Michigan Daily records, 1950-2006

Summary

Creator:

Michigan Daily (Organization)

Abstract:

University of Michigan student newspaper. Records include biographical information about University of Michigan faculty, staff, and administrators, including news clippings, news releases, and curriculum vitae; and negatives and contact prints of images of University buildings, student and staff activities, athletic events, and life in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and portraits of faculty, staff, and administrators.

Extent:

45 linear feet
18.3 MB (online)

Language:

English.

Call Number:

93828 Bimu F3g 2

Authors:

Finding aid prepared by: Bentley Historical Library Staff

Background

Scope and Content:

This record group consists primarily of visual materials created by the photographic staff of The Michigan Daily. The photographs cover the full spectrum of activities on campus -- classroom scenes, staff and faculty portraits, academic ceremonies, student protests, athletics, student life, speakers and musical performers, as well as some Ann Arbor scenes and events and occasional events of state and national significance. To date, no administrative records have been donated to the Bentley Historical Library. The records were received in several accessions. The organization of the records in part reflects these multiple accessions with several distinct runs of negatives and prints (though there may be some overlap in years.

Biographical / Historical:

The Michigan Daily is a student newspaper published by the students of the University of Michigan. First published in 1890, the newspaper was called the U of M Daily and the Michigan Daily-News before acquiring its present name in 1903. It is the oldest college newspaper in continuous publication in the United States and was the first college paper west of Cornell to be published daily. The Michigan Daily is staffed by students and is self-funded. Since 1903 it has been under the jurisdiction of the Board for Student Publications (formerly the Board in Control of The Michigan Daily), an agency of the Board of Regents composed of both students and presidential appointees. The Board has full authority over the newspaper's financial and legal affairs and serves in an advisory capacity in other matters. The Michigan Daily has always maintained a great deal of editorial freedom and has won numerous awards. It reports on campus issues and athletics as well as local and national news in five weekly issues during Fall and Winter semesters and one weekly issue in Spring and Summer.

Acquisition Information:

The record group (donor No. 2878 ) has been received in several accessions.

Processing information:

Collection processed by: Christine Weideman, 1985 (boxes 1-13); Kimberlee J. Mayer, 1993 (boxes 14-20); Sondra A. Smith, 1995-1996 (boxes 21-39); Anne Bast, 2007 (boxes 40-45).

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Related Materials

A nearly complete run of The Michigan Daily student newspaper is available online in the Michigan Daily Digital Archive.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Michigan daily.
Demonstrations -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.

Formats:

Digital file formats.
Photographs.

Names:

University of Michigan -- History.
University of Michigan -- Faculty.
University of Michigan -- Biography.
University of Michigan -- Sports.
University of Michigan -- Buildings.
University of Michigan -- Football.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Political activity.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Social life and customs -- 1961-1970.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Social life and customs -- 1971-1980.

Places:

Ann Arbor (Mich.)
Ypsilanti (Mich.)