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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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