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The Administrative Files, 1874-1985 subseries (2 linear feet) include interoffice and campus-wide mass mailings to students, faculty, departments, and schools from 1912-1987. Data on financial aid for graduate students is documented, as is a history of administrative systems and processes within Rackham. Furthermore, a large amount of statistics dating back to the early part of the twentieth century documents graduate degree information.

The Degree Lists - Chronological subseries (4 linear feet) lists the degrees granted, organized chronologically by year. Beginning in October 1877, the graduates are listed by semester and year in which the degrees were granted. The individual entries list the first and last name, and later the entries include any previous degrees received and the degree granting institution. The graduates are generally listed alphabetically by last name. In the cases of doctoral degrees, the individual entries also include the field of study and the thesis title.

The subseries covers the 1848/49 school year through September 1938 inclusively. An additional volume, which covers the 1937/38 and 1938/39 school years duplicates some earlier information, but also includes listings of graduates in 1939, which are not included in the previous volumes. The volume is divided into the two school years, and then sub-divided into fields; the individual entries are arranged alphabetically. The individual entries list the first initial, middle initial and last name of the graduate, and have a note in the column under the degree received.

After a gap of eight years, the degree lists resume in February 1947 continuing through August 1994. Notable during this period is the first appearance of a listing for graduate degrees granted at the Dearborn campus in May 1971; and the first appearance of a listings for graduate degrees granted at the Flint campus in April 1979. Between the years of 1947 until December 1975, the individual entries are listed as full name, previous degrees received, previous degree granting institutions. The entries are listed alphabetically. The doctoral degrees also include the field of study and thesis title. The individual listings are arranged under the degree received. Beginning in May 1976, the individual listings are grouped first by the granting college, then by the degree granted. The series contains a second gap stretching between April 1991 until April 1993, when the series resumes. The individual listing scheme and arrangement of the individual listings continues as before. The portion of the series between April 1984 and August 1994 is restricted because the documents contain student identification numbers.