Cass Corridor (Detroit, Mich.)

Beulah Groehn Croxford Papers

aergas — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:59:49 -0400

From the 1960s to the early 2000s, Beulah Groehn Croxford was a resident of West Canfield Street, located between Second and Third Avenues in Detroit, Michigan. Croxford lived in a historic home, actively working for the preservation of both her block and neighborhood. In 1969, Croxford organized the Canfield West-Wayne Preservation Association, created to enable the restoration and preservation of the block’s homes. Additionally, she succeeded in creating Detroit’s first historic district in 1970, and the West Canfield Historic District was listed on the National Register in 1971. In 1995 the Michigan Historic Preservation Network granted Croxford its President’s Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement for her preservation efforts.

The Beulah Groehn Croxford Papers contains correspondence, meeting minutes, restoration blueprints and court documents related to the Canfield West-Wayne Preservation Association and to the Historic Preservation Committee. Additionally, this collection holds events information and information about crime statistics and public housing initiatives in the Cass Corridor in the 1970s and 1980s. The papers also include documents from numerous other Detroit neighborhood associations including Cityscape Detroit, Inc., the Historic Sites Committee and Detroit Landmarks, Inc., as well as newspaper clippings pertaining to Detroit crime rates, neighborhood associations, the city government and community institutions.

North Cass Community Union Records

kschmeling — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:25:00 -0400

The North Cass Community Union Records reflects the organization’s involvement, officially beginning in 1978, in community advocacy, development, and service to the North Cass neighborhood. Important subjects include: the Detroit Incinerator, Dally in the Alley, the Dodge Carriage House Restoration, tenant advocacy, University City, and the Cass Corridor Food Co-op.

Guest Post: Ciera Casteel on the Wayne State University Oral History Course Oral Histories

aorchard — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:05:31 -0400

Please note: The oral history course collections mentioned in this post have been consolidated into one collection: Wayne State University Oral History Methodology Course Oral Histories. Please refer to the finding aid here: https://archives.wayne.edu/repositories/2/resources/3381.

Over the course of the last few months I had the opportunity to work at the Reuther Library processing oral history collections. This was an incredible experience through which I was able to create tools to increase researchers' access to four relatively new collections: the Wayne State University Oral History Course Oral Histories. These four collections are a treasure for researchers studying a number of topics. read more »