Anthropology and Archaeology
Ruthven Museum - University Museums, 1928. University of Michigan photographs vertical file - Campus Buildings - Alexander G. Ruthven Building. no. 134 (BL001769)
University of Michigan. Museums
- 1863-1976 (bulk 1930
- 4 linear ft.
Originally established as an overarching administrative structure for museum collections at the university, the University Museums was comprised of the Museums of Anthropology, Zoology, and Paleontology, the Herbarium, and the Exhibit Museum. The individual museums were later recognized as separate, independent administrative units reporting to the College of Literature, Science and the Arts by a revision to the University of Michigan Board Regents' bylaws in 1956.
The record group consists of committee files, records related to the construction of the Museums building (including correspondence with architect Albert Kahn), topical files of directors including Alexander Ruthven and Carl Guthe, and topical files of Irving G. Reimann, the prefect of exhibits.