Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Naturalist, professor of zoology and physiology at Eastern Illinois State Normal College and Michigan State Normal College, and researcher for state conservation departments in Michigan and Ohio. Correspondence, reports, and field and laboratory notes concerning his studies of the fish of Michigan, Illinois and New York; also photographs.

Hankinson's papers are contained in five boxes. Types of materials in the collection include correspondence; topical files on fish studies from Michigan, Illinois, and New York; materials on the Michigan Audubon Society; and field notes (loose leaf, bound volumes, and card files). The time period of these materials ranges from 1899 to 1935.

The archives at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan has additional papers of Professor Hankinson.

Professor of Law and American History at the University of Michigan, Michigan Supreme Court Justice, and chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Papers include correspondence, diaries, lectures, notes and photographs.

The Thomas McIntyre Cooley papers document the life and career of an attorney, jurist, teacher, scholar, and public official. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence received. A comprehensive calendar of these letters has been compiled by Virginia Ehrlicher in her doctoral thesis Thomas McIntyre Cooley : a calendar of his papers, 1846-1898. This three volume calendar is an important tool in accessing names of correspondents and topics covered. The remainder of the collection includes diaries, speeches, scrapbooks, course notes from some of his classes taught at the University of Michigan, and a scattering of photographs.

Thomas M. Donahue (1921-2004), space and planetary scientist and professor of physics, was one of the nation's pioneers in space exploration. He shaped space exploration through his scientific research and advocacy. The collection includes correspondence, proposals, presentations, talks, writings, and photographs reflecting his career and covers the years 1939-2002, but primarily documents the period 1980-1998.

The Thomas Donahue papers include correspondence, proposals, presentations, talks, writings, and photographs reflecting his career. The papers, 2.75 linear feet, date from 1939 to 2002, but primarily document the period 1980-1998. The papers are organized into five series: Biographical; Presentations, Talks, and Writings; Professional Activities; University of Michigan; and Correspondence.

Papers of Thomas M. Farrell, Michigan political journalist, editor, and State public information officer. Farrell started his career as a correspondent for the United Press International, was Congressman John C. Mackie Administrative Assistant (1965-1966), and at different times served as Public Information Officer for the Michigan State Highway Department (1959-1965) and for the Michigan Supreme Court (1985-1993), Public Information Director for the Michigan Department of Transportation (1966-1968) and Department Commerce (1969-1972), Assistant Superintendent for Public Affairs for the Michigan Department of Education (1972-1985), and as Director of Communications for Michigan Catholic Conference (1968-1969). Collection includes correspondence, research material and articles by and about Farrell, as well as material collected by Farrell on subjects of professional and personal interests, mostly related to Michigan politics, government, and political figures; also photographs and VHS videotapes.

The collection is organized into four series: Personal files, Professional files, Subject files, and Audio-Visual material.

Professor of humanities in the College of Engineering of the University of Michigan. Reminiscences and family history; files relating to his administrative responsibilities at the University; essay written by Jan Veering, and edited by Sawyer, describing Veering's year in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a visiting Dutch scholar to the University of Michigan.

The Sawyer papers have been arranged into two series: Reminiscences and Family History which provides personal information on Sawyer and relates to memorable experiences during World War II and travels abroad and University Activities which is comprised of materials relating to Sawyer's activities at the University of Michigan in the period 1951-1986.

The Thomas M. Spaulding collection has been arranged into the following series: Correspondence and other materials; Biographical and Personal; Organizational Affiliations; Political Materials; Topical Files; Writings; Stephen Tucker Spaulding Materials; and Photographs. The correspondence is of interest for its mention of current affairs, national politics, and the Cosmos Club of Washington, D.C. Of special interest are two volumes of diaries, covering the period of 1941-1944, with detailed comments on the conduct of World War II as viewed from Washington, D.C.

Correspondence, contractual agreements, financial analyses detailing operation of the North American Cable Company; miscellaneous materials relating to the Allmand Development Corporation and the purchase of the Mackinac College facilities; a compact disc of recording made at the 40th anniversary of radio station WAAM.

Photos of Mackinac Island views, including construction of Mackinac College facilities; also photos of passenger vessels at Mackinac Island dock; photo of Johnston interviewing football coach Chalmers "Bump" Elliott for his radio program; and DVD copy of 1965 television program with Coach Elliott discussing the previous week's game.

Thomas Stockton (1921-2012) was the manager of Ford Powertrain and Driveline Research at Ford Motor Company. This collection features many of his work papers and diagrams mainly relating to turbine and rotary engine research during his time at Ford, more general Ford documents (ex. Service manuals, project plans, in-company communications, etc.), his various patents and invention disclosures, as well as documents and photographs relating to his time as an officer of the Early Engines Club and a member of the North American Model Engineering Society.

Thomas Stockton (1921-2012) was the manager of Ford Powertrain and Driveline Research at Ford Motor Company for 37 years. The papers within this collection focus primarily on different aspects of Stockton's work career with Ford Motor Company but also contain information on Stockton's involvement within different engineering organizations. The collection is divided into six series: the Early Engine Club series, the North American Model Engineering Society series, the Ford Motor Company series, the Research series, the Patents and Invention Disclosures series, and the Retirement and Consultation series. The collection also contains an Outsize box with materials from different series, marked as such within this finding aid.

Thomas Wolanin was staff director for the US House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education within the Education and Labor Committee. He later became assistant secretary for legislation and congressional affairs for the US Department of Education. The Wolanin Papers document the passage and implementation of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program from 1989-1997.

This collection documents Wolanin's work with Representative Ford and the Department of Education on the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. The files have been arranged into four series all concerning Federal Direct Lending: Background and Analysis, Legislative Action, Implementation, and Correspondence.

Thomas Scovel was born in Jining, China in 1939. He worked as a professor of linguistics, publishing numerous books and articles on the subject. The collection consists of three photo albums from the 1979 trip that Scovel and his family took to China. Photographs document the classes that Scovel and his wife, Janene, taught in the country as well as some of the people that the family met during the trip.

The Thomas Scovel photo albums consist of three photograph albums from Scovel, documenting his 1979 trip to China. Photographs are of Thomas and his wife, Janene, as they taught children the English language at the Tientsin Foreign Languages Institute. Other photographs show the places that the family visited, like Scovel’s childhood home, as well as the events they attended, and the family’s daily routines. Some of the photographs are accompanied by description of the events from Scovel.