Abstract The Department of Music and Dance records documents the Conservatory of Music, the Music Department and lastly the Music and Dance department at Eastern Michigan University from 1879 until 2016. Materials are arranged into four series: Department and Program Administration, Publicity and Press, Photographs and Realia, and Recordings and Sheet...

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The Department of Natural Science notebooks are course notebooks maintained by faculty in the Michigan State Normal College Department of Natural Science. Notebooks include such information as course rosters, grades, and curriculum. Also included in the collection is a series of correspondence notebooks.

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Eastern Michigan University's Department of Psychology from its inception in 1961 to 2016. This record includes details pertaining to the creation of the department, program proposals, courses of study, meeting notes, and advertisement. It is valuable to the study of departmental and program proposals.

Abstract The Drama/Theatre for the Young collection documents the Applied Theatre and Drama for the Young (ADTY) program at Eastern Michigan University in which students can receive a Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, or a Bachelor of Arts in applied drama and theatre for young and intergenerational audiences. The program gives students a chance to focus on how theatre effects development, intergenerational theatre audiences as well as opportunities to direct or...

Abstract The Historic Preservation Program records document the graduate program in the Department of Geography and Geology whose course offerings focus on a variety of areas in the field of Historic Preservation. The collection documents the administration and history of the program as it was first offered in 1980 as a 36 credit-hour Master of Science degree program with Marshall McLennan as its program director to present day with not only the Master of Science degree...

Abstract The Institute for Community and Regional Development (ICARD) was a public service unit of Eastern Michigan University. Its purpose was to make the expertise and capabilities of the University available to governments, community agencies and businesses. The Institute for Community and Regional Development papers includes materials dating between 1966 and 2006 with the majority of the files dating between 1984 and 1998. Materials are organized into three series....

Abstract The Labor Studies Program records document the creation and inner workings of the Labor Studies program at Eastern Michigan University. The Labor Studies Program was approved by the Board of Regents in August of 1973 and was administered by the Economics Department. Labor Studies is an interdisciplinary field dealing with work, workers, workers organizations and rights. It draws from disciplines such as Communications, Economics, History, Industrial Relations,...

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The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia records contain materials from 1930-1990, with most of the collection ranging from 1965-1980. Materials include chapter and national reports, membership details, financial statements, correspondences, and other documents. This collection is useful to the study of fraternal organizations, bureaucracy, and campus life at Eastern Michigan University.

Abstract The Urban and Regional Planning Program records document the urban planning program at Eastern Michigan University. The Urban and Regional Planning program provides an integrated curriculum with courses that complement and build upon each other in developing a full range of planning knowledge and skills. The undergraduate program consists of both practical and applied coursework including studying land use, zoning, problems of urban growth and local decision-making; learning how to develop...

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The Women's and Gender Studies Department was initiated in 1975 and has grown from offering the first minor in Women's Studies in Michigan, to offering an undergraduate major and minor, and the state's only stand-alone Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies. The Women's Studies records range from 1970 to 2010 and include correspondence, minutes, program reviews, cassette tapes, video tapes, fliers, poems, clippings, pamphlets, and photographs.