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Diary describing Lansing, Michigan and the capitol in 1881 and her activities on her father's farm.

Portrait (tintype).

The Saturday Academy series (2 linear feet, 1983-2003) is divided into two subseries: Administrative and Academic.

The Administrative subseries documents the Saturday Academy's history, organizational structure, program offerings, accomplishments, expenses and contributions. The series contains progress and budget reports, board minutes, and correspondence and the administrative binder of executive director William Ratcliff, which documents the Academy's activities and day-to-day affairs.

The Topical Files series (1 linear foot) is arranged alphabetically. The materials in the Background and Bylaws files and the paper SOSAD: The Emergence of an Organization to Stop Kids Killing Kids in Detroit, provide the best overview of the history of the organization and its goals and activities. The Activities files are primarily comprised of publicity materials from marches, rallies, and benefits, and transcripts from hearings and workshops. Matters of funding, policy, and administration are documented in the Financial Records and Grant Materials files and in the Minutes from various SOSAD committees, although the runs of the latter are incomplete. The Counseling files provide a very good introduction to those services. The Youth Programs folder contains descriptions of SOSAD programs in peer counseling, conflict resolution, substance abuse prevention and urban farming (Harvest '88). The Questionnaires were handed out to persons attending their first SOSAD meeting and ask about the effects of teen violence on the attendees lives, possible solutions to the problem, and activities they think SOSAD should concentrate on. There is an incomplete run of the SOSAD newsletter, which is an important means of sending the organization's message out to the community and of gathering support. The newsletters include notices of programs and activities, writings by SOSAD members, and information on the work of other groups with concerns similar to those of SOSAD.

Other materials in the Topical Files series unrelated to the day-to-day affairs of SOSAD but nonetheless interesting, include the Collected Materials files of documents from various organizations to which Ms. Barfield devoted her time, and the Children's Essays on Peace written by children (probably grade school) on how to have peace without fighting. The P.E.O.P.L.E.'s Platform is a statement of the group's principles and includes discussion of problems facing Detroit and strategies for coping with them.

The Children's Death Listings, Children's Essays on Peace, and Questionnaires from the Topical series, the chronological subseries of Correspondence and letters from Incarcerated Youth in the topical subseries, and Stop the Madness all provide poignant documentation of the effects of violence, or the threat of it, on the lives of people living in Detroit.

Unit Publications include bulletins, directories, and several newsletters, among which are News, whose title changed to Natural Resource News in 1987 and SNRE News in 1995. A college history will also be found here.

This series contains historical narratives documenting the School of Information. The materials highlight the development of the school and shifting trends in the field of library and information science.

Unit Publications include bulletins, staff directories, runs of the newsletters Alumni News, and Alumni Bulletin, whose title changed to DentalUM in 1990. The histories included in this record group are about the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, but were produced by other sources with the exception of A Compilation of Historical Data. Additionally, two of these histories are written in Spanish. Also included are annual reports for the years 1920-1978 and Yearbooks for the years 1966-1985.

Unit Publications include annual reports, bulletins (course catalogs), directories and several newsletters, among which is New Edition. The directory, Who's Here, is continued in the Information and Library Studies Student Association (ILSSA) publications record group. The series Library Science Studies will be found under the heading "Reports".

The series contains a digital copy of the 2012 Program Presentation to the American Library Association Office for Accreditation.

The Unit Publications series contains printed material published specifically by the School of Kinesiology. These publications are defined as being widely distributed and may be published at regular intervals. They are arranged by genre of the publication. Previous to 1990 this unit was known as the Department of Physical Education and the Division of Physical Education.

The Unit Publications include annual reports published from 1987 to 1989. There are also bulletins or course catalogs which describe courses offered by the Division of Physical Education and the Division of Kinesiology for the period from 1987 to 1998. The researcher should consult the School of Education Publications (0347, Bimu, C202, 2) for bulletins, from 1921 to 1984, with descriptions of courses offered by the Department of Physical Education. The electronic version of the School of Kinesiology bulletin, from 1998 to the present, is the authoritative source of admission information, course offerings and degree requirements for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Many of the bulletins contain addenda as well as student forms, the latter of which are record sheets used for tracking progress in program requirements and electives for the school's different programs.

The history Kinesiology: A Michigan Tradition, 1894-1994 was written to celebrate the centennial of physical education instruction on the University of Michigan campus. This series also contains several manuals describing the study of physical education for both men and women as well as an information handbook for majors, minors and dance students. There are also three newsletters found in this series. The Division of Physical Education Alumni Newsletter covers the years 1985 through 1986. The alumni newsletter Movement was first published in 1988 and continues to the present. It describes the activities and research of the faculty, staff, students and alumni. The 1984 issues of Physical Education Newsletter are available here. The researcher should consult the School of Education Publications for 1983 issues.

The Unit Publications document activities of the earlier University School of Music and the present University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Much of the documentation consists of Bulletins of both schools, informing current and prospective students of course offerings. Program Degree Requirements are contained within the Student Handbook for the years dating from 1997 to 2005. There are also program files of concerts and recitals by both students and faculty, music-related conferences and theatrical productions. Contained in the files is an almost complete run of programs from 1885 to 1963. The calendars A Tempo and Music at Michigan give schedules of concerts and performances. The newsletter, Music at Michigan, contains information on happenings within the school including information on faculty, students, and fundraising.

The Topical File series contains materials related to committees, programs, initiatives and other general materials from the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. The series is organized into three subseries, 1880-1990, circa 1962-1999, 1969-2017. Materials within each subseries are organized alphabetically.

The majority of the files in the School of Music Topical Files, 1880-1990 subseries (5.0 linear feet) document the School of Music after 1940, when it became an autonomous unit of the University of Michigan. The majority of these files are comprised of the minutes of faculty meetings (1942-1952, 1957-1983), and executive committee meetings (1946-1951, 1960-1987). These minutes and the Faculty Communications files (1957-1979) along with the Regents Communications files (1926-1929, 1953-1981) are good sources for documenting school activities and development of administration policies.

The early years of the School of Music are sparingly documented. The Reports, 1880 file contains (copies of) the original reports drafted to the Board of Regents requesting a professorship in music and the regents response to the request. The materials in the Building Association file document the issuing of bonds to build the Maynard Street structure in 1893.

Other documentation pertains to student performance groups, School of Music buildings, and efforts to raise funds for the school. The documentation of student groups mostly consists of correspondence for tour and performance arrangements and does not address the creative process. Much of the material relates to the University Band from 1924 to 1953, including correspondence and clippings. There is Michigan Singers correspondence from 1953 to 1962, and Union Opera news releases, correspondence, and clippings from 1951 to 1956. In the 1956/57 school year the Union Opera became coeducational and changed its name to Musket. There are Musket news releases, minutes, and correspondence from 1956 to 1962. The Men's and Women's Glee Clubs files consist of correspondence relating to touring and performances. The International Center files (1956-1961) document spring tours given around Michigan by international students to increase appreciation for diverse cultures. Photographs of student performance groups are found in the Student Touring Organizations Scrapbook which dates from the 1950s.

There are several files related to the funding and building of School of Music buildings. The conception and planning process for the Earl V. Moore Building is documented in the New Building files, which include news clippings and a drawing of the old school of music building on Maynard Street before it was razed in 1965.

The capital campaign files document a three-year campaign to expand facilities, to develop a sound recording laboratory, to build an institute for advanced studies in music, and to establish a residential string quartet. The campaign was part of a university-wide fund-raising drive begun in 1980 and active through 1983. The School of Music tied the campaign into their centennial celebration entitled "For Century II." The Development Committee minutes, and Development of Public Relations files document additional fund-raising efforts of the school.