Wilfred Kaplan papers, 1936-2002

Start Over Collection Wilfred Kaplan papers, 1936-2002

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5.5 linear feet

Professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan, officer and long-time member of the American Association of University Professors, especially its University of Michigan chapter. Papers relate to his career as a mathematics professor at the University of Michigan, his active involvement with the University of Michigan Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), as well as a series regarding his involvement with the Ann Arbor Unitarian Fellowship. Materials also include the personal correspondence of the Kaplan family.

The papers of Wilfred Kaplan consist of five and a half linear feet of materials. Those relating to his career at the University of Michigan Department of Mathematics date from 1958 to 1986. The materials involving the University of Michigan Chapter of the American Association of University Professors date from 1972 to 2000. The most heavily documented of these are from the years 1980 to 1995. The personal correspondence of the Kaplan family covers the years 1936-1956, 1958, 1962-1970, 1980-1981, and 1985. The papers are divided into three series with fifteen sub-series.

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University of Michigan Dept. of Mathematics and Related Material

The University of Michigan Department of Mathematics and Related Material series includes three sub-series. Administrative files, which includes memos circulated throughout the department and newsletters detailing the accomplishments of students and faculty of the University of Michigan Mathematics Department. The course notes sub-series is the largest section relating to Kaplan's mathematics career. The sub-series contains lecture notes, class assignments, exams, and solutions for homework assignments. Most of the materials are from the course Mathematics 571 from the years 1980-1986.