Abstract Born in Winnebago Illinois, January 23, 1870, Mary Alice Goddard was a school teacher in Illinois from 1890-95 when she moved to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan where she completed her degree in 1900. She was hired as an instructor by the Michigan State Normal College in 1901, and retired in 1939 as a full professor after compeleting graduate work at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin. After retiring in 1939, she lived with her...

Abstract The University Teaching Faculty Organization, originally named the College Teaching Faculty of Eastern Michigan College, was created in 1958 to provide a forum in which teaching faculty could "deliberate upon and prepare recommendations concerning the instructional program of the College and other matters which may come within its area of professional interest." The Organization met outside the structure of the Faculty Council and was ultimately disbanded in 1961 as the institution...

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The Women's Commission collection documents an organization that exists to ensure the equal treatment of women at Eastern Michigan University. The collection includes clippings, meeting minutes, history, purpose of the organization, committees, annual reports, financial records, and correspondence. The collection is arranged in two series. Records date from 1970-2017.

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The Willis A. Weeks Grade Books collection contains three grade books belong to the professor. Weeks served Michigan State Normal School as an assistant instructor in the Ancient Languages Department in the mid to late 1880s. Records date from 1888-1889.

Abstract The Richard "Dick" Schwarze photograph collection contains photographic formats from the campus photographer Dick Schwarze taken during his time as campus photographer from 1970-2006. Subjects represented in the collection include campus and community events, student life, and campus grounds and facilities. Also included in the collection are a significant number of headshots of faculty and staff, including University President William E. Shelton. The collection contains color as...

Abstract Lloyd W. Olds was an alumni, faculty member, and athletic coach at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Olds joined the EMU faculty in 1921 and worked in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, of which he served as the department chair from 1956 to 1963. Olds was also a track and field coach at EMU and served as an associate coach of the US Olympics track and field team in 1932. Notably, Olds established the first collegiate intramural athletics department in 1921,...

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Dr. Michael Harris was Associate Provost at Eastern Michigan University, as well as a professor of political science specializing in public policy and administration. In 1994, Dr. Harris became a professor at EMU, and in 2000 was appointed Associate Provost. In 2004 Dr. Harris left EMU to accept the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs at Ferris State University.

Abstract Michael G. McGuire was a professor of Music Therapy at Eastern Michigan University for thirty years. He also was a leader in the LGBT community on both on campus and in the community at large. The Michael G. McGuire papers consist primarily of clippings, sabbatical report, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Student Association, Gay Games and Cultural Festival, and the review and amendment of sexual orientation clauses at Eastern Michigan...

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The Michigan Seal with Personal Note contains a framed, embosed Michigan State Seal. The seal has a short description beneath it, as well as a personal note. The ink has faded considerably, but it seems the seal was a welcome gift to a new facutly or staff member at Eastern Michigan University.

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Orland O. Norris was a professor of Latin and Education at Michigan State Normal College from approximately 1905 to his death in 1938. The Norris papers include newspaper clippings and obituaries, although the bulk of the collection is composed of handwritten, typed, and published versions of articles, including edited drafts and finished versions.