Helen Graves Papers, 1973-2004 | University of Michigan-Dearborn Archives

The Helen Graves collection is organized in a series of topical files in five major areas: I includes material from the Canadian Political Internships in both Toronto and Ottawa, with the bulk of the collection concerning the Ottawa Internships; II includes material on the Washington, D.C.-internships; III includes directories from the internship programs, 1973-1994; IV includes speeches and writings; V includes framed material. The collection and each segment is arranged approximately in chronological order. In general, the original folders were kept, as Dr. Graves often made notes on them.

Topical Files: I: (Boxes 1-7): Material on the Ottawa Internships with the government of Canada; See Box 2 for photographs; see Box 3 for material on the Toronto Internships; Box 7 includes audiotapes, videotapes, and slides.

Topical Files: II: (Box 8): Material on the Washington, D.C. internships

Topical Files: III: (Boxes 9-10): Directories of interns and placements

Topical Files: IV (Boxes 11 and 12): This series includes Dr. Graves’ speeches, papers presented at conferences, and publications. It also includes Dr. Graves’ dissertation “New Detroit Committee/New Detroit, Incorporated: A Case Study of an Urban Coalition, 1967-1975” (Box 11). It also includes an extensive vita ca. 1994 (Box 12).

Topical Files: V includes a framed commendation, with several signatures on the matting, from the Canadian House of Commons, dated June 9, 1993, honoring Dr. Graves for her work in fostering Canadian-American understanding through the internship programs.