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University of Michigan Class Albums, 1861-1887

16 linear feet (in 46 boxes)

The Class Albums collection consists of photograph albums compiled by University of Michigan students. The albums include individual and group portraits of class members, faculty portraits, and views of university buildings, the campus, and Ann Arbor scenes.

The albums are arranged under series which are listed here chronologically by volume. Arrangement of photographs within volumes often begins with portraits faculty and administrators followed student portraits. Some volumes also include photos of campus buildings and other individuals. The portraits in each section are sometimes arranged alphabetically, but frequently there is no apparent order. Photos in most volumes have been given sequential identifying numbers. In the contents list below, the portraits are generally listed in alphabetical order with the identifying number in square brackets.

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The bicentennial dilemma: who's in control? videorecordings, 1975

19 videotapes — 1 folder

Online
Teach-in organized by University of Michigan students. Held from November 2-4, 1975, this three-day teach-in investigated the role of technology in corporate and government "control." Specific topics included: assassinations, corporate manipulation, subversion of the forces of dissent, police repression, surveillance and dataveillance, and mind control. DVD and streaming files from original EIAJ 1/2" open-reel videotapes of speakers at all sessions.

The collection consists of nineteen original recordings on 1/2-inch EIAJ reel-to-reel videotapes of the teach-in and one folder with teach-in schedules and outlines as well as handwritten notes taken during the sessions (writer unknown). In 2009 preservation and use copies of the tapes were made including a Beta SP preservation master, a DVD copy and a streaming file. The original tapes were in relatively good condition, though there are occasional problems with audio and video levels in the recordings and occasional tracking and dropout problems during dubbing. The derivatives were created on a one-to-one basis with the original.

Only a selection of the streaming files are currently on-line. Others can be mounted by sending a request the Bentley Historical Library reference staff (bentley.ref@umiclh.edu)

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Anonymous Gettysburg campaign reminiscence, 1890s

1 folder

Online

Reminiscence of an officer in the 1st Michigan Cavalry describing the campaign in June and July 1863 centered on the Battle of Gettysburg. Fragmentary copy, including leaves 1-9, 12-19, 76-81, 85, and 2 unnumbered leaves.

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Dover Township enrollment list, 1863

1 folder

The collection consists of enrollment lists of residents of Dover Township, Lenawee County (Michigan) subject to do military duty.

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Anonymous diary [attributed to Sarah Ruckman], 1859-1860

1 volume

Diary of a young woman who was born 20 April 1838. In 2021, the diary was attributed to Sarah Ruckman. The diary reflects on her personal and religious activities, and describes a fire at the Normal School.

The diary reflects on the woman's personal, family, and religious activities, and describes a fire at the Michigan State Normal School.

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Anonymous University of Michigan Class of 1875 photograph collection, 1871-1875

1 envelope

Group and individual portraits of the University of Michigan medical students, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity members, and staff.

Group portraits of the medical classes of 1875 and 1876; individual portraits of the law class of 1875; group portraits of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity members and of Chronicle staff; and individual portraits of University of Michigan janitors.

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Cheboygan, Michigan, photograph collection, circa 1900

1 envelope

Photographs (scattered dates) relating to life and activities in Cheboygan, Michigan.

The collection consists of photographs (scattered dates) relating to life and activities in Cheboygan, Michigan.

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Adrian, Michigan photograph collection, circa 1900

0.1 linear feet

Adrian, Michigan is the county seat of Lenawee County and is in Michigan's 7th congressional district. Photographs relating to life and activities in Adrian, Michigan.

This collection consists of photographs relating to life and activities in Adrian, Michigan, chiefly composite photos of buildings, residences, and street views.

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Culinary Ephemera: Fats, 1889-circa 1990s

3.5 Linear Feet (7 small manuscript boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials relating to various kinds of fat used in food preparation, including lard, margarine, oil, and shortening. Publications date from 1889-1990s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials relating to various kinds of fat used in cooking, including lard, margarine, vegetable oils, and shortening. It does not include materials specifically focused on butter, which are part of the Culinary Ephemera: Dairy collection. Publications date from 1889-1990s, with most materials concentrated in the 1900s-1950s. Brands and products of particular note include Wesson Oil, Oleomargarine, Spry shortening, and Crisco shortening.

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Michigan Masonic Publications, [185-]-[198-] (majority within 1950-1970)

7 linear feet

Programs, flyers, handbooks, newsletters, bylaws, directories, rituals, and miscellaneous publications of a variety of Masonic organizations in Michigan.

The Michigan Masonic Publications collection includes programs, flyers, handbooks, newsletters, bylaws, directories, rituals, and miscellaneous publications of a variety of Masonic organizations in Michigan. Statewide bodies and local bodies in Southeastern Michigan are most strongly represented. Although materials printed as early as the 1850s are found in the collection, the bulk of items date from the 1950s through 1970s.

Histories of organizations and proceedings of the major orders in Michigan, as well as a few reference works relating to freemasonry in general, are cataloged separately in the Michigan Historical Collections printed works catalog.

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Culinary Ephemera: Food Preservation, Circa 1860s to 1994

4.00 Linear Feet (8 small manuscript boxes.)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials relating to canning and preserving, the canned foods industry, freezing, and frozen foods. Publications date from circa 1860 to 1994.
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Arthur Lowell Papers, 1899-1901

1 folders (one folder in a manuscript box with other single-folder collections)

Consists of 10 letters from Arthur Lowell to Iva Hutchinson and 2 from Will Hutchinson to Iva Hutchinson.

Corporal Arthur J. Lowell, Company "D", 35th Infantry, U.S. Army, wrote these ten letters to Iva Hutchinson between February 14, 1900 and January 10, 1901. Lowell writes of going into the mountains to "clear out insurectos," the number of dead and captured, the use of water torture on Filipino prisoners, eating bats, his plan to translate into English the history of the Philippines that had been written on shells, the upcoming U.S. Presidential election, and a continuous thread concerning when he would be returning home. Also included are two letters from Will Hutchinson to his sister Iva Hutchinson. These are dated September 8, 1899 and May 27, 1900.

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Culinary Ephemera: Informational, 1861-2005

10 Linear Feet

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes material that documents a variety of products, companies, services, subjects, that are otherwise unable to be categorized into another subject area. Publications date from 1861-2005, with most materials dating from the late twentieth century.

This collection contains ephemera material that documents a variety of products, companies, services, and subjects that are otherwise unable to be categorized into another subject area. It includes booklets, catalogs, pamphlets, order forms, price lists, and other promotional material.

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Winchester Cookie Cutter Collection, 1800-1900

13 Linear Feet (13 oversize drop-front boxes)

This collection is comprised of 72 nineteenth century cookie cutters--as well as a few presses and molds--made from a variety of materials such as tin, wood, plaster, and clay. These are of historical significance and rarity and were collected by Ohio resident Bruce Winchester. This collection is part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive in the Special Collections Research Center at the University of Michigan Library.

The collection is comprised of 72 nineteenth century cookie cutters--as well as a few molds and presses--made from a variety of materials such as tin, wood, plaster, and clay.

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Willow Run photograph collection, circa 1941-1945

1 folder

The Willow Run Industrial Complex was a manufacturing plant that created thousands of B-24 Liberator airplanes during World War II. The Willow Run photograph collection consists of an interior photograph of the Willow Run Bomber Plant.

The Willow Run Photograph Collection consists of an interior photograph of the Willow Run Bomber Plant.

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Unadilla, Michigan, photograph collection, 1955

1 envelope

The collection consists of photographs of Judson Collins Memorial Church, Unadilla, Michigan, including photos of a memorial plaque to Judson D. Collins, first Methodist missionary to China.

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Michigan Prison Newsletters, 1969-1991

1 linear foot

Scattered issues of newsletters produced at Michigan prisons.

The Michigan Prison Newsletters collection contains scattered issues, not complete runs, for most of these titles.

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African American Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) photograph collection, 1933-1939

0.4 linear feet (including 60 photographs and 48 negatives, in 2 boxes) — 367 MB (online)

Online
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, was a federal unemployment relief program designed to put single young men to work during the Great Depression. The CCC employed over 2.5 million men between 1933 and 1942, including 250,000 African Americans, who served in segregated companies. This collection is comprised of 60 photographs, 48 photographic negatives, and digitized images of CCC African American enrollees assigned to work in Michigan companies, including Company 670, Camp Bitely, Company 2695, Camp Free Soil, and and Camp Wahalla.

The collection is comprised of images of the Civilian Conservation Corps African American enrollees from 1933 to 1939. Materials were received by the Bentley in 2016 and in 2018.

The 2016 acquisition includes portrait-style photographs of predominantly unidentified men, assigned to work in Michigan company/camps including Company 670, Camp Bitely, project F-22 and Company 2695, Camp Free Soil, most likely, project F-7.

The title of each photograph was taken from the photograph's inscription, when applicable. All photographs titled "unidentified" had no identifying information, but may have been labeled with a date. After the photographs were digitized and became available online, some of the people depicted on the photographs have been identified by the public.

In 2018, Ray Lyons Jr. donated additional materials that were collected by his father, Ray Lyons Sr., a former member of the CCC. Mr. Lyons Jr. donated additional 30 photographs, 48 negative images, and a small number of clippings to the collection. The images depict African American members of the CCC at a number of locations, including Camp Bitely, Camp Free Soil, and Camp Walhalla. The pictures also document CCC projects such as the building of a Fire Lookout Tower, the clearing of fields and woods, and the construction of a stump fence.

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Philippine American War photograph collection, 1899-1902

0.1 linear feet (19 items)

Nineteen undated 2.12 x 3 photographs, mounted on cardboard, taken during the Philippine American War, 1899-1902. Images include American troops, battlefield scenes, and picturesque views.

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Anonymous Inlander scrapbook, 1928

1 volume

Literary magazine published by students at the University of Michigan, founded by the Class of 1891. Articles by University of Michigan students Avery Hopwood, Jean Paul Slusser, Charles B. Warren and others.

Scrapbook of clippings about the Inlander, University of Michigan student publication.

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E. C. photograph collection, circa 1907

1 envelope

Photographer from Comins, Michigan. Consists of postcard views of Comins, Michigan, as well as photos of farming, lumbering, and related activities.

The collection consists of postcard views of Comins, Michigan, as well as photos of farming, lumbering, and related activities.

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Philippine History Small Manuscripts Collection, 1619-1962

1.5 Linear Feet — 1 archive box, 1 manuscript box, 1 oversized flat box, and 1 small box containing a reel of microfilm.

The Philippine History Small Manuscripts Collection consists of 27 individual manuscripts--each less than 0.25 linear feet--related to the history of the Philippines. The collection includes correspondence, books, diaries, photographs, and microfilm gathered from various sources covering a wide chronological span, from the 17th century through the mid-20th century, with the bulk of the material related to the U.S. occupation of the Philippines from the Spanish-American War (1898) through World War II (1939-1945).

The Philippine History Small Manuscripts Collection consists of 27 small collections (each less than 0.25 linear feet) related to the history of the Philippines. These collections have been compiled over time from various sources. The materials cover a wide span in chronology and content, from 17th century Spanish Jesuit ethnology to mid-20th century photographs of Filipino politicians. The bulk of the material covers the period from the Spanish-American War (1898) through World War II (1939-1945), primarily representing American perspectives and stories. For instance, there are many examples of U.S. soldiers' diaries, recording their military experiences in the Philippines, especially during the Philippine-American War. Of particular note are two collections authored by Emilio Aguinaldo and Manuel Quezon, both Filipino politicians and presidents who played important roles in shaping the history and governance of the Philippines following independence from Spain.

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Household Workers' Rights Project Collection, 1979-1985

.75 Linear Feet — 2 manuscript boxes

Correspondence, informational flyers, conference records, and ephemera relating to the activities of the Household Workers' Rights Project, a grassroots group organized in 1979 in San Francisco to promote the rights of domestic workers.

The bulk of the collection is correspondence. Maupin and other organizers of HWR corresponded with domestic workers, lawyers, politicians, and related activist organizations to provide domestic workers with legal assistance, training, job referrals, and other vital resources. Of note are the organizers' two-year correspondence with the office of California assemblyman Art Agnos, as well as their correspondence with Carolyn Reed and other lead organizers of the NCHE. Agnos promised to help the organization further improve Wage Order No. 15, while the NCHE provided financial and other assistance to the HWR project as it got off the ground. Maupin co-led a workshop at an NCHE conference in Memphis, Tennessee in 1980.

Also included are various forms and surveys, often in English and Spanish, distributed to domestic workers to help them find jobs and provide feedback about their experiences.

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Beni and Franklin Rosemont Correspondence Collection, 1973-2016

0.5 Linear Feet — One manuscript box — Materials in good condition.

Correspondence between the donor, Beni, and Franklin and Penelope Rosemont, who were surrealist artists, writers, activists, and publishers.

This small collection primarily consists of correspondence between Beni and Franklin Rosemont regarding the collecting of IWW and Surrealist publications. Beni was initially interested in receiving more of the Rosemonts' publications in Arsenal. As their correspondence became more robust, both men collaborated on a search for materials relating to various figures in the history of IWW publications. In the 2000s, their correspondence moved to e-mails that include a network of activists, librarians, and scholars invested in the discovery and preservation of labor history materials. After Franklin Rosemont's death in 2007, Beni continued to collaborate with the curator of the Labadie Collection to acquire rare materials related to the Rosemonts' own activities.

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Philippines Propaganda Poster Collection, ca. 1950-1969

0.33 Linear Feet — One folder and one portfolio — Fair; some brittle paper

This collection consists of 9 Filipino propaganda posters from the 1950s.

1. A poster regarding the execution of Laventiy Beria, Stalin's former chief of secret police. The poster reads, "Beria has fallen, who is next?"

2. A poster portraying a farmer and a soldier with the caption, "Together we build a stronger Philippines!"

3. and 4. Two posters, one in English and one in Tagalog, contrasting agricultural life under the current government and under Communism.

5. A wanted poster, in Tagalog, promising a reward for information about four suspected communists.

6. A poster welcoming home Filipino soldiers who were imprisoned during the Korean War. The captions emphasize how unappealing the soldiers found the Communist ideals of their captors.

7. A poster warning people to resist Communist propaganda.

8. A poster commemorating the birthday of Apolinario Mabini, a beloved hero of the 1898-1899 Filipino Revolution.

9. A resolution, titled, "People of Pampanga Calling the Huks," imploring Communist militants to return to civil life.

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Michigan Miscellaneous Photographic Collection, 1904, 1972, and undated

2.75 cubic feet (in 6 boxes)

The collection consists of various photographic materials documenting a variety of Michigan locations, buildings, topics, and people.

The collection consists mostly of glass-plate and black and white film negatives of varying sizes, as well as some matching or related black and white photographs of varying size. There are also slides (4) and color photographs (9). The collection is organized into film negatives, glass-plate negatives, and negatives of Will B. Gregg. Each subseries is then organized alphabetically by topic. Most of the collection is undated, but some are dated 1904-1905, [1920s], 1927-1928, and 1972.

Major topics documented in the collection include the vacation resort communities on Sager’s Resort on Burt Lake; Bryant’s Hotel on Douglas Lake; Torch Lake Camp or Hayo-Went-Ha YMCA camp for boys, 1927-1928; and boat racing in Oden, Michigan [1920s]. Also included are the buildings, nature, people and animals of Boyne City, Charlevoix, Horton Bay, Pickerel Lake, Rosedale, Petoskey, Walloon Lake, as well as tourist sites on Mackinac Island. While a number of prominent people’s homes in Rosedale and Ellis Real Estate advertisements in Rosedale, and cottages at Pickerel Lake are identified, the majority of buildings and people in the collection are not.

People were photographed in both individual portraits and groups, doing a variety of functions including: enjoying picnics, social gatherings, fishing, hunting, driving horse-drawn buggies, sleds, and wagons, playing with pets, having fun, boating, racing boats, and posing with their families. They are also shown working on farms and in the logging business. Other topics documented include various boats, a town, possibly Onaway, a church, numerous houses, a boat livery station, vacation cottages, and some downtown stores, farms, fields, clouds, nature scenes of lakes, rivers, lakeshores, docks, forests, bridges, and piles of lumber. Horses appear in many of the images, as do dogs and cows, but dogs are also featured alone in two portraits.

The Logging, (7), People (7), and Walloon Lake, Michigan (6) Glass-plate Negatives which each measure 6.5x8.5 inches, undated, almost all have two images per plate. Otherwise each negative in the collections is of a single image.

There are also color photographs (9) and slides (4), 1972, generally related to Ernest Hemingway’s life in Horton Bay including images of buildings, a historic plaque, and some photographs of Ernest Hemingway’s family in 1915 photographed from books on Hemingway. For information on Ernest Hemingway see the finding aid for his collection.

The last box includes one folder of prints of images scanned from damaged glass-plate negatives, cellulose nitrate negatives, and a badly crinkled film. The best scan possible was made. The CD has been included with the prints.

Processing Note: Obvious duplicate images were withdrawn from the collection. A number of plates with what appeared to be dried muck and/or mold, plates with severe emulsion damage, and four neon yellow glass-plate negatives, as well as nitrate film negatives and positives on transparent film were scanned and the originals removed from the collection. The scans were added to the collection in order to protect the health of researchers and the chemical stability of the collection.

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Culinary Ephemera: Condiments, 1899-2001

1.50 Linear Feet (3 small manuscript boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials related to condiments, dating from 1899-2001.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials related to condiments, including vegetable extract, sauces, marinades, salad dressings, vinegar, and some spices and herbs. Although the inclusive dates span from 1899 to 2001, most publications date from the 1920s-1960s. The McIlhenny Company (Tabasco) and Lea & Perrins, Inc. companies are particularly well represented.

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Culinary Ephemera: Radio and Television, Circa 1920s - 1977

1 Linear Foot (2 small manuscript boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes culinary-related items promoting various radio programs and television shows. Publications date from circa 1920s-1977, with most from the 1930s-1960s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes culinary-related items promoting various radio programs and television shows. Some of these promote cooking shoes, such as Jeff Smith's television show "The Frugal Gourmet," or Gretchen McMullen's Radio Cooking School, while others use recipes to promote non-culinary shows, such as "I Love Lucy." Publications date from circa 1920s-1977, with most from the 1930s-1960s.

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Culinary Ephemera: Kitchen Planning, Circa 1900s - 2005

.5 Linear Feet (1 small manuscript box)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials related to kitchen planning. Topics addressed include kitchen appliances, gas and electric stoves, refrigerators, kitchen cabinets, and furniture. Publications date from the 1900s-2005.
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Culinary Ephemera: Multi-Product Food Companies, 1873-1995

2 Linear Feet (4 small manuscript boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes materials promoting a wide variety of food products, ranging from snacks to salad dressings to pickles to desserts. Most are published by corporations that produce multiple, sometimes unrelated, food products. Publications date form 1873-1995, with most from the 1930s-1970s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes materials promoting a wide variety of food products, ranging from snacks to salad dressings to pickles to desserts. Most are published by corporations that produce multiple, sometimes unrelated, food products. Publications date form 1873-1995, with most from the 1930s-1970s. Corporate authors of particular note include H. J. Heinz and Co., General Food Corporation, Hunt-Wesson Foods, and Kraft Foods.

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Culinary Ephemera: Flour Products, Leavening Agents, and Baked Goods, 1864-2002

17.5 Linear Feet (35 small manuscript boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional materials relating to flour (primarily wheat flour); leavening agents such as yeast, baking powder, and baking soda; and some material focused generally on baked goods. Publications date from 1864-2002, with most materials dating from after 1900.
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Culinary Ephemera: Pasta, Rice, Grains, and Legumes, Circa 1890s-Circa 1990s

3 Linear Feet (5 small manuscript boxes and 1 oversize box.)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes materials promoting pasta, rice, other grain and cereal products, and legumes. Publications date from circa 1890s - circa 1990s, with the bulk of material published after 1930.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes materials promoting pasta, rice, other grain and cereal products, and legumes. Rice is particularly well represented. Publications date from circa 1890s - circa 1990s, with the bulk of material published after 1930. Corporate authors of particular note include General Mills, Inc., General Foods Corporation, and Uncle Ben's, Inc.

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Culinary Ephemera: Tableware, 1897 to 1990s

.5 Linear Feet

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to table settings and tableware, including china, silverware, and place setting etiquette. The material dates from 1897 through the 1990s, with the majority of material dating from the mid-twentieth century.

This collection includes promotional items related to table settings and tableware, including china, silverware, and place setting etiquette. The material dates from 1897 through the 1990s, with the majority of material dating from the mid-twentieth century.

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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: Spices, Extracts, and Salt Products, 1886 to 1994

3.5 Linear Feet

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to herbs and spices, flavoring extracts, and salt products. Publications date from 1874 to circa 1999, with most items from the 1920s-1960s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to herbs and spices, flavoring extracts, and salt products. A small number of baking powder promotional items are also included in this collection. Publications date from 1874 to circa 1999, with most items from the 1920s-1960s. Particularly well-represented are publications from Joseph Burnett & Co., R.T. French Company, McCormick & Co., Inc., C.F. Sauer Co., D.&L. Slade Co., Spice Islands Company, Diamond Crystal Salt Company; Morton Salt Company; and Worcester Salt Company.

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Culinary Ephemera: Almanacs, 1871-2005

1.50 linear feet

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes various almanacs dating from 1871 to 2005. There is particularly strong representation of publications by the W.T. Rawleigh Company from the early- to mid-twentieth century.

This collection forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. It includes various almanacs, dating from 1871 to 2005. There is particularly strong representation of publications by the W.T. Rawleigh Company from the early- to mid-twentieth century.

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Culinary Ephemera: Soups and Bouillion, Circa 1900-1999

1 Linear Foot (2 small manuscript boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to soups and bouillon. Publications date from circa 1900-1999, with most items from the 1940s-1980s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to soups and bouillon. Publications date from circa 1900-1999, with most items from the 1940s-1980s Notable products include Campbell's soups, Steero bouillion cubes, and Lipton soup mixes.

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Culinary Ephemera: Cooking Schools, 1976-2001

1 Linear Foot (1 oversize box.)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes course lists and promotional materials for several American and European cooking schools. Publications date from 1976-2001.
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E. Cora DePuy Papers, 1882-1927 (majority within 1900-1919)

1 Linear Foot (2 manuscript boxes.)

Consists primarily of literary manuscripts collected from Michigan authors, poets, and journalists. Includes the original manuscripts of R.H. Thorpe's "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight"; "The Suitors of Bridget" by O. Thanet; editorials by G.P. Goodale; essays by G. Ade, F. Carlisle, and R. Gibbons; and other poems, plays, and short stories by turn-of-the-century Michigan writers. Subjects include a short biography of F.C. Newcombe, University of Michigan professor of Botany, and a program from a 1902 banquet honoring Detroit newspaperman Judson Grenell. Also present are copies of the Proceedings of the first annual meeting of the Michigan Woman's Press Association (1891) and The Journalist (1904 Feb. 27); and limited correspondence. Accompanied by 19 photographs, mostly portraits, and 1 tintype.

This collection is comprised of manuscripts, editorials, meeting proceedings, correspondence, and some photographs.

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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: Sweetening Products, Circa 1906 - circa 2000

3 Linear Feet (6 small manuscript boxes)

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to sweetening products, including sugar, maple syrup, honey, and molasses. There is also a small amount of material related to artificial sweeteners. Publications date from circa 1906 to circa 2000, with most items from the 1920s-1950s.

Forms part of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. This collection includes promotional items related to sweetening products, including sugar, maple syrup, honey, and molasses. There is also a small amount of material related to artificial sweeteners. Publications date from circa 1906 to circa 2000, with most items from the 1920s-1950s. Notable examples of corporate authors include American Molasses Company, Crescent Manufacturing Company, American Sugar Refining Company, California and Hawaiian Sugar Company, Inc., Hipolite Company, Farmers and Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association, and the American Honey Institute.