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The Distinguished Visitors collection contains clippings, press releases and photographs of notable speakers and visitors to the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Materials date from 1896 to 2008, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1952-2000; and are arranged alphabetically.

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The Don Plumb collection contains university related items collected by the EMU alumnus between 1959 and 1960. The collection is made up primarily of homecoming related materials such as T-shirts, pennants, buttons and stickers.

Abstract Materials in the Dr. Jose Angel Flores collection were collected by alumni Flores during the protests on the campus of Eastern Michigan University (EMU) organized by the Chicano Student Associaiton (CSA) between November, 1972 and March, 1973 to support the United Farm Worker (UFW) Lettuce Boycotts. Flores was a member of the CSA from 1971-1975 and president of the student organization from 1972-74. Born in North Texas, Flores moved to Michigan in 1955 with his...

Abstract The Eagle Filmmakers Association is a student organization on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Materials in the collection date from 2014-2016 and were initially collected for a museum exhibit about student organizations. The collection does not include any official documents about the foundation, running or additional activities of the organization. In November of 2020, the EFA posted on social media that the would "no longer be meeting for the rest of the Fall 2020 semester. This...

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Records of the Eastern Echo student newspaper, formerly the Normal News and the Normal College News. The collection (1881-2010) includes business records, staff lists, financial documents, news clippings related to the Echo, awards, correspondence, programs from newspaper events, publicity and advertising materials.

Abstract Electa Jane (Jennie) Pease D'Ooge diaries and letters is an almost daily chronology from 1886-1937 of life in Ypsilanti, Michigan of the D'Ooge family. Electa Jane (Jennie) Pease was married to Benjamin D'Ooge the 25th of June 1885 and the couple moved to Ypsilanti, MI shortly after when Benjamin took a faculty position teaching Latin at the Michigan State Normal School. Chronicled in the diaries are the lives of the couples four children, Ida, Helen, Leonard,...

Abstract The Forensics Team records contain materials pertaining to Eastern Michigan University's competitive student organization. The Forensics Team was established in 1963, on the foundation of the debate team, and since 1973 has won over 40 Michigan State Team Championships and placed in the top ten nationally. Materials in this collection includes membership information, publications and press releases, recordings of student members, and awards and trophies from...

Abstract The Founders Day records documents the campus celebration of the establishment of the University in 1849. The records date from 1895 through 2000 and pertain mainly to specific Founder Day celebrations and their associated years. There are not materials for each celebration, but for those years that have been documented sometimes, but not always, include adminstrative files, committee lists, financial records, minutes, correspondence, publicity/press, and...

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The Gloria Ewing Lockhart collection is a selection of materials that documents every decade of Eastern Michigan University alumna Gloria Lockhart. Included in the collection are photographs, clippings, a signed copy of her book Unmasking: A Woman's Journey and track and field memorabilia. Materials in the collection date from 1964-2014.

Abstract The Golden Key International Honour Society collection documents the Golden Key Chapter activities at Eastern Michigan University. Founded in 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, Golden Key National Honour Society is dedicated to the development of leadership within its members. The collection is divided into two series: Administrative Files and Publicity and Outreach. The Administrative Files has one sub series of correspondence. The collection is arranged...