Department of Journalism (University of Michigan) research papers, 1967-1978

Summary

Creator:

University of Michigan. Dept. of Journalism.

Abstract:

Research papers, 1967-1979, of students in journalism at the University of Michigan; contain essays relating to the history of Michigan newspapers and journalists, and the development of radio and television broadcasting; include papers concerning newspapers in Adrian, Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, and the journalistic efforts of Father Charles Coughlin, Henry Ford, and Gerald L. K. Smith.

Extent:

2 linear feet

Language:

English

Call Number:

87127 Bimu C26 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Bentley Library Staff.

Background

Scope and Content:

The Department of Journalism research papers collection measures 2 linear feet and consists solely of student research papers written between 1967 and 1979. The papers contain essays written regarding the history of various newspapers -- many in Michigan cities such as Adrian, Ann Arbor, Detroit and Grand Rapids; journalists and the journalistic efforts of individuals such as Father Charles Coughlin, Henry Ford, and Gerald L.K. Smith; and the development of radio and television broadcasting.

The surviving administrative records of the Department of Journalism were retained by its successor unit, the Department of Communication, and can be found in that department's records.

Biographical / Historical:

The study of journalism at the University of Michigan began in 1890/91 when Fred Newton Scott, assistant professor of rhetoric, started a course on rapid writing. This course was dropped in 1893/94, and no further journalistic instruction was offered until 1903 when Scott brought together various courses to form a Rhetoric Department. One of these courses was Rhetoric 13 (Newspaper writing), which continued with modest additions until 1916 when a special program in journalism was-established. In 1921/22, the name of the Department of Rhetoric was officially changed to the Department of Rhetoric and Journalism to reflect more accurately the increased emphasis on this discipline. In 1929, journalism became a separate department with the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA).

Over the years the curriculum of the department has expanded. In 1933 the department began to offer graduate courses. In 1938, this part of the program was revised so that only those with a BA in journalism would be admitted. One of the strong points of the curriculum has been the experience of those who taught; virtually all of the faculty have had professional experience.

Beginning in 1947, the department initiated a program entitled, "University Lectures in Journalism," which brought many major speakers to the campus. Included were famed journalists such as I.F. Stone, Edward Lamb and Russell Barnes, as well as individuals with experience in fields related to journalism, for example, civil libertarian attorneys, cartoonists, and historians. Supplementing the lecture series, the department hosted many different conferences and workshops that focused on some of the broader issues in the filed such as questions of privacy or newspaper libel.

To provide students with experience, the department in 1947 organized a system of internships. Some of these were post-BA internships allowing the student to work on actual newspapers located both in Michigan and throughout the nation. Students were also aided in their studies by a liberal scholarship program.

Beginning in 1925, the department published a laboratory newspaper, the Michigan Journalist. Published several times a year, the newspaper served as a showcase for student writing and reporting.

On July 1, 1979, the Department of Journalism merged with the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre to form the Department of Communication.

Chairs of the Department of Journalism

Date	Event
1929-1948	John L. Brumm
1948-1966	Wesley H. Maurer
1966-1973	William E. Porter
1973-1979	Peter Clarke

Acquisition Information:

The records were donated by Professor John D. Stevens (donor no. 4666 ), beginning in 1969.

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Topical Index

The numbers in this index refer to the number in brackets [] following each thesis.

Adrian (Mich.) -- Newspapers	52, 57, 90
Adrian Daily Times and Expositor	140
Adrian Telegram (newspaper)	57
Advertising	159, 169
AFL-CIO News	147
Ann Arbor (Mich.)	37, 38, 76
Ann Arbor (Mich.) -- Newspapers	46, 67, 76, 101, 108, 110
Ann Arbor Courier (newspaper)	38
Ann Arbor Register	122, 159
Ann Arbor Sun (newspaper)	53, 54
Antisemitism	30, 60
Applegate, Harriet Marie	52
Associated Press, Inc.	153
Auburn (Mich.)	77
Banks and Banking	77
Baseball	74
Battle Creek Enquirer and News	134
Bay City Times	77
Bay County (Mich.)	1
Beal, Junius Emery, 1860-1942	132
Blacks in Michigan	2, 14, 15, 20, 117
Booth, George Gough, 1864-1949	61, 94
Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character)	86
CIO News	11
Cheboygan (Mich.)	49
Cheboygan Tribune	49
Chicanos in Michigan	98
The Christian Journal	166
Civil Rights News	78
Civil War	40
Clare (Mich.)	72
Coffman, Al	139
Cook, Marshall L, 1858-1955	136
Cook, William Randolph, 1866-1946	136
Corselius, George, 1806-1849	101
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979	32, 51, 59, 91, 99, 114, 115
Crime and criminals	173
Crockett, George W.	107
The Cross and the Flag (magazine)	60
Dearborn (Mich.) -- Newspapers	118
The Dearborn Independent (newspaper)	30, 43, 50
Depression, 1929-1938	51, 102
Detroit (Mich.) -- Newspapers	10, 16, 17, 19, 62, 69, 70, 78, 81, 88, 102, 104, 114
Detroit Free Press	35, 36, 40, 44, 64, 74
Detroit Gazette	34
Detroit Labor News	145
Detroit News	64, 66, 68
The Detroit Times	39
Detroit Post and Tribune	47
Die Washtenaw Post	108
Detzer, Karl William, 1891-	157
Dutch in Michigan	166
Election of 1896	194
Election of 1951	147
Election of 1960	147
Emancipation Proclamation	35
Evart Review (newspaper)	146
The Fifth Estate (newspaper)	97
Flint (Mich.)	3
Flint Journal	146a
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947	30, 31, 43, 50
Forest fires	173
Foster, Theodore, 1812-1865	45
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881	173
Genesee County (Mich.)	22
Gladwin County Record (newspaper)	150,173
Gogebic County (Mich.)	7
Gogebic Explorer (newspaper)	7, 55, 75
Grand Rapids (Mich.)	13
Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- Newspapers	56, 61
Grand Rapids Press	61, 105
The Hastings Banner	6, 95
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951	63
Hillsdale Gazette	142
Hillsdale Whig Standard (newspaper)	142
Hogan, Henry M., Jr.	12
Howard City Record (newspaper)	148
Huron County (Mich.)	21
Huron Daily Tribune	79, 80
Inkster (Mich.)	20
Journalists	10
The Keweenaw Miner (newspaper)	170
Labor	62, 63
Lapeer County (Mich.)	21, 85
Lapeer County Press (newspaper)	156
Lathers, Swift	58
Livingston County (Mich.)	28
Livingston County (Mich.) -- Newspapers	111
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981	96
Mackinac bridge	128
Macomb County (Mich.)	29
Marshall (Mich.)	41
McKinley, William, Pres. U.S., 1843-1901.	152
Mears Newz	58
Michigan Argus	122, 133, 169
Michigan Chronicle	2
Michigan Daily	82, 106
Michigan Suffragist (newspaper)	161
The Michigan Union (newspaper)	119
Michigan Whig	37
Midland (Mich.)	173
Miller, Floyd Josiah, 1886-1954	9, 103
Mt. Clemens (Mich.)	24
Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949	39
Nader, Ralph, 1934-	5
Negroes in Michigan	158,171
Newsboys	105
Niles (Mich.) -- Newspapers	116
Nosotros (newspaper)	98
Oakland County (Mich.)	25
Osborn, Chase Salmon, 1860-1949	144
Osceola County Democrat	146
Ontonagon County (Mich.)	7
Ontonagon Herald	7
Penninsular Courier and Family Visitant (Ann Arbor)	122
Perry, Stuart Hoffman, 1874-1957.	134a
Photography, Journalism	125
The Plaindealer (newspaper)	117
Progressivism (U.S. politics)	154
Radio broadcasting	15, 17, 20, 32, 68, 71, 72, 100, 112
Radulovich, Milo	93
Railroads	120
Reed City Weekly Clarion	146
Richard, Gabriel, 1767-1832.	141
Riots -- Detroit (Mich.), 1967	8, 65
Royal Oak Daily Tribune	103
Saginaw County (Mich.)	26
Saginaw News	173
St. Clair County (Mich.)	24
Sanilac County (Mich.)	21
Sault Sainte Marie News	144
Shiawasee County (Mich.)	23
Signal of Liberty	45, 87
Slavery and anti-slavery movements	46, 87
Smith, Gerald Lyman Kenneth, 1898-1976	60
Social Justice (newspaper)	91, 99
Social life and customs, 1891-1900	126
Social life and customs, 1921-1930	165
Social life and customs, 1941-1950	126
Social life and customs, 1961-1970	126
Spanish-American War	56, 81
The Spinal Column (newspaper)	107
Sports journalism	130,135,139, 162a
Storey, Wilbur Fisk, 1819-1884	48
Strikes and lockouts	3, 57, 69
Television broadcasting	15, 29
Temperance	84, 119
Tuscola County (Mich.)	21
Ufer, Robert Pormann, 1920-	162a
United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.	145
University of Michigan -- History	109
University of Michigan -- Radio Broadcasting	112
University of Michigan -- Student publications	18, 82, 106
Upper Peninsula (Michigan)	55, 75, 120
Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick, 1884-1951	33
W. C. H. B. (radio station), Inkster	20
W. P. A. G. (radio station), Ann Arbor	100
Washtenaw County (Mich.) -- Newspapers	27
Washtenaw Whig (newspaper)	133
Western Emigrant (newspaper)	101, 110
Western Statesman (newspaper)	41
Women history	52, 64, 66, 67, 73, 109
Women's Christian Temperance Union	119
World War, 1914-1918	6, 42, 44, 108
World war, 1939-1945	167
Academic Freedom	172
Michigan. University-Faculty	172
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.	172

Subjects

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Subjects:

American newspapers -- Michigan -- Adrian.
Adrian telegram.
American newspapers -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor Sun.
Antisemitism.
Banks and banking -- Michigan.
Baseball.
Bay City times.
Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character)
CIO news.
Cheboygan tribune.
Mexican Americans -- Michigan.
Civil rights news.
Crime.
The cross and the flag.
The Dearborn independent.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Michigan.
American newspapers -- Michigan -- Detroit.
Detroit Free Press.
Detroit gazette.
Detroit news.
Detroit post and tribune.
Detroit times.
The fifth estate.
Forest fires -- Michigan.
Gogebic explorer.
American newspapers -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids press.
Hastings banner.
Huron daily tribune.
Journalists -- Michigan.
Labor -- Michigan.
Mears news.
Michigan chronicle.
The Michigan Daily.
Michigan whig.
African Americans -- Michigan.
Newspaper carriers -- Michigan.
Nosotros.
Ontonagon herald.
Radio broadcasting -- Michigan.
Royal Oak daily tribune.
Saginaw news.
Signal of liberty.
Antislavery movements -- United States.
Social justice.
Spanish-American War, 1898.
Strikes and lockouts -- Michigan.
Television broadcasting -- Michigan.
Temperance -- Michigan.
American newspapers -- Michigan -- Washtenaw County.
Western statesman.
World War, 1939-1945.
Women in journalism -- Michigan.
American newspapers -- Michigan -- Dearborn.
Die Washtenaw post.
American newspapers -- Michigan -- Livingston County.
American newspapers -- Michigan -- Niles.
The Plaindealer.
The Spinal column.
Western emigrant.
The Michigan union.
Railroads -- Michigan.
Adrian daily times and expositor.
Advertising.
AFL-CIO news.
Ann Arbor register.
Battle Creek enquirer and news.
The Christian journal.
Detroit labor news.
Dutch Americans -- Michigan.
Evart review.
Flint journal.
Gladwin County record.
Hillsdale gazette.
Hillsdale whig standard.
Howard City record.
The Keweenaw miner.
Lapeer County press.
Michigan argus.
Michigan suffragist.
Osceola County democrat.
Peninsular courier and family visitant.
Photojournalism.
Reed City weekly clarion.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Evening news (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.)
Sports journalism.
Washtenaw whig.
Academic freedom.
Riots -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History -- 20th century.

Names:

Ann Arbor courier.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Periodicals.
WCHB (Radio station : Inkster, Mich.)
WPAG (Radio station : Ann Arbor, Mich.)
University of Michigan.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Associated Press.
International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
University of Michigan -- Faculty.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
Applegate, Harriet Marie.
Booth, George G. (George Gough), 1864-
Corselius, George, 1806-1849.
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
Foster, Theodore, 1812-1865.
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881.
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951.
Hogan, Henry M.
Lathers, Swift, 1889-1970.
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981.
Miller, Floyd Josiah, 1886-1954.
Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949.
Nader, Ralph.
Radulovich, Milo, 1927-
Smith, Gerald L. K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898-1976.
Storey, Wilbur F., 1819-1884.
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951.
Crockett, George W.
Beal, Junius E. (Junius Emery), 1860-1942.
Coffman, Al.
Cook, Marshall L., 1858-1955.
Cook, William Randolph, 1866-1946.
Detzer, Karl, 1891-1987.
McKinley, William, 1843-1901.
Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-
Perry, Stuart Hoffman, 1874-1957.
Richard, Gabriel, 1767-1832.
Ufer, Robert Pormann, 1920-1981.

Places:

Ann Arbor (Mich.)
Auburn (Mich.)
Bay County (Mich.)
Cheboygan (Mich.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Clare (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Genesee County (Mich.)
Gogebic County (Mich.)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Huron County (Mich.)
Inkster (Mich.)
Lapeer County (Mich.)
Livingston County (Mich.)
Macomb County (Mich.)
Marshall (Mich.)
Upper Peninsula (Mich.)
Midland (Mich.)
Mount Clemens (Mich.)
Oakland County (Mich.)
Ontonagon County (Mich.)
Saginaw County (Mich.)
Saint Clair County (Mich.)
Sanilac County (Mich.)
Shiawassee County (Mich.)
Tuscola County (Mich.)
Mackinac Bridge (Mich.)
Michigan -- Social life and customs -- 1891-1900.
Michigan -- Social life and customs -- 1921-1930.
Michigan -- Social life and customs -- 1941-1950.
Michigan -- Social life and customs -- 1961-1970.
Michigan -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Michigan -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.