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Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Chapter. (University of Michigan) records, 1882-1999

8 linear feet — 22 oversize folders

The Nu Sigma Nu Fraternity was founded at the University of Michigan in 1882 and is the oldest medical fraternity in the United States. It was created to promote cooperation and fellowship among medical men and to raise medical education and scholarship to a higher level. These records document the creation of the Nu Sigma Nu fraternity and the history of the Alpha Chapter from its inception in 1882 to its termination in 2008.

The Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Chapter collection contains records that relate to both the local chapter of Nu Sigma Nu as well as the founding of the national organization. Information within these records reveals the history of the fraternity, the daily business of the Alpha Chapter throughout its existence, and the interaction between the Alpha Chapter and the University of Michigan. These records are divided into eight series: Administration, Correspondence, Financial Records, History, Housing, Nu Sigma Nu Medical Scholarship Fund, Photographs, and Publications.

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Orla Benedict Taylor papers, 1831-1943

4 linear feet

Detroit, Michigan lawyer and banker, and alumnus of University of Michigan. Correspondence, essays, and newspaper clippings concerning the Detroit banking crisis of 1933; and biographical and genealogical information on the Church, Benedict and Mahon families; also photographs.

The Orla B. Taylor collection consists of correspondence, essays and other writings, and biographical and personal material. Many of the writings relate to banking in Detroit in the 1930s.

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Panhellenic Association (University of Michigan) records, 1945-1991

7.5 linear feet — 1 oversize volume — 1 oversize folder

The records of the University of Michigan Panhellenic Association contain meeting minutes, annual officers' reports, newspaper clippings, presidents reports, scrapbooks, photographs, printed materials, posters and broadsides. The records document the administration and history of the Panhel at the University of Michigan.

The records of the Panhellenic Association (Panhel) measure 7.5 linear feet and include one outsize scrapbook and an outsize folder. The records date from 1945 to 1991 and consist of meeting minutes, annual officers' reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, printed materials, and posters. Despite the range of years covered by the collection as a whole, no one time period is completely documented. For additional information on the history of Panhel, the researcher should consult the folders under the heading "Sororities" in the University of Michigan Library Clipping File and the folder "Panhellenic" in the Vertical File at the Bentley Historical Library.

The records of Panhel are divided into six series: Topical Files, President's Reports, Scrapbooks, Photographs, Printed Materials, and Posters and Broadsides.

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Phi Alpha Kappa (University of Michigan) records, 1929-2008

0.3 linear feet — 1 oversize folder

Christian fraternity founded in 1929 at the University of Michigan by alumni of Calvin College. The collection includes architectural plans for the fraternity house, foundational documents, newsletters, and records of alumni events.

The bulk of the Phi Alpha Kappa records includes architectural drawings and designs of the fraternity house on East Ann Street. Two folders of foundational documents contain articles of incorporation and bylaws for the organization. Scattered copies of "Newsreel," the Phi Alpha Kappa newsletter from the 1990s and 2000s, are found in the collection, as well as material documenting various alumni reunion events.

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Phi Delta Chi, Alpha Chapter (University of Michigan) records, 1924-1995

0.4 linear feet

Phi Delta Chi Fraternity was founded in 1883 by a group of pharmacy students at the University of Michigan. The Phi Delta Chi records contain minutes, publications, correspondence, a constitution and bylaws, a pledge manual, and photos from the mid-1990s.

The Phi Delta Chi records are divided into five series: Governance, Minutes, Miscellaneous, Photographs, and Publications.

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Richard E. Smith papers, 1969-2022

0.75 linear feet — 1 oversize box

Dr. Richard E. Smith is a Black University of Michigan alum, member of the Epsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically Black fraternity, and an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) who worked to enhance prenatal care for teenage and young mothers. He was also involved in efforts to commemorate the role that Detroit and its institutions played in the Underground Railroad. Includes award information, biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, publications, a scrapbook, and topical files.

The Richard E. Smith papers document Smith's personal and professional activities, particularly his involvement in the Epsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, professional career as an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN), and efforts to commemorate the role that Detroit and its institutions played in the Underground Railroad. Material is dated from 1969-2022 and includes award information, biographical and genealogical material about his family, historical material about St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, correspondence relating to his professional career and activities, publications, an Alpha Phi Alpha scrapbook, and topical files.

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Roger Sherman photograph collection, 1890-1898

1 oversize folder

Roger Sherman (1872-1957) was a University of Michigan alumnus (class of 1894) and Chicago (Illinois) lawyer. Consists of groups portraits of the University of Michigan football team and banjo club as well as a portrait of Sherman.

The collection consists of groups portraits of the University of Michigan football team and banjo club as well as a portrait of Sherman.

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School of Dentistry (University of Michigan) records, 1873 - 2020

40.5 linear feet (in 41 boxes) — 1 oversize volume — 1 oversize folder — 1.3 GB (online)

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The School of Dentistry is a teaching and research unit of the University of Michigan. Records include administrative files, faculty meeting minutes, curriculum and education, subject files relating to dentistry and to the professional interests of the school's faculty; and photographs and films.

The School of Dentistry record group spans the years from 1873 to 2010, but does not comprehensively document the entire span. The records are fragmentary, providing only a partial picture of the School of Dentistry. Documentation reflects the tenures of various deans with scattered documents from the late 1800s and more detail in the period 1920-1990. The records give some insight into the development of dentistry as a profession, and the training and education of dental students. The records, comprised of 40.5 linear feet, 1 oversize volume, 1 oversize folder, and 1.3GB, have been divided into 10 series: Educational Information, Administration, Black Dentistry Conference, Organizations, Surveys, Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, Department Chairpersons' Meetings, Faculty Meetings, American Dental Association Accreditation, Dental Research Institute, and Website.

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Senate (University of Michigan) records, 1880-2014 (majority within 1906-1987)

12.4 linear feet (in 13 boxes)

Institution representing the university faculty and providing an oppertunity for shared governance and a collective voice surrounding university conerns. Minutes, correspondence, committee files, publications, and institutional history.

The Senate (University of Michigan) records contains 12.4 linear feet (in 13 boxes) of correspondence, minutes, committee files, publications, and papers recording the history of the University Senate and its branches.