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Journals
The journals date from 1869 to 1898 and provide a detailed daily account of life on the farm, weather conditions, comments on farm laborers, agricultural methods, and the economics of farming.
Journals
The bulk of the collection is a series of nine Journals (with entries from May 20, 1861 to August 6, 1865) which Robbins kept during his service in the Civil War as hospital steward and assistant surgeon with Company I of the Second Michigan Infantry. The journals focus largely on his religious activities and meditations, and also include descriptions of camp life, hospitals, weather, food, people and places visited, battles, and reports of war activities elsewhere. Most of the journals have lists at the back for letters Robbins sent, letters received, and the books he read during that time, as well as a topical index of the events in the journal.
Of particular interest in the early journals are frequent references to Sarah Emma Edmonds, alias Frank Thompson, who served as a Union soldier, nurse and spy. She deserted in April, 1863, and by 1865 she had published a book of her war adventures. From these references, and from two letters in the collection which Emma wrote to Robbins, it was probable that she was romantically interested in Robbins, but the feelings were not mutual.
There are two notable gaps in the journal entries. The first is from June 1-27, 1863, where the first twenty pages are missing from volume 7. According to a note in the donor file, the second gap, from February 15 to December 31, 1864, is due to a post-war fire at Dr. Robbins' office which destroyed at least one journal following volume 8. While the first eight volumes were consecutively numbered by Robbins, he did not write a number in the journal with entries for 1865, now volume 9.
In addition to journal entries for 1865, volume 9 also includes lists of rations received (August 1863), government reimbursements (August to December 1863), medical symbols with Latin and English translations, and personal expenses (January 1865 to September 1867). There is also a twenty-page account of the September 1863 march through Kentucky and eastern Tennessee, which culminates in the Battle of Cumberland Gap. This account is rich with descriptions of the people, towns, farms and beautiful countryside seen on the march, as well as details of the battle.
Joyce Jones Papers, 1930-1980
2 linear feet
The Joyce Jones Papers cover the period of her life in Ann Arbor, 1930-1980. While there is some material relating to her research on lichens, mostly articles from the 1930's and 1940's, the bulk of the collection concerns her passion for handweaving.
The collection has been divided into four series: Personal, Art Associations, Handweaving Associations, and Photographs.
Joyce Lindeman papers, 1950-1997 (majority within 1955-1986)
8 linear feet
The Joyce Lindeman papers are divided into five series: Michifish, Topical Files, Varsity Teams, Department of Physical Education, United States Synchronized Swimming Incorporated, Photographs and Slides, and Motion Pictures. The contents chronicle the synchronized swimming team's promising rise from club to varsity status, and then the team's unexpected return to club status. The materials also document her work as a professor at the University of Michigan and her involvement in synchronized swimming at the national level.
Joyce Stuart Gildart photograph collection, circa 1940-1943
0.5 linear feet
Negatives made by J. Stuart Gildart as art editor of the Michiganensian. Includes campus views, buildings and student activities, particularly in publications. Gildart was later photographer for the Caro, Michigan Advertiser.
J. Philip Wernette Papers, 1915-1987
12 linear feet
The collection has been arranged into six series: Biographical/Personal, Correspondence, Topical Files, Speeches and Writings, Career Materials, 1926-1948 and Career Materials, 1948 to 1985. Biographical and autobiographical materials and photographs have been placed at the beginning of the collection. In general, much of the material relates to Professor Wernette's writings and to his relationship with the business community. Little material about his teaching career at the University of Michigan or about the Michigan Business Review is included.
J. Raleigh Nelson papers, 1893-1957
4.5 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
The J. Raleigh Nelson collection is comprised of the following series: Family papers; Correspondence, Subject files, Miscellaneous, and Photographs. The correspondence and subject files concern the University of Michigan School of Engineering, his work with foreign students, particularly those from Latin America, student dramatic productions for which Nelson was director, the proposed University College, the activities and affairs of class of 1894, and his work as chairman of Tappan Reunion Committee which attempted to bring alumni from the years of the Tappan Presidency to University for a reunion in June 1930. The collection also includes manuscripts of his writings, photographs, and letters received from his mother.
J. Robert Willson Papers, 1933-1993, 1964-1978
6 linear feet
The papers of J. Robert Willson primarily document his long affiliation with the University of Michigan. The earliest material includes his student notes from Norman F. Miller's lectures on obstetrics and gynecology between 1933 and 1937. Documentation resumes with correspondence and departmental records documenting his tenure as chairman (1964-1978), and professor of obstetrics and gynecology (1964-1983).
The Willson papers are divided into seven records series: Correspondence; Biographical Material; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Files; Topical Files; Talks and Writings; Professional Societies and Organizations; and Photographs.