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University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

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Kevyn Orr papers, 2010-2014 (majority within 2013-2014)

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Summary

Creator:
Orr, Kevyn.
Abstract:
Kevyn Orr is an attorney who served as Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit from 2013 to 2014, and oversaw the city's Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing and financial restructuring during that period. This collection contains physical and digital records documenting Orr’s tenure as emergency manager, including governmental, legal, and financial records as well as correspondence and handwritten notes.
Extent:
0.6 linear feet
2.89 GB
Language:
English
Call Number:
2016065 Aa 2
Authors:
Finding aid created by Nicco Pandolfi, October 2016.

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection contains analog and digital records created between 2010 and 2014, the vast majority of which derive from Kevyn Orr’s eighteen month tenure as Emergency Manager of the City of Detroit (March 2013 – December 2014). These documents include official announcements, orders, contracts, and reports from the office of the Emergency Manager, as well as budgetary planning and financial restructuring records. It also holds legal and advisory documents related to the Detroit Chapter 9 Bankruptcy filing. Some correspondence, internal memos, meeting agendas and public relations material are included as well.

Biographical / Historical:

Kevyn Orr holds both a B.A. (1979) and a J.D. (1983) from the University of Michigan. Orr worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Resolution Trust Company and as deputy director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees before entering the private sector in 2001, when he became a partner at the international law firm, Jones Day.

Orr was appointed Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on March 14, 2013. He was selected for the position based on his experience in the areas of financial restructuring and bankruptcy law, and served an eighteen month term overseeing Detroit’s Chapter 9 Bankruptcy filing and subsequent legal and financial proceedings. The City contracted with Jones Day to serve as legal counsel through the bankruptcy process.

Acquisition Information:
Donated by Kevyn Orr (donor no. 11577 ) in August 2016.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series: Emergency Manager papers and City of Detroit Chapter 9 Bankruptcy.

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USE & PERMISSIONS:

Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to the Regents of the University of Michigan but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[item], folder, box, Kevyn Orr papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. [digital item], Kevyn Orr papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/134035

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Collection

Kevyn Orr papers, 2010-2014 (majority within 2013-2014)
Call Number 2016065 Aa 2
Total components 24
Items available online Online 6
Last indexed 2023-12-08