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The Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX Office at the University of Michigan offers resources and ensures university policies regarding discrimination and harassment have been followed. The collection contains affirmative action and sexual assault policies, ADA compliance reports, and other administrative records.

The President's Advisory Commission on Women's Issues (PACWI) records include letters, agendas, meeting minutes, policies, demographic information, and email correspondence from the years 1990-2001 as they relate to gender equity and corresponding administrative policy change. Commission for Women (CFW) records contain a history of the organization, bulletins, memoranda, reports, letters, and publicity, 1971-1996.

Affirmative Action Office records include guidebooks on hiring practices, history of affirmative action manuscripts, reports, memoranda, policies, guidelines for responding and reporting to sexual harassment as well as general publicity, 1978-1996.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) records include self-evaluation surveys, building reports, executive summaries, memoranda, and policies as they relate to making the University more physically accessible at all three campuses, 1977-1993.

Researchers should note that the language used in the collection surrounding sexual violence and disability reflects the language in use during the period of their creation.

W. Scott Westerman was a life-long educator and administrator who graduated with his PhD from University of Michigan's School of Education. From 1967 to 1971 he served as superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) and was dedicated to increasing equity for Black and female students. The bulk of materials in this collection are from AAPS and include school board materials, reports, curriculums, etc., and material related to gender and racial inequalities in education. Also, a book of his World War II letters entitled Letters Home (2015) and a White Panther report (1969).

This collection contains materials from W. Scott Westerman's career at Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS). Most of the contents are related to Westerman's role as superintendent. The bulk of these materials are from 1967 to 1971. Westerman collected school board materials including meeting minutes, correspondence, proposals, budget reports, and various other documents related to the district. Other related materials include teacher work plans, union master agreements, curriculums, superintendent recommendations, annual reports, policies, and documents related to schools in the district.

AAPS materials also include records related to Westerman's mission of increasing equity for Black and female students. Documents related to equity are referred to as "human relations". In 1968, Westerman's files describe a protest regarding AAPS's treatment of Black students. The students created a list of "21 demands to correct racial inequalities". There are various reports, correspondence, and documentation related to this event.

Other important topics listed across this collection include sex education, dress and grooming, desegregation, and other student issues.

Other professional files include a folder of teaching materials from University High School and a written history of Eastern Michigan University's College of Education. Three folders include personal files about Ann Arbor's Rotary Club, the Methodist church, and a White Panther report from 1969. Westerman's book Letters Home: World War II Through a Soldier's Eyes (2015) is also included.