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Automobile History Research

The Automobile History Research series includes biographical materials on several early automobile manufacturers, interview transcripts, audio tapes of interviews, the manuscript for his automobile history, and correspondence with the Henry Ford Museum about the project. The interviews were conducted in 1978-1979, and contain a wide variance of perspectives on how the automobile changed American life and the new businesses it spawned. The audio tapes contain interviews May conducted for his research. These tapes are indexed. This series also contains the complete text of The Automobile in American Life, both the original text, and the shorter, edited version intended for publication by the Henry Ford Museum. Included here are notes and newsclippings used for research in each individual chapter as well as intended illustrations. The correspondence file consists of exchanges with the Henry Ford Museum and the editor of Michigan History about attempts to get The Automobile in American Life published after the Henry Ford Museum did not use it for its exhibition.

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Avedis Donabedian papers, 1946-2000

2 linear feet

Professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan from 1961 to 1988, noted for research in the field of quality assessment of public health and service. Papers contain biographical material, correspondence, and material related to his research and professional activities, including studies for the Community Health Association of Detroit, Michigan and background on various publications.

The papers of Avedis Donabedian document his career as professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and in the medical research field from 1946 to 1997. The papers are divided into three series: Correspondence, Research and Professional Activities, and Biographical.

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Avery Hopwood and Jule Hopwood Prizes (University of Michigan) winning manuscripts, 1931-2019, 1898

119 linear feet (in 120 boxes containing approximately 1,338 bound volumes and a card index.)

Winning manuscripts of the University of Michigan's Avery Hopwood and Jule Hopwood Prizes, a creative writing scholarship program at the University of Michigan. The manuscripts, dated 1931-2019, are bound in volumes according to the corresponding competition category, and accompanied by an author index.

1931-2019 winning manuscripts of the University of Michigan's Avery Hopwood and Jule Hopwood Prizes competition (also known as the Hopwood Awards). The manuscripts are bound in volumes according to the competition category for each year (e.g., "Undergraduate Short Fiction," "Drama," "Summer Awards," etc.) The collection is accompanied by an author card index. Cards within the index are arranged in alphabetical order by last name and include information about the manuscript title, competition category, competition year, the number of the volume that contains the manuscript, and the awarded prize amount.