Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The United States Power Squadrons series (1918 and 1936-1965; 1 linear feet) documents Anderson's involvement as officer with the USPS and with the Detroit Power Squadron. Topics covered relate to the education of boatmen, the development of the organization as an effective vehicle for publicizing the needs of boatmen, and the expansion of the USPS to different sites.

The Unit Publications series (12 linear feet) contains six file: annual reports, brochures, histories, newsletters, programs, and scripts. Brochures, flyers, and publicity items will be found under the heading "Brochures." The four additional file are "Histories," "Newsletters," "Programs," and "Scripts."

The annual reports cover the period from 1939 through 1958. The file "Brochures" includes promotional material of many sorts, most of it created by the UMS. A few promotional items created by the artists and used by UMS are included. Under "Histories", the researcher will find a copy of One Hundred Years of Great Performances, a publication celebrating the centennial of the University Musical Society. It is found in Box 12. Within the Publications the most important file is the complete set of Programs for University Musical Society presentations from 1874 through to the present. Programs contain information on artists, photographs, publicity and reviews.

The comprehensive file of house Programs begins in 1874. From 1874 to 1879 programs are included for concerts given under the auspices of the University of Michigan including "Grand Commencement Concerts." On December 16, 1879, the "First Concert of the Ann Arbor Choral Union" was given. The name "University Musical Society" appears on a notice for the "First Public Rehearsal given by the University Musical Society and the Choral Union," May 4, 1880. The original concert series sponsored by the University Musical Society was called the Choral Union Series; its first season was 1879/1880. In 1894 the first of the May Festivals was held. In some years special concerts were held and in 1919/20 the Extra Concert Series and the Matinee Musicale Series began. The Matinee Musicale Series ran for two years, the Extra Concert Series continued through 1927/28. During 1892/93 the University School of Music sponsored a chamber series in Newberry Hall. Programs for that series are included.

In 1940 the UMS began a pre-Christmas presentation of the Messiah. In 1941 a Chamber Music Festival was initiated and a Special Concert was added. The Extra Concert Series was brought back beginning in 1946/47. By 1963/64 the presentation lineup included: a pre-season concert, ten Choral Union Series concerts, five concerts in the Extra Concerts series, a Chamber Arts Series of seven concerts, a three-concert Chamber Dance Festival, a special presentation by the New York City Opera, two Messiah performances, three concerts in the Chamber Music Festival, six concerts in the May Festival, and four concerts in a new Summer Concert Series, a total of 42 performances. In 1971 the Choice Series began. The 1973/74 season included 57 concerts in eight series. Beginning in 1984/85 programs for the Ann Arbor Summer Festival are included. Also included are the program for the dedication of the Frieze organ, December 14, 1894, and miscellaneous organ and other recitals.

The Unit Publications series contains printed material published specifically by the Women of Color Task Force. These publications are defined as being widely distributed and may be published at regular intervals. They are arranged by genre of the publication. This series includes annual reports, brochures, and directories. The series also includes three issues of the newsletter Passages dating from 1995 to 1996. There are seven issues of the WCTF News covering the period from 1989 to 1992.

Unit Publications include brochures and manuals created by the Univerrsity Human Resources and its predecessors to assist employees in making decisions regarding health care, disability, and retirement. A variety of reports are also included, among them a 1997 self-assessment which explains how the various offices merged under the broader Office of University Human Resources.

Although produced by a number of differently titled organizations within and outside of the unit, the statistical resources included here contain salary and staffing figures and tables. The key publication is the annually published Analysis of Salaries Paid to the Instructional Staff. Based on fall term data, this publication analyzes current salaries of the university's instructional staff by department and within the department by rank. The analysis is complete from 1960 to the present. Beginning with the 1989 - 1990 academic year graduate teaching assistants were included. The analysis lists the number of persons at each rank or level with mean, median, minimum and maximum salaries and their average age. The survey also incorporates the Dearborn and Flint campuses in its analysis. The Office of Faculty and Staff Statistics also publishes Comparative Instructional Salary Data, which compares the salaries of the university's academic departments with those of other universities around the country. This publication is a compilation of data extracted from the Big 10 and AAU data exchanges and surveys conducted by Oklahoma State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The data is based on the fall term and an academic (nine-month) year.

The Unit Publications series contains three annual reports, including One Year Later...Commitment to Leadership: Annual Report on Minority Affairs from 1988. Two types of guidebooks are found in this series. Campus Connections is the name given to a pamphlet published by the VPAMA to list for minority students the resources available for them on campus. The other guidebook, A Checklist for a Multicultural University, is directed toward the implementers of University programs to encourage multiculturalism at the University. Also in this series are two versions of a report containing photographs and anecdotes by Charles Moody about his trip to South Africa in 1991, where he met with Nelson Mandela to present him with an award from the University. The completed questionnaires from the Survey of Minority Activities conducted in 1989 are found under Surveys in this series.

The Unit Publications series contains printed material published specifically by the Vice President for Development. These publications are defined as being widely distributed and may be published at regular intervals. They are arranged by genre of the publication.

The Unit Publications series (1.95 linear feet) includes an annual report, brochures, calendars of development events, directories of the development staff, manuals on the use of the development database Development/Alumni/Constituent System (DAC), and organizational charts detailing responsibilities of the development staff. There are printouts of e-mail announcements covering the period from 1995 to 2003 and a printout of the website from 2000. There is a 1986 history of named professorships (as opposed to a history of development) entitled A Legacy of Commitment to Scholarship: Named Faculty Positions at the University of Michigan. This publication gives brief sketches of the donors of endowed chairs, as well as the faculty members who held the chairs when the history was written. Also located in this series is a videotape (VHS: 12 minutes) documenting the history of development at the University of Michigan. The Development History will be found under the heading "videotapes" in Box 2.

There are several newsletters published by the Vice President for Development office. The Development Network News (1991-2001) is an e-mail newsletter (printouts) describing classes provided for the development staff of the university to aid them in their work. Newsletter of Development Programs (1989-1992) is an outreach tool focusing on stories of major donations given to the university. Earlier issues of this publication will be found in the Major Campaign Publications series under the Heritage of Leadership campaign. Leaders & Best (1998-2017) is used to inform the public of major contributions to the university. Earlier issues of this publication will be found under Campaign for Michigan in the Major Campaign Publications series.

There are extensive reports discussing the DAC, long-range planning, endowment and student loan funds, and investment in private support. Under the heading "statistics" researchers will find statistics about university alumni (1984) and comparative data for the Big 10 and other peer institutions (1988).

The 2016 accession included a significant number of reports dated between 1932 and 2014, as well as unit brochures, newsletters, and ephemera. The 2016 accession is located in Box 6.

The Unit Publications series contains printed material published specifically by the Housing Division. These publications are defined as being widely distributed and may be published at regular intervals. They are arranged by genre of the publication.

The Unit Publications series (4.8 linear feet) includes scattered annual reports dating from 1940 to 1987 with the bulk of the reports from 1940 to 1950 and 1969 to 1987. Brochures include information about apartment leases, costs for student housing, Michigan Learning Communities, off-campus housing, and Spring-Summer housing. The bulletins document all aspects of housing both on campus and off, including campus housing from 1978 to 1984. These bulletins include descriptions of the various dormitories and other residence programs, such as language houses, Honors Program, or specialized housing such as the Lawyers Club or Martha Cook residences. The Living at Michigan bulletins discuss the various dormitories and residence programs as well as roommates, meal plans, and disabilities and special medical conditions.

The directories include residence education staff directories dating from 1980 to 1990. These directories list the resident directors and advisors for each dorm on campus. The Residence Hall Telephone Directories list each student residing in the residence halls, their address and telephone number. These directories cover 1990 and 1993 through 1995. There are job descriptions of positions available to students within the Housing Division. They document the period from 1987 to 1993.

This series contains a history of the division The Housing of Students, published in 1979. This booklet is divided into three sections with contributions by Peter A. Ostafin (Residence Halls for Men: The Michigan House Plan, from The University of Michigan, an Encyclopedic Survey, 1958), (Ruth Gjelsness (Housing of Women Students from The University of Michigan, an Encyclopedic Survey, 1958), and Edward C. Salowitz (Later Years: Physical Growth and Expansion, from The University of Michigan, an Encyclopedic Survey, 1979). It provides a comprehensive view of housing at the University of Michigan focusing on the programmatic aspects of housing, only incidentally touching on the construction of housing units.

There is an extensive collection of manuals arranged alphabetically by title. These include handbooks for student athletes and coaches covering the period from 1988 to 1992. These manuals are entitled The Housing Division and Student Athletes published from 1988 to 1990 and Athletic Department/Housing Division Handbook: A Resource Guide for the Athletics Department Coaches and Staff issued in 1991 and 1992. The Bulletin of Information: Residence Halls Policies and Procedures, covering the period from 1976 to 1983 and 1993 to 1996, gives detailed information on alcohol abuse prevention, non-discrimination policies, parking, as well as, housing leases, and procedures governing meal tickets, payments, and student records. The Community Living at Michigan ([1994/95]-1998/99) describes the judicial procedures for students living in the residence halls including the Michigan Philosophy, the resident Bill of Rights, the community living standards, and lease terms and conditions. For earlier information about the student code of contact consult the Residence Hall Judicial Process: A Handbook for Students (1993/94) found under the heading "Office of Student Relations." There are also manuals dealing with crisis intervention, discrimination, safety and security, and sexual assault intervention. In addition, the researcher will find guides to residence hall education, programming, and move-in information.

Newsletters include the Housing Bulletin, published from 1972 to 1992 for the residents of the various dormitories and the staff of the housing division. This newsletter includes information about the university in general and specific information about housing in particular, including articles about security, safety, special programs, research findings, and historical tidbits about the university. The Housing Bulletin's special Diversity Day editions, dated 1989 through 1993, are also included. Leased-Wise was published from 1975 to 1993 to help foster communication with the off-campus community. The articles focused on that community's concerns with discussions of tenant tax rebates, mediation services, health service, security deposits, and subletting.

Reports include the 1983 report of the Alcohol Task Force regarding the role of the Housing Division in the prevention of alcohol abuse. In 1983 the Housing Division sponsored a survey to learn the needs and expectations of incoming students and to determine whether or not those needs were met. The results of this survey were published in an in-house publication entitled The 1983 Residence Halls Survey: Preliminary Report. There are numerous other reports, statistics, and surveys describing the development and history of the residence halls and other university-owned housing as well as the services offered by the Housing Division.

The University Architects series contains one folder of biographical information about the first University Architect, Lynn W. Fry. Also included are slides of buildings and a photograph of Fry.

The University Budget series, 1968 to 1980, contains chronologically arranged records (and then arranged alphabetically within the span of years.) The bulk of the material consists of files related to the liaison process with state government agencies regarding the university's operating budget during these years. Included for most years are appropriations requests, capital outlay budget requests, documentation pertaining to the various requests, and materials documenting legislative budget hearings.