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Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (University of Michigan) records, 1907-2003 (majority within 1920-1998)

4.5 linear feet

Records of the University of Michigan Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. The collection contains administrative and topical files of the Department, records of associated student organizations, photographs, and audio material. Of particular note is the extensive run of photographs (1908-1955) of photographs of the Cercle Français' annual French-language play.

The records of the Department of 77Romance Language provide some documentation of the administration of the department and several student organizations including Sigma Delta Pi, the Sociedad Hispanica and the Cercle Français. This record group is divided into five series: Department Administration, Faculty Information, Student Organizations, Topical, and Audio-Visual.

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Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures (University of Michigan) records, 1960-2007, 1968-1994

1 linear foot

This collection contains administrative materials such as meeting minutes, departmental program information, correspondence and personnel files. A large bulk of the collection is dedicated to the numerous external and internal reviews of the department from 1975 to 1994. The collection also includes publications and publicity, as well as personal correspondence, and details relating to a visit by Joseph Brodsky.

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures collection dates from 1966 to 1999, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1968 to 1994. The material in the collection came in one accession, and its original order was maintained as much as possible. Materials are grouped by the following series: Administrative, Miscellaneous and Publications and Publicity. Within these series, the original order was retained.

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Department of Sociology (University of Michigan) records, 1922-2012, undated (majority within 1980-1999)

22 linear feet — 2 oversize boxes — 4.49 GB (online)

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Instructional and research unit in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts of University of Michigan. Consists of annual reports; budget files; executive committee minutes as well as records of other department committees and meetings; course evaluations; correspondence files; files relating to the establishment, dissolution, and evaluations of programs; faculty evaluations; photographs; and topical files.

The Department of Sociology records document the administrative history of the department and include annual reports, budgets, committee and departmental meeting minutes, correspondence, course evaluations, photographs, publications, and topical files. Records prior to 1950 and research records of individual faculty members are not well represented. The annual reports and the committee records—particularly the records of the Executive Committee—provide significant information regarding the development of the department.

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Department of Speech (University of Michigan) records, 1928-1978

31 linear feet — 6 oversize volumes

Scrapbooks, 1928-1972, of programs, publicity, and newspaper clippings compiled by the directors and staff of various University theatrical productions; history of University play production, 1909-1956; and departmental correspondence and miscellanea.

Records of the Department of Speech include 31 linear feet of material and 6 oversize scrapbooks, dating from 1928 to 1982. Virtually all of the records relate directly to the department's work in theater education. Included are extensive records of university theatrical productions (1938-1972); records of the University Players, a student organization dedicated to presenting live theater on campus; and general information regarding theater in Ann Arbor. Actual department records make up a small minority of the documentation found within the collection, although some information regarding a 1972 unit review and the decisions leading to the 1979 reorganization of the department are included. Photographs include images of plays and actors in various University theatrical productions.

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Department of Surgery (University of Michigan) publications, 1975-2006

0.5 linear feet

Includes annual reports, brochures, faculty directories, prospectuses and reports. Also contains programs from the William Mayo lectures and the Advances in Surgery Conference, development brochures, and an annual report from the Section of Neurosurgery.

The Department of Surgery Publications include annual reports, brochures, faculty directories, prospectuses and reports. Also contains programs from the William Mayo lectures and the Advances in Surgery Conference, development brochures, and an annual report from the Section of Neurosurgery. The publications are divided into two series: Unit Publications and Sub-Unit Publications.

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Department of Women's and Gender Studies (University of Michigan) records, 1972-2006 (majority within 1972-1999)

8.5 linear feet (in 10 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 97.6 MB (online)

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The collection documents the founding of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Michigan, and the review of the program that took place in 1979. The collection contains administrative files, correspondence, historical information, curriculum information, and meeting minutes. In 2007, the Program became the Department of Women's Studies. In 2020, it was renamed the Department of Women's and Gender Studies.

The collection of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies (formerly Women's Studies Program and Department of Women's Studies) at the University of Michigan contains a range of records, including administrative files, correspondence, curriculum information, event files, and meeting minutes. The collection documents the founding of the program, program reviews, the Critical Perspectives on Women and Gender series, the Women's Studies Library, and other program activities.

The records were received in two accessions. The original accession records consist of ten series, which are arranged in alphabetical order with the exception of the last, Miscellaneous. Records from the 2009 accession are arranged into seven series: Dean's Office, Executive Committee, Critical Perspectives on Women and Gender, Program Documents, Publications, Women's Studies Library, and Visual Materials.

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Detroit Area Study (University of Michigan) records, 1951-2004

3.5 linear feet

The Detroit Area Study (DAS), conducted from 1951 to 2004, was a graduate training program in survey methods at the University of Michigan. Students conducted an annual survey in the Detroit Metropolitan Area (Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties), with a different research focus each year. Common topics included community life in an urban environment, family, politics, and race relations. The records consist of proposals, questionnaires, and analyses of the surveys.

The Detroit Area Study (DAS) records document a decades long survey research project focused on the Detroit metropolitan area. The records include administrative files documenting the development, funding and management of the project, publicity materials, photographs, publications produced by DAS staff or by others using DAS generated data, questionnaires and sampling reports the records are organized into four series: Administrative Files, Proposals, Questionnaires, and Sampling Reports.

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Detroit General Hospital, Service League records, 1960-1979

1 linear foot

Minutes (1960-1973), by-laws, membership lists, newsletters, and related material of the Service League of the Detroit General Hospital (Detroit Receiving Hospital).

Minutes (1960-1973), by-laws, membership lists, newsletters, and related material.

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Detroit Japanese American Citizens League Records, 1943-2005

3 linear feet — 17 oversize volumes — 2 oversize folders

Detroit chapter of organization established to facilitate acceptance of Japanese Americans, to voice political concerns, and to provide social activities for its members. Records include chapter administrative records, event and outreach materials, publications, scrapbooks, and photographs.

The records of the Detroit Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) document the governance, concerns, initiatives, and activities of the Detroit JACL over the course of its history, beginning in the mid-1940s. The record group is arranged in eight series: Administrative Materials, Events, Outreach Activities, Publications, Related Organizations, Topical Files, Scrapbooks, and Photographs. Because the records are a compilation of materials donated from various JACL members, some duplication occurs among and within the series.

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Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Land Company records, 1879-1919

45 volumes

Successor to the Land Department of the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad Company, owner of large land holdings in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Timber surveys, applications to purchase company lands, and tax records.

The record group consists of three kinds of record volumes: Timber surveys; Applications; and Tax books.