Scope and Contents The Career Planning and Placement Center series dates from, 1911-1981. The series comprises records of an earlier period of the Center and the school. These include events and workshops, manuals, publications, publicity material including newspaper clippings and reports. The directors note contains names and dates of the various Directors of the office. Events and workshops contain information on various events open to the public related to job placement. The manual “Starting Point”...

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The Chemistry Department records include documents pertaining to the teaching of chemistry at Michigan State Normal College from 1900 to departmental details at Eastern Michigan Univeristy until 2014. The collection includes marketing tools, curriculum details, and other materials relevant to the study of chemistry. This is valuable to the study of program evolution in chemistry at EMU.

Abstract The Class Schedules collection contains the class schedules for Michigan State Normal School, Michigan State Normal College, and Eastern Michigan University from 1882 until 2011. This is not a complete collection, with schedules missing for 1895, 1901 Winter and Summer, 1902 Winter and Fall, 1904 until 1911, Fall 1920, 1927- 1930, 1948 Winter and Fall, 1949 Summer and Winter, and the Winter of 2009 and 2011. A series of evening courses, a report on the need, as...

Abstract Natural science courses were offered at Michigan State Normal College from its inception, but it did not become its own department until 1883. Eventually the name was changed to Department of Biology. The collection includes department curriculum, publications, newsletters, brochures, information on various field locations, as well as newspaper clippings and press releases. The material in the collection covers the span of the department from 1894 to the...

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The Department of Geography and Geology records include materials from the Department at Eastern Michigan University from 1896 until 2016, with the bulk of materials dating from the 1990s to the mid 2010s. The collection contains documents concerning academic programs, administrative files, curriculum, press, and other relevant materials. It is particularly useful to the study of the department from 1995 to 2016, and for insight into administrative functions.

Abstract The Department of Music and Dance records documents the Conservatory of Music, the Music Department and lastly the Music and Dance department at Eastern Michigan University from 1879 until 2016. Materials are arranged into four series: Department and Program Administration, Publicity and Press, Photographs and Realia, and Recordings and Sheet...

Abstract The Enrollment records documents student enrollment at Eastern Michigan University. Materials are arranged into six series: General Information including enrollment numbers, and newspaper clippings from 1914-2011; Reports, Eastern Michigan University which includes the annual enrollment report, corporate reports, State of Michigan reports, and the Department of Education report, none of the reports...

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The Homecoming collection documents the homecoming activities held at Eastern Michigan University. Materials are arranged chronologically beginning in 1930-2016, the collection includes programs, newspaper clippings, and realia from homecoming. There are no materials from the earliest homecomings, 1920-1929. The Memorabilia series in comprised of t-shirts, buttons, cups, and stickers.

Abstract The Honorary Degrees records collection documents the honorary degree recipients at Eastern Michigan University. Materials are arranged chronologically and include clippings, correspondence, and transcripts. Records span from 1914 until 2007. The collection is further arranged into three series: Administrative Files, Committee Meeting Minutes, and Degree Recipients including biographies,...

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The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia records contain materials from 1930-1990, with most of the collection ranging from 1965-1980. Materials include chapter and national reports, membership details, financial statements, correspondences, and other documents. This collection is useful to the study of fraternal organizations, bureaucracy, and campus life at Eastern Michigan University.