University of Michigan History
This University began in 1817 with a legislative act that established the Catholepistimiad in Detroit. In 1821 the name was changed to the University of Michigan and in 1837 Ann Arbor was chosen as its permanent site. It has gone through many changes since then. The purpose of this page is to help direct you to resources with basic historical overviews and timelines that may answer your questions about the University's history. Please note that these have been taken from already existing online documents from a variety of University offices. Watch this page for further resources as they are developed.
- History of the Seal of the University of Michigan
- Campus Information Center-U of M History
- University of Michigan timelines
- Mission statement
Further Reading
- A Century of Stories: The 1900's at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor News, 1999)
- History of the University of Michigan by Burke A. Hinsdale, ed. by Isaac N. Demmon (Ann Arbor, MI: Published by the University, 1906)
- The Making of the University of Michigan, 1817-1992 by Howard H. Peckham, edited and updated by Margaret L. Steneck, Nicholas H. Steneck (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library, 1997)
- Proceedings of the Board of Regents by University of Michigan Board of Regents (Ann Arbor, MI: The University, 1837-)
- A Short History of the University of Michigan by Wilfred B. Shaw (Ann Arbor, MI: G. Wahr, 1937)
- Stories and Amusing Incidents in the Early History of the University of Michigan by Noah W. Cheever (Ann Arbor, MI: Register Publishing Co., 1895)
- The University of Michigan by Wilfred Shaw (New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Howe, 1920)
- The University of Michigan: An Encyclopedic Survey Wilfred B. Shaw, ed. (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1942-)