Secretary (University of Michigan) records 1845-1953 1908-1944

University of Michigan. President.

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Lee C. Bollinger served as president of the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001. His tenure was marked by defense of the university's affirmative action policies in two landmark legal cases, and efforts to enhance the arts and interdisciplinary initiatives, including the Life Sciences Institute. Campus planning was a major initiative including work with the firm Venturi Scott Brown and Associates. From the description of Lee C. Bollinger subgroup, 1997-2...

University of Michigan. Business Office.

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University of Michigan. Buildings and Grounds Dept.

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During the late 1800s the maintenance of the buildings and grounds on the campus of the University of Michigan was the job of a group of loosely organized workers. Janitorial services were not provided by a central department. Instead, janitors worked under the direction of the Business Office. In 1910 James Harmon Marks was appointed the first superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Under the guidance of Marks, Buildings and Grounds became a centralized department, to which many p...

University of Michigan. Accounting Office.

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Smith, Shirley W. (Shirley Wheeler), 1875-1959

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Vice president and secretary of University of Michigan. From the description of Shirley Wheeler Smith papers, 1881-1959. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421368 Shirley Wheeler Smith was born May 3, 1875 in Nashville, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1897. He was an instructor in English from 1898 to 1901 at which time he was appointed secretary of the Michigan Alumni Association and editor of the Michigan Alumnus . He was named secret...

University of Michigan. Secretary.

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Since the early part of the twentieth century, the business function of the University of Michigan has undergone several administrative changes. The University's Business Office grew out of the two traditional financial offices: treasurer and secretary. The treasurer's duties "were largely confined to collecting money and making disbursements, whereas the secretary kept the more detailed accounts of receipts and disbursements." The growth of the University in the late nineteenth cen...

University of Michigan. Plant Dept.

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United States. National Youth Administration

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University of Michigan. Treasurer.

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The office of University Treasurer was established in 1817 under the auspices of the "The University of Michigania" but it is unclear when the first treasurer, James Abbott, actually assumed his position. The office was continued through various reorganizations of the Board of Regents and was the university's principal financial officer through 1931 when president Ruthven undertook a major restructuring of the university's administrative offices. ...

Christensen, John Cornelius, 1874-1952.

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John Cornelius Christensen was born August 18, 1874 in Riley County, Kansas. He received his B.S. in 1894 from Kansas State Agricultural College. He taught school for a time then enrolled at the University of Kansas. He left to become a bookkeeper, bank cashier, and financial secretary. He came to the University of Michigan in 1914 as assistant secretary and purchasing agent. In 1931, he became controller and assistant secretary, a position he held until his retirement in 1944. He died September...

Association of University and College Business Officers

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Baker, George Sumner.

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Wade, James Henry, 1834-1924.

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United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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In order to counteract the effects of the Depression, the Federal Government founded numerous agencies geared at lowering unemployment and boosting the economy. Among these were the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), created on May 12, 1933; the Civil Works Administration (CWA), established on November 9, 1933; and the Works Progress Administration (WPA-1), established on May 6, 1935. The Civil Works Administration was abolished in March, 1934, with its functions and records transfe...

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...