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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
James Balten, Sr. collection
Collection
Identifier: 03.JB
Abstract
James J. Balten, Sr. born September 13, 1915 and graduated from Akron New York High School. During his time at the Normal College he was a member of the Phi Delta Pi fraternity and the Physical Education Club, held the position of lineman on the football team where he lettered in the fall of 1936, '37 and '38 and threw shotput for the Track and Field team (1938, '39). He graduated in 1939 with a Bacelor of Science degree in Physical Education. Balten served in the 505th Bomb Group during...
Dates:
1936 - 1939
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
Michigan State Normal School Civil War Veterans collection
Collection
Identifier: 01.CWV
Abstract
The Michigan State Normal School Civil War Veterans collection documents the alumni and students from MSNS who participated in the Civil War. Each individual's folder holds different information ranging from what side of the battle they fought on, which battles they fought in, photographs of the person's grave, records of wounds or death, letters, diaries, and what they did after the war. The date range associated with each name refers to the time period they...
Dates:
1861 - 1866
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
Robert Packard collection
Collection
Identifier: 01.RP
Abstract
Robert Packard was a student at Michigan State Normal College in the early 1930s. His collection consists of a green wool blanket that was donated by Eastern Michigan University alumni Shirley Hinkle.
Dates:
1934 - 1934
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives