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The Brian Steimel T-Shirt collection includes a variety of t-shirts created for events on campus, collected by an alumni and employee of Eastern Michigan University Brian Steimel. Events range from festivals sponsored by WEMU, departmental t-shirts, homecoming, and programatic materials and date from 1987-2011.

Abstract The Baptist Student Association records document the events and activities of the organization which was sponsored by the Ypsilanti Baptist church and sought to provide a fun atmosphere for young Christians studying at Michigan State Normal College. Included in the record are official meeting minutes from 1935-1940 and the secretary's notebook from 1924-27; membership materials including a roster and membership committee materials; reports from the Association...

Abstract Founded at Eastern Michigan University on March 11th, 1968 as the Black Student Association, the organizational name was changed to the Black Student Union in 1982. Serving the Eastern Michigan University community the BSU was established in order to address issues affecting the black community that had often been over looked through programming and community service. The contents of the Black Student Union (BSU) records include the BSU constitution, bylaws,...

Abstract The Barbara Warner Weiss papers, 1909-1997 bulk dates 1947-1950, primarily document her membership in the Sigma Nu Phi Sorority. Additional materials in the collection include a song book from the Alpha Delta Kappa sorority, clippings, programs of events at Michigan State Normal College, sheet music from a Christmas pageant title Song of Man and a plaque from the University Circle. Weiss, class of 1950, was a Music Education major and an active member of the Alpha chapter of the Sigma Nu Phi...

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The Cynthia I. Wedding sweatshirt is a children's Michigan State Normal College sweatshirt that belonged to student Cynthia Wedding. Wedding attended the Normal College in the 1950s, but did not complete her degree. She was kiled in an accident in 1956. The sweatshirt was donated by her brother Robert Wedding in 2009. Cynthia and Robert were the only two children of Walter Young Wedding and Mary Szebo Wedding.

Abstract The Office of Campus Life "offers student-centered learning, development and involvement activities that challenge and support the unique gifts, needs, experiences and interests of our students, our professional staff members and members of the broader campus community." The Office of Campus Life records includes materials pertaining to the activities of the organization and its sub-group which administers student organizations as a whole. The...

Abstract The Christian Youth Fellowship records documents the activities of an organization that resulted in a joint partnership between the Ypsilanti Baptist and Congregational Churches to coordinate the services and support of college students in 1940. The collection of financial records, meeting minutes, reports and scrapbooks documents the activities of the organization from 1940-1050, with the bulk of documents from the earliest years of the organization. The CYF...

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The Caribbean Student Association collection documents a student organization that exists to create a community for students at Eastern Michigan University of Caribbean decent. Members in the Caribbean Student Association (CSA) come from anywhere in the Caribbean including the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, South America, Jamaica, and Suriname. The collection includes an photograph album circa 1996.

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The Multicultural Center collection documents an organization on campus that is dedicated to cultural learning and exploration on campus. The collection includes financial transactions, budget and programs, clippings, correspondence, events, VHS resource tapes, and scholarships. Records date from 1989-2011. The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Abstract The Department of Diversity and Community Involvement (DCI) is the administrative umbrella of four centers that offer various programs and services. These centers include the Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA), the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center (LGBTRC), the VISION Volunteer Center (VISION), and the Women’s Resource Center (WRC). The records in this collection are not a full representation of the Office given that it does not include any administrative records....