A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (University of Michigan) publications, 1876-2014 (majority within 1950-2012)
552 MB (online) — 11 oversize folders — 13.4 linear feet
552 MB (online) — 11 oversize folders — 13.4 linear feet
92 linear feet — 2 oversize boxes — 1 flat file drawer — 343 GB (online) — 1 archived website
220 linear feet (approximate; in 247 boxes) — 3 tubes — 20 oversize volumes — 12 panels — 25.6 GB (online)
The Shopping Centers/Commercial Development series documents A. Alfred Taubman's development of regional shopping malls and of other commercial properties. The series begin with a subseries of volumes containing legal and financial documents relating to the acquisition of various shopping center projects. Specifically these volumes document the sale of Eastridge and Southland shopping centers; the restructuring of Sunvalley, and Taubman's acquisition of partnership interests in Novi Associates (operators of Twelve Oaks Mall) and Lakeside Associates (operators of Lakeside Shopping Center).
The remaining subseries relate to specific shopping centers or projects, beginning with shopping centers in California developed and operated by Bayshore Properties (later The Taubman Company's Western Regional Office), followed by centers in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois, a proposed development in Yonkers, New York, and mixed-used projects in Charleston, South Carolina, and New York City. The depth of documentation and arrangement of files varies by project.
Shopping center files, which make up the bulk of this series, date from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, and document the selection and acquisition of sites, design and construction, space planning and leasing, and ongoing operation of the centers. Files related to site selection and property acquisition include traffic and demographic studies, economic projections, photographs, and correspondence with realty companies and potential tenants, and residual land development. Design and construction of centers is documented through architectural plans, correspondence with architects and construction firms, and photographs. Leasing records include files on proposed tenants, lease agreements, and correspondence. Operational records include sales analyses, legal files, public relations files, and news clippings.
Mixed-used sites represented here include 712 Fifth Ave., an office tower in Manhattan with retail space on the ground floor; and the Charleston Center, a site with a hotel, conference facilities, and retail space. Records for these projects include loan and purchase agreements, correspondence, and a small amount of printed material, such as annual reports, brochures, and newsletters. This series also includes a small number of shopping center scrapbooks, photograph albums, and guest books; and engineering reports and architectural proposals.
The Administration series includes publications relating to the staff and the policies and procedures of the hospital and health system.
10 linear feet — 1.3 GB (online) — 1 oversize folder — 1 archived website
10.5 linear feet, 8 oversize volumes, 309.3 MB
The Administrative Files series documents the decisions of high level administrators and committees regarding the planning and management of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries. A large portion of the series consists of material from the Board of Directors, including a complete run of minutes from the mid to late 1980s, as well as minutes from their retreats and special meetings. Also included are annual, financial, and strategic planning meeting reports.
An area of note within the series includes records of past presidents and organization officers. Material related to Chad Audi can be found in the Chad Audi series.
Material from COO Barbara Willis document the DRMMs work with external organizations and development efforts. The series includes one file of material noting the recognition recieved by Donald DeVos for his work with the organization during the 1990s.
23 linear feet — 8 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder — 12.4 GB (online)
9 linear feet, 1 oversize folder, 12.15 GB
The Publicity series contains material that was used to promote the organizations projects and programs to the community. News articles within the series offer stories on the organization's projects and goals, which were published by various newspapers and online. There are also certificates that were presented to the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to celebrate some of their accomplishments. These certificates came from the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan, and political figures such as Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. A large portion of printed materials are arranged by the year (or in some cases by decade) and contain general flyers, brochures, newsletters, and other printed material.
Also included are video and audiocassettes with recordings of news stories promoting the projects of the organization, interviews with employees, and promotional videos used in programs. The audio recordings are largely topical, but also contain some examples radio advertising.
Photographs, slides, and negatives of the organization comprise the largest portion of the series. While some of the photographs are arranged by subject, most are unidentified. The latter depict various projects, programs, and locations. These images document the people who used the services of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, as well as the organization's buildings and housing facilities.
The Administrative Files series (3 linear feet and digital files (online)) is divided into two subseries: Executive Files and Office Files. The executive files subseries contain correspondence and other material created or directed to the office co-coordinator, Billie Edwards, or, after 1994, to the Director, Ronni Sanlo. Sanlo was the first person to hold the position of Director of the office.
The Office Files subseries includes general office correspondence dated circa 1991-2012, staff meeting minutes and agendas, material related to the President's New Century Fund Award for Diversity for work on the "From Invisibility to Inclusion" project, and a number of files related to the Task Force on Sexual Orientation. The task force materials range in date from 1987 to 1991. Note that the James W. Toy papers, boxes 8 and 9, also contains material related to the Task Force on Sexual Orientation.
The 2012 Accession added annual reports, budgets, meeting minutes, photographs, strategic plans, reports, forms, and administrative information from 1991-2012 to the Office Files subseries. Many of the materials are digital files from the Spectrum Center's shared drive. The accession highlights core issues and concerns for the center during this period and also contains information about the 40th Anniversary celebrations.
7 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 50.42 GB (online)
The Administrative Files series (2.5 linear feet, 1.4 GB) contains materials related to the Foundation's establishment and recognition as a non-profit organization, the Board of Directors records, and employee and volunteer material. This series includes The YES Foundation®'s Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, 501 (C)(3) and Trademark documentation. The Board materials include member profiles, meeting minutes, handbooks, and reports. The employee and volunteer material includes an employee reference guide, volunteer debriefing meetings material, and a The YES Foundation® Staff Orientation Guide.
25 linear feet
The Administrative Records subgroup (1935-2013, 35.5 linear feet) begins with the Meetings series (1956-2012, 1.5 linear feet), which contain the agendas, minutes and correspondence of the Executive Committee Meetings, the Friends of the Michigan Historical Collection and Bentley Library, the Bentley Library's Administrative Committee, and Staff Meetings. The next set of series are organized by director (see the list above). The first subseries category is the Director's Office/Central Files, which are administrative records generated by the director and the associate director including correspondence, evaluation and planning, fundraising, physical facilities documents, and budget materials. The Staff files subseries, contains staff meetings, staff lists, staff interviews, manuals and farewell parties. The Conferences and Events subseries consists of agendas and speeches and planning material from Bentley-related conferences. Materials in this subseries from the tenure of Francis Blouin include digital materials from the Visual Culture and Archives Symposium held April 4-5, 2013 in honor of Blouin's 32 years of service to the library. The Special Projects subseries includes material regarding intensive activities undertaken by the BHL that often were in some way distinct from core functions. In many cases, a "special project" is one that received outside funding.
79 linear feet — 2 oversize boxes — 1 oversize folder — 3 drawers — 33.5 GB (online)
The Administrative 2001-2015 subseries contains annual reports, revised by-laws, fellowship grant summaries, and summaries of various funding sources for teachers, faculty, and students.
The Administrative Records series consist of board and committee meeting minutes and agendas as well as member lists, the chapter constitution, and some administrative correspondence, photographs, and reports and planning material. The Miscellaneous Items folder contains newspaper articles, event information, membership committee lists, speaker series information and other task force and correspondence documents.
The Correspondence series contains letters between the UM chapter's leadership and the University of Michigan community as well as the national NAACP and other outside groups. It also includes letters/statements of support.
The Press and Publications series holds copies of the chapter's pamphlets and publications such as "Street News: The Black Community-Student Newspaper of Ann Arbor" as well as press releases and newspaper articles about the local chapter. Also collected are various local articles on racial issues and flyers for chapter events.