Society for the Preservation of Michigan Special Education History.

The Society for the Preservation of Michigan Special Education History (SPMSEH) was formed in 1988 by a group of individuals who were concerned that the history of special education in Michigan be known and that the source material for the study of this history be preserved. The organization was governed by a board of directors and met at the annual convention of the Michigan Council for Exceptional Children and the Summer Institute of the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education. One of the aims of the organization was to establish an archive and library of materials relating to special education. To this end, several special education leaders and administrators donated a variety of materials to the organization. These included Richard Baldwin who was Director of Office of Special Education, Michigan Department of Education in 1996 and long-time executive secretary of the SPMSEH; Arselia Sehler Ensign, member of the Michigan Special Education Advisory Committee; Robert Luce, one-time president Michigan Federation Chapters, Council for Exceptional Children, legislative chair of the Saginaw Chapter of CEC, and director of special education of the Midland Intermediate School District; and Irene Gromek, who was with the Macomb Intermediate School District. The organization dissolved in 2001 and the materials that had been collected turned over to the Saginaw Valley State University and maintained as the Michigan Special Education History Archive. These materials were donated to the Bentley Historical Library in 2010.

From the guide to the Society for the Preservation of Michigan Special Education History collection, 1950-1997, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)

Organization established in 1988 to study and to preserve the history of special education in Michigan. One function of the organization was to establish an archive and library of source material relating to special education.

From the description of Society for the Preservation of Michigan Special Education History records, 1950-1997. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 681914786