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The Annie and Jake Livshis Family Papers document the history of the Mindlin-Lisvhis family, centering on Diament's research on her great-aunt Annie Mindlin Livshis (1864-1953). Born in Russia, Livshis was a Jewish feminist, anarchist, trade unionist, and homesteader who lived in the Lasker Colony, Kansas, and in Chicago. In the process of writing a book on Livshis that was never published, Diament accumulated photocopies of archival records about the Mindlin and Livshis families, photographs, and secondary sources about Jewish Americans in Kansas. Diament's collection also includes correspondence about her research.

The Annie and Jake Livshis Family Papers focus mainly on her great aunt and uncle, Annie and Jake Livshis. Although the couple were very active in anarchist circles, the main focus of this collection is their genealogy and their Kansas homestead where they were part of a Jewish agricultural colony.

Materials relating to beekeeping in the 19th and 20th centuries, including 2nd place card for the Central Division of Somerset Beekeepers Association, a handwritten table of the genera of bees, manuscript notes from the 1870s, advertisements, photographs, and a couple issues of Proceedings of the Royal Entomologoical Society.

The materials in this collection are paper-based resources on beekeeping in the United Kingdom. Because there is only one folder in this collection, materials are not complete, however it can be useful for understanding the practices of beekeeping from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Ann Arbor, Michigan artist, invited to curate show on pornography and prostitution in conjunction with University of Michigan Law School on the subject. Speakers, including Catherine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin, generally opposed pornography and prostitution while artists argued for freedom of expression legalization and legalization of prostitution. Removal of a videotape from the exhibit resulted in controversy and legal action. Includes materials from the exhibit, correspondence, conference files, photos and videotapes.

The records in the Carol Jacobsen Collection are compromised of materials documenting the "Porn I'mage'ry" exhibit, the controversy and negotiations surrounding the exhibit, and materials concerning the issues of prostitution, pornography, sex work, and censorship. The records are organized into six series: Correspondence Files, Press Clippings and Published Material Files, Original Conference Files, Photographs, Protest and Reinstallation Material, and Videotapes.

The Southeast Asia Lontar Collection contains seven lontar collected between 2019-2022 placed in one oversize box. Lontar are dried palm manuscripts with multiple sheets that depict stories, astronomy, illustrations, and other content primarily from Indonesia. The collection features lontar of varying languages and sizes.

A set of seven lontar (dried palm manuscripts consisting of multiple sheets, with a hole to connect each sheet by string) of various sizes from Indonesia. The lontar depict stories relating to Ramayana, Rama-Sita, Puranic literature, or depict moon phases along with propserous days through llustrations and/or text in mainly Balinese and Sasak langauges. Their outside covers, which are thicker pieces of bamboo or other wood, often have patterns that can help identify the contents.

Lontar no. 1: An accordion-type of lontar made from palm leaves with illustrated sheets and text. Possibly includes drawings depicting the Ramayana story.

Lontar no. 2: A type of lontar referred to as a prasi lontar, which are illustrated without text and retell epic stories in the Balinese language. Focuses on Rama-Sita stories.

Lontar no. 3: Written in the Sasak language, this Lontar is probably a Mahabharata edition. May have been created by a person who migrated to Lombok.

Lontar no. 4: A Balinese lontar consisting of the Ramayana story, identified through the spotted cover and illustrated engravings.

Lontar no. 5: An Indonesian lontar with drawings of the god Indra and his wife Indrani as well as a high priest and his wife. This type of lontar was influenced by India and Puranic literature.

Lontar no. 6: A Balinese lontar part of the wariga genre. Warigra lontar lists the days of the new moon and full moon. Also has a list of prosperous days for daily activities.

Lontar no. 7: A Balinese lontar with handwriting indicating possible origins in Western Lombok.