Ira M. Smith Papers 1919-1969

University of Michigan. Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information.

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Placement agency formed in 1929 with the merger of the Bureau of Appointments of the School of Education and the Senate Committee on Vocational Counsel and Placement. From the description of Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information (University of Michigan) records, 1905-1930. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420544 The first Bureau of Appointments was created in 1898 by the faculty of Literature, Science and the Arts to aid graduates in finding teac...

University of Michigan. Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics.

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The Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics was formed in 1893 to assert a measure of faculty control over athletics. It assumed overall responsibility for athletic policy and financial management, but the Student Athletic Association continued to play a role in athletics until 1920. The board originally consisted of nine members; five chosen from the faculty senate by President Angell and four undergraduates, at first selected by the Board of Directors of the Athletic Associa...

University of Michigan. International Center.

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The University of Michigan was a pioneer in the development of guidance and counseling programs for its many foreign students. Instrumental in the early efforts of helping these students adjust to their new condition was J. Raleigh Nelson. In 1908, Nelson had come to the University of Michigan to head up a program of English language instruction for engineering students; in 1911, he was named Counselor to Foreign Students in the College of Engineering. For many years, th...

Michigan College Association.

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Michigan Council of Churches and Christian Education.

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Young Men's Christian Association (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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American National Red Cross. Washtenaw County Chapter.

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Red Cross activity existed in Washtenaw County on an informal basis in the communities of Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Chelsea, Manchester, Milan, and Saline before 1917. The Ann Arbor Chapter, as it was originally titled, sought and received national recognition in February 1917. Red Cross efforts in Ypsilanti achieved similar recognition in March 1917. Formal organization of the Red Cross continued as the United States entered World War I. In May 1917, the commissioner of the...

University of Michigan. Student Religious Association.

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Ann Arbor Federal Savings.

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University of Michigan. Office of the Registrar

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See findig aid for Office of the Registrar (Univeristy of Michigan) for hsitorical sketch of the office. From the guide to the Office of the Registrar (University of Michigan) publications, 1926-2009, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) In 1846, the faculty authorized the position of secretary of the faculty of the Department of Literature, Science and the Arts. The secretary was to create a permanent written record of faculty proceedings and to...

Smith, Ira Melville, 1885-1977.

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Registrar of the University of Michigan. From the description of Ira Melville Smith papers, 1919-1969. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420783 Ira Smith, Registrar of the University of Michigan from 1925 to 1955, was born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1885. After graduating from Indiana University in 1909, he served as Assistant to the Registrar at the University of Illinois and then as Assistant Examiner at the University of Chicago until 1925. ...

University of Michigan. Alumni Association

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See the findig aid for University of Michigan. Alumni Association for a biref history of the Alumni Association. From the guide to the Alumni Association (University of Michigan), Individual Photographs, ca. 1880-ca. 1960s, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan was established in 1897 following a consolidation of the Society of Alumni with the alumni societies of the professional schools. ...

University of Michigan. University College.

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The 1920s at the University of Michigan saw a growing interest of the faculties in progressive educational programs and reorganization within the university structure. In his first presidential report, Clarence C. Little raised the question of establishing junior and senior colleges, and in late 1926 and 1927 a University Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies met to survey the present system and offer suggestions for improvement. The Committee proposed that a Univers...

University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Ann Arbor Rotary Club.

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The Ann Arbor Rotary Club was founded in July of 1916. The mission of the organization was to encourage, foster, and implement the ideals of Rotary International in the local community and throughout the world in ways that enhance the quality of life and human dignity, create greater understanding among all people, and advance the search for peace. In all of their activities, they strive to abide by the highest ethical standards and always be guided by the Rotary principle of 'Service Above Self...

University Elementary School (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce.

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The Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce was established in 1906. From the guide to the Ann Arbor Chamber Of Commerce records, 1919-1969, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) ...