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Albert H. and Emma M. Wheeler papers, 1938-1994 (majority within 1960-1977)

6 linear feet

Albert and Emma Wheeler were community and civil rights leaders from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Albert Wheeler was also professor of microbiology and dermatology at the University of Michigan. In addition, he and his wife helped to establish the local chapter of the NAACP. Albert Wheeler served as mayor of Ann Arbor, 1975 to 1978. The series in the collection are Personal/Biographical; NAACP/Civil Rights Activities; Mayoralty Files; University of Michigan; and Photographs. The collection documents the Wheelers' devotion to the cause of civil rights and their involvement with numerous civil rights and community organizations. The collection also includes Albert Wheeler's mayoralty files.

The Albert H. and Emma M. Wheeler collection documents the involvement of this couple in the growth and development of the civil rights movement in Ann Arbor. The collection includes in part the mayoralty files of Albert Wheeler, mayor of Ann Arbor from 1975 to 1978. The collection is divided into six series: Personal/Biographical, NAACP/Civil Rights Issues, Mayoral Files, University of Michigan, Photographs and Medical.

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Biographical/Personal, 1958-1993

The Personal/Biographical series (1958-1993; 4 inches) contains several vita of Albert Wheeler, biographical commentaries written by him, editorial articles he wrote for the Ann Arbor News, as well as a folder of newspaper clippings written in the late 1980s and early 1990s, often as tributes to the Wheelers and their work. A folder of Ann Arbor Democratic Party materials dating from 1958 to 1990 documents the Wheelers' activity in this organization. Of interest are three folders of speeches given by Albert Wheeler, which provide insight into his convictions and beliefs. Many of the speeches complement materials in other parts of the collection. The researcher will also find Wheeler speeches under various topical headings throughout the collection. This series is organized alphabetically.

Albert H. and Emma M. Wheeler papers, 1938-1994 (majority within 1960-1977)
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