Office of Orientation (University of Michigan) records, 1925-[ongoing] (bulk 1928-1946).

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Office of Orientation (University of Michigan) records, 1925-[ongoing] (bulk 1928-1946).

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Reports from various university offices and organizations with responsibility for orientation; correspondence and pamphlet material; and printed works directed toward incoming students and their families.

1.7 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7361623

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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...

University of Michigan. Office of Orientation

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The Office of Orientation has its origin in the Freshman Week created by University of Michigan President C.C. Little in 1927. Little, noting the high attrition rate of Michigan freshmen and acting on the advice of Registrar Shirley Smith, created Freshman Week as an orientation period. Its objectives were to guide incoming students in course selection, to test their intellectual and psychological aptitudes, and to ease the transition from the safety of home to the uncertain life at...