Abstract Arrival was an informational and social organization whose mission was to establish a connecting link between the University and disabled students with the eventual goal of providing all disabled students with a degree from Eastern Michigan University. The Arrival records document the organization's goal of supporting access and services provided to disabled students at Eastern Michigan University. The records include materials relating to the operations of...

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 Harry T. Wood taught at Michigan State Normal College (MSNC) as an assistant professor in the Department of Speech from 1927 until his death in 1943. Wood coached the MSNC debate team, and belonged to organizations dedicated to providing comprehensive special education in Michigan. The Harry T. Wood papers include correspondence; notes and papers written as a student at various universities; outlines and publications used in classes he taught; MSNC student...

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The Horace Rackham Hall records include original floor plans, as well as photographs of Horace Rackham and the decorative tiles in the building. Rackham Hall originally constructed for the Special Education Department, housed the Children's Institute and after much remodeling in 2013, it now houses the Physicians Assistant Program. The collection does not contain information about the building planning process, or specifics of the building.

Abstract The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and Secondary School is an independent organization whose goal it is to set a standard for educational institutions to follow for accreditation. This standard is met and maintained by an institution of higher learning in order to receive and hold accreditation. The North Central Association was organized in 1895 at a meeting of 36 administrators of schools, colleges, and universities located in seven midwestern states. The...

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William C. Lawrence was a professor in the Special Education department from 1954 to 1956, and from 1956 to 1967 served Dean of Students and VP of Student Affairs. His papers are composed primarily of correspondence from his years as an administrator.