Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The Interviews series includes interviews with Allan and Alene Smith, Anne and Harlan Hatcher, Robben and Sally Fleming, Harold and Vivian Shapiro, Robert Forman, Richard Kennedy, Gertrude E. Huebner, Thomas Roach, James F. Brinkerhoff, Peter O. Steiner, and Wilber Pierpont; also videocassettes of conversation with University of Michigan presidents Harlan Hatcher, Robben Fleming, Allan Smith, Harold Shapiro, and James Duderstadt.

Recordings and transcripts of an interview with Paul Spradlin may be found in Enid H. Galler interviews collection.

The Inventory of University of Michigan-Owned Art, 1988-1990 is organized by the three phases of the survey. Overall reports and background documents explaining the three phases begin the series. The reports reflect the coordination of the project by the office of the Vice President for Government Relations. A spiral-bound photocopy of the database printout of all phases completes the series.

Phase I focused on the Medical Center and Medical School. Documentation includes a database printout for entries coded UMH 88.1 through UMH 88.363. The database utilized the Detroit Art Registration and Information System (DARIS). Information on the inventory includes the category (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc.), date created, medium/technique, measurements, description, and remarks including condition and location. Phase II documentation includes pre-survey sheets with descriptive information such as category, dimensions, artist, and location. The pre-survey sheets are roughly categorized by building. Additional phase II material includes Commission on Art in Public Places catalogue sheets completed in 1988. These photocopied sheets include reduced photographic images of the artwork. Since these are photocopies, however, not all images are legible. Phase II generated 325 entries. The final phase includes photocopies of the handwritten inventory records (numbered UMA 89.1-UMA 89.385) prepared by Elisabeth Thoburn. Descriptive information similar to that in the earlier phases is contained on these sheets. Contact sheets and negatives of the art work inventoried by Thoburn are also included here.

The Investigative News Stories series contains audio recordings and transcripts from two major news stories Gene Fogel produced at WJR, "Blind Justice" and "Bite Mark, Leaving the Wrong Impression." The series also includes a statement from Fogel providing insight into how he investigated and developed each story and the lessons he believes broadcasters can learn from his experiences.