Abstract A collection of materials regarding the death of John Wilkes Booth and rumors about his escape and survival. Fred L. Black was a lawyer and assistant to Henry Ford, who at Ford's request spent the years 1920-1921 researching the conspiracy to kill President Lincoln and the death of John Wilkes Booth, as well as assertions by Finis Bates that Booth had escaped and lived in hiding. The collection includes documents and images Black gathered over the two years of his investigation, manuscripts...

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Subject files of Frederick W. OBear, Oakland University Provost from 1970 to 1981. Obear joined the faculty at Michigan State University-Oakland in 1960 and later served as Dean of Freshmen, Vice-Provost, and in 1970 Provost until is departure in 1981.

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The Friends of Oakland University are an organization of students' parents that was set up in 1963, year of the charter class graduation, to make up for the lack of an alumni base at OU. The Administrative Files contain correspondence and memos to 1971. The Events Files document some of the events organized by the Friends on behalf of OU, such as receptions on commencement days, and Parents' Day during orientation.

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Records of the Friends of the Library (1962-1997), an association of library supporters interested in increasing and making better known the resources of Kresge library at Oakland University. The association sponsored fundraising events including lectures, receptions and book sales. Their most spectacular fundraiser was the Glyndebourne Picnic.

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Scrapbook of Oakland University’s local chapter of Delta Omicron.

Abstract Gary Russi was Oakland University's president between 1995 and 2013 - the longest serving president in the history of Oakland University. His papers cover the entire period of his presidency between 1995 and 2013 as well as some earlier materials. The administrative files series contains memos, reports, correspondence, and budget materials documenting the work of President Russi's office. The press files series includes articles by and about Russi, and the speeches series is an extensive...

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The Papers of Provost Gary Russi cover the years 1993-1994. The order in which they came to the archives has been preserved and reflects the way his office organized the provost's files. The memos and correspondence series covers all materials received by the provost's office in 1993-1994. The reading files are organized chronologically and cover all academic affairs under the responsibility of the provost.

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Selected materials of George Karas, Oakland University's first employee. He was hired by Matilda Wilson in 1957 to oversee the development of the university campus she and her husband had just donated to Michigan State University. From 1961 to his retirement in 1987, Karas was in charge of the university's physical plant. Materials include newspaper clippings; Oakland University construction contracts; correspondence; and some photographs.

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Recordings and photographs preserved by Oakland University's employee George Preisinger, who worked in audiovisual services from 1979 to 2018.

Abstract Papers of George Matthews spanning his entire career at Oakland University. Matthews was a charter faculty member in history, and chair of the history department in 1961. He held multiple administrative positions at Oakland University (associate dean in 1962, Dean of the new College of Arts and Sciences in 1965, vice provost in 1972, and OU interim president in 1979). He returned to the classroom in 1982 as professor of history. In 1983, he served as chair of the Silver Anniversary Planning...

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Correspondence, unpublished poem, and clippings documenting the last months of poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) through his relationships with the Norvell family. In October 1930 Lindsay spent some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Norvell in Albany. They became friends and stayed in contact until his death.

Abstract Files from or about Greek organizations at OU, mostly from the Dean of Students Office. The series correspond to different organizations on campus and cover the period from 1982 to 2007. The Coordinator of Student Organizations files include minutes of Greek Advisors meetings and materials from the Greek Advocate Committee. The collection also includes files of the Greek Council, Inter-Fraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Pan-Hellenic Council. The Gamma Sigma Alpha series...

Abstract This collection brings together documents of multiple origins relating to the early history of the university, from its planning and founding to its development in the years following its opening. This includes the planning of the future university in the 1956-1959 period; the Meadow Brook Seminars, a series of meetings held at Meadow Brook Hall in 1959 to discuss the curriculum of the future university; the establishment of the university in 1959-1960; curriculum development; student life;...

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Scattered materials developed by Oakland University’s faculty and departments to improve the overall organization and processing of OU’s computer networks and telecommunications in the 1975-2002 period: strategic plans and suggestions for IT programs and developments; user guides and manuals; memos; long-range study and summary reports on various IT initiatives; and materials related to educational programs and trainings offered on campus.

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Letters from Irene Kinsey Stare to Frank Giblin between 1982 and 2013, documenting her support of Oakland University's Eye Research Institute.

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Scrapbook belonging to James Wolfe, a member of Oakland University's charter class who enrolled in Fall 1959 and graduated in 1964. The scrapbook contains OU correspondence to students, photographs of student life, MSUO promotional materials and newspaper clippings.

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Papers of Jan Marshall, who served on the Meadow Brook Music Festival's Women's Committee in 1991-1996 up to its transfer to the Palace of Auburn Hills. Contents include correspondence, newsletters, and executive board minutes that highlight the successful fundraising activities of the Women's Committee and the challenges posed by the transfer to the Palace.

Abstract Research files accumulated by John Cameron, professor of Art History, about Meadow Brook Hall during his career at Oakland University from 1964 to 2007. In his notebooks, Cameron compiled all the materials he gathered on Meadow Brook Hall for a 1979 exhibit at the Meadow Brook Art Gallery at Oakland University. They contain photocopies of scholarly articles and of Meadow Brook Hall archival materials, and ersonal notes, which document the home and its interior decoration as well as other...

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Papers of Joseph Champagne, third president of Oakland University, from 1981 to 1991. Internal university related files and external files, organized alphabetically by subject.

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Documents, letters, photos, and memorabilia about Judith Bair Bank's graduation as an Oakland University Charter Class member in 1963. She was the highest ranking senior in the humanities and she was recognized at the commencement ceremony.