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Osman D. Goodrich papers, 1835-1883

4 folders ( ) — 1 oversize folder

Approximately 75 items. Deeds and other documents relating to land transactions, tax and water receipts; and speech given in 1880 on the history of Allegan, Michigan; also a drawing of Allegan, Michigan.

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Otis M. Smith Papers, 1949-1993 (majority within 1957-1971)

3.5 linear feet

Attorney, Michigan state official, justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, 1961-1966, member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, 1967-1971, general counsel and vice president of the General Motors Corporation. Series consist of Personal which includes biographical information and photographs; Speeches (1963-1992); Michigan Public Service Commission files (1957-1959); Auditor General files (1959-1961); General Motors Corporation files (1967-1969); University of Michigan Board of Regents files (1967-1971) which documents in part the Black Action Movement, the controversy over the role of R.O.T.C., and other issues involving the administration of the university; campaign files (1966-1968); and Michigan Supreme Court files (1961-1966).

The Otis M. Smith papers contains speeches, correspondence, examples of work produced in various offices, and photographs. This collection documents the career of a dedicated public servant and the many posts he held.

The Otis M. Smith papers are divided into eight series: Personal, Speeches, Michigan Public Service Commission Papers, Auditor General Papers, General Motors Papers, Regent Papers, Campaign Files and Supreme Court Papers.

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Otto Arthur Odjard papers, 1918-1919

1 folder

Online
Soldier from Detroit, Mich., captain of Co. A, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes letters from Edmund Ironside, commanding officer of the Allied expedition and miscellaneous citations and decorations concerning activities of the Polar Bear expedition; also photographs.

Letters from Edmund Ironside, commanding officer of the Allied expedition and miscellaneous citations and decorations concerning activities of the Polar Bear expedition. Also a photo of Odjard with a group of children.

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Otto Fisher collection, 1942, undated

1 folder

The Otto Fisher collection includes photographs of Michigan Wing # 63 Civil Air Patrol personnel and aircraft during World War II.

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Otto Laporte papers, 1926-1970

2 linear feet

Professor of physics at University of Michigan, specialist in the dynamics of fluids at high temperatures and atomic spectroscopy. Research notebooks, manuscripts of writings, and reprints of scientific articles.

The Laporte collection documents only the period of the time that Laporte was a professor at the University of Michigan and does not reflect any other of the activities in which he was involved. The collection begins with a detailed biography and a bibliography of his works. The is followed by a series of correspondence that includes a folder of general correspondence, one concerning grants and one relating to his consulting work with NASA. The remaining series are highly technical in nature and consist almost entirely of equations and lecture notebooks.

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Otto R. Garber photograph collection, circa 1880-1889

1 envelope

Employee of J. R. Hall Shingle Mill and Salt Block, Essexville, Michigan. Consists of photos of workers and the exterior of J. R. Hall Shingle Mill and Salt Block.

The collection consists of photos of workers and the exterior of J. R. Hall Shingle Mill and Salt Block.

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Otto Scherer papers, circa 1885-1886

1 volume — 1 envelope

Student in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Michigan (Class of 1886). Notes taken on lectures in organic pharmacy by Theodore J. Wrampelmeier (later known as Theodore J. Swift); portraits of University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Class of 1886; photograph of the J. C. Scherer drug store in Detroit, Michigan.

The Otto Scherer papers include notes taken on lectures in organic pharmacy by Theodore J. Wrampelmeier (later known as Theodore J. Swift) at the University of Michigan. There are also photographs including individual and group portraits of the U-M College of Pharmacy Class of 1886, as well as a photograph of the J.C. Scherer drug store in Detroit, Michigan.

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Otto Webster Haisley Papers, 1917-1959 (majority within 1940-1953)

2.3 linear feet

Ann Arbor, Michigan educator and superintendent of schools; personal and professional papers relating to his work as school superintendent; also publications, speeches, correspondence, family materials, and photographs.

The Otto W. Haisley collection consists of five series: Personal (1934-1960); Correspondence (1906-1958); Publications, Speeches, and Clippings (1924-1954); Superintendent's Office (1929-1954); Family Papers; and Photographs. Within each series, files are arranged alphabetically by topic.

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Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011

112.4 GB

Online
Division within the Office of the Vice President for Communications; comprised of Michigan Radio and the Michigan Channel and also responsible for content contributed to other outlet. Includes three seasons of Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference, a program that originally aired on the Big Ten Network; also includes archived websites.

The Michigan Public Media records document the unit's operations and provide varied examples of its creative output. The materials will be useful to researchers interested in news and information about the University of Michigan as well as for those exploring how a major research institution communicates its mission and activities to the general public. The record group is comprised of the Out of the Blue series and the Archived Website series.

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Owen A. Tomlinson papers, 1899-1920

2 linear feet — 1 oversize folder

Officer in the Philippine Constabulary, Ifugao, Mountain Province. Official communications, including orders and promotion and appointment material; biographical sketches of residents of Ifugao Subprovince; printed material; and photographs. The collection also includes "Record Historico. Del Settlement de Quiangan, Sub-Provincia Ifugao, Provincia Montafiosa" by Second Lieutenant Maximo Meimban, P.C.

The collection includes official constabulary documents, including orders and promotion and appointment material. In addition, there are biographical sketches of residents of Ifugao Subprovince and miscellaneous clippings and printed material. Spanish-language "Record Historico. Del Settlement de Quiangan, Sub-Provincia Ifugao, Provincia Montafiosa" (translated from Spanish as "Historical Record of the Quiangan Settlement, Ifugao Sub-Province, Montafiosa Province") by Lt. Maximo Meimban, describes Ifugao land and villages. Within the Photograph series will be found six albums containing photos of Philippine Constabulary and U.S. Army personnel, and other colonial officials, Philippine people of the Mountain and Nueva Vizcaya provinces including Bontoc, Igorot, and Ifugao people, headhunter ceremony, travel in China, and a visit of Dean C. Worcester to Ifugao.