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William E. Brown, Jr. is a University of Michigan Alumni UM DENT 1945. Dr. Brown is interviewed for the bicentennial exhibit on dental education from the student perspective. They begin with the history of Dr. William E. Brown (his father who graduated in 1913.) Brown recalls some classmates including the only female student in his class (Ellen Bates) early faculty members including his mentor Kenneth Easlick, Philip Jay, Mary Crowley and Russell Bunting. He also talked about buildings that were present when he was a student and his memories of the fraternity Delta Sigma Delta. Brown talks about the seperation between dental hygiene students and dental students during dental school. He also talks about the biggest single change in dental education as the change from the electric engine driven hand piece to an air driven air piece. He talks about the building and construciton of the new dental building in the 1960s and the leadership of the Dental School over the years.

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Four page outline for An International Program for Oral Health with cover page printed with Richard L. Christiansen's name at bottom. Second page printed with Summary of International Oral Health Activities and 6 bullet points including International Network, Fellowships, Conferences, International Leadership, Most Likely Funding Sources and Advisory Committee; dated 06/29/1988 in upper right corner. Third page printed with "International Oral Health: A Changing Profession in a Changing World" headline with four bullet points below including "we are in the midst of major changes in the delivery of health care in the United States," "there are major changes in the manner of health care delivery and location of delivery," "some changes in disease trends are apparent; more precise monitoring is necessary" and "among the concerns for the future are the needs of the elderly, improved prevention measures, improved diagnostics, targeted interceptive care and more effective home care programs." Five interlocked rings printed in black at bottom. Fourth page outlines "Oral Health Targets for Action" in letters A-C including Information Transfer, Visiting Scholars and Research Facilities and Learning Center.

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Six page International Electronic Communication Network article written by Richard L. Christiansen on 06/30/1988. Article consists of an introduction and sections on research, curriculum, integration of clinical disciplines, independent study and life-long learning, campus networking strategies and list of references on last page.

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One page typewritten letter from Lu Zen Mao to Richard L. Christiansen dated 04/15/1988. Letter details a desire to establish a connection with Christiansen and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and to send dental faculty members from the Chongqing Stomatoogy Hospital to the University of Michigan campus for advanced training.

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1 page letter from the Beijing Medical University's School of Stomatology to unknown recipient dated 5/03/1988 detailing a dental delegation visit from Richard L. and Audrey Christiansen from the International Market Service Inc. to the Beijing Medical University's School of Stomatology on 04/22/1988. The letter indicates an interest in strengthening ties to the coalition.

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Stanley Kirby is a University of Michigan Alumni. The interview is with Wilma Kirby, wife of the late Stanley Kirby. The tapes consist of Charles Kelsey and Wilma Kirby going through old dental material and objects that belonged to Stanley. They go through dental tools, a dental cabinent and dental chairs. There are also some anecdotes about Stanley and his life. There is some discussion about Stanley's dental practice and his children.

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P.C. Lowery is a University of Michigan Alumni and Faculty. Lowery accounts some stories when he was in his private practice around Southeastern Michigan. He starts to talk about his teaching days at the University. Lowery recalls many faculty members during his time as a student and as faculty. He tells some stories about certain people, including Marcus Ward and Neville Hoff. Kelsey shows him pictures of faculty that they discuss. Lowery accounts his days before dental school and the ways he made money to afford it. He also talks about some of the buildings that have changed since he was a student and some students he went to school with.

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6 page handwritten note in black pen on University of Michigan College of Dental Surgery paper written by Gordon Sindecuse to his aunt and uncle, Grace and Bert Salway, Jonesville, Michigan. Includes original envelope stamped from Ann Arbor on 03/18/1919 at 3 P.M. The letter transcript is as follows: Mar. 18, 1919. Ann Arbor, Mich. Dear Aunty (I knew you would be my aunty all the time. For B.S. told me so.) and Uncle: Received your letter yesterday and am making a prompt answer. Before I go on with this letter, I would like to ask you if you ever intend to answer that letter of mine, which you received just before you was [sic] married [underlined]. I spoke about it in my last letter but you don't seem to send a reply. School is not so much fun after all. I will give you my daily routine. Up a six o clock in the morning. Breakfast at seven. From here I go to an eight o clock class. From eight to [illegible] I have classes. At [time illegible] I rush to dinner. I gobble my dinner then go to my room and get some more books and go to a one o'clock class. I have classes from one to five thirty. At 5:30 I rush home and wash the stink off my hands and then go eat. After supper I go back to my room and commence studying for the next day. Never get done before 11:30, generally 12:30. It is one h- of a life. (By the way I have this 6 days a week) I am taking anatomy and that is what keeps me going. I can killa man or woman now and think nothing of it. I could crush their heads with an axe or even pick them to pieces with a needle. You get used to it. I cut on a man or woman every day, 6 days a week. Believe me I can telly ou all about your self and Bert to the minutest details. Even to the muscle that raise and lower the hair. You will probably think I like the course because I work on man and woman but you are mistaken. I just simply depise this course. I am certainly sorry to hear that Clelah is not getting along for [sic] very well. I am afraid that what I told her was pretty nearly true. I sincerely hope that it don't disable her in any way. It certainly is a shame to look forward to something and then have it go in the head. It would not have been so bad if the baby could have been all right but to have both of them go wrong I shoudl think it would about drive her crazy. I tell you just one thing Grace in this letter and if I ever seen you I may tell you some more. Rest don't never go nuts over these medical books you buy.Use a little common horse sense as Bert use to say. These books may be all right for someone that has taken anatomy, physiology and medicine, and of course they are good in some way for any body but there is a lot of thing in them that is merely bunk. Grant certainly must have a hard time of it and must have a hell of a lot on his mind if he ever did have. Grandpa has gone and traded Star. I certainly should think he would be lost. He thought Star was just about right. How does Grandma make it during this spring weather? You and her had better come up and see me during spring vacation as I don't believe I had better denture down your way. Grandma ought to get away with a bit now seeing you are there. It certainly is funny that you two are staying with the old folks as Bert always told me he would never do. I am afraid Bert has change his ideas considerable [sic] since your heart took hold of him. Ha! Ha! Keep it up Grace, doing a great deed any way. Ha! Ha! How delighted Grandma must have been to hear that his son B.S. was married. I don't believe he ever thought it could happen. I am thinking about this marriage question. I wonder how it happened that Bert did not send me any cigars. He must be getting tight as the dickens if he can't furnish cigars in honor of his better half! I am next on the list to get married I will be married before I get out of school if business keeps up as well as it has in the last two months. Ha! Ha! How is Roy and Minnie making it? I hear from them once in a while. She don't write as often as she used to before she was married. I hope you don't get that way. It don't make any difference married life is the only thing. You have practically got to be married to have a wife or women. How about it. If you think of that. I thought I would try and have one without being married but I am afraid I would get caught. Well I guess my time is limited for this evening. Don't forget the cigars and tell Grandma to come up and see [us]. About April the 4th. Give Bert my love and best regards for his future happiness hoping that I may see you folks some time. Same as ever, Gordon B.S. Better answer that other letter Grace. I am glad to know that you was not mad at me. For I felt pretty blue for awhile. Clelah said "you and all rest down there were sore at me!" Good bye

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Blue ink typewritten letter from Elizabeth and Gordon Sindecuse to Aunt Grace Transcription of the letter is as follows: "Dear Aunt Grace [handwritten in cursive font in black ink]: It's been a good year for us. The Four Sins (Gordon's brother Earl and wife, too) departed these United States last Jan. 14th on their rewarding, exciting African adventure. After 3 full days of sight-seeing in Rome, we headed for Uganda, East Africa. Time prevents more than a thumbnail sketch. Did the Murchison Falls National Park which included a 4 hour launch trip on the Nile. Saw numerous [underlined] animals - - elephants, water buffalo, hippos, crocodiles, baboons, etc. On to Nairobi, capital of Kenya. Took of on 3 safaris (photographic only) from there. Had one night at Treetops Hotel (exciting!!) and 3 beautiful days at the Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki. Owned by William Holden, you know. Down into the Great Rift Valley and across the wide Athi Plains, home of the Masai. To the Amboseli Game Reserve which included an afternoon game drive to the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Next into Tanzania where we actually saw lions sleeping in trees. Went down into the Ngorongoro Crater by Land Rover where we saw eland, gazelles, maribou, zebras, wildebeast, hartebeast in hundreds. Did the Serengeti Plains and witnessed the great animal migration. Slept in tents the night of Jan. 31st. On to Salisbury, Capital of Rhodesia. From there visited the Victorian Falls and had launch cruise up Zambezi River. Also did Wankie Game Reserve which included a sundowner drink at the Vulture's Head. After stays in Beira and Lourenco Marques in Mozambique continued to Johannesburg and visit to Kimberly, diamond mining center of world. Took a short train trip to Pretoria, Capital of South Africa, where we had a delightful overnight visit with our good American friends, the Chet Clarks. On to Capetown, an exquisitely beautiful modern city on the Indian Ocean and a drive to the Cape of Good Hope. Then a flight to Durban, largest seaport in Africa. Another beautiful, moder city oft referred to as "The Riviera of South Africa." After about a 3 week stay there, we sailed for home on the African Sun, a Farrell Lines cargo ship. Landed in Boston early April. Plans are now being formulated by our travel agents for a visit to Australia and New Zealand by the Four Sins. If they jell, we'll be taking off in early Feb. and I'll be telling you about that a year from now. Gordon returned day before Thansgiving from a two week safari in Northern Michigan with "the boys." Got his deer again. Happy to say we're enjoying fairly good health, taking into consideration the number of days we've spent on this here good earth. Hope this finds you enjoying same. My eggnog is gone, the fire is dying down and the time has come to say, OUR WARMEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOURS FOR A MOST JOYOUS YULETIDE!! Bets and Gordon Afterthought: Had 3 loverly weeks about the African Sun. Whenever we weren't busy supervising loading of cargo, played bridge like mad."

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Documents relating to Kelsey's research regarding two dentists: Joseph Henry Billmeyer, Jr. (1895) and Uriah Dildine Billmeyer (1879). The archive includes: a-b) 2 black and white photos (1 of each man) c) 1 commencement invitation for the University of Michigan Dental Department, class of 1895 d) 1 letter from Margaret B. Pressing to Charles C. Kelsey (January 4, 1973) e) 1 letter from Margaret B. Pressing to Charles C. Kelsey (May 18, 1973) f) 1 letter from Charles C. Kelsey to Margaret B. Pressing (August 6, 1973) g-i) 3 photo negatives j) 1 photo of a news clipping about U.D. Billmeyer being elected a professor at Vanderbilt University's dental department k) 1 letter from Charles C. Kelsey to Margaret B. Pressing (December 7, 1972) l) 1 letter from Margaret B. Pressing to Charles C. Kelsey (October 24, 1972)

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Hayward is a University of Michigan Alumni. He talks about his days at the university including professors such as Novy, Hoff, Ward, Hall, Darling, Bunting and Gomberg.Hayward mentions the techniques that he used for procedures as a student. He discusses the different buildings that existed when we went to school. He also talks about some of his free time cin the clinic and with his other dental friends and students. Hayward elaborates about his career in Ohio and later Detroit and his part in spreading Novocain as numbing in dentistry.

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Stanley Kirby is a University of Michigan Alumni. The interview is with Wilma Kirby, wife of the late Stanley Kirby. The tapes consist of Charles Kelsey and Wilma Kirby going through old dental material and objects that belonged to Stanley. They go through dental tools, a dental cabinent and dental chairs. There are also some anecdotes about Stanley and his life. There is some discussion about Stanley's dental practice and his children.

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Albert Wildanger is a University of Michigan Alumni. In "Dean for a Day" Kelsey takes Wildanger around the new dental school. They meet with Dean Mann and then go to a recording studio where they present Wildanger with an award. Kelsey then proceeds to ask him a few questions about the school. Wildanger recalls some early faculty members and buildings that were present when he was a student, including Waterman's gymnasium. They talk about installing electricity in the buildings and the famous Henry Purfield, dispenser and janitor. Wildanger talks about some of his past-time during dental school such as playing the mandolin and performing in plays at the Union. He also talks about the procedures that he did when he was a student. Wildanger talks a little about his life as a Flint dentist and his life in Flint.

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Correspondence between members of the Blunt family. Also includes texts of speeches, some unlabeled photographs, news clippings, and other ephemera. Full list: a) Handwritten text of speech given to a dental society, June 1940 b) Two copies of a letter from Mrs. May Kipke to a Mrs. Brusser c) Text of speech given to a rotary club, January 1941 j) News clipping of Dr. C. L. Blunt receiving a 50-year button at a Masonic Fellowship meeting k) 1931 letter from the British consulate-general in Boston l) 1890 eulogy given by P.A. Collins at the O'Reilly memorial, clipped to newspaper clippings and a photograph m) 1913 Certificate of Registration of an American Citizen for H.E. Blunt n) 1926 letter of certification for H.E. Blunt's completion of the D.D.S. degree o) Certificate of marriage for H.E. and Marie Rose Blunt p) Speech by Patrick A. Collins, undated q) 1958 news clipping of "Patrick A. Collins Championed Church, America, and Ireland" r) First National Bank letter regarding repurchase of bank stock s) Postcard to Julianna Blunt dated 1939, from Aunt Marie t) Newspaper clipping of "Farry Ends Year as Head of U.S. Savings League" u) 1973 newspaper clipping of "First Federal Opens Fourth Office" v) Copy of eulogy by P.A. Collins at the O'Reilly Memorial y) 1913 letter transmitting certificate of marriage (no certificate attached) z) 1955 "In Remembrance" card for C.L. Blunt aa) 1941 letter to Frank W. Buxton from the Public Library of Boston regarding a donation of Patrick Collins' personal papers ab) Letter to Marie Blunt accepting the papers of Patrick Collins in the Boston College Library ac-af) Envelope of photos and correspondence from Leipzig ag) Photo card of Wilhelm II ah-ak) Envelope addressed to Marie Rose Blunt containing news clipping and note card al) Letter from the British Consulate in Boston, undated am-ao) A small package of news articles and correspondence from James Morgan of the Boston Globe ap-ar) A small package of news articles and correspondence from Mrs. Edith Fiske Bradford as) 1931 letter from the British Consulate in Boston at-aw) Four business cards clipped together ax-ay) An envelope with Japanese characters, containing a stiff card with more Japanese characters az) Letter from the American Consulate General in Leipzig transmitting family records, dated 1940 ba) Text of 1935 speech called "The Future of the Locomotive" bb-bc) A letter written to H.E. Blunt on stationary from the Grand Hotel, Yokohama bd-be) Small envelope and letter addressed to H.E. Blunt containing only first page of letter bf) Notarized confirmation of H.E. Blunt's birth place (bg) Photo of man in tribal costume bj) Newsclipping about the trailer office bk) Newsclipping about Charles Blunt's death, twenty years later bl) Postcard to Dr. Blunt Sr. and Jr. from Alexandria bm) Long newspaper article about trailer office bn) Letter from M. Don Clawson asking for photos of the trailer office bo) Magazine clipping about a School of Dentistry bp-br) Magazine articles about the traveling office (one feature, one brief mention) bs-do) Correspondence between Kelsey and the Freeman Blunt family regarding Alumni Bulletin article (about 25 letters, some transmitting publications or bank notes) (not photographed but labeled)

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Frank Clifford is an alumni from the University of Michigan Dental School. He gives history on Delta Sigma Delta founding at the University, collecting items of the fraternity and stories of members such as Russell Bunting and L.P. Hall. He talks about Delta Sigma Delta on a national level. Clifford explains the new address system of Ann Arbor, MI and how the numbers of the streets changed over the years and how to find old houses. He also talks about how he donated the Delta Sigma Delta material to a room at the Bentley Historical Library. Clifford explains his early job as a crane mover at a steel plant before becoming an orthodontist and how it helped him create a new way to make an investment.

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Frank Clifford is an alumni from the University of Michigan Dental School. He gives history on Delta Sigma Delta founding at the University, collecting items of the fraternity and stories of members such as Russell Bunting and L.P. Hall. He talks about Delta Sigma Delta on a national level. Clifford explains the new address system of Ann Arbor, MI and how the numbers of the streets changed over the years and how to find old houses. He also talks about how he donated the Delta Sigma Delta material to a room at the Bentley Historical Library. Clifford explains his early job as a crane mover at a steel plant before becoming an orthodontist and how it helped him create a new way to make an investment.

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Donald Kerr is an University of Michigan Alumni and Faculty member. He spends a lot of time talking about his pathway to dentistry, including his job at a pathology lab. He also worked in the dental school preparing slides for professors. After Dental School, Russell Bunting encouraged him to work in dental pathology and Kerr discusses how he help found dental pathology at the university. Kerr goes back to discuss his childhood and his work with the Children's Fund. He then goes on to the details about how the pathology department formed and who was involved. Finally he goes into a little detail about some of the faculty of the dental school when he was a student.

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Donald Kerr is an University of Michigan Alumni and Faculty member. He spends a lot of time talking about his pathway to dentistry, including his job at a pathology lab. He also worked in the dental school preparing slides for professors. After Dental School, Russell Bunting encouraged him to work in dental pathology and Kerr discusses how he help found dental pathology at the university. Kerr goes back to discuss his childhood and his work with the Children's Fund. He then goes on to the details about how the pathology department formed and who was involved. Finally he goes into a little detail about some of the faculty of the dental school when he was a student.

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P.C. Lowery is a University of Michigan Alumni and Faculty. Lowery accounts some stories when he was in his private practice around Southeastern Michigan. He starts to talk about his teaching days at the University. Lowery recalls many faculty members during his time as a student and as faculty. He tells some stories about certain people, including Marcus Ward and Neville Hoff. Kelsey shows him pictures of faculty that they discuss. Lowery accounts his days before dental school and the ways he made money to afford it. He also talks about some of the buildings that have changed since he was a student and some students he went to school with.

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Five page International Visions: The Role, Functions and Benefits of Oral Health article written by Richard L. Christiansen. Article abstract, background, Essential Functions of an Oral Health Care System, Functions of an International Oral Health Program, Expectations for Oral Health, Education and Culture, Future Directions and Education of Personnel for Oral Health discussed in article.

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