Department of Political Science (University of Michigan) records 1910-2009 1970-2000

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Department of Political Science (University of Michigan) records 1910-2009 1970-2000

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The Department of Political Science was established in 1910 under the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; offers coursework in American politics, comparative politics, world politics and international relations, political theory, law and courts, and methodology. The collection spans from 1910-2009 with a bulk of the material from 1970-2000. These records document the administrative functioning of the department and contain committee meeting minutes, information on courses and degrees, departmental meeting minutes, information on faculty, various topical files, and audio-visual material.

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Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006

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Gerald Rudolph Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents separated two weeks after his birth, and his mother took him to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to live with her parents. On February 1, 1916, approximately two years after her divorce was final, Dorothy King married Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids paint salesman. The Fords began calling her son Gerald ...

University of Michigan. Dept. of Political Science

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Department formally established in 1910 within the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; offers coursework in American government and politics, comparative government and politics, world politics, political theory, public policy, public law, and political science research methodology. From the description of Dept. of Political Science (University of Michigan) records, 1972-1988. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 79910718 ...

University of Michigan. Department of Political Science

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Although the Department of Political Science was not formally established until 1910, courses in what came to be known as the field of political science have been taught at the University of Michigan since 1860, when Thomas McIntyre Cooley began to offer classes on the Constitution within the Law Department. After 1865, courses in government were offered in the Department of History, reflecting the focus of history on political institutions, individuals, and events. Within this depa...