The Richard "Dick" Oltmanns collection are slide presentations created and given by Richard Oltmanns while on the faculty of Eastern Michigan University on campus and in the community. Oltmanns who was a graduate of the Michigan State Normal College returned to campus in 1956 and joined the faculty in the College of Education and the Library where he was the coordinator of Media Services. Materials in the collection are complete slide sets of presentations given by Oltmanns at the University and in the community. Materials in the collection are organized alphabetically by presentation location, e.g. Alaska, California, Florida, etc. Some presentations include notes and scripts. Oltmanns had a background in photography and taught courses in media education. He received a second master's degree in Historic Preservation from Eastern Michigan University. Oltmanns retired in 1988 and relocated to Florida, he died in 2014.