William Atwell Jenkins Papers, 1980-1988 | University of Michigan-Dearborn Archives

Scope and Contents: This collection was given to the University by Mrs. Alice Jenkins in 2000 and added to in 2001.  It includes speeches and articles written by Dr. Jenkins.  It includes clippings and correspondence related to Jenkins, his appointment, his reappointment, his retirement, and a few issues of university publications that include articles about him.  It also includes some books about the University of Michigan and about Dearborn, which were added to the library’s collection.  The addendum includes the transcript of an interview with Dr. Jenkins conducted by UM-D history professor Elton Higgs.  The bulk of the material from the Jenkins administration is in the records of the Chancellor’s Office.  See Office of University Relations, boxes 85-91 for approximately 1000 black & white photographs, 5x7, unnumbered, unmarked, from the Jenkins era, 1980-1988.