American Citizens for Justice records, 1983-2013, 2017, undated
22.8 linear feet (in 24 boxes) — 7 digital audiovisual files — 3 oversize folders
22.8 linear feet (in 24 boxes) — 7 digital audiovisual files — 3 oversize folders
The Roland Hwang Files series (13.4 linear feet) includes material from ACJ President Roland Hwang. Material in this series has been organized into the following groupings:
The Biographical file (0.1 linear feet) includes material about Hwang, such as a resume and articles that he authored.
The Administrative file (0.75 linear feet) includes correspondence, minutes, notes, and other material about the ACJ. The activities of the ACJ's leadership, particularly its Executive Board, are strongly represented. Also present is some material relating to the ACJ's governance; Fundraising, Personnel, and Strategic Planning committees; and general member meetings and membership recruitment efforts, among others.
The Correspondence and Related Material file (5.95 linear feet) includes correspondence, clippings, minutes, notes, legal documents, and other material related to the Vincent Chin case and various activities of the ACJ and Hwang.
The Vincent Chin Case and Aftermath file (2 linear feet) includes correspondence, legal documents, meeting minutes, signed petition forms protesting Chin's murder and the sentence given to his killers, and other material directly related to those court cases associated with his death.
The Public Relations file (0.2 linear feet) includes "Justice Update" newsletters, brochures and fliers, and press releases.
The Grants/Funding file (0.1 linear feet) includes an application to the Women's Opportunity Giving Fund of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. as well as a grant concept paper.
The Activities file (2.2 linear feet) primarily documents the planning and execution of various anniversary events, including the ACJ's annual Rededication Dinner events, and includes correspondence, committee information and minutes, financial records, photographic material, and publications. Also included is some material on general and educational events associated with the ACJ.
The Topical file (1.1 linear feet) includes files on a wide range of topics, including hate crimes as well as various organizations.
The Audio and Visual Materials file (1 linear feet) includes VHS and cassette tapes related to the ACJ and its activities. Notable subjects include the Vincent Chin Case and the ACJ's annual Rededication Dinner.
7 linear feet (in 9 boxes) — 1 oversize folder
13.5 linear feet (in 31 boxes) — 1 videotape (8mm videocassettes) — 1 videotape (mini-DVs) — 4 videotapes (VHS (TM)) — 132 audiocassettes (microcassettes) — 97 audiocassettes — 9 USB thumb drives (3 4GB, 3 2GB, 2 512MB, and 2 128MB) — 10 floppy disks (3.5") — 1 optical discs (mini DVDs) — 10 optical discs (DVD-Rs) — 1 optical discs (Hi-MD (MiniDisc)) — 2 optical discs (MiniDiscs) — 1 optical discs (mini CDs) — 27 optical discs (CD-RWs) — 220 optical discs (CD-Rs)
4 linear feet — 2 oversize volumes
25 linear feet (in 26 boxes) — 7 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder
The Topical Files contain documentation of Cardona's involvement in the Alliance for Cultural Democracy, Cardona's writings and biographical information, administrative records and calendars of Artes Unidas de Michigan. The Raza Art and Media Collective (RAMC) folder includes negatives of portraits and publications. Of special interest are video interviews of Detroit los Repatriados, Mexicans who were deported from the U.S. in the 1930s, taken by Nora Mendoza in 2004. Also sound recordings of interviews and monologs on various subjects, in Spanish and English, as well as Latin music.
2 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
38 linear feet — 257.6 MB (online)
Ann Arbor Board of Education, 1857-2011 (AAPS) series includes agenda items for Board meetings, minutes, rules, a partial index to Board proceedings, and audio tapes with historical narratives. Board meeting agenda for the period between 1941 and 2011 contain gaps for the following periods: July-October 1994, April 1997, July-December 1999.
The 2012 Accession includes files on facility planning (2000-2004), bond/sinking fund (2004), new school (1998-2005), and miscellaneous topics notably a set of school dedication and anniversary programs and a series of three volumes containing students' writings in the early 1940s, mainly autobiographical and some relating to World War II experiences, by fifth graders at Angell, Eberbach, and an unidentified school.
26 linear feet (in 27 boxes.) — 231 oversize volumes — 7 digital audio files