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Developing Urban Detroit Area Research Project (Doxiadis) Records

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Identifier: UR000636

Abstract The Developing Urban Detroit Area Research Project (UDA) began in 1964 with sponsorship from the Detroit Edison Company and Wayne State University to understand the affects of urban growth in the city of Detroit in order to better prepare for future growth. The project was managed for seven years by the international urban planning organization, Doxiadis Associates and produced three volumes of published findings.The UDA records document Doxiadis and the evolution of this project,...

Dates: 1910 - 1974

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Ira H. Butterfield Papers

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Identifier: WSP000013

Abstract The Ira H. Butterfield Papers were donated by Paul Butterfield, an associate professor in the History Department at Wayne State University. Paul Butterfield joined the faculty of the College of the City of Detroit in 1931 and retired in 1966.Materials in the Ira H. Butterfield Papers relate to his interest and involvement in Michigan’s agricultural history. Correspondence, manuscripts, and a written history of the Michigan State Agricultural Society make up most of the papers. The...

Dates: 1880 - 1930

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material

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Identifier: UAV000379

Abstract The Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material consists of numerous photographs, the majority of which were taken during his time in office. These photographs cover events such as the 1968 Olympic Bid, visits from Lyndon B. Johnson, aftermath of the 1967 unrest, and Mayor Cavanagh with various prominent Detroit business people, union members, and politicians. Also included in the collection is memorabilia from his 1966 Senate campaign, 1968 Olympic information, and other various...

Dates: 1960 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Minoru Yamasaki Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP002108

Abstract Minoru Yamasaki, (1912-1986), best known as the architect of the World Trade Center, New York City, was born into poverty as a second generation Japanese-American in Seattle, Washington. He put himself through the University of Washington and New York University to study architecture, worked in New York for several years, and eventually made his way to Detroit in 1945 where he established his home and his business. He eventually distinguished himself as one of the premier architects of the 20th...

Dates: 1915 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1980

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Olga Dworkin Papers

Collection

Identifier: WSP002733

Abstract Olga Frances (Gorup) Dworkin (1925-2015) was a Wayne State alumna (BA, Education, 1946) who was active in her sorority (Alpha Theta Sigma), Wayne State University’s (WSU) Alumni Association, the Wayne State Fund, where after her tenure as President (1968-1969), she became Chairwoman of the WSU Campus Beautification Committee for seventeen years. Dworkin was a member and President of the Understudies, and helped spearhead Detroit Receiving Hospital’s Art Project in 1983.

Dates: 1944 - 1986

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Wayne State University Architectural Drawings Collection

Collection

Identifier: WSR002490

Abstract This collection consists of blueprints and other architectural drawings of buildings currently or previously owned by Wayne State University. The majority of drawings in this collection depict buildings no longer owned by the University, due to demolition or sale.

Dates: 1916 - 2000

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Wayne State University Department of English Records

Collection

Identifier: WSR000451

Abstract These records of the WSU English Department represent material accrued in three accession dates: 1978, 1979, and 1988. The arrangement of folders reflects these different accessions, so that similar subjects may appear in multiple places in the collection. The records include deliberations of major committees on policy, personnel and curriculum, as well as student requirements and activities on the undergraduate and graduate level. With these records, researchers could track changes in...

Dates: 1924 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1970

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Wayne State University Oral History Course: Detroit Newspaper Strike Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: WSOH002403

Abstract The Detroit Newspaper Strike started July 13, 1995 by the Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions and roughly 2,500 workers against the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press. The Strike ended in February of 1997 with the legal resolution of the Strike occurring in 2000. This collection consists of interview transcripts for nine interviews and audio recordings for four interviews. Each interviewee is asked to speak on their experiences in and around the time of the Detroit Newspaper Strikes....

Dates: 2013

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Wayne University College of Education Teacher Placement Records

Collection

Identifier: WSR000096

Abstract The Detroit Normal Training School was founded in 1881 by the Detroit Board of Education in order to train teachers for Detroit's public schools. The Normal School was renamed the Detroit Teachers College in 1920; in 1933, the Detroit Teachers College became the College of Education of the newly formed Wayne University.

Dates: 1919 - 1941

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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