Historic preservation.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Nazzaro Teaching Files
Collection
Identifier: 010.AN
Abstract
Dr. Andrew Allen Nazzaro is an American geographer and Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Having been appointed to associate professor of geography at EMU in 1969, Nazzaro retired in 2015 after 45 years with the university. This collection contains materials pertaining to Nazzaro's professional career with Eastern Michigan University, including photopgraphs, teaching awards, correspondence, teaching files, student papers, press clippings and...
Dates:
1969 - 2015
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Department of Geography and Geology records
Collection
Identifier: 05.GG
Abstract
The Department of Geography and Geology records include materials from the Department at Eastern Michigan University from 1896 until 2016, with the bulk of materials dating from the 1990s to the mid 2010s. The collection contains documents concerning academic programs, administrative files, curriculum, press, and other relevant materials. It is particularly useful to the study of the department from 1995 to 2016, and for insight into administrative functions.
Dates:
1896 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1995 - 2015
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Elisabeth Knibbe, FAIA papers
Collection
Identifier: 018.EK
Abstract
The Elisabeth Knibbe, FAIA papers are a collection of guidelines, handbooks, issue publications, project master plans, reports and surveys. Materials in the collection are divided into three groupings: guidelines and handbooks; issue puplications; and project master plans, reports and surveys. They are listed by title and while much of the material focuses on building reuse and rehabilitation in Michigan, there are other publications that cover community...
Dates:
1970 - 1989
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Historic Preservation Program records
Collection
Identifier: 05.HP
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...
Dates:
1979 - 2025
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Jane Schmiedeke papers
Collection
Identifier: 018.JS
Abstract
The Jane Schmiedeke papers consists of materials relating to her preservation efforts in Ypsilanti, Michigan from 1974 through 2009. The majority of the materials are centered on the foundation, operation and preservation activities of the Ypsilanti Heritage Foundation (YHF), preservation of the Towner House, her time on the Ypsilanti Historic District Commission (YHDC), and the controversy between the YHDC and the National Bank of Ypsilanti. This collection...
Dates:
1974 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2006
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Marshall McLennan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 018.MM
Abstract
The Marshall McLennan papers consists of materials related to McLennan's academic, professional service and volunteer efforts in the field of Historic Preservation during his years instructing in the Historic Preservation program in the Geography and Geology Department at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). The materials in the collection span from 1978-2009 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1979-1999. They reflect his involvement in important events,...
Dates:
1974 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1999
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Mary Culver papers
Collection
Identifier: 018.MC
Abstract
The Mary Culver papers contain resource materials and research files created and collected by Culver while attending and teaching in the Historic Preservation Graduate Program at Eastern Michigan University. The papers include information related to local historic districts, sites, and organizations. Culver was particularly interested in Greek Revival architecture in southeast Michigan. Records date from 1980 through 2000, with the bulk of materials dating from...
Dates:
1980 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1990 - 1999
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Michael Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: 018.MD
Abstract
The Michael Davis papers contain research files and publication materials related to his book America's Favorite Homes, published in 1988 with Wayne State University Press.
Dates:
1903 - 1991
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Association records
Collection
Identifier: 018.MORSA
Abstract
The Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Association (MORSA) records provide examples of the efforts of MORSA between 1994 and 2019 as it pertains to research, publications, and special events. Founded after the first Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Conference held at Eastern Michigan University in May of 1993, the Association is a “consortium of owners, historians, teachers, students and preservationists dedicated to promoting and preserving these treasured buildings…”and conducts an annual day-long...
Dates:
1874 - 2025; Majority of material found within 1994 - 2019
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Nathalie "Nat" Edmunds collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.NE
Abstract
The Nathalie "Nat" Edmunds collection includes publications for the field of historic preservation; heritage tourism, and materials related to the preservation communities in Washtenaw County, specifically Ann Abror and Ypsilanti collected by Edmunds. Edmunds has been involved with community development and historic preservation in Ypsilanti since the 1960s, in 1979 Edmunds organized the first "Ypsilanti Yesteryear Heritage Festival", which...
Dates:
1944 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1974 - 1976
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives