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Biographical/Personal

The Biographical/Personal, contains biographical information, including lists of published works, committee appointments, biographical sketches, tributes, and correspondence. Also included in this section are materials relating to Edmonson's hobby, railroads. A photograph folder contains a small amount of pictures of Edmonson and his colleagues, mostly from the 1950s.

Edmonson's work with the University of Michigan Presbyterian Corporation is also well documented in Series One. The Corporation succeeded the Tappan Hall Presbyterian Association and represents the first work among Presbyterian college students in a state university. It is affiliated with the Ann Arbor Presbyterian Church. These folders include minutes from the Committee on Student Work, bylaws, Presbyterian Corporation Board of Trustees meeting minutes, and budget information. Although listed with this series, the family scrapbook is shelved as an oversized volume, separate from the collection. It contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, images of Edmonson as a young man, and other items "to revive pleasant memories."

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James B. Edmonson papers, 1915-1960 (majority within 1920-1955)

4 linear feet — 1 oversize volume

Dean of the School of Education at University of Michigan, 1929-1952. Papers primarily concern his research and work on administration of secondary schools.

The James B. Edmonson collection contains material relating to the career and personal interests of this educator. The collection is organized in five series: Biographical/Personal containing biographical sketches, bibliographies, photographs, and files relating to his involvement with the University of Michigan Presbyterian Corporation; Topical files consisting mainly of writings by Edmonson, correspondence, reports, essays, and other materials on education related subjects, including intercollegiate athletics, the Canada-United States Committee on Education, so-called "diploma mills", and issues affecting secondary school education; selection of term reports from classes taught by Edmonson; textbooks and other publications of Edmonson; and files, 1942-1945, relating to his work with the University War Board