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Correspondence and other papers (1949 accession), 1822-1896
Correspondence and other Papers (1949 accession) is a chronologically arranged series and dates from 1822 to 1896. The letters concern family affairs, business, state and national politics, particularly the presidential candidacy of Lewis Cass and the elections of 1848 and 1852, and the Felch estate.
Alumni Association (University of Michigan) records, 1845-2001
169.8 linear feet (in 171 boxes) — 1 oversize volume — 84.4 GB (online)
Society of Alumni, 1845-1897
The Society of Alumni series (box 122) contains records of this precursor to the Alumni Association. The society was initially open to graduates of all the schools and colleges but eventually was defined as the alumni organization of the literary college. Often the society functioned as a coordinating body for the loose confederation of societies formed by the other schools and colleges while also administering the Williams Professorship Fund. Records of the society include minutes, 1859-1897, a receipt book, letter book, and assorted early records including a compilation of alumni news articles appearing in campus publication from 1845 to 1892. The minutes include necrology reports on members of the universities early classes. Also included is a minute book of the Medical Alumni Association covering 1875-1897.
Ann Arbor Board of Education, 1857-2011
Ann Arbor Board of Education, 1857-2011 (AAPS) series includes agenda items for Board meetings, minutes, rules, a partial index to Board proceedings, and audio tapes with historical narratives. Board meeting agenda for the period between 1941 and 2011 contain gaps for the following periods: July-October 1994, April 1997, July-December 1999.
The 2012 Accession includes files on facility planning (2000-2004), bond/sinking fund (2004), new school (1998-2005), and miscellaneous topics notably a set of school dedication and anniversary programs and a series of three volumes containing students' writings in the early 1940s, mainly autobiographical and some relating to World War II experiences, by fifth graders at Angell, Eberbach, and an unidentified school.
Ann Arbor Public Schools Records, 1833-2011
26 linear feet (in 27 boxes.) — 231 oversize volumes — 7 digital audio files
Ann Arbor (Mich.) Fire Department records, 1850-1962
2.5 linear feet (in 3 boxes) — 8 oversize volumes
Ann Arbor (Mich.) records, 1830-2002
14 linear feet (in 15 boxes) — 37 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder — 3.67 GB (online)
Township Record Books, 1845-1902
Township Record Books includes minutes of annual and township board meetings. Also variously includes election results; motions and agreements; oaths of office; reports of Highway Commissioners' and minutes of the Board of Health.)