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Commission on Year-Round Integrated Operation (University of Michigan) records, 1957-1961 (majority within 1958, 1961)

0.5 linear feet

The Commission on Year-Round Integration Records contain correspondence, reports, and background materials of the Commission, and its predecessor unit, the Calendar Study Committee.

The records of the Commission on Year-Round Integrated Operation are comprised of two series: The Commission on Year-Round Integrated Operation (CYRIO), and the Calendar Study Committee (the "Dwyer Committee").

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Committee For Responsible Tax Reform records, 1989

1 linear foot

Michigan citizens group established in support of proposal B relating to the reform of public school financing on the 1989 state ballot. Reports, surveys, minutes, correspondence, and audio and visual materials.

The records of CRTR consist of one foot of materials from the campaign office dating from 1989. The materials consist of reports, surveys, minutes, and correspondence. Most of the reports and surveys were not produced by CRTR but by other organizations that were concerned about school taxes. These records were kept by CRTR mostly as reference materials to assist them in their campaign. The correspondence and committee records were produced by CRTR but are very few in number.

This record group also contains some audio and visual materials. The cassette tape found in the folder labeled program tape is part of a slide presentation made by CRTR. The visual material is a video cassette of a commercial opposing the passage of Proposal B and is narrated by L. Brooks Patterson.

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Committee on Student Discipline (University of Michigan) records, 1914-1961 (majority within 1922-1961)

4.5 linear feet

The Committee on Student Discipline records document how the University of Michigan set non-academic student policy and how it enforced those policies during the early and mid twentieth century. The collection includes records created by the Committee on Student Discipline, the Subcommittee on Student Discipline, the Committee on Student Conduct, and the Joint Judiciary Council, and contains records from individual student cases and correspondence dealing with university policy.

The Committee on Student Discipline records measure 4.75 linear feet and range from 1914-1961, the bulk of which spans 1922-1961. This collection is arranged in two series: Student Discipline Committees and Approved Social Events.

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Common Cause in Michigan Records, 1971-1998 (majority within 1973-1994)

16.75 linear feet (in 17 boxes)

Record group consists of Administration, Office Reference, and Reforms subgroups; files relate to lobbying efforts on behalf of campaign reform, ethics in politics, lobbying reform.

The records of Common Cause in Michigan comprise nearly seventeen linear feet of materials and consist of agendas, minutes, newsletters, correspondence, memoranda, press releases, reports, and drafts and comments on pending legislation. The materials document this public interest group's efforts to secure a more ethical, open, responsive, and representative government in Michigan. The strengths of the record group derive from its reflection of the reform issues salient to the Michigan electorate and the perspective it manifests on the close relations between the Michigan legislature and lobbyists in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The records also shed light on the internal workings and outreach efforts of Common Cause in Michigan. The record group is arranged into three series: Administration, Office Reference, and Reforms. Each series is further divided by period of time (with overlap) reflecting the different dates of accessioning.

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Communicative Disorders Clinic (University of Michigan) records, 1905-1999 (majority within 1934-1990)

2 linear feet

The University of Michigan's Communicative Disorders Clinic was one of the first programs in communications disorders in the United States. The clinic administers a wide range of speech-language and audiology services to children and adults. One program of the clinic was the Shady Trails Camp, a summer overnight camp for youths suffering from a range of communications disorders which had been started in 1932 by John Clancy. The records are predominantly administrative files of the Communicative Disorders Clinic and of Shady Trails Camp and are divided into two series: Administrative File and Shady Trails Camp. Includes photographs of Shady Trails campers, staff and activities.

The records of the Communicative Disorders Clinic are predominantly administrative files of the clinic and of Shady Trails Camp. The record group came to the archives in two accessions. The material received in 1996 is in the Administrative Files series. A second series, Shady Trails Camp Files, was created from the material received in 1997. A small amount of material from the 1996 accession was interfiled into the Shady Trails Camp Files series.

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Community Action on Substance Abuse Records, 1981-2003

11 linear feet — 36 digital audio files

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Community Action on Substance Abuse (CASA) was an Ann Arbor-based, non-profit organization of volunteer parents, educators and service groups. CASA's mission was to educate adolescents in the community about the risks of using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, and to encourage adolescents to live drug free. The records consist of CASA organizational materials – meeting minutes, annual reports and more – publicity and prevention materials, program information, Ann Arbor-area and national substance abuse resources, conference materials, local drug use surveys, fundraising materials, VHS and cassette tapes, and photographs and other items from Ann Arbor's Drug Free Schools drug prevention art contests.

The Community Action on Substance Abuse records consist of CASA organizational materials – meeting minutes, annual reports and more – publicity and prevention materials, program information, Ann Arbor-area and national substance abuse resources, conference materials, local drug use surveys, fundraising materials, VHS and cassette tapes, and photographs and other items from Ann Arbor's Drug Free Schools drug prevention art contests. The records have been arranged into thirteen series: CASA Organizational files, Publicity, Prevention Materials, CASA Programs -- Ann Arbor Schools, CASA Programs -- Ann Arbor Community, Area Treatment Resources, State and National Affiliations, Conferences, Drug Use Surveys, Fundraising, Sound Recordings, Visual Materials, and Ann Arbor Schools Drug Prevention Contest.

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Community Farm of Ann Arbor records, 1989-2010

0.6 linear feet

Formed in 1988, the Community Farm of Ann Arbor is a member-owned, farmer-operated Community Supported Agriculture farm committed to biodynamic growing practices. Records consists primarily of meeting minutes, budgets, correspondence, promotional leaflets and flyers, newsletters, and newspaper clippings.

The Community Farm of Ann Arbor records cover the period between 1989 and 2010. The collection consists primarily of meeting minutes, budgets, correspondence, promotional leaflets and flyers, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. The collection contains two series: Administrative and Publicity.

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Comparative Studies in Society and History records, 1956-1981

11 linear feet

Comparative Studies in Society and History (CSSH ) is an international quarterly journal founded by Sylvia Thrupp in 1958. Its goal was to bring together specialists in all branches of the social sciences and humanities to create truly comparative scholarship, review articles and books, and to bring readers in touch with current findings and issues across disciplines. These records document the CSSH during Sylvia Thrupp's tenure as editor from 1956 to 1974. The bulk of the material consists of correspondence between journal contributors (scholars, editors, publishers) and the CSSH staff as well as administrative records covering 1956 to 1980.

Records document the CSSH during Sylvia Thrupp's tenure as editor, and date from 1956 to 1974. The bulk of the material consists of correspondence between journal contributors (scholars, editors, publishers) and the CSSH staff as well as administrative records covering 1956 to 1980. Records include correspondence

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Computer-Aided Engineering Network (University of Michigan) records, 1983-2008 (majority within 1986-2005)

2.5 linear feet — 12.5 GB

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Division of the University of Michigan College of Engineering; offers comprehensive information technology services and resources to faculty, staff, and students of the College. Includes visual materials documenting people, facilities, and events associated with the organization as well as content produced for its 25th anniversary celebration in 2008.

The Computer-Aided Engineering Network (CAEN) records give insight into the evolution of the division's facilities and infrastructure and document the various administrators, staff, and students who have contributed to its success. The materials will be particularly useful to those interested in computing in higher education and as well as in the development of academic IT infrastructure. The CAEN records are comprised of two series: Visual Materials and Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Materials.

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Computing Center (University of Michigan) publications, 1965-1999

18 linear feet

Established in 1959 to operate academic computing facility and provide computing services for faculty and students. Developed Michigan Terminal System (MTS) operating system and other software for mainframe computers. Merged into University of Michigan Information Technology Division in 1985. Publications include technical manuals and reports on U-M developed software and network design, newsletters, and general reports on computing at the university.

The Computing Center Publications include brochures and pamphlets, bulletins and course catalogs including "Non-Credit Computing Courses on Campus," manuals including "Info Tech Guide" and "Welcome to Computing at the University of Michigan", newsletters, technical reports, and general reports, such as "Resources and Plans of the University of Michigan with Regard to the Establishment of Data Processing and Computer Center. The manuals and technical reports include documentation the Michigan Terminal System (MTS, U-M's pioneering time-sharing system for the IBM 360 class of computers, the Michigan Algorithm Decoder (MAD operating system) and the University of Michigan Executive System (UMES.) The Computing Center Publications are divided into three series: Unit Publications, Sub-Unit Publications, and Technical Memos and Technical Reports.