Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Literary magazine published by students at the University of Michigan, founded by the Class of 1891. Articles by University of Michigan students Avery Hopwood, Jean Paul Slusser, Charles B. Warren and others.

Scrapbook of clippings about the Inlander, University of Michigan student publication.

The collection consists of carte-de-visite and tintype portraits of men, women, and children of all ages, most unidentified, taken by photographers mainly in Ann Arbor, Mich. The photographs were removed from an album. The first image in the album was of John Brown. Those identified portraits included Edward E. Bigelow, graduate of the University of Michigan Deptartment of Medicine and Surgery, 1867; John H. Serrels, graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, 1872; and Myatt Kyau, graduate of the University of Michigan Deptartment of Medicine and Surgery, 1882.

Group and individual portraits of the University of Michigan medical students, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity members, and staff.

Group portraits of the medical classes of 1875 and 1876; individual portraits of the law class of 1875; group portraits of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity members and of Chronicle staff; and individual portraits of University of Michigan janitors.

Anonymous photographs of various locations around Ann Arbor, Mich., particularly the University of Michigan campus.

Photographs of football game action taken from the Ferry Field stands; a photograph of an Ann Arbor street following a winter storm in 1906; photos of University of Michigan buildings; and photo of students sitting at counter of Elmer Stofflet's restaurant on State Street.

Diary of a seamstress and housewife living in Western Michigan.

Diary of a seamstress and housewife living in Western Michigan. She describes her daily chores, sewing work, and baking. She also discusses family events, including the death of her husband.

Western Michigan teacher, businessman and local historian. Correspondence, journal, speeches, notes and articles.

The collection is arranged into four series: Correspondence; Journals; Speeches, notes and articles; and Other materials. The collection documents his career as a teacher in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Galesburg, Michigan. Of interest are his experiences as a teacher in Mississippi before the Civil War. The correspondence and journals reveal his scholarly and political interests. The collection also includes minutes, 1861-1876, of the Galesburg Temperance Society.