018. Special Collections
Record Group
Identifier: 018
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Claudia E. Crumpton papers
Collection
Identifier: 018.CEC
Abstract
The Claudia E. Crumpton papers contain articles, handbills and brochures, photographs, speeches, and Crumpton's correspondence. Crumpton taught at Detroit's Northwestern High School and served as the secretary of the American Speech Committee, for the National Council of Teachers of English. Arranged alphabetically by format, the papers date from 1913 to 1926.
Dates:
1913 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1921
Detroit Club collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.DC
Abstract
The Detroit Club collection contains the records of the Detroit Club (1882-1996), a social and dinner club for men founded in the city of Detroit in 1882, where members could meet to dine, exchange ideas, conduct business, and promote fellowship. This collection is a comprehensive documentation of the club’s activities, which include administrative, financial, and membership records. Records date past the life of the club; after the club disbanded, members continued to meet through 2001 and...
Dates:
1882 - 2001
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
Federal Theatre Project collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.FTP
Abstract
In 1935, as part of the WPA the Federal Theatre Project was created to employ theatre professionals during the Great Depression. The Federal Theatre Project collection documents the project through the scripts, publications and written histories of the project. The collection is divded into four series of records: Administrative and History, Individual Role SCripts, Publications, and Radio Scripts and arranged alphabetically within the series. The records date...
Dates:
1935 - 1939
Gordy Motown audio collection
Collection
Identifier: 018.GM
Abstract
Berry Gordy founded the Motown Record Corporation in 1959. Motown flourished in the 1960s and 1970s due to Gordy’s ability to bring talented individuals aboard, such as Smokey Robinson who produced his first record in 1962. The Gordy Motown Collection was established by Esther Gordy Edwards in November 1972 and includes Sound Recordings and Print Materials that document Motown Records and the other labels established by Berry Gordy from the 1950s, 60s through...
Dates:
1946 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1988
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
John Norman Collins
Collection
Identifier: 018.JNC
Abstract
The John Norman Collins press collection is an accumulation of press materials, clippings, press releases, and video collected in the month preceding and years after John Collins was formally arraigned for the murder of Karen Sue Beineman, a student enrolled at Eastern Michigan University. Once on trial, Collins became linked to 6 other murders that took place in Southeast Michigan between 1967 and 1969. Known as the Michigan Murders, the young female victims...
Dates:
1969 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1990
Joseph Bom and Edward C. Green Civil War collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32307023991491], Box: 1
Identifier: 018.CW
Abstract
The Joseph Bom and Edward C. Green Civil War collection contains correspondence, service and pension files from two American Civil War soldiers. The collection is arranged alphabetically. The Joseph Bom file contains the service and pension records for Joseph Bom (alternative spellings include Baum and Born). The Edward C. Green file contains the correspondence written by and sent to Edward C....
Dates:
1860 - 1865
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