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Department of Geography (University of Michigan) records, 1925-1982

2.2 linear feet

The Department of Geography Records include personal and professional papers of departmental chairmen, Kenneth C. McMurry and Charles Davis; also administrative papers, including minutes of faculty meetings, curriculum plans, correspondence, and memos and agendas; and papers relating to Chi Gamma Phi, geography honor society, and the Quadrangle Club.

The Department of Geography records consist of 6 series: Histories, Kenneth C. Murray, Charles M. Davis, Administrative Files, Topical Files, and Photographs.

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Department of Geological Sciences (University of Michigan) publications, 1933-2006 (majority within 1945-2006)

0.8 linear feet

The University of Michigan. Department of Geological Sciences Publications (.8 linear ft.) include bibliographies, brochures, directories, flyers and newsletters dating from 1933 to the present. These publications primarily document the activities of the department, faculty, staff, students and alumni. In addition, there is information on the summer geology program run by the University of Michigan at Camp Davis in Jackson, Wyoming and Mill Springs, Kentucky.

The Department of Geological Sciences Publications are divided into two series: Unit Publications and Topical Publications. The bulk of the publications document the Department of Geological Sciences.

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Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures (University of Michigan) records, 1929-2009

1.6 linear feet

Germanic Languages and Literature became an independent department at the University of Michigan in 1887, prior to that German language was taught under Modern Languages. Course offerings expanded to include German, Swedish, Norwegian, Gothic, Netherlands, and Yiddish. Departmental records pertaining to curriculums staffing, events, faculty, and the operation of the department. Minutes date from 1929 to 1941, and 1985-2000. Faculty files include William H. Bennett, Francis Brown, Martin Dyck, John W. Eaton, Emery George, Otto Graf, Leta Lewis, Henry Nordmeyer, Clarence K. Pott, Walter Reichart, Alice Tramm, Frederick B. Wahr, and Norman Willey.

Records from the University of Michigan Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures were received in three accessions from the department in 2005, 2006, and 2008. The material is described as one collection and is primarily comprised of records related to departmental administrative functions, events and publications, curriculum, and faculty. Files document departmental meetings, graduate and undergraduate curriculum, rotational reviews, staffing plans, personnel information, and faculty.

The records measure 1.6 linear feet, and date from 1929 to 2009, with the majority of materials from the period between 1945 and 1980. The records are primarily comprised of correspondence, minutes, personnel materials, and administrative files and are arranged into five series: Administrative, Curriculum, Events, Publications, and Faculty.

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Department of History of Art (University of Michigan) records, 1946-2013

1.0 linear foot — 407.7 MB (online)

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The Department of History of Art was originally established as the Department of Fine Arts in 1911. The collection ranges from 1946 to 2013 and primarily contains personnel files, newsletters and other departmental publications, and meeting minutes of the Executive Committee and Faculty Meetings.

The Department of History of Art collection is comprised up of three series: Personnel, Publications, and Administration.

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Department of History (University of Michigan) records, 1884-2017 (majority within 1970-1990)

13.4 linear feet

The Department of History is an academic department within the University of Michigan established in 1845. The department was originally part of the School of Political Science but separated in 1910 and became a separate department within the College of Literature, Science, and Arts. The collection ranges from 1884 to 2011 with the bulk of the material from the 1970s and the 1980s. The records contain information on administrative matters and operations within the department, including correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, committee information, faculty information, and student affairs.

The University of Michigan Department of History records contain a large range of documentation regarding the operation, administration, statistics, faculty, and proceedings of the department. The bulk of the collection originally arrived at the Bentley in 1988 and a large addition was made in 2012. The collection spans from 1884 to 2017, however, the bulk of the content dates between 1970 and 1990. The collection is divided into fifteen series: Awards, College of LSA, Committees, Correspondence, Department, Faculty, Finances, General, Graduate Program, International Relations, Lecture Series, Partner Institutions, Programs, Publications, Student Affairs, and University of Michigan.

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Department of History (University of Michigan) student papers, 1930-1987

7 linear feet (263 papers)

Student papers, 1930-1987 prepared for classes in history at the University of Michigan (primarily Michigan history class taught by Lewis G. VanderVelde, but also including research papers for classes taught by Sidney Fine and others); topics concern Michigan social and political history; Michigan biography and bibliography; and local community history.

The student papers are organized alphabetically by author in two series, which are similar in date range and topics covered. Topics of papers concern Michigan social and political history; Michigan biography and bibliography; local community history and University of Michigan history. A topical index to the papers is available in the first box of the collection.

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Department of Human Genetics (University of Michigan) records, 1937-1977

4.75 linear feet

Established in 1956, the Department of Human Genetics traces its origins to the Laboratory of the Vertebrate Biology, created in 1941, and reorganized in 1950 as the Institute of Human Biology. Following the retirement of Lee Raymond Dice, the Institute was reconfigured as a department under the direction of James V. Neel. Records consist of the correspondence and administrative files of Lee Raymond Dice and James V. Neel relating to the development of genetic research and study at Michigan. Also included are articles and reprints by Dice, Neel, and other faculty associated with genetic and heredity research at Michigan. Three photographs are also included.

The records of the Department of Human Genetics consist of 4.75 linear feet spanning the period from 1937 to 1977 and include material from the predecessor unit, Institute of Human Biology (1941-1956). The records have been arranged in three series: Institute of Human Biology, 1941-1956; Department of Human Genetics, 1956-1977; and Reprints and Publications, 1937-1966.

The records arrived as largely unarranged departmental correspondence files of professors Lee R. Dice and James V. Neel. To make these records more accessible, they have been divided chronologically into two series at the date at which the Department of Human Genetics was officially formed, with a third series consisting of reprints and publications from all stages of the department's evolution.

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Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering (University of Michigan) records, 1957-2003 (majority within 1985-2000)

5 linear feet

Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Publications includes brochures and pamphlets, graduate study bulletins, directories, manuals, departmental review reports, and yearbooks. Also includes publications from the Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, and the Engineering Human Performance and Safety Laboratory. Also includes the publication IOE Alumni Newsletter, as well as the student publications The Rag and Industrial Blueprint.

Departmental records include chronological files, committee meeting minutes, and presentation agendas. The bulk of the publications document the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering. The Publications series is composed of Unit Publication, Sub-Unit Publications, and Student Publications. The Unit Publications subseries contains printed material published specifically by the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering. These publications are defined as being widely distributed and may be published at regular intervals. They are arranged by genre of the publication.

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Department of Internal Medicine (University of Michigan) publications, 1948-2016 (majority within 1980-2002)

12.75 linear feet (in 13 boxes)

The collection is comprised of annual reports, brochures and pamphlets, programs, proposals, and reports from the Department of Internal Medicine. This includes publications from subunits and related clinics such as the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, the Committee on Medical Ethics, the Division of Molecular and Human Genetics, the Division of General Medicine, and the Medical Center.

The Department of Internal Medicine Publications contains two series, Unit Publications and Sub-Unit Publications. The Unit Publications series contains printed material published specifically by the Department of Internal Medicine. These publications are defined as being widely distributed and may be published at regular intervals. They are arranged by genre of the publication. The Sub-Unit Publications series contains publications from subordinate offices, departments, programs and organizations within the Department of Internal Medicine. These publications are arranged alphabetically by the creating sub-unit.