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.
