018. Special Collections
Record Group
Identifier: 018
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
Aldous Leonard Huxley collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.AH
Abstract
Publications, reviews, and biographical material of Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963), British author, intellectual, and mystic, best known for his works Brave New World and The Doors of Perception. The collection includes published articles and essays by Huxley, reviews and commentary on his works, biographical material on his life, a small amount of correspondence, and information concerning...
Dates:
1894 - 1984
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Annabelle Sumera manuscript collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.AS
Abstract
Annabelle Sumera who died in 2005 was a 1942 graduate of Michigan State Normal School and 1964 teacher of the year. She was a longtime resident, a principal, and elementary school teacher in Birmingham, Michigan before retiring to write poetry and childrens books, rhymes, and short stories. The Annabelle Sumera Book Collection range from 1970 to 2005 and contains clippings, two childrens books authored by Sumera and two compilations of essays, poems and rhymes...
Dates:
1970 - 2005
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Alma Weidemann Sawnson Memory Book
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32307023306906]
Identifier: 018.AWS
Abstract
The Alma Weidmann Swanson Memory Book documents the experience of Alma Marie Weidmann Swanson, a student at Michigan State Normal College from 1924-1926. She was originally from Detroit and studied Physical Education. Weidmann was involved on campus as a member of the Physical Education Club, and Pi Kappa Sigma. During her time at Michigan State Normal she enjoyed an active social calendar including football games, dances and multiple friendships, displayed by...
Dates:
1924 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1926
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Bicentennial Celebration Banner collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.BCB
Abstract
The Bicentennial Celebration Banner collection is composed of fabric banners used in Eastern Michigan University campus celebrations of the American Revolution Bicentennial.
Dates:
1976 - 1976
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Association of Arab American University Graduates collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.AAUG
Abstract
The Association of Arab American University Graduates collection contains the records of the Association of Arab American University Graduates (AAUG), a cultural and intellectual organization pertaining to the critical issues affecting the Arab peoples in North America and the Arab region, (1967-2007), the papers of Abdeen Jabara and Mujid Kazimi and records pertaining to the Symposium on Zionism in Baghdad that took place in Iraq in November, 1976. The AAUG...
Dates:
1968-2010
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Southeast Michigan League of Libraries records
Collection
Identifier: 018.SEMLOL
Abstract
The Southeastern Michigan League of Libraries (SEMLOL) is a voluntary multitype library cooperative that establishes channels of communication among member libraries; creates programs to encourage cooperative use of resources; undertakes projects to address common issues; works to enhance the quality of service in member libraries; and operates through membership contribution of staff time and resources to its programs.
Dates:
1978-2024
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Gordy Motown audio collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.GM
Abstract
Berry Gordy founded the Motown Record Corporation in 1959. Motown flourished in the 1960s and 1970s due to Gordy’s ability to bring talented individuals aboard, such as Smokey Robinson who produced his first record in 1962. The Gordy Motown Collection was established by Esther Gordy Edwards in November 1972 and includes Sound Recordings and Print Materials that document Motown Records and the other labels established by Berry Gordy from the 1950s, 60s through...
Dates:
1946 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1988
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Marshall McLennan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 018.MM
Abstract
The Marshall McLennan papers consists of materials related to McLennan's academic, professional service and volunteer efforts in the field of Historic Preservation during his years instructing in the Historic Preservation program in the Geography and Geology Department at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). The materials in the collection span from 1978-2009 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1979-1999. They reflect his involvement in important events,...
Dates:
1974 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1999
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Veterans Oral History Project collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.VHP
Abstract
The Veterans History Project is an initiative of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress that was created through an act of the United States Congress in 2000. The local efforts to interview and record veteran oral histories as a part of the Veterans History Project were taken up by several volunteers including this collection’s donor and Ypsilanti Rotary Club volunteer, William “Bill” Vollano and Eastern Michigan University Professor of History JoEllen Vinyard. For over a...
Dates:
2004 - 2020
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
W. Scott Westerman audio collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.ScW
Abstract
The W. Scott Westerman audio collection consists of over 4,100 individually recorded radio news broadcasts documented on 1/4" master tape reels and cassette tapes. Between 1954 and 1976, Rev. W. Scott Westerman Sr. recorded directly from radio programs in his livingroom. Topics included in the collection range from the American Civil Rights Movement and presidential debates, to sporting events and nature sounds. Notably, all of the Ann Arbor Board of...
Dates:
1954 - 1979
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives