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University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

Allen F. Sherzer visual materials collection, 1880s-1940s (scattered dates)

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0.3 linear feet (in 2 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 1 film reels (16mm)

Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, First Lieutenant 301st Field Artillery during World War I; Visual and other materials of Allen Sherzer and members of the Sherzer family, including film footage of University of Michigan campus ca. 1928.

The Allen Sherzer collection consists of visual and other materials of Allen Sherzer and members of the Sherzer family. Include is a photograph, 1880s, of the Delta Upsilon fraternity that included William H. Sherzer and a photograph, 1940s, of a University of Michigan reunion group. From his World War I service, there are French and German language posters, a scrapbook of clippings and postcards, and negatives, 1917-1918, taken during his World War I service with the 301st Field Artillery, at Fort Niagara, N.Y., Camp Devens, Mass., and in France. Of special interest is a motion picture, ca. 1928-1930, depicting University of Michigan student activities and Ann Arbor scenes.

In 2009, a preservation tape, DVD use copy and master and streaming digital files were made of the motion picture.

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The 16mm film was shot by Allen Sherzer, ca. 1928. It consists of a series of short segments spliced together into a single roll. Segment/shot list title cards have been spliced into the compiled reel as follows (not all shots have title cards)

  1. Glider Club -- new plane
  2. AA train station -- students leaving for holiday
  3. Diag
  4. Pep Rally
  5. Huron river tug-of-war
  6. Frosh march to Ferry Field / Sophomore band
  7. Wrestling and obstacle course at Ferry Field
  8. Baseball vs Wisconsin
  9. Fraternity initiations -- scrubbing Diag
  10. Michigamua on lawn of President's House
  11. Graduates marching on Diag -- close-up of Bennie Oosterbaan
  12. Tom Lovell -- poet, campus character
  13. Sr. Class Day
  14. Dean Cooley's last class address (Cooley stepped down as dean in 1928)
Allen F. Sherzer visual materials collection, 1880s-1940s (scattered dates)
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University of Michigan Campus Scenes, circa 1928

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(The 16mm film was shot by Allen Sherzer, ca. 1928. It consists of a series of short segments spliced together into a single roll. Segment/shot list title cards have been spliced into the compiled reel as follows (not all shots have title cards). Shots include: Glider Club -- new plane; AA train station -- students leaving for holiday; Diag; Pep Rally; Huron river tug-of-war; Frosh march to Ferry Field / Sophomore band; Wrestling and obstacle course at Ferry Field; Baseball vs Wisconsin; Fraternity initiations -- scrubbing Diag; Michigamua on lawn of President's House; Graduates marching on Diag -- close-up of Bennie Oosterbaan; Tom Lovell -- poet, campus character; Senior Class Day; Dean Cooley's last class address (Cooley stepped down as dean in 1928).)
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