Through papers, photographs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, letters, and more, the Bentley is continually adding to its vast holdings. New items are added quarterly.
Some recent accessions from the past six months are listed below, with the exception of University of Michigan record groups.
To search for specific materials in the Bentley, please use the U-M Library Search catalog.
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Kadushin Associates records, 1951-2011 and undated (majority within 1990-2011)
12.4 linear feet, 6 oversize boxes, 43 tubes, 34.12 MB (online)
Founded in 1975 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kadushin Associates is an architectural firm specializing in affordable housing, mixed use developments, sustainable and community design, historic rehabilitation and renovation, and expansion and renovation projects, particularly in Detroit, Michigan, and its environs. Material is dated from 1951-2011 (bulk 1990-2011) and includes large architectural drawings, correspondence, development plans, photographic material, and project manuals.
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University Women’s Golf Club (University of Michigan) records, 1960-2021 (majority within 2015-2021)
25 GB (online)
The University Women’s Golf Club (University of Michigan) is a golf league and club for women who are members of the University of Michigan community, including faculty, staff, alumni, and students. This record group includes materials documenting the administration of the club, their promotional materials and events, and historical records of their by-laws, membership rolls, and activities between 1960 and 2019.
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Richard Hill, Jr. collection, 1909-1926, 2022 (majority within 1909-1911)
0.42 linear feet, 757 MB (online)
Richard Hill, Jr. was a Black American lawyer and 1911 law graduate of the University of Michigan. This collection includes photographic material and digitized images.
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Program in Biophysics (University of Michigan) records, 1986-2015 (majority within 1986-2015)
126.5 MB (online)
Program in Biophysics (University of Michigan) records document the administrative activities and history of the Biophysics program and major at the University of Michigan. Materials include histories, executive meeting minutes, faculty meeting minutes, and publicity and event flyers.
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“A Dangerous Experiment” by Emma McGlashen, 2017
763.67 KB
“A Dangerous Experiment,” a play by Emma McGlashen. Directed by Emma McGlashen and Sophia Kaufman, produced by Kate Mendeloff at the University of Michigan Residential College in 2017, February 10-12, 2017 as part of the U-M Bicentennial.
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Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX Office (University of Michigan) records, 1971-2001
5 linear feet
The Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX Office at the University of Michigan offers resources and ensures university policies regarding discrimination and harassment have been followed. The collection contains affirmative action and sexual assault policies, ADA compliance reports, and other administrative records.
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One University Campaign (University of Michigan) records, 2019
16 MB (online)
The One University Campaign was a coalition created to increase funding and support to the University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn. Collection includes handouts, open letters, presentations, and flyers.
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Jon Onye Lockard papers, 1967-2015
23 linear feet, 1 GB (online)
Jon Onye Lockard was an artist and muralist, activist, and professor in Southeast Michigan. His papers document his career as an artist, as well as a professor at the University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College, where he taught classes on Black Art and Culture, as well as traditional art classes. In addition, the collection documents Lockard’s work with the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (now the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies), his work on the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in Washington, D.C., and the National Conference of Artists.
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Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) records, 2017-2019
28.2 MB (online)
The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) records consist of materials distributed by BAMN to members at the University of Michigan via email for school years 2017/18 and 2018/19. Topics discussed include Richard Spencer speaking on campus; immigration policies of the Trump administration, especially the separation of families at the US border with Mexico and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); the appointment and confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court; and other anti-Trump advocacy.
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Voters Not Politicians records, 2016-2024
1 linear foot (in two boxes), 1 tube, 1 archived website, 6.35 GB (online)
Voters Not Politicians is a Michigan-based nonpartisan political organization whose focus is to support and promote policy that strengthens Michigan’s democracy. Records primarily consist of meeting minutes, reports, newsletters, photographs, posters, videos, and clippings.
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Herman Miller Inc. collection, 1948, 1966-1973, and undated
0.3 linear feet
Collection includes Action Office Acoustic Handbook (undated), The first edition of the Herman Miller Furniture Company catalog (1948), The Morrison/Hannah Collection – Knoll International catalog (1973), Haller Program catalog (1972) and poster (1971), Environmental Enrichment – Designed by Alexander Girard poster (1972), Library Group catalog (undated), The Tubular Collection catalog (1972), Office Systems Group – Eames Office Seating catalog (1972), “My life with the Herman Miller Designers” – speech given by Hugh DePree to art and design students at Rochester Institute of Technology (copyright 1955, undated), two reprinted articles about Charles and Ray Eames (1966, 1970), and professional profiles of several Herman Miller designers (circa 1971).
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Miep Gies letters, March 1993
0.1 linear feet
Miep Gies was one of the helpers (a term used by Anne Frank) who hid Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust. This collection includes a letter and card from Gies to teacher Janet Bower and her class at Ida Middle School in Ida, Michigan. In her letter, Gies recollects Anne Frank and shares her thoughts about her own role as a helper.
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Blaustein family papers, 1920-2018 (majority within 1937-1945)
2 linear feet, 309 KB (online)
A Jewish family from New York. Karl Blaustein and his son Albert (who received his BA from the University of Michigan) were lawyers. Karl and his wife Rose also had a daughter, Marjorie, who was a writer and a journalist. Correspondence between Karl and Rose, and their children Albert and Marjorie Blaustein. Many of the letters are written to Albert during his time as a student at the University of Michigan and during his career as a journalist and service member.
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W. Scott Westerman papers, 1954-2015 (majority of records within 1967-1971)
5 linear feet
W. Scott Westerman was a lifelong educator and administrator who graduated with his PhD from the University of Michigan’s School of Education. From 1967 to 1971 he served as superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) and was dedicated to increasing equity for Black and female students. The bulk of materials in this collection are from AAPS and include school board materials, reports, curriculums, etc., and material related to gender and racial inequalities in education. Also, a book of his World War II letters entitled Letters Home (2015) and a White Panther report (1969).
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Ross Chambers papers, 1970-2017
2.8 linear feet
University of Michigan professor of French and Comparative Literature. Chambers taught some of the first courses with LGBTQ+ topics at U-M. Includes course materials, correspondence, and topical files.
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Ilene H. Forsyth papers, 1915-2013
7 linear feet (in 8 boxes)
University of Michigan graduate (BA 1950), Columbia University graduate (MA 1955, Ph.D. 1960). Professor and art historian of medieval art and architecture. Materials include personal correspondence, photographs, travel and teaching-related notes and notebooks, topical files, and a scrapbook.
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William R. Farrand papers, 1949-2010
8 linear feet (in 10 boxes), 3 tubes
University of Michigan alum (Ph.D. in Geology, 1960), University of Michigan professor of Geology (1965-2000), and curator at the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology (1975-2000). Farrand’s papers primarily document his career in geological archaeology through correspondence, field notes, research files, publications, and visual materials.
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Knud Lonberg-Holm papers, 1908-1977 and undated
6 linear feet (in 13 boxes), 4 oversize boxes
Danish-American Modernist architect, designer, author, educator, and photographer. Lo?nberg-Holm also taught at the University of Michigan (1924-1925, 1948-1951) and often closely collaborated with University of Michigan professor C. Theodore Larsen. Includes correspondence; various kinds of drawings, publications, and photographic material; and topical files.
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Michigan telephone directories, 1890-2014 (with minor gaps)
206 linear feet (170 boxes and 213 volumes)
Statewide Michigan Bell and Yellow/White Pages telephone directories, 1890-2014.
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Karen Majewski papers, 2009-2013
2 linear feet
Karen Majewski was elected the first woman mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, and served from 2005-2021. Her papers contain meeting minutes and administrative documents from several community organizations she worked with during her time as mayor.
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