Correspondence consists of general correspondence with friends and colleagues; family correspondence, primarily letters between Robben and Sally and their children, ca. 1950-1990, and letters of congratulations and regrets. There is finally the letters from Robben Fleming to his wife and to other family members while serving in World War II. This includes both regular mail and V-mail [letters photocopied and reduced by the Army for easier transmission home to the states].
Fleming Christmas letters and cards 1950-1980
(2 folders)
Letters of congratulations, regrets, etc.
Letters of recommendation for Robben Fleming 1941-1957
Box 6
Related materials
Box 6
Letters of congratulations on Fleming's appointment as University of Wisconsin Provost and Professor of Law 1964
(2 folders)
Box 6
Letters of congratulations on Fleming's appointment as President of the University of Michigan (arranged alphabetically) 1967
(18 folders)
Letters of regret on Fleming's departure from the University of Michigan
Box 6
September 1978, 1978 undated
Box 6
October-December 1978
Box 6
December 1978
(3 folders)
(include Christmas cards with notes)
World War II correspondence
Box 7
Letters from Robben Fleming to Sally Fleming
(2 folders)
V-Mail September 1943-September 1945
Box 8
September 1943-July 1944
Box 8
August 1944-September 1945
World War II service [series]
The series relating to Fleming's service in World War II is rich, and includes diaries and a manuscript titled G.I. Government, written by Fleming shortly after the war and detailing his wartime experiences.
Box 8
Diaries August 1943-December 1945
(3 volumes)
Box 8
G.I. Government (manuscript by R.W. Fleming; 257 pp.)
Box 8
G.I. Government (partial draft)
Box 8
Personnel records 1943-1946
Box 8
Drafts of correspondence
Box 8
Case materials
(2 folders)
Box 8
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
Box 8
Landshut, photo book on Landshut, Germany
School materials [series]
The School Materials series is small and concerns his education at Beloit College before the war.
Box 9
Pre-college (miscellaneous notes and assignments)
Beloit College
Box 9
Course book 1938 and miscellaneous Beloit publications, circa 1937, 1939 1937-1939
Box 9
"The Round Table", Beloit College Newspaper 1934-1938 Yearbooks, 1935-1938 1934-1938
(3 volumes)
Labor Arbitration files [series]
The Labor Arbitration files contain materials relating to Fleming's career as an arbitrator. This series includes a possibly complete run of his grievance opinions [the judgment rendered by the arbitrator(s) after an arbitration hearing has been held], 1948-1967, and a sample of Fleming's arbitration case files, several of which are complete, containing briefs, exhibits, and correspondence.
Box 9
Grievance Opinions 1948-1951
(23 folders)
Case records (including correspondence and briefs)
Box 9
New York Shipping Association AND The International Longshoremen's Association 1962
Box 10
Central Greyhound Lines AND Division 1313 Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America, AFL-CIO [hereafter referred to as "AAS"] 1963
Box 10
Central Greyhound Lines AND Division 1150 AAS 1963
Box 10
Eastern Greyhound Lines AND Division 1205 AAS 1963
Box 10
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company AND the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America, AFL-CIO-CLC 1963
Box 10
Communications Workers of America AND Southwestern Bell Telephone Company 1965
Box 10
Southern Greyhound Lines AND Division 1315 AAS 1965
Box 10
Eastern Greyhound Lines AND Division 1210 Amalgamated Transit Union 1965
Box 10
United Steelworkers of America AND Thermo King Corporation 1965
Box 10
The Goss Co. of Rockford, Ill. AND Unity Lodge No. 1553 International Association of Machinists, AFL-CIO 1966
Box 10
A.P. Green Refractories AND United Birch and Clay Workers of America, Local 790 1966
Box 10
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. AND Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO 1966
Indianapolis Launderers and Cleaners Club AND Local 3017 Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union 1966
Box 10
Correspondence 1965-1967
Box 10
Exhibits
(3 folders)
United States Steel Corporation, South Works AND Salaried Employees Association
Box 10
Briefs and correspondence
Box 10
Hearing transcript
Box 10
Exhibits
Box 10
Southern Greyhound Lines AND "Union" 1967
Topical files
Box 10
First National Labor Arbitration Conference Ann Arbor, Michigan June 10-12, 1965
Box 10
Indian Academy of Labor Arbitrators 1966-1967
Box 10
Minutes of Panel Discussions on Arbitration 1958
National Academy of Arbitrators
Box 10
Correspondence 1965-1966
Box 10
Miscellaneous
Box 10
Polygraph Use Arbitration (source materials)
Box 10
Miscellaneous
Career Activities to 1967 [series]
Fleming' activities prior to coming to the University of Michigan are documented in the Career Activities (prior to 1967) series. The bulk of these material concern his years at the University of Wisconsin.
Box 11
Labor Advisory Service Personnel Files 1946-1948
The University of Wisconsin
Box 11
Industrial Relations Center Report (draft copy) 1947-1952
Box 11
Reports and miscellaneous
Box 11
News releases and related materials 1948-1952
Box 11
Report of the Special Committee to Consider Resolution of Board of Regents concerning Labor Management Problems February 15, 1947
Box 11
College of Law (faculty minutes) 1958-1959
Box 11
"The Wisconsin Badger" ("Administration" section only) 1965-1967
Box 11
Student Demonstration Against Dow Chemical Company 1967-1968
(correspondence regarding Fleming's furnishing of bail money for arrested students)
Box 11
Miscellaneous with some earlier material 1967-1968
U.A.W. Public Review Board
Box 11
1966
Box 11
1967, 1969
The University of Illinois
Box 11
Executive Visit 1960 to the Uttar Pradesh, Agricultural University, India 1957-1964 (report, notes, and source materials) 1957-1964
University of Michigan President 1967-1978 [series]
The University of Michigan President series includes personal files received from the President's House and from the President's Office. Within this series are personal communications, invitations accepted, speeches given as President, and records from his foreign travels representing the University of Michigan.
Materials from the President's House [subseries]
Box 11
Report on the selection of a president 1967
Box 11
Fleming Inauguration (includes program, guest list, and copy of Fleming address) 1967
Box 11
President's home (includes history and notes on activities) 1967-1968
Box 11
Fleming resignation (comments upon) 1978
Box 11
Presidential dinner (program, notes of Regent Sarah Power, remarks, correspondence) 1979
Box 11
Student unrest (includes correspondence, publications and memoranda) 1968-1969
Personal Papers from president's office [subseries]
Box 12
Biographical and bibliographical materials
Box 12
Arbitration
Articles
Box 12
1967-1972
Box 12
1973-1974
Box 12
1975-1978
Box 12
Awards and honorary degrees
Box 12
Bibliography worksheets
Box 12
Book Reviews
Box 12
Chrysler Corporation: fees and deposits
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Box 12
Congratulations on appointment
(6 folders)
Box 12
Miscellaneous
Correspondence
1967-1968
Box 12
Accolades/appreciations/criticisms
Box 13
Book materials: humor
Box 13
Committees
Box 13
Condolence letters
Box 13
Friends
Box 13
Issues
Box 13
Miscellaneous
Box 13
Newell, Barbara W.
Professional
Box 13
Arbitration Seminar
Box 13
General
Box 13
Labor Law Seminar
Box 13
National Mediation Board
Box 13
Recommendations
Box 13
Speeches and statements
1968-1969
Box 13
Accolades/appreciations/criticisms
Box 13
Acknowledgments
Box 13
Book materials: humor
Box 13
Committees
Box 13
Condolences
Box 13
Friends
Box 13
Issues
Box 13
Kauffman, Joseph
Box 13
Miscellaneous
Professional
Box 13
General
Box 13
Labor Law Seminar
Box 13
National Academy of Arbitrators
Box 13
National Labor Relations Board
Box 13
Recommendations
Box 13
Speeches and statements
Box 13
Television (NBC) August 16, 1968
Box 13
Wisconsin, University of
1969-1970
Box 13
Accolades/appreciations/criticisms
Box 13
Acknowledgments
Box 13
Book materials: humor
Box 13
Friends
Box 13
Issues
Professional
Box 13
General
Box 13
Labor Law Seminar
Box 13
Recommendations
Box 13
Speeches--statements
1970-1971
Box 13
Accolades/appreciations/criticism
Box 13
Acknowledgments
Box 13
Book materials: humor
Box 13
Committees
Box 14
Condolence letters
Box 14
Friends
Box 14
Miscellaneous
Professional
Box 14
General
Box 14
Labor Law Seminar
Box 14
Recommendations
Box 14
Speeches and statements
1971-1972
Box 14
Accolades/appreciations/criticism
Box 14
Acknowledgments
Box 14
Book materials: humor
Box 14
Carnegie Corporation Conference on Collective Bargaining
University of Michigan (includes material on CBP appointment and Chrysler Corporation tribute)
(3 folders)
Box 18
Corporation on Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Box 18
Retirement plans
Speeches (chronological order)
Box 18
Lists
Box 18
1967
Box 18
1968
(4 folders)
Box 18
1969
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1970
Box 18
1971
(2 folders)
Box 18
1972
(2 folders)
Box 18
1973
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1974
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1975
(2 folders)
Box 19
1976
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1977
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1978
Box 19
1979
Speeches (topical order)
Box 19
Alumni and contributors
Box 19
Branch campuses (Dearborn and Flint)
Box 19
Campus (Ann Arbor)
Box 19
Campus (Conferences held on campus or in Ann Arbor)
Box 19
Campus (students and staff)
Box 19
Churches and religious groups
Box 19
Service clubs
Box 19
Speeches: reactions to
Testimonies
Box 19
May 8, 1969
("Statement on Student Unrest," U.S. House of Representatives, Special Subcommittee on Education)
Box 19
July 15, 1970
("Remarks Before Presidential Committee on Campus Tensions")
Box 19
August 12, 1974
(J. O'Hara's Special Subcommittee on Education--House Committee on Education and Labor)
Travel records
Box 19
Australia and Hawaii 1970
Box 19
Korea 1971
Box 19
Scot 1973
1974
Box 20
China and Japan
(4 folders)
Box 20
Germany
Box 20
Venezuela
Box 20
Russia 1975
1976
Box 20
China (Regents and Mrs. Fleming)
Box 20
Taiwan
1977
Box 20
Germany
Box 20
Israel
Box 20
Yugoslavia
(3 folders)
1978
Box 20
Saudi Arabia
Box 20
South Africa
Box 20
Miscellaneous
Box 20
University of Michigan miscellanea
Box 20
University of Wisconsin (includes bail money material)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting [series]
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting series are files from his years as President of the organization and pertaining to the funding received from the Annenberg Foundation.
Miscellaneous
Box 21
Board of Directors 1981
Correspondence
Box 21
May 1982
Box 21
February 1982
Box 21
January 1982
Box 21
August-December 1981
Box 21
General correspondence 1981-1982
(2 folders)
Box 21
American Council on Education
Box 21
Annenberg Project 1988
Box 21
Financial aid for higher education film project 1979
Box 21
McGraw-Hill 1981
Statements
Box 21
On implementation of 1978 Telecommunications Act, March 25, 1981 1978-1981
Box 21
Before House and Senate appropriations committees
Box 21
Concerning H.R. 3238 and H.R. 2774 April 1981
Box 21
Concerning Senate Bill 720 April 6, 1981
Box 21
Universidade de Brasilia 1981-1982
Box 21
Universities 1981
Annenberg Project
Background Materials
Box 21
General
(2 folders)
Box 21
John Witherspoon history 1981, 1984, 1987
(3 folders)
Correspondence
Box 21
Agreement Extension Settlement 1991
Box 21
American Political Science Assoc. 1983
Box 21
British Open University 1980-1987
Box 21
Budget and Funding 1981
Box 21
CPB/ASC Council 1981-1982
Box 21
CPB/ASC Program 1983
Box 21
CPB/ASC Project Task Force 1980-1981
(5 folders)
Box 21
Council on Library Resources 1983
Box 21
David Saxon Talks 1982
Box 21
Director's Discretionary Grants 1982
Box 21
Evaluation of Project 1985
Box 21
Fellowships and Awards 1984
Box 21
Five Colleges 1985
Box 21
Don Foresta 1982
Box 21
Lewis Freedman 1985
Box 21
Fred Friendly 1982-1983, 1984-1987
(3 folders)
Box 21
Funding Announcement 1981
Box 21
General 1979-1987, 1991
(11 folders)
Box 21
Grants 1981-1982
(3 folders)
Box 21
Guidelines 1984
Box 21
Harvard University 1982
Box 22
Internal Organization 1980-1981
Box 22
Johns Hopkins University 1982
Box 22
Kalba Bowen Associates, Inc. 1980
Mara Mayor
Box 22
General 1983-1987, 1989
(6 folders)
Box 22
Distribution 1984-1986
Box 22
Martin Meyerson 1982
Box 22
National Archives 1985
Box 22
Outside Correspondence 1979-1981
(2 folders)
Box 22
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) / FI (Films Incorporated) Contract 1986
Box 22
PBS Problems 1987
Box 22
Planning 1984, 1986
Box 22
Program Rights 1981-1982
Box 22
Project '87 1987
Box 22
Project Proposals 1981
Box 22
Research and Evaluation 1981-1983
Box 22
Rockefeller Foundation 1983
Box 22
Staff Retreat 1985-1986
Box 22
Elizabeth W. Stone 1982
Box 22
University of Michigan 1992
Box 22
University of Mid America 1979-1981
Box 22
Interviews with Robben Fleming 1985, 1986
Box 22
Notes on Project Proposals 1982
Reports
Box 22
And Beyond 1983
Box 22
Director's Report 1981-1983
(2 folders)
Box 22
The Future of the Annenberg/CPB Project 1988
Box 22
MIT
Box 22
Project Highlights 1982
Box 22
Project Proposals 1984
Box 22
Television Education in Perspective, by R.W. Fleming 1981
Box 22
Consultant Agreements (CPB) 1989-1991
Correspondence
Box 22
CPB Organization
Box 22
Senate Amendments 1988
Box 22
David A. Stewart 1982, 1985, 1987
Box 23
Additional CPB / Annenberg Project files
(unprocessed)
(continued)
Box 24
Additional CPB / Annenberg Project files
(unprocessed)
(continued)
Box 25
Additional CPB / Annenberg Project files
(unprocessed)
(continued)
Box 26
Additional CPB / Annenberg Project files
(unprocessed)
(continued)
Box 27
Additional CPB / Annenberg Project files
(unprocessed)
(continued)
Box 28
Additional CPB / Annenberg Project files
(unprocessed)
(continued)
Other Organizational Activities [series]
The Other Organizational Activities series documents Fleming's involvement after leaving the University with such organizations as the Kellogg Foundation, the Michigan Commission on Health Care Provider Malpractice and Malpractice Insurance, National Institute for Dispute Resolution, and the S.C. Johnson Foundation. In this series, as well, there are files relating to Fleming's continuing interest and involvement in University of Michigan issues and projects.
Kellogg Foundation
Box 29
Correspondence 1982-1986
(5 folders)
Correspondence with Fellows
Box 29
General correspondence 1983-1986
(3 folders)
Box 29
Baber, Willie
Box 29
Calabrese, Diane
Box 29
Clohesy, Stephanie
Box 29
Hyde, Michael
Box 29
Kivnick, Helen
(3 folders)
Box 29
Linkow, Peter
Box 29
Nash, Ken
Box 29
Nelson, Dan
Box 29
Reed, Ingrid
Box 29
Rogoff, Barbara
Box 29
Advisory Committee 1986
Box 29
Forum II 1986-1987
Box 29
Group IV Advisory Committee, final reports 1987
Box 29
Groups V, VI, and VII fellows
Box 29
Interview materials
Box 29
Program on Corporate Responsibility 1984
Box 29
Seminars I-VII 1984-1986
(7 folders)
Labor Institute of Public Affairs
Box 29
AFL-CIO
(2 folders)
Box 29
Reports 1982, 1983
(2 folders)
Michigan State Employees Association
Box 30
Correspondence 1983-1984
Box 30
Court reports
(2 folders)
Box 30
Representation service fees 1984
Box 30
Representation objector procedure
Box 30
National Commission for Higher Education Correspondence 1981-1982
(3 folders)
National Association of State Universities Emeriti Project
Box 33
Retired College and University Presidents
Box 33
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR)
University of Michigan Law School 1980s
Box 33
Correspondence September 1982-June 1987
Box 33
Boylan, Paul September-October 1984
Box 33
Burnstein disputes seminar 1983-1984
Box 33
Cohen, Carl 1984-1987
Box 33
Douvan, Elizabeth 1985
Box 33
Fusfield-Roach controversy 1987
Box 33
Hornback, Bert 1983-1987
Box 33
Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1983
Box 33
Kirschner, Curt June 1984-June 1986
Box 33
Labor Law--teaching materials December 1985
Box 33
Program on conflict management alternatives 1987
University of Michigan Miscellaneous (largely post-retirement)
Box 33
Communications related to Alumnus Place Project 1985
Box 33
Institute for Social Research 1983-1986
Box 33
Journalists in residence
Box 33
Mann, Richard 1984-1985
Box 33
Medical School-ISR (Threatt) Dispute
Box 33
Miscellaneous 1976-1996
Box 33
Pena vs. University of Michigan (affirmative action suit) 1984
Box 33
Rosenthal, Marilyn--malpractice 1987
Box 33
School of Library and Information Science 1986-1987
Box 33
Senior Housing 1983-1987
Box 33
Student code 1988-1990
Box 33
Sussman-Porter Group for Communications
Box 33
Research 1982-1983
Topical Files 1978-2000 [series]
The Topical files is a miscellanea of correspondence and other materials relating both to the University of Michigan, to his work on various committees, and to his consulting on matters of higher education.
Box 34
Academy of Senior Professionals, Ekerd College 1982-1983
Box 34
American Arbitration Association, Board of Directors 1982
Box 34
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges 1979
Box 34
ACLU Lawsuit 1989
Box 34
American Council on Education 1981-1984
(2 folders)
Box 34
Association for Study of Higher Education 1982-1983
Box 34
Atlantic Foundation 2000
Box 34
Beloit College (earlier materials)
(include photographs)
Box 34
Beloit College 1982-1986
Box 34
Beloit College 50th Reunion 1998
Box 34
Brazil, Percy, MD 1986-1987
Box 34
Bush Foundation April 1984
Box 34
Business Higher Education Forum 1981-1982
Box 34
Carnegie Corporation: US-South African Leader Exchange Program 1978
Box 34
Cleveland State University 1984-1986
Box 34
Cohen (Wilbur Cohen) Symposium 1988
Box 34
Concordia College, Montreal November 1982
Box 34
Conferences and invitations. 1981
Box 34
Council for Graduate Schools in the US
Box 34
Council on Michigan Foundations 1987
Box 34
Doan, Junia 1982-1987
Box 34
East-West Center 1984-1985
Box 34
First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor--Washtenaw County Black Economic Development League
Box 34
Fleming (State Police file)
Box 34
Ford, Gerald, R., miscellaneous
Box 34
Ford Library
Box 34
Foundation for Teaching Economics, Board of Trustees 1981-1985
Box 34
Freedman, Lewis (correspondence) 1990-1991
Fund Raising (University of Michigan)
Box 34
Campaign for Michigan 1990-1992
Box 34
Friends of Radiation Oncology 1991-1992
Box 34
Friends of the University of Michigan Library 1988-1996
(4 folders)
Box 34
University of Michigan Theatre Associates 1992-1993
Box 34
Historica Critica 1986-1987
Box 34
Hornback, Bert (correspondence) 1989-1992
Box 34
Hospital Community Benefit Standards Advisory Committee 1989-1992
Box 34
Illinois Bar Association November 21, 1986
Box 34
The Information Society (Jerry L. Salvaggio, ed.) January 1982
Box 34
Information Symposium, School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan 1991-1992
Box 34
Irvine Group 1987-1992
(2 folders)
Box 34
Kochen, Thomas A. (MIT) November 1982
Box 34
Medical Malpractice conference 1992
Box 34
Michigan Ensemble Theatre, Board of Friends 1982-1984
Box 34
Michigan Housing Trust Fund Board 1991-1992
Box 34
Michigan Health Care Provider Malpractice and Malpractice Insurance 1985-1992
Box 34
Miscellaneous
Box 34
Moore, George July-November 1984
Box 34
Mott Foundation-American Council on Education
Box 34
Moyers, William May 1987
Box 34
National Academy of Arbitrators 1992
Box 34
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges 1987
Box 34
New York State School of Industrial and Public Relations 1982-1987
Box 35
North Carolina System Study
North Carolina University System Study Committee
Box 35
Correspondence 1991
Box 35
Reports on Changes Adopted 1992
Box 35
Notre Dame 1983
Box 35
Nuclear Free Zone, Ann Arbor campaign 1984
Box 35
Perl, Arnold 1985-1986
Box 35
Pfister, Ed 1986
Box 35
Poland. First International Symposium on Higher Education Management: A Polish-American Dialogue 1994
Box 35
Schwarz (Sen.) John 1994
(regarding Freedom of Information and Open Meetings Act legislation)
Box 35
Sisters of Mercy v. the City of Detroit, Dispute Settlement 1992
Box 35
Student Activism, Wingspread Conference on 1985
Box 35
"Time for Change is Now" article and related 1993
Box 35
Teachers' Guide to Television--Mock Elections 1982-1985
Box 35
United States-South Africa Leadership Exchange Program, Fleming Trip 1978
Box 35
University of Florida 1982-1985
Box 35
University of Houston System 1995-1996
(2 folders)
Box 35
University of Illinois 1983-1987
Box 35
University of Illinois honorary degree 2000
Box 35
University of Illinois, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, 50th reunion 1997
Box 35
University of the State of New York (study of graduate education) 1973-1988
Box 35
University of Wisconsin 1984-1987
Box 35
University of Wisconsin Law School 50th Reunion
Box 35
University of Wisconsin Law School 50th Anniversary Fund Drive 1991-1993
Box 35
WFCR: Five College Radio, Board of Governance Review 1982
(2 folders)
Box 35
Wright, Robin (correspondence)
Knight v. State of Alabama 1989-1994 [series]
Knight v. State of Alabama was a federal court case that challenged numerous funding and other policies of the state's colleges and universities on the grounds that they believed were racially discriminatory. Fleming was one of five neutral expert witnesses appointed by the court to assist it in fashioning a constructive remedial decree. These experts reviewed the policies found to perpetuate segregation in Alabama's colleges and universities and recommended changes to reduce racial separation in the system. These are Fleming' files from his work on that committee.
Box 36
Court papers, etc. re college desegregation case
Box 37
Court papers, etc. re college desegregation case
(continued)
Box 38
Court papers, etc. re college desegregation case
(continued)
Box 39
Court papers, etc. re college desegregation case
(continued)
Box 40
Court papers, etc. re college desegregation case
(continued)
Box 41
Court papers, etc. re college desegregation case
(continued)
Publications, speeches, and reports [series]
Publications, Speeches, Reports includes the works of Robben Fleming up to the late 1970s. Most of the publications deal with arbitration topics. The speeches are largely concerned with educational topics. Speeches from the period when Fleming was President of the University of Michigan will be found in that series.
Publications: Books
Box 42
Bernstein, Evarson, and Fleming, eds. Emergency Disputes and National Policy 1955
Box 42
"The Significance of the Wagner Act", in Derber and Young, eds. Labor and the New Deal 1957
Box 42
Edelman and Fleming The Politics of Wage-Price Decisions: a four-country analysis 1965
Publications: Books (Reviews)
Box 42
The Politics of Wage-Price Decisions
Box 42
The Labor Arbitration Process (also includes Memorandum of Agreement)
[1967-1979 speeches in University of Michigan President series]
Box 42
1979-1989, 1993
(6 folders)
Box 42
Miscellaneous remarks, statements and notes circa 1960-1975
Reports
"Chancellor's Reports", The University of Wisconsin
Box 42
1965
Box 42
1966
Box 42
1967
Box 42
President's letters and reports, The University of Michigan 1968-1970
Box 42
Miscellaneous 1959-1974
Box 42
Miscellaneous works
(3 folders)
Personal and Autobiographical Materials [series]
Personal Papers and Autobiographical Material contains personal records, awards received, honorary diplomas and certificates, and appointment books. There are also several files pertaining to the writing and publication of Fleming's autobiography Tempests into rainbows: managing turbulence (1996).
Box 43
Obituary and Funeral Service 2010
Box 43
Vita and other biographical materials
Box 43
Autobiography, materials relating to research and publication of Fleming's book
(5 folders)
Box 43
Diplomas and certificates
(3 folders)
Box 43
Awards, citations, and certificates
(2 folders)
Family matters
Box 43
Carol (Quixley) Michler divorce correspondence 1959
Jeannett Fleming Boutwell (RWF's mother) (obituary and sympathy materials 1972
Box 43
Boutwell Estate correspondence 1971-1972
Box 43
Passports
Box 43
Daily appointment books 1952-1978
(29 volumes)
Box 43
Announcements and invitations
Box 43
Schedules and Itineraries
Box 43
Miscellaneous
(3 folders)
Box 43
Ephemera
Travel Records [series]
The Flemings traveled widely and often, for personal pleasure and on business. Included among the records are travel diaries and correspondence. Especially notable among the Fleming's travels are two trips to the People's Republic of China, the first taken by Robben Fleming in 1974 as part of a contingent of university presidents, and the second taken in 1976 by Sally Fleming as part of the University of Michigan delegation.
Box 44
Summary of Fleming travel
Box 44
And miscellaneous Undated
Box 44
Passports
Chronological file
Box 44
1950
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1956
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1960-1961
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1962-1963
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1965
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1966-1967
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1969
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1970
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1971
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1972
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1974
(2 folders)
Box 44
1975
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1977
Box 44
1978
(3 folders)
Box 44
1970s
(China visit and elsewhere)
Box 44
(Danube cruise) travel diary 1991
Clippings and Scrapbooks [series]
Clippings and Scrapbooks are present for every phase of Fleming's life and career and comprise a useful and informative source on Fleming's activities.
Clippings
Box 45
Undated
Box 45
1930-1939
Box 45
1940-1949
Box 45
Re. Fleming while at the University of Wisconsin Industrial Relations Center circa 1947-1952
Box 45
1950-1959
Box 45
Re. Fleming while at the University of Illinois Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations circa 1952-1964
Box 45
1960-1961
Box 45
1962-1963
Box 45
Re. Fleming while Provost and later Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin circa 1964-1967
(2 folders)
Box 45
1964
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1965
Box 45
1966
Box 45
Re. Fleming while President of the University of Michigan circa 1967-1968
Box 45
1967
(2 folders)
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1968
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1969
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1970
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1971
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1972
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1973
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1974
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1975
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1976
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1977
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1978
Fleming Family Clippings
Box 45
circa 1914-1978
Box 45
Loose and unprocessed clippings (multiple folders)
Box 46
Scrapbooks, R.W. Fleming and Fleming Family 1930-1972
(7 volumes)
(dates overlap, inclusive dates are penciled in on the first page of each volume)
Loose scrapbook materials
Box 46
1942
(Fleming-Quixley marriage)
Box 46
1948-1959
Box 46
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
Photographs [series]
The Photographs series consists of photographs and photograph albums from all phases of Fleming's career, but with special reference to his trips abroad.
Box 47
Army service
Box 47
Athletics
Box 47
Early photographs
(2 folders)
Box 47
Family, friends, and parents
(2 folders)
Fleming, Aldyth Quixley
Box 47
Alone
Box 47
Scrapbooks
(2 volumes)
Box 47
With others; in groups
Box 47
Fleming children
(2 folders)
Box 47
Fleming family
Box 47
Fleming, R. W. ( activities) 1980s
Box 47
Miscellaneous
Box 47
Portraits
Box 47
Quixley family
Box 47
Travel (miscellaneous)
Box 47
Travel (Yugoslavia and Israel) 1977
Box 47
University of Wisconsin
Box 47
University of Wisconsin (farewell dinner) 1952
Box 47
Album (loose) 1930s-1960s
Box 47
Album (loose) 1941-1963
Box 47
Album (loose) 1942
Box 47
Album (unidentified), 19th century
Box 47
Later photographs and miscellaneous
Box 48
Albums: Professional, family and social
(7 volumes)
Box 50
Album of trip to China February 7-29, 1976
Box 50
Album / Scrapbook 1942-1944
Box 50
Album of trip to Taiwan March 27-April 3, 1976
Box 51
Family photographs (2)
Box 51
Childhood pictures (includes negatives)
Box 51
Family, Friends and Parents
Box 51
Family (Photo album)
(6 folders)
Box 51
Fleming children 1952
Box 51
Illinois 1954-
Box 51
Military 1942-
Box 51
Portraits and photos of RWF (includes negatives)
(2 folders)
Box 51
Relatives--Great-grandmother
Box 51
Robben and Sally, early years (Beloit, Lake Delevan, Rockford, Washington) and Army friends 1930s-1940s
Box 51
Rose Bowl 1970
Box 51
Robben Fleming's mother with family and 2nd husband, Paul Bontwell
Box 51
Sally Fleming and Sally's family
Box 51
University of Michigan
Box 51
"Photos of Bob" 1981
Box 51
Photos (including Washington, DC) 1970s
Box 51
Photos (including Saudi Arabia) 1970s-2002
Box 51
Scrapbook contents 1970s-1980s
Oversize Folder 1
Pastel portraits of son and daughter
Oversize Folder 1
Officer candidates, Fort Custer 1940s
Oversize Folder 1
Portrait of Fleming, Aldyth, and friends in medical uniforms 1938
Oversize Folder 1
Portrait of Robben Wright Fleming 1930s
Other visual and audio materials [series]
The collection concludes with a miscellanea of sound recording and videotapes of events at which Fleming either participated or at which he was honored.
[Part 1] ([85232-SR-1-1]) [Digitized audio files are only available in the Bentley Historical Library reading room on designated Bentley Library computers.]
(Robben Fleming inauguration ceremonies including invocation, speeches from regents, members of the Alumni Association.)
[access item]
Box 49
University of Michigan Law Club Evening Dinner 1978 October 27
(Audio Reel-to-Reel, 7 inch, 3 3/4 ips)
Online
[Part 1] ([85232-SR-2-1]) [Digitized audio files are only available in the Bentley Historical Library reading room on designated Bentley Library computers.]
(Various speakers giving speeches about Robben Fleming on his accomplishments at the University of Michigan.)
[access item]
Box 49
Board of Trustees dinner program honoring Chancellor and Mrs. J. Roscoe Miller June 13, 1974
(1 audiocassettes)
Box 49
Concordia University, Montreal November 18, 1982
Videotapes
Box 49
"An Afternoon with the Presidents" November 10, 1982
(VHS tape)
Box 49
Dedication ceremony of a Fleming Room at the University of Illinois Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations
(VHS tape)
Box 49
Cornell Cooperative Extension service: discussion with Frank Rhodes and RWF
(VHS videotape)
