Collection

Francis H. Rankin Papers and Wolverine Citizens Printing Records

• 1839 - 1962 (Création/Production)

15.85 linear feet

The collection was divided into multiple series due to its large size. Series I is composed of advertising materials, pamphlets, menus, bulletins, and voter ballots by Wolverine Citizens Printing between 1918 and 1923. What is arranged in Series I is what remains of what was accessioned in 1965. Extensive weeding removed empty envelops and letterhead that lacked prices and services offered. Government publications were retained, in particular those related to the Flint Board of Health when William DeKleine served as director. The Flint Board of Health contracted Wolverine Citizens to print many health notices related to the 1918 smallpox epidemic, the Spanish influenza, and proper handling of milk canisters. Other government bodies include the Flint Board of Education and the Flint Police Force. Materials retained from private organizations include business cards, coupons, and restaurant menus, bulletins issued by businesses, copies of bond tickets when the city of Flint raised money to pay for road improvements, and advertisements for social events. Numerous organizations contracted with Wolverine Citizens, including the Knights of Columbus, Flint Board of Education, Consumers Power Company, and Hardy Bakery.

Past practices described the contents of this collection individually. Each item received an object ID number and was treated as a distinct artifact. Records have been reunited, but their original order may have been lost.

Immediate access to the collection is restricted due to its chronological organization, which makes searching difficult, and due the large numbers of records made frail due to water damage. Researchers must discuss their intentions with the Archivist for the Archivist to best determine how this collection will be accessed and used. Contact the Collections Department to arrange and appointment with the Archivist.

No restrictions. Reproductions are done and charged in accordance with Sloan Museum Archives Fee Service Policy.

• anglais
• hongrois
• yiddish

A downloadable PDF finding aid is available.

James Rankin donated the collection in September 1965. Roger Van Bolt received it. The collection was maintained in the home of Caroline Rankin. Van Bolt initially took temporary custody of the collection pending final approval by the Flint Board of Education. Van Bolt and James Rankin discussed donating the collection. The former believed that many of the pamphlets, advertising brochures, theatre programs, and other materials would be of interest.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd edition.

Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist
October 31, 2022 (PastPerfect)

Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist
March 29, 2024

• Newspapers

• Berston, Neil J. (Sujet)
• Bishop, Arthur G. (Sujet)
• Bishop, R.S. (Sujet)
• Brown, Daniel E. (Sujet)
• Buckingham, Jeanette (Sujet)
• Burroughs, J.E. (Sujet)
• Chandler, Zachariah (Sujet)
• Chapman, Zara (Sujet)
• DeKleine, William (Sujet)
• Elwood, DeWitt (Sujet)
• Ennis, William (Sujet)
• Estes, Howard R. (Sujet)
• Fellows, W.E. (Sujet)
• Friar, Edward J. (Sujet)
• Jackson, Otis G. (Sujet)
• Layton, Wilfred (Sujet)
• McBride, H.J. (Sujet)
• Mott, Charles Stewart (Sujet)
• Pierce, John L. (Sujet)
• Pingree, Hazen S. (Sujet)
• Purdy, Paul B. (Sujet)
• Rankin, Caroline (Sujet)
• Rankin, Francis H. (Sujet)
• Salisbury, A.D. (Sujet)
• Smith, Richard U. (Sujet)
• Stone, Dwight T. (Sujet)
• Williams, Alpheus S. (Sujet)
• Wolcott, Thomas W. (Sujet)