Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Founded in 1848 in Flint, Michigan, the Michigan School for the Deaf is a residential public school for Michigan students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The collection includes photographs of buildings and personnel.

The collection includes photographs of buildings and personnel.

Organization concerned with school health programs and education. Records include constitution, board minutes, committee files, history of the organization, activities files, correspondence, publications, and photographs.

The records of the MSHA consist of five series: Histories, Organizational Material (1933-1983), Correspondence and Memoranda (1934-1982), Activities (1935-1983), and Publications.

The records of the Michigan Schoolmaster' Club at the University of Michigan contain historical information, administrative files, and correspondence.

The records of the Michigan Schoolmasters' Club (MSC) provide a good source of information about current educational issues in the period from 1886 to 1969. The collection has been arranged into three series: Historical/Background Files, Administrative Records, and Correspondence.

The Publications of the Michigan Schoolmasters' Club primarily includes publications relating to the annual meeting of the group. Also included is a history and a list of books for high school students.

The Michigan Sea Grant Program is a joint project between the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) addressing issues concerning the livelihood of the Michigan Great Lakes area. Includes technical reports, annual reports, newsletters, brochures and other printed material produced by the program.

The Michigan Sea Grant Program Publications consist of 5.5 linear feet which includes annual reports, brochures, extension bulletins, directories, ephemera including flyers, fact sheets, posters, programs, histories, manuals, newsletters, proceedings of conferences sponsored by Michigan Sea Grant, and reports. These publications are divided into two series: Unit Publications and Topical Publications. The bulk of the publications are technical reports that were published between 1972-1998.

Established in 1969, Michigan Sea Grant is a joint program of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. It is part of the National Sea Grant College Program, a network of 30 university-based programs in coastal states across the country. Michigan Sea Grant funds research projects and educational activities related to all aspects of the Great Lakes. The records document the administration, funding, research and educational programming of the Michigan Sea Grant Program.

The Michigan Sea Grant record group consists of 21 linear feet of material, which span the years from 1969 to 2005. The record group includes administrative material, budget and project proposals, and research project files which document the program's efforts to conduct research and educate the public on issues related to the use of the Great Lakes. The records have been divided into five series: Administrative Files, Proposals and Omnibus Proposals, Research Project Files, Research Materials and Visual and Audio Materials.

The Michigan Silversmiths Guild was established in 1948 to provide support to silversmiths and those artisans who work in other metals through workshops, exhibitions, and other activities. Articles of incorporation and constitutions, history, minutes of executive board, membership lists, newsletters, announcements and other mailings to members, and photographs.

The records of the Michigan Silversmiths Guild document the activities and educational programs of the guild and include correspondence, minutes, articles of incorporation and constitution, histories, membership lists and photographs. The records are divided into four series: Articles of Incorporation and Founding Documents, Yearly files, Photographs and Albums, and Newsletters.

State-wide organization coordinating some activities of local Women's Club; records include correspondence, reports and minutes of meetings.

The records of the organization relate primarily to the formative years of the Federation, the late 1890s to approximately 1920. Included are secretary's records and reports, correspondence, and committee materials.

Minutes of executive committee, 1874-2002 (with some gaps); minutes and proceedings of state convention, 1873-1880; financial records; and roster, 1873-1978, of lodges chartered by Michigan Grange, showing date of charter, location and other data; also records of various defunct local granges.

The records of the Michigan State Grange include minutes and proceedings of the state convention, minutes of the executive committee, financial statements; and rosters and applications for membership of individual chapters of the State Grange. Whenever a local chapter ceased operations, its records would be transferred to the State Grange office. The records of some of these defunct chapters make up the bulk of the State Grange record group. Records of local Granges may include minutes of lodge meetings, financial records and membership lists. The local records are listed in the contents list in the order in which they were received they were received from the state office. Two indexes, one by chapter name and the other by chapter number, should be used to locate the records of a particular chapter. The chapter numbers were assigned consecutively as the chapters were organized. Counties represented in these defunct chapters include Alcona, Antrim, Arenac, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Emmet, Genesee, Gogebic Hillsdale, Iosco, Jackson, Lenawee, Macomb, Marquette, Menominee, Midland, Monroe, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, Sanilac, Saginaw, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, and Wayne.

Another portion of the record group includes materials of W. J. Brake, who was a lecturer for the National Grange and who held office for the State Grange.

Other records of the Michigan State Grange were donated to the University Archives and Historical Collections of Michigan State University. The MSU Archives holds the Grange records from the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Otsego, Ottawa, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Van Buren, and Wexford.