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The Miscellaneous series is a topical file of material not produced by MORC, but related to the issues of community placement in Michigan. The series includes publications and other material related to community placement of the disabled in Michigan. Two large subseries of material related to the Plymouth Center for Developmental Disabilities and the state of Michigan's policies for dealing with the developmentally disabled are included. The Plymouth Center subseries includes correspondence, reports, and clippings documenting allegations of abuse at and the closing of the Plymouth Center for Developmental Disabilities in 1979. The Michigan - state policies and legislation subseries consists of material produced by the state of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Mental Health regarding community placement and state services for the developmentally disabled. Included are planning documents, items concerning state legislation, and publications produced by the Department of Mental Health.