Institute of Gerontology (University of Michigan) Records 1948-1987

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Institute of Gerontology (University of Michigan) Records 1948-1987

Interdisciplinary institute at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University for the study of aging. Records include administrative files relating to the activities, research, publications and conferences of the Institute's University of Michigan program; audio-visual material, and photographs.

28 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6390022

Bentley Historical Library

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Donahue, Wilma T. (Wilma Thompson), 1900-

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Gerontologist, faculty member at the University of Michigan, first with the Bureau of Psychological Services, later with the Institute for Human Adjustment, and as co-director of its successor unit, the Institute of Gerontology. From the description of Wilma T. Donahue papers, 1945-1982 (bulk 1949-1982). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421824 Wilma T. Donahue, born December 4, 1900, earned three degrees at the University of Michigan: her AB in 19...

University of Michigan. Institute of Gerontology

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Work on aging at the University of Michigan began under the auspices of the Institute for Human Adjustment. The nation's first adult education program for older people was begun in 1948 by Clark Tibbitts, then director of the institute. In 1951 the Board of Regents of the University created the Division of Gerontology as part of the Institute for Human Adjustment. Wilma Donahue, of the Psychological Clinic, was appointed the division's first chairperson. In 1965 the Michigan State L...

Johnson, Harold R.

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Sontag, Susan, 1933-

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Conference on Aging

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Vasey, Wayne

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Hunter, Woodrow Wilson, 1913-

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Professor of education, and research associate and co-director of the Institute of Gerontology of the University of Michigan. From the description of Woodrow W. Hunter papers, 1947-1979. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418675 Woodrow W. Hunter, born March 23, 1913, attended the University of Michigan, earning his AB in Sociology in 1937 and his MA in Sociology in 1941. From 1941-1942 he was an Instructor in Social Sciences at Central Michigan Uni...