Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (University of Michigan) records, 1892-2014
242 linear feet — 4 microfilms (positive and negative) — 2.44 GB (online)
242 linear feet — 4 microfilms (positive and negative) — 2.44 GB (online)
The Executive Board series (19.3 linear feet) spans the years from 1892 to 1996. The series includes correspondence; materials to Board elections; and minutes, agendas, and supporting documents. The "Correspondence and Miscellaneous" subseries includes correspondence, board minutes, memos and other materials pertaining to Executive Board functioning, arranged chronologically. "Elections," includes general materials pertaining to nomination and election of Executive and Divisional Board members, arranged chronologically, as well as ballot counts and membership rosters.
The bulk of the series (18 linear feet) is comprised of agendas, minutes, and supporting materials from Rackham Executive Board and Administrative Council meetings from 1892 to 1990. The minutes from 1892 through 1971 are held in bound volumes, while minutes and documents from 1971 through 1990 are unbound.
The Hospital Administration series (75.5 linear feet) contains the records of various directors of the University of Michigan Hospitals, as well as the executive boards and councils. This series is broken up into 8 subseries, each one focusing on a different administrator or committee. Included amongst the administrators are some of the directors, executive directors, associate directors, and assistant directors.
The Dalston, Jeptha W. subseries (1 linear foot) contains documentation from Dalston's time as the executive director of the hospital system, from 1975 to 1985. This subseries contains a volume of Dalston's correspondence. More records relating to Dalston can be found within the subseries of his successor, John Forsyth.
The Executive Director's Council subseries (4 linear feet) contain records from the Executive Director's Advisory Council, as well as the similar Executive Director's Council. Included within this subseries are mainly the meeting minutes of these administrative councils as well as other project files. This subseries contains records from 1980 to 1995 and is arranged chronologically.
The Forsyth, John subseries (29 linear feet) makes up a bulk of the Hospital Administration series. These materials contain records from Forsyth's time as the Executive Director of the Hospitals, between the years 1985 and 1996. This subseries documents the full range of activities in which hospital executives participated in the 1980s and 1990s, including affiliations, negations, and merger talks with other local hospitals as well as with the University of Michigan Medical School, relations with the state of Michigan, the development of a health maintenance organization (HMO), and financial and strategic planning for a major medical institution. Records relating to hospital departments contain some annual reports as well as full-scale reviews of the departmental programs. Some of the materials in this subseries also contain documentation of some of projects and actions performed by Forsyth's predecessor, Dalston.
The Haynes, Harley subseries (4 linear feet) consists of records relating to the actions of the Hospital Director (precursor to the role of executive director) from 1924 to 1945. This subseries is completely comprised of director's correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically by topic.
The Howe, Arlene subseries (3 linear feet) contains material from 1973 to 1978, in which she spent time as the Assistant Director of the Hospitals. Topical files are contained within the subseries, and are arranged alphabetically. They include information on the various projects that Howe took part in, many of them concerning the construction of some of the hospital buildings. There are also committee meeting minutes that Howe was involved with, documenting building renovations and space allocation.
The University Hospitals Executive Board (17.5 linear feet) subseries consist of materials from the Executive Board, along with related administrative committees including the Executives Council, Executive Staff, Board in Control, and Executive Board. The materials range from 1919 to 2011 and mostly made up of the minutes from these board meetings and executive directories.
The Warren, Larry subseries (11 linear feet) covers the years 1996 to 2006 during his time as the Executive Director of the Hospitals. Materials found in Warren's files date between 1988 and 2010. The subseries is primarily made up of Warren's Topical Files. Also included in the subseries are videotapes from the Executive Director's Forum as well as volumes of Warren's correspondence. The Strong, Douglas L. subseries (1 linear foot) contains bound correspondence for the years 2005-2010. Strong serverd as the Interim Director between 2006 and 2010.
The Zugich, John subseries (5 linear feet) consists of the topical files of the Associate Director of the Hospitals during the mid-1970s. Materials include records of hospital projects, including surveys and studies, which Zugich took part in. This subseries is arranged alphabetically.
168 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 33 oversize volumes — 18.7 MB
1.5 linear feet (in 4 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 209.4 MB (online)
The Personal series (0.1 linear feet, 57.4 MB) contains various items relating to Hugh Acton as a designer including: magazine and newspaper articles written about Acton, Acton's self-written personal histories and resumes, product lists of Acton's works, photographs of Acton, a photograph of Acton's work studio, and legal documents concerning the Acton Stacker. The collection also includes the video featuring Acton, "Time With an Artist", produced by the Nora Modern furniture company in 2014.
The collection consists of the IASA constitution, board member listings, flyers, annual event programs, clippings from the Michigan Daily, a sound recording of music from and a video recording of the 1998 culture show interspersed with skits from members of the IASA.
0.25 linear feet — 7.37 GB (online)
69 linear feet — 9.5 GB (online)
The Photographs series (3 linear ft. in 4 boxes, 1956-1997), accessioned in 2004/2005, nicely complement the ITD record group as the photographs document much of the evolution and history of the Information Technology Division. Photographs have been divided into four subseries: Computing, Events, People and Organizations, and Systems and Networks.
The Miscellaneous Photos consists of several binders of slides and photographs compiled by ITD. These binders have been preserved as accessioned, therefore these images encompass many of the above series. Researchers may find images of people, events, systems, and computing in these binders.