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Jack van der Velde papers, 1979-1994 (majority within 1985-1990)

3.5 linear feet

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Professor Jack van der Velde is Professor Emeritus in the Physics Department of the University of Michigan. His papers focus on the IMB collaboration, which conducted underground experiments to detect proton decay from 1982-1991 in an effort to find experimental proof of the Grand Unified Theory of physics. They also observed neutrinos from a supernova for the first time. The papers mainly consist of meeting notes, research notes, the development of papers, and publications derived from the data.

The papers all pertain to the IMB Experiments. They are divided into seven subseries: Collaborative Meeting Notes, Student Theses, Talks, Publications, Proposals, Research Notes and Memos, and Scholarly Community.

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Jacob D. Brook papers, 1886-1954

3 linear feet — 1 oversize folder

Grandville, Kent County, Michigan, physician and public health official. Family and professional correspondence and other materials relating to his medical career, especially his education at the Detroit College of Medicine, private practice in Kent County, and work with professional organizations, including the Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Public Health Association; also material relating to his interest in the Reformed Church of Grandville; miscellaneous papers of father, Dirk Broek, and sister, Christina S. Broek; and photographs.

The Jacob Daniel Brook Collection reflects the activities of a man whose life was committed to the cause of medicine and public health. The collection has been arranged into four series: Correspondence, Professional and personal materials, Broek Family, and Photographs.

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Jacob Ellsworth Reighard Papers, 1887-1942 (majority within 1890-1920)

13 linear feet

The Jacob Ellsworth Reighard collection contains the papers and photographs of a noted professor of zoology, including his research, class lectures and correspondence. Jacob Reighard was responsible for the development of modern zoological teaching and research at the University of Michigan and a national leader in the field of zoology.

The Jacob Reighard collection consists of thirteen feet of correspondence, speeches, lectures, drafts of writings, University of Michigan lecture and course materials, and files of research materials and field notes. The collection covers the period of 1887 to 1942. The collection has been organized into four series; Correspondence, Writings and Speeches, University Lecture and Course Materials, and Research Materials and Field Notes. This finding aid also contains a selective inventory of correspondents found within the Reighard papers.

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Jacob M. Price papers, 1940-2007

8.5 linear feet (in 13 boxes)

History professor at the University of Michigan (1956-1990) specializing in the early modern Atlantic economy, particularly the trade of tobacco and sugar between Europe and North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Price served with the Army Air Force in China during World War II and twice served as chairman of the history department. Collection includes letters written during his military service, extensive correspondence with colleagues and scholars, material on the Francis Lowenheim case involving access to research material, and Price's research files and index cards detailing his research into colonial American and British merchants.

The Jacob Price Collection includes letters written during his military service, extensive correspondence with colleagues and scholars, material on the Francis Lowenheim case involving access to research material, and Price's research files and index cards detailing his research into colonial American and British merchants. The Collection is organized into six series: Correspondence, Dictionary of National Biography, Lowenheim Case, Personal, Research, and Index Cards.

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J. A. Jenney stereograph collection, circa 1870s-1880s

1 envelope

James A. Jenney was a photographer best known for his stereographs of Michigan logging camps. Scenes of camp life and activities at the L. B. Curtis and Company Lumber Camp in Midland County, Michigan; also views of Mackinac Island, Michigan.

The J. A. Jenney stereograph collection is comprised of scenes of camp life and activities at the L. B. Curtis and Company Lumber Camp in Midland County, Michigan, as well as views of Mackinac Island, Michigan.

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James A. Brown papers, 1872-1974

3.5 linear feet (in 4 boxes)

Papers of the Rev. James A. Brown, Michigan Methodist minister, and his wife Winifred Croel Brown. Correspondence, diaries, sermons, photographs and other materials relating in part to their pastorate in Elsie, Michigan, life during the depression; include comments on farming conditions, politics, and the effects of prohibition.

The James Brown collection consists of papers of James Brown, his wife Winifred Croel Brown and several relatives of James Brown. It includes correspondence, diaries, sermons, photographs and other materials relating in part to their pastorate in Elsie, Michigan, life during the depression. In addition to information on family and church matters, the papers include comments on farming conditions, politics, and the effects of prohibition. The collection has been arranged into three series: the papers of James A. Brown, Winifred Croel Brown, and the extended Brown Family.

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James A. LeRoy Papers, 1893-1944 (majority within 1898-1909)

2 linear feet

Writer and diplomat who served in the Philippines, 1900-1901 and 1905, and Mexico, 1903-1907; papers include correspondence, travel journals, photographs, and scrapbooks.

The collection documents the academic career of LeRoy as a student at the University of Michigan and his two trips to the Philippines in 1901 and 1905. The materials have been groups into four series: Biographical/Personal, Philippine Islands, Durango, Mexico, and Scrapbooks.

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James and Sybil Irwin family papers, 1815-1987 (majority within 1832-1946)

6.3 linear feet (in 8 boxes)

James and Sybil (Hunter) Irwin were early setters of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Their two sons, John E. and (James) Leman Irwin, fought in the Civil War as volunteer members of the 20th Michigan Infantry. Correspondence, diaries, and ledgers from these and other branches of the family are preserved in the Irwin family papers.

The James and Sybil Irwin family papers feature letters written from various Civil War battlefields and encampments by the brothers John E. and (James) Leman Irwin. There are four additional Civil War letters from cousins Samuel H. Row, James H. Irwin, S. Baker, and S.H. Loveland, as well as a transcription of William B. Irwin's journal. The collection also provides insight into the lives of Michigan farmers in the second half of the 19th Century and early 20th Century by way of letters, ledgers, photographs, and diaries. In addition, the correspondence record details the experience of prospectors on the Minnesota Iron Range and life on a Great Lakes freighter. Also extant are sketches by Harriet (Hattie) Irwin, poetry by Harriet and Civil War veterans John E. Irwin and Samuel H. Row, and some early documents pertaining to the North Sharon Methodist Episcopal Church.

The James and Sybil Irwin family papers are divided into the following series largely as maintained by the donor: Civil War Materials; the Baker-Rice and Irwin Families; the individuals Amy (Rice) Irwin, Fred C. Irwin, Harriet S. Irwin, Isaac Irwin, James and Sybil (Hunter) Irwin, John E. Irwin, Max H. Irwin, (James) Leman Irwin, and Max H. Irwin; the North Sharon Methodist Episcopal Church; Miscellaneous items; and Postcards.

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James B. Angell Papers, 1845-1916

16.5 linear feet (in 17 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 6 volumes

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Papers of James Burrill Angell, the third President of the University of Michigan (1871-1909) and U.S. Minister to China (1871-1909) and Turkey (1897-1898). Includes correspondence, lectures and lecture notes, addresses and articles, subject files and personal materials, and photographs.

The Angell papers documents Angell's academic and diplomatic career. There is extensive material on all phases of University of Michigan business, particularly Angell's contacts with the state legislature, the board of regents, faculty relations, and the various schools, colleges, departments and divisions. Much of the correspondence and the Angell diaries relate to his diplomatic missions, higher education in the United States, and family matters.

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James Bates photograph collection, circa 1940-1949

1 envelope

The collection consists of copy print photographs and negatives of the Leoni Seminary (later Michigan Union College) at Leoni, Michigan. Michigan Union College was the predecessor to Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan