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Ernest P. Goodrich papers
Collection
Identifier: 01.EPG
Abstract
Ernest P Goodrich was an alumni of Michigan State Normal School class of 1894. He went on to be the head football coach of Michigan State Normal School. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan, Goodrich became an extremely successful engineer and consultant. His papers consist primarily of his own notes from his time at Michigan State Normal School, scrapbook, programs of class day exercises, clippings, and...
Dates:
1861 - 1919; Majority of material found within 1893 - 1895
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Founders Day records
Collection
Identifier: 04.FD
Abstract
The Founders Day records documents the campus celebration of the establishment of the University in 1849. The records date from 1895 through 2000 and pertain mainly to specific Founder Day celebrations and their associated years. There are not materials for each celebration, but for those years that have been documented sometimes, but not always, include adminstrative files, committee lists, financial records, minutes, correspondence, publicity/press, and...
Dates:
1895 - 2000
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Harold E. Sponberg papers
Collection
Identifier: 02.HES
Abstract
The Harold E. Sponberg papers documents the tenure of Eastern Michigan University President Harold E. Sponberg, 1965-74. Included in this collection are records documenting his Inauguration, Retirement, Office and Personal files. Of particular note are his alphabetically organized office files documenting policy changes on campus in the late 1960s, expansion of campus buildings and course offerings.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1965 - 1974; 1940 - 1978
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Homecoming collection
Collection
Identifier: 04.H
Abstract
The Homecoming collection documents the homecoming activities held at Eastern Michigan University. Materials are arranged chronologically beginning in 1930-2016, the collection includes programs, newspaper clippings, and realia from homecoming. There are no materials from the earliest homecomings, 1920-1929. The Memorabilia series in comprised of t-shirts, buttons, cups, and stickers.
Dates:
1930 - 2016
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Huron Restoration records
Collection
Identifier: 011.HR
Abstract
In October of 1988, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report that made suggestions that all schools using Native American names and mascots change them. The report stated that the use of Native American names and mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. On May 22, 1991, the Board of Regents changed Eastern Michigan University's mascot from the "Hurons" to the "Eagles" after much controversy. During the period of 1991-1992 the Huron...
Dates:
1929 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1991 - 1992
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
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
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Loren D. Estleman papers
Collection
Identifier: 018.LDE
Abstract
The Loren D. Estleman papers contains outgoing correspondence, manuscripts, notes and promotional materials dating from 1978-1987. Born September 15, 1952 in Ann Arbor Michigan, Estleman is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University and has had a successful career as an author of detective and Western fiction. The Correspondence series includes carbon copies of all outgoing correspondence and was arranged by the creator both...
Dates:
1978 - 1987
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Occupational Therapy records
Collection
Identifier: 08.OT
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 ...
Dates:
1941 - 2011
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Office of Alumni Relations records
Collection
Identifier: 01.AR
Abstract
The Office for Alumni Relations is the coordinating body for all alumni activity. A primary goal of the office is maintaining contact with EMU's growing alumni base. The Office of Alumni Relations records include materials from the 1920s to 2010 that documents the activities and operations of the Office of Alumni Records at Eastern Michigan University. Records in the collection includes 7 series of records including: Administration and...
Dates:
1905 - 2010
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Office of Development records
Collection
Identifier: 02.D
Abstract
The Office of Development records, documents the work of the office on campus responsible for fundraising and planned giving until 1989 when the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Foundation was established as an institutionally related nonprofit corporation that solicits and manages funds on behalf of Eastern Michigan University and provides additional support to the students, programs, services and educational community of EMU. Records in the collection range...
Dates:
1970 - 1993
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives