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1975 Graduate Employees Organization Strike collection, 1974-1975

0.25 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)

Contains leaflets, open letters, administrative documents, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the strike by the University of Michigan's graduate student union, the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), in 1975.

This collection contains ephemera, documents, and publications related to the 1975 General Employee Organization strike. The bulk of the collection consists of publicity materials, such as open letters and flyers, about contract negotiations leading up to the strike and the strike itself (including campus reactions to the strike). Some of the material is related to the the Black Action Movement's (BAM) demands of the university. A small amount of material from faculty of the Residential Communities is also included. Most material is pro-GEO and pro-strike but a few materials present an opposing position. Also included are administrative materials, such as meeting minutes and position papers, from GEO. Finally, the collection contains newspaper clippings and entire newspapers documenting the strike, from both campus and local news sources.

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Culinary Ephemera: Catalogs, Circa 1881 to circa 1929

0.50 Linear Feet (1 small manuscript box)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This Collection includes catalogs from the 1880s-1920s for kitchen and household products, such as knives, cleavers, fruit presses, cider mills, mop wrinters, boot and glove fasteners, ice cream freezers, washboards, garden implements, stove pipes, bread boxes, and jelly moulds. It also includes a small number of catalogs for food products, such as canned vegetables, kosher meats and sausages, salt fish, and pickles.
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Pat Halley Papers, circa 1973-2007

.5 Linear Feet — One manuscript box — Many papers are yellowing and wrinkled or ripped

Writings, clippings, and ephemera relating to the life and works of Pat Halley, a Detroit cab driver, writer, and anarchist.

The correspondence file contains two outgoing letters from Halley: a brief (possibly unsent) letter to writer/publisher Ken Wachsberger and a handwritten letter to two friends asking for their support after Halley was accused of sexual misconduct involving a child.

The largest file in this collection consists of scripts for plays Halley wrote or co-wrote in approximately the 1970s, which include Tales of the Sea, The National Desire, The Werewolf of Grosse Point, The Curse of Belle Isle, Cheap Shots, and A Grave Matter. The theatre flyers and playbills folder holds ephemera associated with these and other performances.

The clippings consist of a 1994 article Halley wrote about his experiences as a cab driver, a 1986 article by Jim Gustafson about the MC5, and Halley's 2007 obituary. Finally, the collection includes a 45 RPM vinyl recording of songs written by Pat Halley and a J. Sase.

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Culinary Ephemera: Refrigerators and Freezers, 1860-1991

5.5 Linear Feet (10 small manuscript boxes and 1 oversize box.)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes culinary-related items relating to refrigeration and freezing. Most items promote particular brands of refrigerators, freezers, and ice cream freezers, and often provide instructions or recipes relating to the use of those products, especially frozen desserts. Publications date from 1860-1991, with most from the 1890s-1950s.
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Culinary Ephemera: Oversize, 1869-2004

3.0 Linear Feet (six large Hollinger boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes oversized promotional materials related to a variety of topics. Publications date between 1869 and 2004. Unlike the other Culinary Ephemera collections, the materials in this collection were grouped by size rather than by topic, so the boxes contain material from sometimes unrelated subject areas.

This collection includes oversized promotional materials related to a variety of topics. Publications date between 1869 and 2004. Unlike the other Culinary Ephemera collections, the materials in this collection were grouped by size rather than by topic, so the boxes contain material from sometimes unrelated subject areas.

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Culinary Ephemera: Ethnic, Circa 1910s - 2004

3.5 Linear Feet (7 small manuscript boxes.)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes publications issued by various (mostly American) corporations and other organizations referencing specific cuisines to promote their products, featuring ingredients, processed foods, and recipes drawing on a wide range of cuisines from across the world. Publications date from circa 1910s - 2004, with most items from the 1920s-1970s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes publications issued by various (mostly American) corporations referencing specific cuisines to promote their products, featuring ingredients, processed foods, and recipes drawing on a wide range of cuisines from across the world. Publications date from circa 1910s - 2004, with most items from the 1920s-1970s. Examples of corporate authors include LaChoy Food Products, Inc., Oriental Show-You Company, Gebhardt Chili Powder Company, Pace Foods, Inc., Greek Trade Office, and Nordic Imports.

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Culinary Ephemera: Dairy, circa 1890s-2004

7 Linear Feet (13 small manuscript boxes and one oversize box.)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials relating to dairy products such as milk (liquid, dried, evaporated, condensed), sour cream, ice cream, butter, yogurt, and cheese. Publications date from circa 1890s - 2004, with most materials being from 1920s-1970s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials relating to dairy products such as milk (liquid, dried, evaporated, condensed), sour cream, ice cream, butter, yogurt, and cheese.

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Culinary Ephemera: Cocoa and Chocolate, 1880-1999

3.00 Linear Feet (6 small manuscript boxes.)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials related to cocoa and chocolate, dating from 1880-1999.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials related to cocoa and chocolate. Products featured include drinking cocoa, baking cocoa, baking chocoalte, candy bars, cookie mix, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, malt, and chocolate chips. Companies that are particularly well represented include Hershey Foods Corporation (1980s-1990s) and Nestlé Company (principally 1930s-1980s); and Walter Baker & Co. (particularly 1900s-1920s and 1940s-1980s).

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Culinary Ephemera: Serving Pieces, 1893-1956

.5 Linear Feet (1 small manuscript box)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to serving pieces, principally chafing dishes. Chafing dishes are a type of portable heating and serving dish that allows food to be cooked or kept warm at the table. Publications in this collection date from 1893-1956.