Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The Architectural Research series (2.0 linear foot, 1932-1983) includes three areas of research. The first area encompasses the University of Michigan's Architectural Research Lab which was begun by C. Theodore Larson. This segment contains general information and a portion of the specific projects conducted at the lab. The second area of the series features architectural research that was not conducted at the University of Michigan. It also includes the influential Larson and Lonberg-Holm publication Planning for Productivity. The third area documents environmental and related research. This area records the effect architecture has on the environment. These environmental concerns include both the natural and built environment.

The Architectural Society series (0.1 linear feet) consists of the minutes of the society, a University of Michigan organization formed in 1909 and active until 1931. The minutes indicate that the focus of the society's activity was social. However, in addition to sponsoring dances, they appear to have also sponsored lectures by faculty members.

The Area Centers Material consists of correspondence, memos, and reports related to the university's various area centers from the 1960s through the 1990s. It includes material related to the establishment of the Institute for Foreign Area and International Studies, a university office charged with overseeing the operations of the area centers.

The Army Intensive Japanese Language School papers encompass three years of the operation of the AIJLS, and include educational materials, commencement programs and an "AIJLS Day" proclamation by the mayor of Ann Arbor in 1990. Educational materials include reports on "Amenities in the Japanese Armed Forces" and "Japanese Methods of Prisoner of War Interrogation". These papers date from 1944 to 1990.