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Tobin Siebers papers, 1983-2013 (majority within 1986-2007)

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Summary

Creator:
Siebers, Tobin.
Abstract:
University of Michigan Professor of English Language and Literature, co-chair of the university's Initiative on Disability Studies, V. L. Parrington Collegiate Professor. Siebers was well known for his advocacy and literary contributions in disability studies. Collection includes class syllabi and notes, lecture notes and writings on the subject of disability and disability advocacy, as well as records relating to his career departmental matters.
Extent:
2 linear feet
Language:
English
Call Number:
2017008 Aa 2
Authors:
Finding aid created by Olga Virakhovskaya in February 2017

Background

Scope and Content:

The bulk of the material documents Siebers' teaching at the University of Michigan and includes course syllabi and notes. Also included in the collection are lectures and conference presentations, reviews of books and grant applications, as well as the materials that reflect on Siebers' work in the field of disability studies and advocacy. A small amount of restricted material contains departmental and personnel records.

Biographical / Historical:

Tobin Siebers was born on January 29, 1953 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. He was diagnosed with polio at the age of two. Siebers received his BA in Comparative Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1975), MA in Comparative Literature from the State University of New York at Binghamton (1976), and PhD in Comparative Literature from John Hopkins University (1980).

Siebers began his career at the University of Michigan in 1980. He has authored ten books, including field-defining Disability Aesthetics (UM Press, 2010) and Disability Theory (UM Press, 2008). In 2004 Siebers was named the V. L. Parrington Collegiate Professor. Siebers was a Chair of the LSA Comparative Literature Program (currently the Department of Comparative Literature). In 2009, the University of Michigan Council for Disability Concerns presented Siebers with the James T. Neubacher Award in recognition of extraordinary leadership and service in support of the disability community. Siebers has been selected for fellowships by the Michigan Society of Fellows, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Institute for the Humanities at the University of Michigan. Tobin Siebers passed away in January 2015. In March 2015, the University of Michigan announced the establishment of the Tobin Siebers Prize for Disability Studies in the Humanities "for best book-length manuscript on a topic of pressing urgency to Disability Studies in the humanities."

Acquisition Information:
Donated by Jill Siebers (Donor no. 11275 ) in May 2015.
Rules or Conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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RESTRICTIONS:

The Tobin Siebers papers contain material not open for research. Restricted material includes personnel-related files, including search, review, promotion, and tenure files; and records of executive officers of the university. Tobin Siebers papers includes restricted material in the following categories:

  1. Executive Officer Records -- Box 3
  2. Personnel Related Records -- Box 3

Access Restrictions for University of Michigan Records

University records are public records and once fully processed are generally open to research use. Records that contain personally identifiable information will be restricted in order to protect individual privacy. Certain administrative records are restricted in accordance with university policy as outlined below. The restriction of university records is subject to compliance with applicable laws, including the Michigan Freedom of Information Act.

Categories of Restricted Records

  • Personnel-related files, including search, review, promotion, and tenure files, are restricted for thirty (30) years from the date of their creation.
  • Executive records: Records generated by the university's executive officers, deans, directors, department heads, and their designated support staff are restricted for twenty (20) years from the date of their creation.

Restricted files are indicated in the contents list of the collection’s finding aid with a restriction note indicating the restriction type and the date of expiration.

For further information on the restriction policy and placing Freedom of Information Act requests for restricted material, consult the reference archivist at the Bentley Historical Library (bentley.ref@umich.edu) or the University of Michigan Freedom of Information Office website (https://foia.vpcomm.umich.edu/).

USE & PERMISSIONS:

Copyright is been transferred to the Regents of the University of Michigan but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[item], folder, box, Tobin Siebers papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

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Collection

Tobin Siebers papers, 1983-2013 (majority within 1986-2007)
Call Number 2017008 Aa 2
Total components 6
Last indexed 2023-08-08