OUA. Archives
Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:
Academic Computing Committee collection
Miscellaneous materials related to the operation of computer programs and network developments at Oakland University between 1974 and 1990. Memos and drafts related to policy and program development; computing council meeting minutes; user guides and manuals; and presentations slides for newly-created network and computer programs.
Academy of Dramatic Art records
The Academy of Dramatic Art (ADA) was a 2-year professional acting program offered by Oakland University from 1967 to 1977. The collection covers the entire span of the ADA's life and includes: Administrative files; John Fernald files (the first Artistic Director); Jerry Dahlmann files (executive director); Curriculum materials; Press files; Studio Company materials; Photographs and scrapbooks.
Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Commission on Education Reform collection
Reports, correspondence, and other documents from the Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Commission on Educational Reform, a 1970 special committee of student and faculty representatives charged with making recommendations on curriculum changes at Oakland University.
American Association of University Professors Oakland University Chapter records
Records of the American Association of University Professors Oakland University Chapter since its founding in 1960, including records of its historic work stoppage in 1971, the first faculty strike at a four-year institution in the United States.
AP Assembly records
Records of Oakland University's AP Assembly since 1970, including: Administrative Files; Executive Committee Files; Other Committee Files contain miscellaneous records produced by the Advisory , Communication , and Elections Committees; Staff Development; and Events and Awards materials.
AP Association records
Records of Oakland University's AP Association, including meeting minutes, manuals and newsletters, documenting the Association's activities as a representative of Administrative Professional employees since 1969.
Association for Interdisciplinary Studies records
Records of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), founded in 1979. Includes: Administrative Files; Subject Files; Publications (the AIS journal and its newsletter); Conference materials; Project Files; and Kindred Organizations materials.
Association of Women Students records
Records of Oakland University's Association of Women Students in 1960-1963, including constitutions, meeting agendas, correspondence, financial records, and event files (especiallyl the yearly Culture Internationale event).
Billie DeMont papers
Papers of Billie DeMont, who served as an administrator in various capacities at Oakland University from 1971 to 1980. She was assistant provost, associate provost, and Director of the Center for General and Career Studies which was in charge of New-Charter College, the credit evening program, the Department of Learning Skills, and the Career Development and Bachelor of General Studies programs.
Center for Community and Human Development records
Center for General and Career Studies collection
Administrative and curriculum files of Oakland University's Center for General and Career Services, which was responsible for all nontraditional education programs from 1976 to 1981, and its successors, including the Bachelor of General Studies Faculty Council.
Charlotte Stokes collection on Art in Oakland County
Records of a survey of public art in Oakland County conducted in 1987-1989 by Oakland University students under the direction of Charlotte Stokes, Department of Art and Art History.
Commission on Student Life collection
Records of the Commission on Student Life, an ad hoc committee at Oakland University that produced a report on student government and on coordination of the student life program in 1967 and served as an advisory University Senate committee on student life until 1969.
Concours d'Elegance collection
The Concours d’Elegance collection is organized in 3 series: Administrative, Publicity, and Artifacts. Administrative files include rosters, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence and other documents, organized chronologically from 1987 to 2005. Publicity files contain materials such as print advertisements, flyers, newspaper clippings, and event invitations for the years 1979 to 2009. Artifacts include passes, sponsors' lanyards, buttons, and stationary.
Creative Arts Council records
Curtis Armstrong papers
Papers of Curtis Armstrong, an OU alum, documenting Armstrong’s life and career as a theater, cinema, and television actor and as a screenwriter and author from 1968 to 2021. After a debut in the theater Armstrong launched a successful movie career in “Risky Business”. Materials from his days at Oakland University’s Academy of Dramatic Art are also included. Of particular interest are diaries, correspondence, photographs, AV materials, scripts (some annotated), and press books.
David DiChiera papers
Papers of David DiChiera (1935-2018), an award-winning professor, composer, and founder of the Michigan Opera Theater. As a faculty member at Oakland University’s music department from 1962 to 1972 he developed the university’s music curriculum and cultural programming. In an effort to make opera accessible to a large Michigan public he founded the Michigan Opera Theatre in 1971 and remained its director until 2017.
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance records
Internal documents and publications of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Oakland University, including programs of performances, covering the 1960-2014 period. Large number of photographs of faculty, students and performances over the years.
Dodge-Wilson collection
Miscellaneous materials relating to the Dodge/ Wilson family assembled by the Oakland University Archives over time. The collection consists mostly of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs and other documents that illustrate various aspects of the history of the Dodge and Wilson families.