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Association of the 20th Michigan Infantry Volunteers records, 1867-1885
1 volume
Minutes and rosters of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry Regiment's veterans association, 1867-85..
Athletic Department (University of Michigan) records, 1860-2017
332 linear feet (in 340 boxes, approximate) — 35 oversize boxes — 9 oversize folders — 2000 films and videotapes — 22 oversize volumes — 434 digital audiovisual files
The records of the University of Michigan Athletic Department document the participation of University of Michigan Athletic teams in intercollegiate competition, 1864 to the present. The records include media guides, game programs and other printed material; press releases; team and individual statistics; photographs, films and videotapes; development and Fund-raising material, and a variety of accounts, audits and other administrative The records are organized into several sub-groups based on the administrative structure of the department. The subgroups are: Sports Information Office, Football Office, Athletic Director's Office, Development Office, Ticket Office and Business Office. The Sports Information Office sub-group constitutes by far the largest portion of the Athletic Department records and includes series for each of the varsity sports.
Audio Recordings - Digital Files
The oral history interviews conducted by John Behee between 1968 and 1974 cover a period from 1922 (William DeHart Hubbard) to 1972 (Godfrey Murray). They follow a fairly consistent pattern of questions and topics:
- motivation and circumstances that brought the athlete to Michigan
- high school experience and honors
- athletic experience / accomplishments at U-M
- relations with coaches and fellow players
- any particular experience of discrimination or prejudice, in particular with regard to lodging and travel
- any notable positive experience with coaches, teammates or others
- election of Blacks as team captains
- campus social life, including fraternities and interracial dating
- housing discrimination in Ann Arbor
- educational and work experience
- response to the Black Action Movement BAM and the larger civil rights movement.
The interviews range from ca. 40-minutes to ca. 80 minutes in length. They are listed chronologically by date of the athletes U-M career. The sound level on some recordings is fairly low and you many need to raise the volume on your speaker.
Audiovisual
The Audiovisual series includes a motion picture, as well as several digital recordings, U-matics, and VHS tapes. The motion picture was created by Latino students at the University of Michigan in the early 1970s intended as a recruiting tool to encourage individuals to apply for admission. The digital recordings feature interviews, some in Spanish, with Perazza and other members of the Latino community in Detroit, a concert, and drives and walks around the city of Detroit. The U-matics and VHS tapes also feature interviews with members of the Latino community, as well as Perazza's work with social service organizations and a presentation on Rincón, Puerto Rico.
Audio/Visual Materials
Audio/Visual Materials contain materials from 1986 to 2017, and include recordings of concerts and photos. The photographs contained in this series are both undated and dated material from 1946 to 2017, with the bulk of the dated photographs falling in the 1983-2008 range. These materials are separated into two categories: Performance photos and Social photos. Items of note in the Performance-undated folder are two photographs, one autographed by Congressman Phil Crane and the other autographed by Congressman Carl Purcell.
Austin McCoy papers, 1994-2018 (majority within 2013-2018)
1 linear foot — 8.76 GB (online)
The Austin McCoy papers (1 linear feet, 8.76 GB) focus on McCoy's activism and leadership as a doctoral student at the University of Michigan. The collection features three series:
The Biographical Information series contains five sound recordings including a four-part oral history interview McCoy completed in 2015. The series also features McCoy's Student of the Year interview with The Michigan Daily in 2015. The sound recordings discuss McCoy's background, scholarship, inspirations and organizing career.
The Correspondence series contains digital copies of email correspondence from McCoy's University of Michigan and personal email accounts. The series also includes data from McCoy's twitter account and photographs downloaded from his Facebook account.
The Activism series contains notes, meeting minutes, flyers, photographs, topical files, news articles, and other writings. Specific organizing events featured in the collection include the Being Black at the University of Michigan (#BBUM) social media campaign, the Ann Arbor to Ferguson protests, and protests against racism on the University of Michigan campus.
Autobiography
The Autobiography series contains a personal statement written by Dominic Capeci in 2019. The autobiography describes Capeci's family and childhood, his education at the University of New Mexico and the University of California, Riverside, and his career as a scholar of African American History.