Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The records of the Casa de Unidad Cultural Arts and Media Center cover the organization's efforts to promote, develop, and celebrate Hispanic and Latino arts and traditions in Southwest Detroit. The record group consists primarily of correspondence, board minutes, grant proposals and reports, newsletters, event and program budgets, event flyers, educational workshop reports and audio material.

The records of Casa de Unidad cover the period between 1980 and 2006. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, board minutes, grant proposals and reports, newsletters, event and program budgets, event flyers, educational workshop reports and audio material. The majority of the material is in English, though a small number of flyers, newsletters, and audio recordings are in Spanish. The collection contains the following series: Administrative Material, Educational/Artistic Activities, Unity in the Community Festival, and Audio Material.

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was founded in 2001 when the Department of Biology split into two separate departments, the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The collection spans from 1998-2009 with the bulk of the material being from 2001-2009. The collection contains correspondence, administrative information, documents from the transitional team, and publications.

Administrative files (correspondence, records of various teams, etc.) and department publications.

University of Michigan chapter of the scholastic honorary society Mortar Board. The bulk of the records date from the 1920s through the 1950s, and include organizational constitutions; membership rolls; treasury and project reports; press clippings; and organizational histories.

The records of the Michigan chapter of Mortar Board span the years 1906 to 2008, but consist primarily of materials from 1920 through 1956. The collection is organized under a single series; Administrative Materials.

The Administrative Materials series, 1906-2008 (0.5 linear feet), consists of organizational histories, annual reports, chapter and organizational governing documents, membership rolls, press clippings, as well as project, treasury, and presidents' reports. The years covered in this series are scattered, with the bulk of the materials covering 1920-1956.

A history and record book details the work of the organization and its membership from 1906 to 1956. The organizational histories trace Mortar Board's growth since its founding, and include annual reports for the following years: 1919-1923; 1926-1927; 1930-1935; 1938-1949; and 1951-1954. In addition to a historical narrative and annual reports, the organizational history also includes information on the organization's songs and ritual activities. The records also include membership rolls listing members for the years 1906-1948 and 1957-1962. The membership rolls for 1906-1913 are found in both a membership book, as well as in the organizational history. The presidents' reports, 1949-1956, detail activities during those years and include two photographs of Mortar Board members.

Originally an organization of speech teacher; minutes, financial reports, budgets, topical files on association activities, committee reports, conference journals, and membership directories published by the association.

The records of the Michigan Association of Speech Communication are comprised of documentation primarily generated by members of the organization's executive committee carrying out their functions as officers of this professional association. As such, the bulk of the materials are in the form of minutes, financial reports/budgets, topical files on various association activities, committee reports, conference planning material, and association publications such as newsletters and membership directories. Although the coverage of the materials spans the period 1940-1997, the majority of the records were produced between 1970 and 1990. The record group is arranged into five series: Administrative Materials, Executive Council, Printed Material, Conferences, and Topical Files.

Detroit chapter of organization established to facilitate acceptance of Japanese Americans, to voice political concerns, and to provide social activities for its members. Records include chapter administrative records, event and outreach materials, publications, scrapbooks, and photographs.

The records of the Detroit Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) document the governance, concerns, initiatives, and activities of the Detroit JACL over the course of its history, beginning in the mid-1940s. The record group is arranged in eight series: Administrative Materials, Events, Outreach Activities, Publications, Related Organizations, Topical Files, Scrapbooks, and Photographs. Because the records are a compilation of materials donated from various JACL members, some duplication occurs among and within the series.

Organization dedicated to furthering "the art of playing the Hammered Dulcimer" founded in 1963 by Elgia C. Hickok in Michigan. Records include correspondence, minutes, newsletters, programs, event flyers, and oral histories, sound recordings of interviews and meetings, and photographs.

The Original Dulcimer Players Club records document the group's organization and activities from its founding in 1963. The records are arranged into six series: Administrative materials, Publications and events, Articles and newspaper clippings, Miscellaneous, Visual materials, and Audio materials.

Board meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, position statements on various statements, and pamphlets and other publications; also visual materials; subjects covered by files include environmental quality, education, and women's rights issues.

The records of the Detroit League of Women Voters cover the years 1930 to 1988, although its primary coverage is 1960 through 1980. The record group measures four linear feet in size and is arranged alphabetically by subject. Included are minutes from board meetings, correspondence, newsletters, League positions on various bills, pamphlets and other publications. Minutes from annual meetings are included in the board meetings file. One file contains correspondence from the Wayne County League of Women Voters dating back to 1930.

The largest files in the record group concerns environmental quality, education (busing, desegregation, and teacher certification), housing, human resources and women's issues (abortion, ERA and mortgage credit). The extensive environmental files cover air pollution, land use, phosphates and clean water.

Neuroscience Program course materials, correspondence, evaluations, and related material.

The Neuroscience Program collection consists of one linear foot of material, arranged by topic. The 31 folders in the collection are open for general research.

The first two folders, Neuroscience Degree Program Planning, 1963-1982, contain information about the curriculum and its inception. Early correspondence regarding the need for a Neuroscience Program at the University of Michigan is included.

Ten of the 31 folders in the collection contain Neuroscience 690-691 materials. These are arranged by year, 1966-1976, and contain lecture schedules, seminar information, copies of the midterm and final examinations, and class evaluations. Materials pertaining to Neuroscience 731, Neurology 621 622, and Biological Science classes are arranged in individual folders as well. Information regarding other classes in the Neuroscience Program is arranged under Miscellaneous Course Announcement, and interdepartmental Memos and Miscellaneous Correspondence. The Preliminary Examination folders contain, in addition to copies of the exams themselves, correspondence among faculty members regarding proposals for questions and exam times.

The final two folders contain the Summary Reports of Rackham Administrative Council Meetings from 1975 1964.

The collection the Helen Newberry Residence contains administrative files and information relating to the history of the Helen Handy Newberry Residence at the University of Michigan.

This small 0.5 linear feet collection contains administrative records from the early years of Newberry Hall, 1915-1947. The first folder contains the minutes of the Board of Governors for the years, 1915 to 1925. The board was made up of five women. These women included the Dean of Women and at least two women who were University of Michigan graduates or who had been students. This board was appointed by the regents from those nominated by the Board of Trustees of the Students Christian Association. The second folder includes brief historical and financial records. These records give a brief financial history of the opening of the residence hall. This includes an interesting discussion of the separate roles of the university and the Student Christian Association in the upkeep of the building. There is a folder of budget summaries and a folder containing audits performed between 1927 and 1931. The Food Services records include the number of meals served and an example of the cost for guest meals. The last folder is the architectural contract from Kahn and Wilby for alterations to Newberry Hall

The Project on Asian Studies in Education (PASE) was established at the University of Michigan in 1971 as an outreach resource center to assist secondary and college-level instructors of Asian studies in developing curricula. Records include budget reports; minutes of the Project on Asian Studies in Education (PASE)'s Executive Committee meetings; correspondence, memoranda, and related materials pertaining to PASE's identification of funding agencies; grant proposals, reports, and related materials; job descriptions; memoranda pertaining to PASE's general office organization and prospective administrative reorganization; personnel records; bibliographies of Asia-related materials; conference/workshop materials; materials pertaining to PASE's development of curriculum units; newsletter samples; note cards of PASE's organizational and informational contacts; service request forms and letters.

Records of the Project on Asian Studies in Education (PASE) date from 1972 to 1981 and measure 2 linear feet. The collection is divided into two series, Administrative Records and Outreach Activities, which document the project's activities within and outside the University.