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St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.) records, 1844-2000

1.5 linear feet

St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church, founded in 1842 in Freedom Township, near Ann Arbor, Michigan; record group includes church registers, financial records, administrative materials, and other subject files.

The St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church record group includes church registers containing family and membership information; financial ledgers; constitutions and by-laws; anniversary and celebratory materials; files relating to church organizations; and photographs of church building.

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St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Detroit, Mich., records, 1928-2010

7 linear feet — 17 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder

The records of St. Timothy's, transferred to the library following its dissolution, include registers, record books, and other materials from both St. Timothy's and from St. Augustine's (prior to the merger.

The bulk of the records relate to St. Timothy's and include parish registers with records of communicants, baptisms, confirmations, burials, and marriages; registers of church services; treasurer's record books; record books containing names of members and record of their giving; vestry minutes; subject files; church newsletters and bulletins, and photographs and a videotape.

The records of St. Augustine's date from 1929 to 1968. These records include a parish register and a register of church services, and a file of correspondence and other papers of the Rev. E.D. Morisseau.

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Stuart Hoffman Perry papers, 1874-1966

2 linear feet — 53 oversize volumes

Publisher of the Adrian Telegram at Adrian, Michigan. Scrapbooks containing newspaper editorials primarily on political subjects; and miscellaneous correspondence and articles concerning his newspaper work; notes, 1899-1950, relating to his foreign travels, papers, 1935-1955, concerning his interest in meteorites; and photographs.

The collection has been arranged into the following series: Adrian Telegram, Correspondence, Speeches and Articles, Other activities and interests, Programs of meetings and annual dinners, Newspaper clippings, and Photographs.

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Stuart Klein photograph collection, circa 1870-1889

1 folder

Collection of cartes de visite portraits taken by various Washtenaw County, Michigan, photographers. Most of the items are unidentified; those identified are of Rose Kline, Carrie Walker, and Cary (probably Caroline) Schettler.

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Student Activities and Leadership Office (University of Michigan) records, 1959-2008 (majority within 1994-1999)

3 linear feet

The University of Michigan Student Activities and Leadership Office (SAL) is a resource designed to help students make the most of their co-curricular experience; developing effective student organizations and student leaders through training and education. This record group includes materials documenting oversight of many student leadership and service programs including the Michigan LeaderShape Program, the annual Student Recognition Awards, and the student organization the University Activities Center (UAC).

The University of Michigan Student Activities and Leadership (SAL) record group contains materials generating from affiliate organizations and offices dating from as early as 1959, but the bulk of the materials were generated in the mid 1990s and focus on the work the office has done as SAL. The record group consists of four series: Administrative Files, Program Files, Photographs, and Publications.

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Student Advocacy Center of Michigan records, 1975-2004

6 linear feet

The Students Advocacy Center of Michigan (SAC), established in 1975 in Ann Arbor, was the only organization in Michigan, providing non-legal advocacy to students and their parents who were eligible for general and special public education programs. SAC was involved in numerous controversies involving public school policies and practices. Ruth Zweifler, founding member and director, led SAC and built a statewide presence through activism for students and parents. The record group includes administrative files and other subject files of executive director Ruth Zweifler documenting the Center's advocacy programs, its management and funding sources; includes clippings relating to the Center's support in 1979 of Ann Arbor teachers having training in Black English.

The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan records include administrative files and other subject files of executive director Ruth Zweifler documenting the Center’s advocacy programs, its management and funding sources. Also included are clippings relating to the Center’s support in 1979 of Ann Arbor teachers having training in Black English. The records are arranged into six series: Administration; Ruth Zweifler, Executive Director, 1975-2004; Program; Grants and Fundraising, Digital Materials, and Audiovisual Materials

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Student Government Council (University of Michigan) records, 1912-1976

11 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 3 oversize volumes

Records, 1912-1975, of the Student Government Council and predecessor student government agencies at the University of Michigan. Contains minutes, clippings and topical files concerning, in part, black studies and black student organizations. Also papers of Laing Study Committee, a university group concerned with the study and evaluation of student government.

The records encompass a broad range of documents from successive student government agencies including the Student Council, Student Legislature and Student Senate. Included are minutes, petitions, election materials and results, financial records, and correspondence. The most extensive records are those dating from 1960 on. Topical files from that period include reports on university housing, classified research, campus security, minority affairs, and the University Cellar. Included also are the minutes of the Liang Study Committee (1953/1954) and reports from the Office of Student Affairs on housing and student conduct (1966-1969).

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Students' Army Training Corps (University of Michigan) records, 1918-1919

1.5 linear feet — 2 oversize volumes

United States Army program to train some of its members at participating universities and colleges (including the University of Michigan) in various technical skills. Records include correspondence, course materials, background information, membership records; and financial information.

The record group is arranged into four series: Correspondence and Other Documents; Course Work and other Bound Material; Membership Information; and Financial Records. Within the bound records, there is a volume relating to the history of the Corps. This volume also includes photographs depicting the training of students in auto mechanics, as telephone electricians, and in other technical courses and exercises.

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Subcommittee on Human Use of Radioisotopes (University of Michigan) records, 1951-1985

3 linear feet

Subcommittee of the Radiation Policy Committee of the University of Michigan concerned with applications for the use of radioisotopes in humans. Chronological and topical files, applications, and files of subcommittee officers, Isadore Lampe, Charles S. Simons, and Ronald Bishop.

The records of the Subcommittee on Human Use of Radioisotopes document the university's policies and procedures governing use of radioisotopes in treatment and research. The files include correspondence, memos, reports, application forms and meeting minutes. The records are divided into six series: Chronological Files, Topical Files, Applications (by Researcher), Applications (by Radioisotope), Applications (Chronological) and Officers' Files.