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Turner Geriatric Clinic records, 1979-2009 (majority within 1990-2008)

9 linear feet

The Turner Geriatric Clinic was established in 1978 as an extension of the University of Michigan Hospital and is devoted to the medical and social care of the elderly. The collection ranges from 1979 to 2009 (bulk 1990-2008) and contains material on community and social work programs, including photographs, video and audio cassettes, information on programs sponsored by the Center, publications, and material from the U.S.-Japan Training Institute.

The collection consists of materials from the Turner Geriatric Clinic that begins when the Center was established in 1979 and ends with records from 2009, with the bulk covering 1990-2008. The collection contains eight series: Personal Files, Photographs, Programs, Publications, Publicity, Topical Files, U.S.-Japan Institute, and Audio-Visual Materials.

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Turun Yliopisto, Yleisen Historian Laitos immigrant questionnaires, circa 1974

25 items

Questionnaires collected by the Institute of General History at the University of Turku containing information relating to Finnish immigrants to Michigan who returned to Finland.

The Turun Yliopisto, Yleisen Historian Laitos immigrant questionnaires contain information relating to Finnish immigrants to Michigan who returned to Finland.

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Twichell Family papers, 1831-1975 (majority within 1844-1975)

3.5 linear feet — 1 oversize folder

Hamburg, Livingston County, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, family. Correspondence, newspaper clippings and photographs of the Lohmiller, Twichell, and Hollister families.

The papers of the Twichell family document three generations of the extended Twichell families. It includes extensive correspondence files, reminiscences of life on turn-of-the-century Michigan farm and of student life the University of Michigan, files relating to the family businesses including boardinghouses in Ann Arbor, and photographs of family members, towns in Michigan, and University of Michigan students. The collection has been arranged into the following series: Correspondence, Alphabetical Files, Photographs, and Sound Recordings.

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Tyndall-Loree family daguerreotype collection, circa 1860

4 items

The Tyndall and Loree families were of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Consists of daguerreotypes of Tyndall and Loree family members.

The collection consists of daguerreotypes of Tyndall and Loree family members, including Anna Loree as a child, Frank Loree as a baby, and Smith Tyndall and Seymour Tyndall as young men. Genealogical information is also included.

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UAW-Ford University Records, 1995-2001

1.5 linear feet — 2.2 GB (online)

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A distance education program designed to provide "university-style approach to workplace education and training" for Ford auto plant workers. Developed at the University of Michigan the Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations (ILIR), and the UM-Dearborn College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, the program is now centered at University of Michigan-Dearborn. Records include material on the founding of the program and some curriculum material.

The UAW-Ford University record group covers the period from 1995 to 2001 and primarily represents the involvement of the University of Michigan School of Social Work in the development and early administration of the UAW-Ford University and efforts at developing educational counseling and distance education programs. Materials include planning files, digital content containing examples of curriculum and resources, and various proposals and reports. The records are organized into five series: History and Proposals, Reports, Meetings, Plant-level Studies and Educational Resources.

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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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Undergraduate Library (University of Michigan) records, 1957-1982

2 linear feet — 1 oversize volume (2 scrapbooks)

University of Michigan library devoted to service to undergraduate students. Annual reports of the library and its sub-units, minutes of staff meetings, and scrapbook dealing mainly with the library's opening during academic year 1957/58; and photographs.

Records of the Undergraduate Library include two linear feet of documents, a few photos and one oversize scrapbook, collectively dating from 1957 to 1982. The documents divide themselves into two categories, annual reports and staff minutes. Reports include those of the Undergraduate Library as a whole (1957/58 to 1981/82) arranged chronologically, and those of the various sub-units within the Library, arranged alphabetically by unit name. Staff meeting minutes are complete from 1957 to 1981.

One scrapbook deals largely with the library's opening in academic year 1957/58; the second volume is dedicated to the retirement of Rose-Grace Faucher, Library director 1963-1981.

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Unistrut Corporation (Wayne, Mich.) records, 1922-1990 (majority within 1929-1966)

2.5 linear feet (in 3 boxes)

Company established by Charles Attwood who was inventor and developer of a system of precast metal frame construction that came to be known as the Unistrut system. The company was originally known as Deceleco. The record group includes background and historical information about Unistrut; job files containing records pertaining to the planning and execution of Deceleco's contracts, 1929-1932; product literature and catalogs, 1927-1981; publications resulting from research into the Unistrut system of construction; and photographs.

The Unistrut Corporation records cover the establishment and development of two companies founded by the architect Charles Attwood. The records offer information about the products produced and sold by these companies. Included in the records are background information pertaining to the Deceleco and Unistrut companies, job files documenting the planning and execution of Deceleco contracts, catalogs and product literature, publications that resulted from research into the Unistrut system of construction, and photographs largely depicting tests of the space frame system designed by Charles Attwood.

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United Asian American Organizations (University of Michigan) records, 1986-2018, undated (majority within 1990-1998)

1.8 linear feet — 1.25 GB (online)

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University of Michigan umbrella and activist student organization that supports and represents different Asian/Pacific Islander American (A/PIA or APIA) organizations and individuals, highlights issues related to the A/PIA community, and builds relationships with allied organizations on and off the University of Michigan campus. The collection documents aspects of A/PIA student communities at the university and includes administrative records, program files and publications, topical files, and correspondence.

The records of the United Asian American Organizations provide a good source of information on issues pertaining to the Asian/Pacific Islander American community and other groups at the University of Michigan. Materials are dated from 1986-2001 and include consitutitons and related foundational documents, correspondence, financial records, meeting agendas and minutes, publications, and topical files.