Abstract The College of Health and Human Services records are comprised primarily of administrative files, annual reports, news clippings and publications. Also included are audio/visual materials developed and used for student recruitment. Materials were generated by the College of Health and Human Services, founded in 1975, on the campus of Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The College originally housed to the departments of Home Economics, Nursing,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John W. Porter collection documents Porter's tenure as University President from 1979 until 1989. The collection is organized as it was given to University Archives and is organized loosely by topic, containing fifteen identifiable series and one identifiable subseries. Identificable series include Budget, Searches, Tuition, Colleges, Board of Regents, Exectuive Council, Recommendation Letters, Financials, and multiple Correspondence series. Additional...

Abstract The Department of Special Education was founded at Michigan State Normal College in 1914, and today is the oldest and one of the largest special education programs in the United States. The department is now administered by the College of Education, and has expanded its curriculum to include Occupational, Hearing, Sight, and Speech Therapies. Records range from 1914-2014 and include course instruction materials, teaching and assessment kits, department history, pamphlets, brochures, and...

Abstract The Lyla M. Spelbring collection documents the career of Ms. Spelbring in the armed services and as an occupational therapist and educator. Included in the collection are Award and Certificates, primarily of her work in the field of occupational therapy; a copy of her 1981 Dissertation to the University of Michigan; a Photographic biography created in 2011; Photographs of Spelbring in uniform; and an album of well wishes from her Retirement from Eastern Michigan University in 1984. Spelbring...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John W. Porter collection documents Porter's tenure as University President from 1979 until 1989. The collection is organized as it was given to University Archives and is organized loosely by topic, containing fifteen identifiable series and one identifiable subseries. Identificable series include Budget, Searches, Tuition, Colleges, Board of Regents, Exectuive Council, Recommendation Letters, Financials, and multiple Correspondence series. Additional...

Abstract The teaching of Occupational Therapy began as part of the Special Education program at the Michigan State Normal College in 1941. By 1942, the curriculum was evaluated by the American Medical Association and found to meet the requirements for accreditation, and its first graduating class was in 1944. Today, the program is part of the Eastern Michigan University College of Health and Human Services and offers both undergraduate and master degree programs. The ...

Abstract Eastern Michigan University has several Occupational Therapy Student Organizations. Beatrice Ward, the director of the Occupational Therapy program, created the Occupational Therapy Club in December 1941 for the mutual support of students enrolled in the program. Pi Theta Epsilon is an Occupational Therapy honor society, and the Eastern Michigan University chapter was established in the 1960s. The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) was...