Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The Historical and Class Files [Pre-1985 Accessions] (1865-1974, 0.75 linear feet) consist largely of assorted manuscripts and newspaper articles relating primarily to Law School classes graduating between 1866 and 1914. These files, which are not comprehensive, include material on class reunions and fragmentary information on former students. Of note is a student autograph book in the "Class of 1879" folder. Historical material includes miscellaneous correspondence, 1865-1974, which contains a student letter from 1865 and several examples of student withdrawal letters from the 1880s. For further information on various classes researchers should search the University of Michigan on-line catalog (MIRLYN) under University of Michigan--Law School--Class of [specific class] for printed reports, directories, and class notes for individual classes.

The Historical and Genealogical series (0.5 linear feet and 1 oversize volume) contains a complete record of baptisms, burial, confirmations, and marriages, dating from 1955.

The Historical and Genealogical series (0.75 linear feet) contains Church Registers from the 19th and 20th Centuries. Much of the older material is in German. The Church Registers and Family Register contain information which genealogists will find valuable concerning German settlers in Freedom Township and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The financial ledgers in this series contain church membership lists by way of a record of tithes (collections). Some early registers were transcribed and translated.

This series Historical and Background files consists of 14 linear inches of materials arranged alphabetically by type of material: biographies, genealogies, histories, and materials related to the Ferry and Mason families. The biographical and historical materials focus on Dexter Mason Ferry's life and career. The genealogical materials were created to meet the demands of Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. The bulk of the last subseries is comprised of the Darius Mason diaries, volumes which document the life of a farmer in upstate New York.

The Historical/Background Files series includes surveys relating to the articulation workshops in 1965 and 1968, background material used in the preparation of a published history of the MSC, several journal papers, life membership lists, and a file concerning the dissolution of the Club.

Additional materials at the Bentley concerning the Michigan Schoolmasters' Club include the club's programs, proceedings, and journals, which are bound chronologically from 1902, and the history of the first seven decades of the club, published in 1958 by Leslie Butler. These materials are cataloged separately in the published materials catalog of the library.

The Historical Files series consists of a single folder of clippings and miscellaneous material on the history of the Grand rapids Urban League.

The Historical Files, 1900-1952 (bulk dates, 1900-1930; 0.3 linear feet), contain early records of the ACS, University of Michigan Section. It consists of secretary's records of the University of Michigan Section and ACS French Orphan Fund Files. The secretary's records contain minutes and financial statements of the local section. The orphan fund files consists of correspondence between the ACS, University of Michigan Section members and Michelle Pignal, a French orphan that they sponsored after World War I; and financial statements, which are mainly contributors' rosters. Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.

The Historical File, consists of a single folder of material labeled "historical material" by the department. It includes a chronology of student intramural athletic activity, 1862-1985, organizational charts, several reports and miscellaneous other documents.