Center for Japanese Studies (University of Michigan) records, 1945-2008 (majority within 1950-2000)
20.3 linear feet — 38 GB (online)
20.3 linear feet — 38 GB (online)
3 linear feet
The Audio-Visual series (1945-1991, 3 linear feet) consists of photographs, negatives, slides, reel-to-reel audio tapes, films, a videotape, and cassette tapes. The material dates from the 1950s through the early 1990s. It primarily consists of material about rural Japan recorded for research purposes, and material documenting the social life and educational activities of the Center for Japanese Studies. Some of the films have been duplicated to U-matic videotape.
1.8 linear feet — 0.2 MB (online)
2 linear feet — 18 GB (online)
The Central Files series (46.5 linear feet), 1997-2010, are arranged in alphabetical order by subject or university unit. The files are arranged alphabetical in each of the three accessions. Boxes 1-6 contain the 2001 acquisition, Boxes 8-19 contain the 2002 acquisition, and Boxes 20-26 contain the 2004 acquisition. Boxes 30-55 contain accessions added in 2013. Some subjects may be contained in more than one accession, while others will be in only one. Some subject headings are broken down into related components. For example, "Clinical Departments" serves as an umbrella heading for folders containing information on individual clinical departments of the Medical School, including the departments of dermatology, internal medicine, and pediatrics, while "Executive Officers" serves as an umbrella heading for correspondence between Omenn and the chief executives of the university, including the President and the Provost.
The records include written correspondence, printouts of email, reports, promotional literature, and planning materials related to all of the office's areas of oversight (health sciences, hospitals and health system, Medical School, and M-Care, the university's managed health care organization). The record group also reflects the diverse activities of the office, with its true strength deriving from its demonstration of how these activities relate to each other, to other units at the university, and to the overall philosophy and mission of the medical programs at the university. Of particular note are minutes and reports from the Health Affairs Senior Team and its successor, the Health Sciences Council, a working group comprised of the deans of the university's health-oriented schools, which reflect the evolving priorities and concerns of the university as they relate to medical affairs. Also of note is information about the development of the Michigan Life Sciences Initiative and the Life Sciences Corridor.
In addition to providing insight into the overall scope and direction of medical programs at the university, the record group contains information on the specific activities of individual units reporting to the office which may not be available in other record groups currently held by the university archives. These include internal and external reviews of departments in the Medical School, information on the recruitment process for faculty and students for the Medical School and hospitals, planning materials for M-Care and the Michigan Health Corporation, and correspondence related to new medical initiatives such as the Center for Organogenesis and the Tobacco Research Network.
The records also reflect the office's role in providing outreach to people and groups outside the university, and contain information about various health agencies, health organizations, and hospitals in Michigan. Of particular note is correspondence pertaining to relationship with hospitals such as Henry Ford Health System and Foote Hospital, and information on the university's health insurance negotiations with major Michigan employers such as Ford Motor Company and General Motors.
In 2013, accessions from 2006 (boxes 30-36), 2008 (boxes 38-45), 2012 (boxes 47-55), and 2013 (boxes 56-58) were added to the series. These new accessions primarily document Kelch's service as Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs although there is material from Omenn as well as from his successor, Ora Pescovitz. The new accessions follow the same arrangement as previous materials and cover many of the same topics, extending the documentation of the office's activities. However, later accessions do add new content on topics such as stem cell research, development and expansion projects such as the Children and Women's Replacement Project and the Cardiovascular Center, and materials related to the Survival Flight Crash.
57.5 linear feet — 2 archived websites — 92 MB (online)
1 oversize folder — 605 linear feet (in 610 boxes) — 50.6 GB (online) — Digital files
230 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 51 oversize volumes — 283 GB (online)
The subseries was accessioned by the Bentley in 2008. Records included in this accession primarily come from the later years of Robert Kasdin's time as CFO, with a few assorted files from earlier time periods, as well as projects that continued into the beginning of Timothy Slottow's term. Significant sections include files regarding the audit, budget, Chief Information Officer, and human resources.
4.2 linear feet — 1 oversize folder — 6.98 GB (online) — 9 digital audio files — 1 digital video file
The Sound Recordings date from 1970 to 1974 and consist of six cassettes. Included are a conversation with his mother, poet Anne Spencer; recordings with Al Dunmore, Alexander Jefferson, Ray Spann, Wardell Polk, and Chauncey Spencer concerning the condition of blacks in the armed forces; recording of actor-singer Clarence Muse; and a recitation (by Frank Silvera) of works of black poets.
1 audiocassettes (Audiocassettes)
2 sound cassettes
Recordings of Alston remarks at the dedication of the Robert Hayden Lounge in the University of Michigan Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (1988) and interview conducted by William McAdoo (1990, includes transcript) relating to the Inventory of Negro Manuscripts project.
The Chronological File represents the basic records of the collection. Arranged by academic year, it consists primarily of printed concert programs, newspaper clippings and other publicity material, occasional financial records (generally summary statements of club finances for an academic year), details regarding tours (particularly the annual spring tour), and minutes. Many posters were included in the Chronological File. Unfolded posters have been housed separately in an oversized folder. This series contains four individual documents of particular note. A fifteen page club history written by John Payne is found in 1958-1959. Narrative logs of the club's international trips in 1955, 1959 and 1967 were maintained and are filed in the appropriate years. Chronological File materials from 1886-1969 have been scanned and these digital versions may be found in the Bentley Library's digital repository.
The 2012 additions to the Chronological Files series include digitized images of content in the first two boxes of the series, spanning the years 1886-1969. Glee Club members scanned this content as part of an organizational project in 2011. Digital versions of Laudes, the official newsletter of the Men's Glee Club, were also part of the addition. These newsletters were published biannually and span the years 2000-2011 (with the Fall 2009 issue missing from the accession). Both the original and digital copies have been retained.[BHL deposit ID: 87250_0002]
(BHL deposit ID: 87250_0002)
16.8 linear feet — 7 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder — 460.1 GB (online)
9.2 linear feet — 1 oversize box — 1 oversize folder — 7.6 GB (online)
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority series (3.3 linear feet) is divided into five subseries: A.K.A. National and Regional Activities, Michigan Chapter Activities, Audiovisual Materials, Collected Publications, and Digital Materials. Material includes policy documents, programs and ephemera from events, photographs, newspaper clippings, publications, one 45 RPM record, VHS tapes, and digital materials.
The first subseries includes papers pertaining to the sorority's national and regional efforts to preserve its history, as well as documents from Tibbs's tenure as Great Lakes Regional Representative to the I.A.C. Such documents include histories, conference presentations, committee meeting proceedings, and materials related to activities of A.K.A.'s Great Lakes Region, including Great Lakes Regional Conferences and regional histories.
The second subseries focuses specifically on the Michigan chapters of the sorority, and includes programs of events, such as the Michigan Cluster Conference, obituaries of Michigan members, events programs, membership rosters, and documents from Tibbs's tenure as Basileus of the Tau Alpha Omega Chapter of Redford, Michigan. Also included are meeting minutes, annual reports, and records regarding charitable initiatives.
The third subseries consists of media in a variety of formats. The VHS tapes and digital video recordings consist of short films commemorating A.K.A.'s history, while the more numerous digital materials contain information about Boules, campaign presentations of prospective Basilei, and information about archival practices undertaken to document the sorority's history. The subseries also contains one 45 RPM record of A.K.A. sorority songs.
The final subseries contains issues of A.K.A.'s national publication entitled the Ivy Leaf, and books published by A.K.A. devoted to the topics of the sorority's early history, its notable members, and the professional and political accomplishments of African-American women.