School of Dentistry (University of Michigan) records, 1873 - 2020

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School of Dentistry (University of Michigan) records, 1873 - 2020

40.5 linear feet (in 41 boxes) — 1 oversize volume — 1 oversize folder — 1.3 GB (online)

The School of Dentistry is a teaching and research unit of the University of Michigan. Records include administrative files, faculty meeting minutes, curriculum and education, subject files relating to dentistry and to the professional interests of the school's faculty; and photographs and films.

The School of Dentistry record group spans the years from 1873 to 2010, but does not comprehensively document the entire span. The records are fragmentary, providing only a partial picture of the School of Dentistry. Documentation reflects the tenures of various deans with scattered documents from the late 1800s and more detail in the period 1920-1990. The records give some insight into the development of dentistry as a profession, and the training and education of dental students. The records, comprised of 40.5 linear feet, 1 oversize volume, 1 oversize folder, and 1.3GB, have been divided into 10 series: Educational Information, Administration, Black Dentistry Conference, Organizations, Surveys, Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, Department Chairpersons' Meetings, Faculty Meetings, American Dental Association Accreditation, Dental Research Institute, and Website.

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Educational Information

The series Educational Information brings together information about the history of the school, its educational programs and curriculum, departments within the school, work with students, and some student notebooks and related material collected by the school over the years. Also included are some interesting publications and speeches by dentistry professors from other universities. Information on departments within the School of Dentistry reflects the structure of the school and activities of the departments from the 1960s through the 1980s.

An outsize ledger volume of unknown provenance that was donated to the School of Dentistry, details the dental practice of Dr. James [likely in Kalamazoo, Michigan]. The volume contains patient records from this practice dating from 1873 to 1895.

The Educational Information series is comprised of two chronologically defined subseries, 1875-1989 and ca. 1956- 1997, reflecting different accessions. The 1956- 1997 subseries is restricted under Executive Offices rule.