Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The Administrative series, 1945-1995, contains minutes, reports from officers, financial reports, and governance information. The minutes document meetings, decisions, activities and events, and membership in Gamma Chapter, and are complete between 1945 and 1959; gaps appear throughout the remaining years. Presidents' reports contain regular reports created by the chapter president for the national leadership of Mu Phi Epsilon and presidential speeches to Gamma members, which report on the status and activities of the chapter. Reports from other officers regarding the fulfillment of their duties are included in the Officers' reports, along with reports created by district leadership for national and chapter leaders. The series also includes available are the available annual financial reports for Gamma Chapter. Finally, the series contains materials pertaining to governance, such as Gamma Chapter bylaws, the national constitution and bylaws and officer manuals, from before and after Title IX legislation, and a rushing manual, used in initiation activities.

The Administrative file dates from 1966 to 1999, with the bulk of the material falling into the 1968 to 1994 range. This series contains meeting minutes, departmental correspondence, materials relating to the external and internal departmental reviews, personnel files and information about the programs offered in the department.

The Administrative series, 1929-2000 (0.25 linear ft.), contains minutes of Department and Executive Committee meetings from 1929-1941 and 1985-2000, reports from the Committee on Foreign Language Instruction, information regarding the awarding of honorary degrees, rotational (internal) review materials, diversity issues, and long-range staffing plans.

Material in the Administrative series consists of information describing the program and location, partial executive committee meeting minutes from 1955 to 1964, discussions regarding the budget, enrollment statistics from 1909 to 1989, and the major need assessments.

(location descriptions, research possibilities, reports on UMBS progress)

The Administrative series (1 linear ft., 1969-2000) covers aspects of running and managing Schuler's restaurants, including public relations files, manuals and employee handbooks, and food and cost evaluations. The Administrative series also includes files covering special events planning, like the All-Michigan meal, Harvest dinners, and Michigan Week activities. Employee and family background materials can also be found here, including resumes and biographies of Win and Hans Schuler and the Board of Directors.

(see also outsize folder)

The Administrative series (9 linear ft., 1966-2001) documents the administrative aspects of developing and managing Merit, consisting primarily of meeting minutes, contracts, project proposals, finance and budget records, technical memos, and seminars and presentations. Of special note is a historical materials section, assembled by Merit staff that includes key documents in Merit's growth, including Merit's NSF grant and network printouts.

The Administrative Records (3 linear ft.) consist of mailings to the board of directors and executive committee, committee records, MHAM program files, and internal reports.

The Administrative series, 1964-2000 (0.6 linear feet), documents the daily details of running the Center The records included in this series trace the growth and development of the Center. Of particular note are the annual reports covering the activities and projects of the CRSO, changes in faculty, and grant activity.

The Administrative series, 1983-2003 (0.10 linear feet), contains minutes of Armenian Studies Program committee meetings. The minutes of these committee meetings discuss the current status and future objectives of the program. Of particular note is the agreement that the University of Michigan has with Yerevan State University for the Summer Language Institute.

The Administrative series includes grant proposals, by-laws, meeting minutes, and promotional material. A draft proposal prepared for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers the most complete overview of the organization's goals, objectives and inspirations. Meeting minutes also reveal strategies that were devised to gather the collective and individual memories of the community before opportunities disappeared. Since the organization's primary intent was to publish a book, the folder entitled "Book, Notes and Outlines for" is valuable for understanding the scope of the project.