Michigan and me, 1947-1950: law school and library school (open access)

Michigan and me, 1947-1950: law school and library school

Autobiographical account of time spent in the Law School and the Library Science School at the University of Michigan, and some of the people the author knew there.
Date: 2006
Creator: Massmann, Robert E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land grant to Levi Shumway : Monroe, Mich., 1835 October 6. (open access)

Land grant to Levi Shumway : Monroe, Mich., 1835 October 6.

Land Grant for 40 acres in Monroe, Michigan, granting "the north east quarter of the south west quarter, of section nine, in the township eight south, of range three east, in the District of lands subject to sale at Monroe, Michigan Territory, containing forty acres." This is Certificate 149.
Date: January 6, 1835
Creator: United States. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Envelope to Joe from Lapeer County Press]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Envelope is from December 30, 1982, Farmington, Michigan. Envelope was used to return a poem by Joe Clark, HBSS from the Lapeer County Press in Lapeer, Michigan. Joe had a weekly photo and poem or witticism in the Lapeer County Press that ran for maybe 15 years or more. Frank and Gladys Cooper, writers for the Press were good family friends who would drop by and pick out a pile of photos. The Cooper's created and managed the column.
Date: December 30, 1982
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Type Written Caption]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Caption is from December 30, 1982, Farmington, Michigan. Type written photo caption written by Joe Clark, HBSS for the Lapeer County Press in Lapeer, Michigan. Joe had a weekly photo and poem or witticism in the Lapeer County Press that ran for maybe 15 years or more. Frank and Gladys Cooper, writers for the Press were good family friends who would drop by and pick out a pile of photos. The Cooper's created and managed the column.
Date: 1982
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Helen Krent inside an Automobile]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken in the late 1930s. Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. Helen Krent sits in an automobile. Photo by: Bernice Clark
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Aunt Georgia]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. This photo was taken in the late 1930s. The girl in this photo is “Aunt Georgia.” A honorary title because she moved in and lived with our family in the years before I was born. Photo by: Bernice Clark.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman and police car]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in St. Clair, Michigan. It is an image of an unknown woman sitting on the running board of a police car.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Anna Ruzylo in the Kitchen]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken in the late 1930s. Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. Anna Ruzylo is my great grandmother. There are not many photos of my great grandmother in the archive since she came over from Poland very late in life. My wife, Kay, and I named our daughter Anna Marie Clark in her honor.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Joe, HBSS
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Three Girls on a Beach]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in St. Clair, Michigan. It is a photo of three girls on a Lake St.Clair beach: Virl Gregg (married name), Unknown girl, and Helen Krent. Virl was a long time family friend.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ed Krent and automobile]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken in the late 1930s. Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. On top of the automobile is Ed Krent. He was the youngest brother on my mother's side, the Polish side, of the family. Photo by: Bernice Clark
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Joe Clark Caught in the Kitchen]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s. Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. Caught in the kitchen drying dishes is my father Joe Clark, HBSS. This is a very early photo of him. I know of only two or three others taken earlier in his life.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bill Krent and Friend]

Photograph of Bill Krent (left) and an unknown man standing together in front of a vehicle, parked on the street in a residential neighborhood. Several houses are visible behind them, and other vehicles are parked on the street; a sidewalk is visible in the foreground.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Helen Krent ]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in St. Claire, Michigan. This is Helen Krent standing outside a friend's home. Helen was my mother Bernice’s younger sister. She later married Steve Werner. It's a beautiful picture of her.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman standing by a tree]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in St. Claire, Michigan. It is an image of an unknown woman standing by a tree. Photo by: Bernice Clark
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Helen Krent on Sidewalk]

Photograph of Helen Krent standing on a sidewalk, to the right of a tree in Hamtramck, Michigan. She is wearing a dark-colored hat and a long, dark-colored coat with a large flower on the left lapel. The ground behind her has a layer of patchy snow, and there are several houses visible behind a low, decorative metal fence.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman posing with a police vehicle]

Photograph of a woman posing with a St. Clair police vehicle. She is sitting on the foot ledge on the side of the car with her head sitting in her right hand, and her left holding a half-eaten piece of food. The car door has a badge outline on it to her left, with the words "St. Clair Police Service" written in it.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bernice, a Friend, and Helen]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. This photo was taken in the late 1930s. On the left is Bernice Krent, center is a friend, and on the right is Helen Krent. Bernice married Joe Clark on May 11, 1943. Her sister Helen married Steve Werner. As sisters go, they were always best friends.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Unknown Friend and Ed Krent]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. This photo was taken in the late 1930s. Standing in the car's doorway is an unknown friend. Sitting on the fender is Ed Krent. He was the youngest brother on my mother's side of the family. Photo by: Bernice Krent.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Virl and Helen]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in St. Claire, Michigan. Virl Gregg and Helen Krent stand in Virl's backyard. Gregg is Virl's married name. I don't know what her maiden name was when this photo was taken. Helen was Bernice's younger sister. Photo by: Bernice Clark
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Helen Krent Watches Woman Pull Weeds]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in St. Claire, Michigan. Unknown woman pulls weeds in her lawn as Helen Krent watches. Photo by: Bernice Clark
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Esther & Bill]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken in the late 1930s. Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. Hard to tell because this shot is fuzzy, but my guess is that this is Esther and Bill horsing around. They would have been courting at this point and that kind of behavior between a boy and a girl is still in fashion today. (Esther (can’t recall her maiden name) and Bill Krent)
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Unknown girl]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s. Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. The girl in this photo is unknown to me, but the neighborhood is definitely Hamtramck. Photo by: Bernice Clark
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Aunt Esther at the Kitchen Table]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in Hamtramck, Michigan. Hamtramck is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. My Aunt Esther (can’t recall her maiden name at this time) is featured at the kitchen table. She would eventually marry Bill Krent and have 4 children: Jackie, David, Marsha and Claudia.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Helen Krent in the Front Seat]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in St. Clair, Michigan. This is Helen Krent sitting in the front seat of an automobile. Helen was my mother Bernice’s younger sister. She later married Steve Werner.
Date: 193X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library