Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Professor of pedagogy at the University of Michigan. Portraits.

Portrait.

Professor of paleontology and director of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology. Includes correspondence and topical files.

The Lewis Burnett Kellum papers (5.8 linear feet and 1 oversized folder) primarily documents Kellum's professional life. The material is dated from 1837-1995 and consists of correspondence and topical files. Significant subjects in the collection include Kellum's fieldwork in Mexico as well as his involvement in 20th International Geological Congress that was held in Mexico. Also included in the Topical Files series is a small amount of material relating to his wife Gail Kellum Curtis (married in 1949).

Official correspondence, notes, and instructions received while serving as U. S. Minister to France and Secretary of War; also official documents of the Michigan Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1819-1831, and the Office of Indian Affairs, 1814-1817 and 1822-1829, relating in part to Cass's work in negotiating land treaties with the Indians of the Michigan Territory.

The microfilm was acquired by Professor Nelson Vance Russell in the course of his research on the life of Lewis Cass. The originals of the records are in the National Archives and Records Administration. The files have been arranged by record group number which correspond to the various departments and agencies with whom Cass was associated as territorial governor, as diplomat, or, in the case of the War Department, as Secretary. The series in the collection are: United States Minister to France, United States Secretary of War, Michigan Superintendency of Indian Affairs, and United States Office of Indian Affairs. Cass's work with the Indians as governor of the Michigan Territory is documented in these last two series.

Speeches and publications, 1830-1856, of Lewis Cass, democratic politician.

Speeches and publications, 1830-1856, of Lewis Cass, democratic politician. Topics include, prosecution of the war and Mexico, extension of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska territories, railroad land grants and other internal improvement projects and foreign affairs. Some speeches were delivered in the U.S. Senate, other at various civic or ceremonial affairs.

Presbyterian missionary family working in Thailand, China, and Malaysia between 1932-1975. Material consists of personal correspondence to and from family members, as well as a large collection of slides and photo albums depicting the family's lives and travels in Asia.

The Lewis family papers depict the lives of a Presbyterian missionary family working in Thailand, China, and Malaysia between 1932-1975. Material consists of personal correspondence to and from family members, as well as a large collection of slides and photo albums depicting the family's lives and travels in Asia. Also included Ralph Charles Lewis' 1972 diary.

Professor of history and director of Michigan Historical Collections of University of Michigan. Personal and professional correspondence; class notes and lectures; Michigan Historical Commission files; research material on Thomas M. Cooley; material concerning Azazels, University faculty club; letters written as student at University of Michigan, 1912-1913, and at Harvard; and letters written as instructor at Culver Military Academy, and at Teachers' College, St. Cloud, Minnesota in the 1920's; also photographs.

The papers of Lewis George Vander Velde date from 1855 to 1975 and comprise 7 and 3/4 linear feet of material. The collection is valuable for its documentation of the life of an historian and teacher. Vander Velde papers show a constant attention to, and interest in, Michigan local history. The Collection is arranged into seven series: Biographical Materials; Professional Files; University Class Notes and Lectures; Research Materials (Thomas M. Cooley); Family Papers; Personal Correspondence; and Miscellaneous.

Lewis Steven Fiske Pilcher (1845-1934) was a graduate of University of Michigan Medical School (class of 1866), American Civil War veteran, and New York surgeon. He also helped create the surgical journal, the Annals of Surgery. The collection consists of a portrait (engraving) and a half-tone of the bookplate used on Pilcher's gift of medical books to the University of Michigan.

The collection consists of a portrait (engraving) and a half-tone of the bookplate used on Pilcher's gift of medical books to the University of Michigan.

Lexington (Sanilac County, Mich.), general store, known variously as J. L. Woods & Co., Woods, Nims & Co., Nims, Tewksbury & Co., and A. W. Fenton & Co. Correspondence, financial journals, and letterpress books.

The collection consists of original and microfilmed records. The series include: Correspondence; Letterpress books and other records; and Financial Journals.