Charity organization.

McGregor Fund Records

kschmeling — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:59:51 -0400

Tracy W. and Katherine McGregor established the McGregor fund in 1925 in order to ensure that their financial resources would continue to be used for social, educational, and charitable programs. Both of the McGregors were lifelong philanthropists, with Tracy heading a mission for the homeless from 1891 to 1936 and Katherine volunteering at numerous organizations, establishing an orphanage and facility for the aid of young mothers, and donating extensively to a number of local charities. They established the McGregor Fund to act as a grant making organization with priorities including higher education, youth services, health care and science.

This collection consists of copies of the deeds of gift that established the Fund; its bylaws, articles and amendments; and information on a number of its projects. Minutes and a scrapbook from the McGregor Institute are also included, as is a large amount of biographical information relating to Tracy McGregor in particular, the McGregor family more broadly, and other prominent Detroit philanthropists.

Michigan Farm Worker Ministry Coalition Photographs and Audio-Visual and Other Materials

drice — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:09:18 -0400

The Michigan Farm Worker Ministry Coalition, active from 1978 through the 1990s, worked to assist farm workers’ organizing efforts and to improve their access to health care and education. This collection consists of photographs documenting their activities and the activities of related organizations, as well as audio recordings, posters, banners, and other ephemera.

Sigma Gamma Association Records

drice — Wed, 21 May 2014 16:51:54 -0400

The Sigma Gamma Association started with a handful of Detroit-area young women meeting
together for social activities and intellectual discussions in 1904. They soon formalized their club with a constitution and started performing charitable activities for local children. They notably raised money for the Women’s Hospital infant’s ward, doing so through social fundraisers and an annual fair. After years spent steadily increasing their numbers and philanthropy, the polio outbreak of 1916 precipitated the Sigma Gammas to focus their mission on pediatric orthopedics. This led to the establishment of the Sigma Gamma Clinic for Crippled Children in 1920 (Renamed the Detroit Orthopedic Clinic in 1936). At a time when polio’s symptoms physically isolated its victims from greater society, the Sigma Gammas sought to maintain a typical childhood experience for their wards by providing daily academic classes and hosting social activities. The clinic was an all-inclusive institution, providing full medical care to children no matter their financial standing, race, or religion. The following years were a time of expansion for the Sigma Gamma Association’s operations. The Clinic purchased additional lands and facilities, developed comprehensive long-term patient care, pioneered recovery treatments and corrective braces, and established a hospital school for the young patients.

The decline of polio forced the Sigma Gamma Association to alter its mission once again. The hospital school and Detroit Orthopedic Clinic closed, but they soon reopened a new state-of-the-art outpatient clinic on Woodward Avenue in 1960 and specialized in treating cerebral palsy. By the 1970’s, the clinic changed its name again, to the current Detroit Institute for Children, and started treating a broader range of childhood disabilities. Today, the DIC is nationally recognized as one of the top treatment facilities for children with disabilities. Though the focus and scope has changed over the years, the Sigma Gamma Association still operates to this day, raising money for the DIC.

The Sigma Gamma Association Records contain the papers documenting key organizational decision-making processes along with assembled histories of the association throughout its existence. The Sigma Gammas created several affiliate institutions throughout their history, but this collection primarily focuses on records directly from the Sigma Gamma Association with some materials from the Detroit Institute for Children. Record types prominently featured include board of trustees meeting minutes, by-laws, draft constitutions, promotional brochures, financial reports, annual reports, fundraising records, copies of their publication Gamma Rays: The Bulletin of the Sigma Gamma Association, and correspondence. Also included are dozens of scrapbooks that gather together the organization’s history with newspaper clippings, photographs, and select organizational records. A collection of photographs depicts past members and events of Sigma Gamma. The final section is the oversize materials, comprising architectural drawings, portraits of members, signs from past office buildings, and other large items.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan: 100 Years of Giving

drice — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:07:38 -0400

In 2017, United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSM) celebrated a major milestone: 100 years of continuous promotion of social services to those in need. In addition, the organization’s 10-year plan Agenda for Change concludes this year. Targeting the greater Detroit region, it focuses on access to education, income, read more »

Fresh Air Society, Camp Tamarack, Belle Isle, 1902

teller — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:24:57 -0400

Detroit children participating in a summer camp, probably on Belle Isle, organized by the Fresh Air Society, circa 1902. Records from the Fresh Air Society and Camp Tamarack are included in the JCA Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Records.

(35864) QUOTA $1,510,260, EMPLOYEES $1,771,580, PLEDGE % of QUOTA 117.3%, UF PER CAP. $24.35; Report Meeting, 1958.

drice — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:49:37 -0400

Benson Ford (center) stands with boy scouts holding five signs depicting Ford automobiles and a tractor announcing current Ford pledge numbers for the United Fund. campaign.

(35868) Hamtramck Likes UF, 1952.

drice — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:52:02 -0400

Audrey Hepburn hands a little UF girl (standing on table with support from unidentified man) a trophy as the girl holds a Hamtramck United Fund torch sign.

(35887) You are the heart of Detroit.. GIVE ONCE FOR ALL, 1955 TORCH DRIVE, OCT. 18-NOV. 10; Promotion buses; Miss Torchy, 1955.

drice — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:45:52 -0400

Publicity still of four people hanging out the windows of a Torch Drive campaign bus parked on a city street.

(35890) UF; Diana Ross on camera for "It’s Happening" Torch Drive promotional film

drice — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:06:10 -0400

Diana Ross, in sunglasses, standing in front of backdrop featuring the United Foundation torch logo.

(35894) Shell - Care enough to share enough, 1958 Torch Drive, give once for all!, 1958.

drice — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:03:36 -0400

Shell oil billboard in a parking lot promoting the United Foundation fundraisingcampaign.

(35906) Torch Drive, United Foundation torch lighting, 1953.

drice — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:55:21 -0400

Night view of crowd around the lit torch (original wooden).

(38591) Women's Committee, United Community Services

eclemens — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:47:35 -0400

Two volunteers for the United Community Services’ Women’s Committee prepare invitations for mailing.