In 1988, the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies of the University of Michigan celebrated the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Rackham building, which houses the offices of the graduate school on the Ann Arbor campus. As part of the celebration, an exhibit was compiled which highlighted the careers of distinguished men and women who had received their Ph.D. from the University of Michigan during the previous fifty years. Names of such persons were submitted by deans and department chairpersons to the associate dean of the graduate school. Nominees were contacted by the Bentley Historical Library and requested to provide biographical materials. Those who responded were included in the exhibit.
The exhibit consisted of 11 x 14 photographs and 8 1/2 x 11 captions for each participant. The captions included a summary of the individual's professional career and a paragraph in which he or she discussed the value of graduate education at the University of Michigan. The exhibit also included photographs of Horace and Mary Rackham, images of the building under construction and shortly after its completion, and architectural blueprints.
From the guide to the Exhibition photograph collection, 1988, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)
