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The Inventors Council of Michigan, chaired by J. Downs Herold, was founded in 1983 to provide assistance and support to Michigan inventors. Originally a not-for-profit organization, it was operated by the Industrial Development Division of the Institute of Science and Technology of the University of Michigan. Meeting minutes, newsletters and correspondence with inventors primarily documenting the organization's early years as a nonprofit organization.

The records of INCOM document the activities of INCOM and its services during its initial years as a nonprofit organization. The records include such types of materials as meeting minutes, newsletters, and correspondence with inventors. The folder "Transition to Private Sector" documents INCOM's decision to move from the public to the private sector in 1988.