M. Thelma McAndless Distinguished Professor Chair in the Humanities records
05.TM

Summary Information

Repository
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Title
M. Thelma McAndless Distinguished Professor Chair in the Humanities records
ID
05.TM
Date [inclusive]
1988-2012
Extent
0.4 Linear feet 1 archives box
Language
English
Language of Materials note
All records are in English unless otherwise noted.
Abstract
This collection contains material related to the M. Thelma McAndless Distinguished Professor Chair in the Humanities (1988-2012). It includes newspaper clippings and biographical information about many individual holders of the Chair, notices of courses offered and lectures presented during their term at EMU, as well as nomination forms and paperwork, biographical information about McAndless and the history of the Chair, and publicity material for fundraising events.

Preferred Citation note

Please cite materials from the University Archives in the following manner: Item. Collection Title. Eastern Michigan University Archives.

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Administrative History

The M. Thelma McAndless Distinguished Professor Chair in the Humanities was established in EMU's College of Arts and Sciences in 1985 through a $150,000 bequest from the estate of McAndless, who was a 1925 EMU alumna and a faculty member in EMU's Department of English Language and Literature. In her will, she directed that the income from her bequest be used to augment compensation of distinguished artists and scholars in the humanities, brought to campus by special appointment for an average of one semester.

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Scope and Contents

The M. Thelma McAndless Distinguished Professor Chair in the Humanities records provide information on most scholars who have held the chair since 1988, in the form of newspaper clippings, biographical material, manuscripts, and notices of courses offered and lectures presented. These scholars have come from a wide variety of backgrounds and fields within the Humanities. It also includes administrative material related to the role, such as nomination forms, biographical material on McAndless and overviews of the Chair's position.

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Arrangement of materials

The collection is organized into two series: 1. Chair holders, which contains items related to individuals who have held the position; 2. Administrative files, which contains paperwork and forms for nominations for the position, a brief history of the Chair, and publicity and outreach material.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Eastern Michigan University Archives 2012 June 8

Halle Library, Room 310
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197
734-487-0020

Conditions Governing Access note

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Accruals note

University Archives continues to add materials to the collection. To reflect additions, edits to the finding aid will occur at the end of each calendar year.

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Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

  • Burke, Kenneth
  • Carnes, Mark
  • Cortez, Jayne
  • Daniels, Sarah
  • Dao, Bei
  • Dileo, Cheryl
  • Dyer, Gwynne
  • Eaton, Gillian
  • Ford, Nancy
  • Freckelton, Sondra
  • Hofmann, N. Scott
  • Mazrui, Ali
  • McAndless, M. Thelma
  • McCloud, Scott
  • Milani, Farzaneh
  • Pennell, Nicholas
  • Poe, Marshall
  • Reagan, Tom
  • Roth, Evan
  • Shaaban, Bouthaina
  • Strevens, Peter
  • Tattershall, Susan
  • Vereen, Ben
  • Wilkins, Roger

Subject(s)

  • College teachers
  • Eastern Michigan University
  • Humanities
  • Professor

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Collection Inventory

Chair holders 1988-2012 

Peter Strevens (Fall 1988) 1988 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 1

Nancy Ford (Winter 1990) 1990 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 2

Kenneth Burke (Fall 1990) 1990 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 3

Sondra Freckelton (Fall 1991) 1991 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 4

Nicholas Pennell (Winter 1993) 1993 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 5

Bei Dao (Fall 1993) 1993 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 6

Gwynne Dyer (Winter 1995) 1995 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 7

Sarah Daniels (Winter 1996) 1996 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 8

Tom Reagan (Fall 1996) 1996 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 9

Roger Wilkins (Fall 1998) 1998 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 10

Susan Tattershall (Fall 1999) 1999 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 11

Bouthaina Shaaban (Fall 2000) 2000 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 12

Gillian Eaton (Winter 2002) 2002 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 13

Cheryl Dileo (Fall 2002) 2002 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 14

Jayne Cortez (Fall 2003) 2003 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 15

Ben Vereen (Winter 2005) 2005 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 16

Scott McCloud (Winter 2006) 2006 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 17

N. Scott Hofmann (Winter 2007) 2007 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 18

Marshall Poe (Winter 2008) 2008 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 19

Ali Mazrui (Winter 2009) 2009 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 20

Farzaneh Milani (Winter 2010) 2010 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 21

Mark Carnes (Winter 2011) 2011 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 22

Evan Roth (Winter 2012) 2012 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 23

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Administrative files 

Nominations 1988-1999 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 24

History, outreach and publicity 


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Text (32307024767031)   1 25

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