Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Fred Aldrich Collection
Date(s)
- 1819 - 1947 (Creation)
Extent
One linear foot.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The collection represents aspects of the life of Fred Aldrich, though largely his service with the Genesee County Reemployment Committee for Selective Service of Michigan. Records reflect little of his personal life. Other work Aldrich participated in includes the Senior Council of the Michigan Children’s Aid Society, the Flint Defense Test Committee, the Genesee County War Board, and the Genesee County Historical and Museum Society. Records from these other organizations are scant and it is difficult to ascertain the extent of Aldrich’s involvement.
Other records in the collection unrelated to Aldrich include an abstract for land around Parkland No. 2 from 1819 to 1909. The abstract contains information pertaining to ownership and taxable value. Another record of interest are the specifications for a house owned by H.J. Bachtel.
System of arrangement
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.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No restrictions. Contact the Collections Department to arrange use for research.
Physical access
The collection is housed in a single full-size legal-length Hollinger box. Records are housed in several folders. Most of the folders are acid-free.
The condition of the records is fair. Many sheets of paper have yellowed at least slightly. Some have yellowed more. Specifications for the Bachtel residence are frail to the touch and had many tears along the edges of those papers prior to processing. Many sheets have crease marks from having been folded.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
No restrictions. Reproductions are done and charged in accordance with Sloan Museum Archives Fee Service Policy.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
A downloadable PDF finding aid is available.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Mrs. Neil J. Berston donated the collection. It was received by Roger VanBolt in 1957. VanBolt formally accessioned the collection in 1960.
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Object Identification Number
Description control element
Rules or conventions
DACS, 2nd edition
Sources used
Archivist's note
Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist, February 2, 2024
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Adams, Randolph G. (Subject)
- Adams, Theodore G. (Subject)
- Aldrich, Fred (Subject)
- Algoe, George M. (Subject)
- Bachtel, H.J. (Subject)
- Berston, Neil J. (Subject)
- Blum, William (Subject)
- Bower, F.A. (Subject)
- Brown, Charles F. (Subject)
- Bullard, C.M. (Subject)
- Burr, Colonel B. (Subject)
- Case, Clifford (Subject)
- Chase, Anna (Subject)
- Chase, Zachus (Subject)
- Decker, Grant (Subject)
- Dort, J. Dallas (Subject)
- Doyle, Thomas (Subject)
- Fitch, Amos (Subject)
- Freeman, Leonard (Subject)
- Hartley, Donald (Subject)
- Manines, George H. (Subject)
- Marshall, Thomas R.D (Subject)
- McKinnon, Leonard A. (Subject)
- Mott, Charles Stewart (Subject)
- Perry, Merle G. (Subject)
- Sharpe, Stanley (Subject)
- Stevenson, Alfred B. (Subject)
- Stone, Oren (Subject)
- Willson, James C. (Subject)
- Young, Cynthia A. (Subject)
- Young, Peter A. (Subject)
- Zuick, L.E. (Subject)