Walter I. McKenzie Papers, 1914-1962 (majority within 1918-1919, 1946-1947)
3 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
3 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
The World War I series pertains to McKenzie's service as a member of the Polar Bear Expedition during the last months of the First World War. Largely photocopies of materials still in family possession, this series includes correspondence to family members and a diary of his experiences. There is also some original material in this series such as postcard views of Russia and an accumulation of pamphlets and newspaper clippings. Also included are a group photo of the 339th Infantry taken July 14, 1919 at Camp Devens, reunion photos and portraits of McKenzie and others.
The Administrative series includes correspondence between board members, meeting minutes and agendas, budget information, and other work performed by WRAP's leaders. Prevalent in the Administrative series are working files made up of agendas, minutes, and notes from meetings of the Board of Directors, as well as those of WRAP's various committees. The working files include all types of documents that contributed to the day-to-day running of this organization, ranging from an Executive Director evaluation to event flyers and staff emails. The Administrative series also includes many records from the Board of Directors, various committees, and forms used to conduct and facilitate work in the office and resource center. Researchers will find material received with the 2001 accession in Boxes 1-2; material received with the 2013 accession in Boxes 5-13.
42 linear feet — 65 oversize volumes — 71 microfilms — 1.8 GB (online)
(The physical photographs were originally housed at the Bentley Library, and are now on indefinite loan to the IXL Historical Museum in Hermansville, Michigan.)
The Membership series contains lists compiled annually of the club's members including letters of invitation, applications, nominations, and questionnaires. It contains records from 1902 to 1999. One folder pertains to honorary membership for Alice Hamilton (MD, Michigan, 1893) and also includes memorial tributes to members Orma Fitch Butler, Lydia Dewitt, Lilly Melchior Roberts, and Adelia Marie Beeuwkes.
Photographs series contains images of Woodrow and Ann Woody with friends, politicians, or other prominent persons, including Presidents Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Michigan Governors George Romney, William Milliken, James Blanchard, and John Engler, Pope John Paul II, as well as automobile executives, Michigan Congressmen, and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young. The series also contains photographs of the former Hillcrest Country Club in Mount Clemens and of the Woody Pontiac dealership in Hamtramck. There are also signed portraits of various public figures.
11 linear feet (in 13 boxes) — 21 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder — 1.1 GB (online)
The Visual Materials series is divided into digital materials, videotapes, and photographs.
The Mixed Media series, spanning 1 linear ft., consists of ten 3.5" computer disks containing files from Duffy's personal computer, and over 100 audiocassettes of interviews conducted by Duffy in her research. Also included is a National Public Radio interview with Duffy regarding her book ...All things are possible.