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VOLUME I, NUMBER 2

FALL MEETING

The fall meeting of the Michigan Archival Association will be held in Ann Arbor in conjunction with the lOOth annual meeting of -the Historical Society of Michigan, on Thursday October 17, 1974. The meeting, to be held in the new Bentley Historical Library , will ad­dress itself to the problems of urban ~ecords. Donald Disbrow of Eastern Mich­igan University, Dennis East of the Archives of Labor History a nd Urban Affairs, Martin McLaughlin of the State Archives, JoEllen Vinyard of Marygrov e College , and Sidney Fine of the Univer­sity of Michigan will participate in the morning program. Tours of the Clements Library, of the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the University Library, a nd of the Bentley Library will highlight the afternoon session. The day will end with a recep­tion at the Bentley Library.

Registration information will be mailed to MAA members. Others who are interested in attending should write to Frank Wilhelme , Historical Society of Mic higan, 2117 Washtenaw Avenue , Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Executive Committee has been tentatively schedul ed for Sep­tember 10 at 1:30 at the Tuomy House in Ann Arbor. Anyone wishing to place matters on the agenda should contact Mary Jo Pugh, Bentley Historical Library.

SUMMER, 1974

SPRING MEETING

Over 50 persons attended the spring meeting of the MAA at Adrian College on May 15, 1974. The program was center­ed on the theme, "Journalism in Michi­gan". Rev. Keith Pohl discussed.the problems involved in publishing church newspapers. Alexis Praus described the indexing of the Kalamazoo Gazette being carried out by the Jaycee club of the State Prison i~ Jackson. John Stevens discussed current research, trends in the history of journalism. A panel discussion, "Perspectives on Michigan Foreign Language Newspapers", concluded the program.

At the business meeting, the recom­mendations of the nominations committee were approved. The new officers for the 1974- 76 term are Mary Jo Pugh, president, and Richard Hathaway, Wil~ liam Miles, and Joseph Oldenburg, exec­utive committee. The continuing mem­bers of the executive committee are James Dodd and Warner Pflug.

The membership passed resolutions commending the retiring officers, John Cumming , J. Fraser Cocks,III, Dennis Bodem, and Wayne Mann, . and thanking Cathy Abernathy for her editorship of the first issue of "Open Entry". The membership also resolved to actively support a program to identify, describe, locate, and preserve issues of the ethnic press in Michigan.

COMMITTEES

Standing committees of the MAA in­clude the Conunittee on Collecting Public Papers, chaired by Wayne Mann, and the Conunittee on Manuscripts on Microfilm , chaired by Richard Hathaway. Dick re­ports that the survey of manuscripts o n microfilm which was conducted among Michigan libraries, archives , and his­torical agencies two years ago is await­ing indexing and publication. _Volunteers are needed to help in indexing and pre­paring the guide for publication. Any­one interested in helping to complete this project should contact Richard Hathaway at the State Library, Lansing.

Dave Olson , Frederick Honhart, Marion Marzolf, David Halkola, Wi lliam Miles , and Joseph Oldenburg have been asked to form the Committee on Ethnic Newspapers which was proposed at the spring meeting. Richard Hathaway will chair the commit­tee. Others interested in this project, please contact Richard Hathaway.

BICENTENNIAL

How can the MAA best contribute to the celebration of the Bicentennial? Frank Wilhelme has suggested that the MAA help to sponsor a conference on re­search in local history. This and other ideas can be discussed at the Fall meet­ing.

REGIONAL MEETINGS

Dennis East of the Archives of Labor History and Urban Archives announced a lively program for the fall meeting of the Midwest Archives Conference in the July issue of the MAC newsletter. The meeting will be held at the St. Paul Hotel, in St. Paul , Minnesota , October 31, November 1 and 2, 1974. Sessions will be held at the Minnesota Historical Society and at the University Archives of the University of Minnesota, on a wide variety of topics. The secretary of MAC is Mary Ann Bamberger , from the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Illinois 60680. (312-996-2742 )

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS

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The Society of American Archivists will meet in Toronto from October 1 through October 4, 1974. According to the SAA newsletter, the program will reflect the theme, "Documenting Ameri­can Cultures ", and will focus on aspects of social and cultural history. There will be sessions on records for the study of the family, laborers, ethnic groups, and urban life. In addition there will be sessions on the use of newer media and quantitative records for research. Other sessions will reflect contemporary concerns of the profession. Workshops for beginning archivists have been scheduled for the first day of the convention. A full program and regis­tration will be mailed to members. Others may request information from the SAA secretary.

NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR THE SAA

After a three year residence at the University of Michigan, the SAA took up new quarters at the University of Illi­nois, Chicago Circle , in July. Ann Campbell has been selected as the new executive secretary. Judith Koucky , acting executive secretary , took a posi­tion with the Military Archives Division of the National Archives and Records Service in Washington, D. C.

REGIONAL ARCHIVES

The Regional Archives Branch of the National Archives and Records Service is now located at 7358 South Pulaski Road , Chicago, 60629.

The Branch has recently published Microforrn List No. 1, which lists all National Archives microfilm publications on deposit in the Branch. Many of these microfilm publications are relevant to research in Michigan history and all are available on interlibrary loans to users in Michigan.

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WHAT DO YOU WANT?

The Executive Conunittee of the Michigan Archival Association solicits your opinion about the goals and activities of the organization. We seek to make the organization responsive to the needs and desires of the membership.

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Please answer this questionnaire as fully as possible and make comments freely. We are all inundated by questionnaires , but your response and suggestions will shape the direction of the Association. Please return the completed form to Mary Jo Pugh, Michigan Historical Collections , Bentley Historical Library, 1150 Beal Avenue , Ann Arbor , Mic higan 48105.

GOALS Please indicate what you think the goals of the organization should be by

indicating 1 for the most important goal , 2 for the next most important, etc. ~~- Promote cooperation among archival agencies in Michigan ~~~ Provide a forum for discussion of common problems ~~~ Provide action on statewide archival problems ~~~ Provide opportunities for social contacts among the membership

Provide continuing education for members ~~~

~~~ Give opportunities for individuals to participate in archival concerns ~~~ Create statewide col l ecting goals

Create statewide bibliographic tools a nd guides ~~~

MEETINGS 1. Should the MAA meet once a year ' twice a year , more than twice a year? 2. Should the MAA meet in conjunction with other groups? yes

' no 3. Should the MAA meet for one day ' or two days , or longer ? 4. Do you feel that you can afford the time and money to attend the meetings as they

are presently scheduled? yes ' n o

PROGRAM CONTENT 1. Do you find the programs interesting , useful , dull~~ , a waste of time ? 2. Are you satisfied with the format of the meetings? yes , no

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3. Do you feel that there is e nough membership participation in the meetings? yes , no~~~

4. Would you like to see more , l ess , or about the same in the following areas?

Workshops at the beginning level. ..... . Advanced workshops ....•. ...•. .... ...... Panel discussions ......•. . ............. Speakers with prepared papers ......... . Other

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5 . Would you like programs and/or workshops on the following topics?

same

speakers be~inning advanced

Aspects of processing manuscripts .. Accessioning ............•.••..•.... Records management ................ . Microfilm applications ............ . Photographs and films ... • .......... Donor relations ................... . Maps .•............................. Developing an acquisition s program. Archives and the law .•••... ........ Machine readable archives ••.....•.•

level workshops

other

Conservation and preservation ..... . Oral history ...............•....... Reference and access ............. ~. Publications ...................... . Administration ............ . ....... . Buildings and equipment ........... . Exhibits .......................... . College and university archives ... . Church records .........•.... . ...... Business or labor records ......... . Personal papers ............... . ... . Urban archives .................... . Genealogy ... . ..................... . Local hi s tory .........•..... . ...... Other

speakers beginning level

workshops

advanced

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other

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PUBLICATIONS 1. Should the MAA publish a newsletter? yes , no __ _ 2. How often should a newsletter be published? Bimonthly , quarterly _ _ _

semi - annually ---3. Should the newsletter include more, less, or about the same of the following items?

Membership activities .............. . ........... . Scholarly articles based on archival holdings .. . Articles abput archival concerns ............... . Accessions ......•............................... Book reviews ............................•....... News of national archival activities and events. News of state archival activities and events .... Other

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4. Should the MAA publish a membership directory? yes , no _ _ _ 5. Should the MAA publish union bibliographies? yes , no __ _

STRUCTURE 1. Do you feel that the organization can achieve enough to justify its existence?

yes , no __ _ 2. Should the organization be disbanded? yes , no . Merge with the Midwest

Archives Conference? yes , no __ _ 3. Do you feel that a few people make all the decisions? yes , no ---4. Would you like to be more involved in the organization? yes , no ---5. Would you be willing to pay more dues to support more activities? yes , no ---6. Does the organization need standing committees to carry out its goals?

yes , no __ _ Examples? ----------------------------~

COMMENT How can the organization best meet the goals you think are most important? Other thoughts, feelings , suggestions, etc.

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NEWS FROM ARCHIVES IN MICHIGAN

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Activities Robert Patterson and David Thomas of

the Library staff , and David Halkola of the Social Science Department have re­ceived a faculty research fellowship for 1974. The project will involve the use of oral history to collect and transcribe interviews with long time faculty, staff , and alumni of the University. Local res­idents will also be interviewed.

Acquisitions Many gaps in the collection of the

Houghton Daily Mining Gazette were filled in and microfilming has been completed through 1973.

About 800 glass plates and negatives of early Copper Country were presented to the Archives by Edward E. Sayer of Ann Arbor.

ARCHIVES AND REGIONAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Activities Dr. John T. Houdek of the History

Department joined the staff for six months. Sponsored by the Kalamazoo Arts Council , he will be using the resources of the collection to provide background materials for local Bicentennial projects.

The Archives will be joining with the Off ice of Instructional Development to sponsor a major conference in the fall to stimulate faculty and student use of the Archives. Dr. Ho ward Poole published a pamphlet entitled , "Archives" to be distributed to faculty, students , and the community. In-service workshops and major speakers are planned.

The Archives staff is also planning to offer a twelve hour special field in "Conununity History" in conjun ction with the History Department. This program will expose students to archives and museum practices and to historic pres­ervation work. It should be a vai l able by winter 1975.

DEARBORN HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Activities The staff of the Musetnn is working

on a guide to the manuscripts and ar­chives in Museum collection. Also in preparation are articles for the Dear­born Historian on Dearborn history as a Bicentennial project.

Acquisitions Among new accessions are the records

of the Woman ' s National Farm and Garden Association of Dearborn, (1931-1973); papers and photographs of the late Mayor, Floyd E. Yinger (1928); records of Dearborn Township District No. 1, (1861-1889 ); and an 1899 Address of the First Michigan Cavalry Reunion, and a Reunion invitation, 1906.

CLARKE HISTORICAL LIBRARY CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Acquisitions An outstanding collection has been

presented to the Clarke Historical Li­brary by Fred and Tom Trelfa. Consis­ting of eleven large voltnnes of mounted doctnnents, the collection includes four volumes of manifests, one volume of early marine hospital documents, two voltnnes of American Fur Company corres­pondence, and four volumes of light h ouse reports. The manifests, which represent reports made to the customs inspector at Mackinac Island, date from 1802 while the light house reports cov er the years 1832- 1860. The American Fur Company letters are addressed prin­cipally to John R. Livingstone at Sault Ste. Marie.

A journal kept by H. R. Schutt , a school teacer from Cass County , Michi­gan, during his overland trip to Cali­fornia and the gold mines in 1850 has also been accessioned. Detailed and informative, the journal recounts not only the trip to Oregon and thence to the northern mines in the Yreka area, but also the return in 1854. The Schutt

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journal is especially valuable because accounts of mining in the Yreka are not as common as those of the Sacramento and Feather River mines and narratives of return trips by the over l and trail are also uncommon.

Of related interest are the 189 re­cently acquired letters of Michigan men who went to the gold fields. Included are the letters of William R. and Horace B. Dickinson from Schoolcraft; the cor­respondence of Theodore H. Chapin, a young attorney from Niles, who died of cholera at Independence, Missouri in 1849; and the letters of George W. Doty of Manchester who describes his trip to California by way of San Juan, Nicaragua. Later gold rush adventures during the 1870's are recounted in the letters of Cyrus J. Compton of Charlotte who mined in the Black Hills.

Additional manuscript collections accessioned by the Cl arke Historical Li­brary include the William Duncan papers which detail activities in Wiscon sin and ~owa Territories, land speculation , par­ticularly relating to the Black Hawk purchase, and frontier life in general ; the Newton Family correspondence (1820-1870) which preserve a vivid picture of the emigration and subsequent activities of an Englishman in the United States; a Xerox copy and transcript of t h e long­believed- lost manuscript record book (1848-1855 ) of the Strangite Mormon Church on Beaver Island; and the James Alexander letters dealing with his ex­perience with the Lafayette Escadrille of the French air corps during World War I.

MICHIGAN UNIT, STATE LIBRARY SERVICES , DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Activities The indexing of the 1850 Michigan

population census has now been completed. For three years, Michigan genealogists have been reading the censu s microfilm, recording the information on printed index cards , and sending the cards to the State Library. By the end of the

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year all of the cards will be checked and filed. The index records every head of family and individual of a different name within a family group. Plans to print the census index are now being considered.

Acquisitions Dr. Ethel Williams of Kalamazoo , a

nationally known expert in genealogical research , recently retired from her work as genealogist, local historian and editor of Michigan Heritage maga­zine. She has donated her extensive collection of genealogical and local history materials to the State Library. The collection includes several hundred books and pamphlets dealing with Michi­gan genealogy and local history, a large number of transcribed vital records , manuscript local histories, indexes and the "Michigan Family Register", a file of family work sheets. The collection is not yet open to research. The State Library plans to merge Michigan Heritage with its own quarterly, Family Trails.

A collection of the novels of Wil­liam Webb was presented to the State Library about ten years ago. Recently the Library acquired his correspondence files. Correspondents include Stuart Holbrook, H. Bedford-Jones , and Harriet Simpson Arnow. The entire collection represents a significant addition for the study of regional fiction. Webb's novels are set in Michigan.

Publications A second edition of The People of

Michigan has just been published. Writ­ten by George P. Graff, it contains brief histories and bibliographies on over 40 racial and ethnic groups. This second edition is nearly twice as large as the first edition issued in 1970 and contains three new chapters and greatly expanded bibliographies.

Michigan in Books , Vol. 12 No. 4 contains three articles and two bibli­ographies dealing with the Women's Rights Movement in Michigan as well as a list of new Michigan books and pamphlets.

Family Trails,Vol 4 No. 3 relates to Michigan Jewish family history. In-

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eluded are an article on synagogue sources , two s hort articles on Jews i n Mic higa n, a bibliography of Jewish gene­a l ogical sources , Lafayette Cemetery (Detroit) records , a history of B'nai Israel Congregation of Petoskey and a list of recent addition s to the State Library genealogical coll ection s.

ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Acquisitions The Archives recently accessioned

the papers of Hackl ey a nd Hume . The col l ection includes journals, l edgers , cash books, and correspondence dealing with the lumber industry. Also included are photographs, l a nd maps , blueprints a nd personal corresponde nce. The collec­tion will not be a vai l abl e until proces­sing is complete in l ate fall.

Another recent accession is the 73 volumes of the records of John Rununell and Co. which operated a general store in the farming community of Sebewaing. The records, mainly financial , pertain to the period 1905 thro ugh 1938 a nd are interesting because of the insight that t h ey give into the operation of a general store , operating basically o n credit , in t i mes of prosperity a nd depression.

ARCHIVES OF LABOR HISTORY AND URBAN AFFAIRS, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

Acquisitions The American Federation of State ,

County, and Municipal Employees (AFL-CIO) has recently designated the Archives of Labor History and Urba n Affairs as the official depository for its inactive fi l es . The first s hipme nt of this group ' s records is expected early in Sept ember.

Another collection recently received by the Archives is the papers of Maurice Sugar , long time labor lawyer. Inc luded are files dealing with Sugar ' s ma ny years association with the United Auto Workers during its formative y ears.

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Publications A Guide to the Archives of Labor

History and Urban Affairs has been pub­lis h ed by Wayne State University Press. (See Book Notes , page 8)

Beverly Podell has compiled a compre­h e nsiv e bibliography of 104 pages enti­tled Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers: A Selected Bibliography. En­tries include books, reports , proceed­ings ,bibliographies , government docu~ · ments , magazines , journal s , theses and dissertations. It may be obtained from the Wayn e State University Press at a discount price of $4.45.

MICHIGAN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS, BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Activities The Mic higan Historical Collections

ce l ebrated the formal opening of the n e w Bentl ey Historical Library May 2 through 5 . Ray Allen Billington spoke on the theme, "Local History is Alive and Well " to nearly 300 friends of the Collections on May 2. Mrs. Alvin M. Ben tley formally presented the building to the University. On May 3 the Grand Lodge of Masons of Michigan , major donors, dedicated the Reading Room and other donor rooms. On May 4, then Vice Pres­ident Gerald Ford visited the Collections to inspect the congressional files which h e has been depositing regularly since 1965 . On May 5 , the Collections hosted an open h ou se for the citizens of Ann Arbor.

Personnel J. Fraser Cocks ,III, assistant direc­

t or since 1967, left t h e Collections on July 1 to complete h is doctorate in Amer­ican Studies . Francis X. Blouin joined the staff in August as assistant direc­tor.

cathy Abernathy, Librarian for three years , l eft the Col l ections in July to join h er husband who will be serving a two year tour of duty as a naval medical officer at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba. Suzanne Flandreau Steel has taken the position.

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James Craven has joined the staff as conservator. Bill McNitt has been pro­moted to Asst. Archivist in charge of the Gerald Ford papers. Mary Jo Pugh was promoted to Associate Archivist.

Publications The major publication was the Pictor­

ial History of Ann Arbor, 1824- 1974, pub­lished by the Ann Arbor Sesquicentennial Committee. The book, 142 pages in length with over 200 photographs, is a joint effort by seven members of the staff. A contribution to the Ann Arbor Sesquicen­tennial, it is the first major history of Ann Arbor in 50 years.

The MHC established a new bibliogra­phic series describing holdings in the Collections on a number of topics. Some earlier bibliographies have been reissued in the ser~es. The first four are: No. l,"Bibliography of Resources on the His­tory of Pacifism and Conscientious Ob­jection" (1973); No. 2, "Bibliography of Resources on Conservation and Natural Resources" (1970); No. 3, "Bibliography of Resources on the Protestant Episcopal Church in Michigan" (1970); and No. 4 , "Bibliography of Resources on Temperance and Prohibition" (1974).

A new history of the Michigan Histor­ical Collections has been published as part of the bulletin series.

Acquisitions The Arthur Vandenberg Collection has

been transferred from the Clements Li­brary to the MHC. The Vandenberg family recently gave five feet of correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks about Van­denberg's early career to be added to the collection.

Chauncey Spencer of Highland Park deposited two feet of his personal papers. Spencer was a pioneer Black pilot, who served in the Air Force during World War II and was deeply involved in the equal employment program in the Air Force.

The gubernatorial papers of George Romney have been opened for research, except for a small amount which will remain closed until 1975. The guber­natorial collection comprises 484 feet.

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BOOK NOTES BOOK NOTES BOOK NOTES

Maxwell, Margaret, Shaping a Library: William L. Clements as Collector Amsterdam: Nico Israel, 1973. 364 pages. Illustrations. BibliogDaphy. Index.

Ms. Maxwell traces the life of William L. Clements, Bay City business man, from a private collector through to the establishment of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. The evolution of a private library of Americana to a major research collection of books and manuscripts, specializing in the discovery, colonial, and revolutionary periods, is interest­ing for those interested in collection development. The book is based on Ms. Maxweii•s d~ctoral dissertation at the University of Michigan.

Pflug, Warner, editor, A Guide to the Archives of Labor History and Urban Affairs. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1974. 230 pages. Index.

Compiled and edite.d by Warner Pflug, the guide describes all collections received through 1973. Over 500 col+ lections have been gathered by the Ar­chives since its founding in 1960. These include the files of the United Auto Workers, American Federation of Teachers, United Farm Workers, The News­paper Guild, Air Line Pilots Association, Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the Industrial Workers of the World. Collections from related groups have been deposited, as well as the personal papers of Oscar Arneringer, Jerome Cavanagh , Charles Diggs, John Edelman, Kathrine Ellickson, Aaron Henry, Sander Levin, Patrick McNamara, . Roy, Victor, and Walter Reuther, Mark Starr, Mary Heaton Vorse, and others. Copies of the guide may be obtained from the Wayne State Univers ity Press, 5980 Cass Avenue, Detroit, 48202, at a 10% dis­count price of $8.05.

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Papers of the 99th Annual Meeting of the Historical Society of Michigan. Niles, Michigan, October 19-20, 1973. 45 pages.

This publication includes papers de­livered before the Michigan Archival As­sociation which met in joint session with the HSM. Included are the address given by Geneva Keebler Wiskemann , formerly of the Michigan History Division , entitled "Primary Sources for Michigan Local His­tory"; William Miles, "Sumthin ' Sides Taffey: 19th Century Michigan carriers ' Addresses"; C. Mervyn Maxwell, "Seventh Day Adventists in Michigan"; Scott Gibson , "From Statehood to Civil War: Michigan ' s Congressional Behavior"; and John Cumming , "Pre-Gold Rush Emigration from the Niles Area to California. "

The collected papers are available from the Historical Society of Michigan , 2117 Was htenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104, for a cost of $2.00.

Cumming , John. A Guide for the Writing of Local History. Lansing: Michigan American Revolution Bicentennial Conunission , 1974. 53 pages. Illus­trations. Bibliographical Appendix.

A joint publication by the Michigan History Divison and the Bicentennial Commission , this volume serves as a guide to the local historian undertaking to write a local history for the Bicentenni­al celebration. It introduces the novice to the historical ~gencies in the state , to the books, records, govenrnent docu­ments, newspapers, manuscripts, photo­graphs and other types of research mater­ials. The book also offers caveats and suggestions about the art of writing and the business of publishing.

Curtiss, Richard D., Shumway, Gary L., and Stephenson , Shirley E., editors. A Guide for Oral History Programs. Fullerton: California State Univer­sity , Oral History Program , 1973. 347 pages.

The first section of this publica t ion

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presents a guide to various aspects of the oral history technique. Topics in­clude oral history equipment, classroom instruction of oral history, conducting an oral history workshop, legal consid­erations of an oral history program, techniques of interviewing, processing and cataloging , NUCMC,and oral history in the public library. Also included are sample forms developed by the Fuller­ton program, and 178 page bibliography of the Oral History Collection, California State University, Fullerton.

A reprint of the decision of the U.S. Court of Claims in the case of Will iams & Wilkins vs. the United States November 27, 1973 is available from Dataflow Systems, Inc. , 7758 Wis­consin Avenue , Bethesda, Md. 20014 for $4.95.

In brief , the Court of Claims ruled that the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health had not violated the copyright of Wil­liams & Wilkins Company by permitting photocopying of articles from their journals.

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"Open Entry " is a publication of the Michigan Archival Association. Contri­butions of news notes, book notes, book reviews , articles and features are wel­come. Editor, Mary Jo Pugh, Michigan Historical Collections, 1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105.

The following reporters made this issue possible:

Robert Patterson , Michigan Techno­logical University

Peter J. Schmitt , Western Michigan University

Donald Baut , Dearborn Historical Museum

William Miles, Clarke Historical Library

Richard Hathaway, State Library Frederick Honhart, Michigan State

University Warner Pflug, Wayne State University