Rolland Harper Maybee Papers

Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School

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Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, was established by an act of the United States Congress in 1891. This provided funding for creation of an education system of off-reservation boarding schools and vocational training centers to educate Native American children. It was extending a model developed and practiced first at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which opened in 1879 and was directed by Richard Henry Pratt, an Army officer....

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Michigan Historical Society.

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Ward, David, 1822-1900.

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Foust, Judson W.

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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Ronan, Bertha.

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Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Governor of Michigan (1949-1960), and Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan (1970- ). From the description of Gerhard M. Williams papers, 1949-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495705218 Michigan Democratic Governor, 1949-1960; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1961-1966; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1967-1969; Michigan Supreme Court justice, 1970-1987. From the description of G. Mennen Williams papers, 1883-1988. (Unive...

Central Michigan university

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Maybee was a history professor at CMU. The Clarke Historical Library has several of his publications and his papers. The Advisory Committee developed plans for major events, publications, re-dedications of campus buildings, presentations, and a historical marker for CMU's 75th Anniversary. The Awards Screening Committee reviewed nominations of people who had contributed significantly in some way to CMU, selected honorees, and organized a presentation ceremony and plaque for each honoree. The Cla...

Grawn, Charles T.

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Griffin, Robert P. (Robert Paul), 1923-

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Born Nov. 6, 1923, Griffin graduated from Dearborn (Mich.)'s Fordson High School (1941) and Central Michigan University (CMU) (1947). He served in World War II in the 71st Infantry Division. In 1950, Griffin earned the degree of Juris Doctor from the School of Law at the University of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1956-1966; as U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966-1979; Senate Minority Whip, 1969-1976; and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan, 1986-1995. Griffin ...

Kelly, Bill, 1946-

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Maybee, Rolland Harper, 1901-1976

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Rolland Harper Maybee was born on January 6, 1901 in Ypsilanti, Michigan to Harper C. Maybee (1876-1954) and Blanche Maybee (1879-1970). Maybee had three brothers: Allen, Harper Jr., and Eugene Maybee. Rolland attended high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He began his college education at Western Michigan University before attending Columbia University, New York for his A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in history. Maybee taught high school history for two years in Holland, Michigan, then came to Cen...

Cederberg, Elford A. (Elford Albin), 1918-2006

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Born March 6, 1918 in Bay City (Mich.), Cederberg served in the U.S. Army, 1941-1945, and was discharged as a Captain. He earned a Bronze Star. He was part of the 83rd Infantry Division which landed at Normandy. He married Arlene Munro in 1942 and they had two children, Thomas and Marilyn. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1958 Cederberg married Marguerite "Peg" Kletchka. He served as Mayor of Bay City, 1949-1953, and as the Representative of Michigan's 10th Congressional District, 1952-1978. Fo...

Larzelere, Claude S., 1866-1946.

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Larzelere, born on Jan. 20, 1866 in Delaware County (Iowa). His family lived in Quincy (Mich.) where he graduated from high school. He also graduated from the State Normal School in Ypsilanti (Mich.) in 1889. After serving as the superintendent of schools in Lowell (Mich.) for four years, he earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan (1895). Afterwards, he was superintendent of schools in Jefferson (Ohio) for four years. In 1900, he earned a M.A. from Harvard. He came to Central State Normal ...