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Sesquicentennial Celebration

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: EMU's sesquicentennial celebration took place in 1999 for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Celebrating 150 Years of Shaping The Way America Learns - 1849-1999 Banner and Poster collection

 Collection
Identifier: 018.CYSWALB
Abstract

The banners and posters in this collection documents the 1999 publicity campaign "Celebrating 150 years of Shaping the Way America Learns" as part of the University wide sesquicentennial celebration. Materials were donated to the University Archives from the Office of Communications.

Dates: 1849-1999

Laura Bird papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 018.LB
Abstract The Laura Bird papers ranges in dates from 1960-1970, with the bulk of the material falling between 1963-1967. The collection contains the documentation collected during the original dissertation research process of EMU alumna Laura Bird regarding the short-lived life and production of the Ypsilanti Greek Theatre in celebration of the Ypsilanti sesquisentential. In 1999, Bird submitted her dissertation The Ypsilanti Greek Theatre,...
Dates: 1960 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1967