Alida Westman was a professor of psychology at EMU from 1972-2012. Her research areas of interest included sensation and perception, child and adolescent psychology, cognitive psychology, psychology of religion, and death and dying. The Alida Westman papers, which span the years from 1970-2012, include materials related to her professional activities and publications.

The Office of the Provost records contains agendas, minutes, award overviews, sabbatical reports, award letters, approved and denied research funding letters, correspondence, and ratings and rankings from 1980-2015. Materials not included in this collection are the administrative files of individual Provosts, e.g. correspondence, schedules, initiatives, etc.