an Ann Arbor-Whitmore Lake bus.