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Elizabeth W. Bauer papers, 1958-2015 (majority within 1970s-2000s)

26 linear feet — 78.3 MB (online)

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Elizabeth W. Bauer is a disability rights activist who served many years defending the rights of the disabled within Michigan, across the country, and internationally. She also served an eight year term on Michigan's State Board of Education. This collection contains materials relating to different disability rights issues--such as deinstitutionalization, community placement, education, euthanasia, sterilization, and disability legislation--as well as papers regarding the many organizations through which Bauer enacted her work.

Collection contains materials relating to different disability rights issues, records regarding the many organizations through which Bauer enacted her work, papers relating to Bauer's term as an elected official on the State Board of Education, materials relating to the conferences and workshops Bauer held and attended, Bauer's speeches and writings, and a very small personal series.

The collection is divided into nine series: the Personal series, the Organizations series, the Social Issues series (divided into 8 subseries: Bio-ethics and Disability Rights, Building Feasibility Study, Community Living/Group Homes, Deinstitutionalization, History of Disability Rights, Mental Disability and the Law, Patient Abuse, and Other Social Issues (previously titled Miscellaneous), the Topical File series, the Education series, the Conferences and Workshops series, the International Consultation series, the Speeches and Writings series, and the Publications series.

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Hemlock of Michigan records, 1989-2006

6.3 linear feet

Michigan chapter of organization established to support right of terminally ill adults to be able to choose either passive or active voluntary euthanasia for themselves. Organizational records, including correspondence, newsletters, membership lists, and clippings and articles about organization.

The record group includes organizational records, including correspondence, newsletters, and membership lists. Other files document the relationship of Hemlock of Michigan with the national organization as well as its activities as an advocacy group to the Michigan Legislature. Of significance are the several folders of clippings and articles on the activities of the organization and on the general subject of death and dying.