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Michigan State Government
Documents:
A Researcher’s Guide to Indexes,
Finding Aids, and Reference Tools
By LeRoy Barnett
Michigan State University Libraries
East Lansing, Michigan
2013
Michigan State University Libraries
366 West Circle Drive
East Lansing, Michigan 48824
© 2013 by LeRoy Barnett. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Introduction ...............................................................vi
Note to the user ...................................................... vii
Agriculture ..................................................................1
Attorney General .......................................................3
Biography.....................................................................4
Business ........................................................................7
Census ........................................................................ 11
Correctional Institutions ..................................... 15
Courts ......................................................................... 16
Education .................................................................. 19
Executive Office ...................................................... 21
General ....................................................................... 23
Geology ...................................................................... 26
Health ......................................................................... 29
History........................................................................ 33
Immigration ............................................................. 35
Labor........................................................................... 36
Lands .......................................................................... 37
Laws ............................................................................ 40
Libraries & Archives ............................................. 43
Local Government ................................................. 46
Maps ............................................................................ 49
Military....................................................................... 51
Natural Resources ................................................. 57
Professions ............................................................... 60
Public Safety ............................................................ 62
Railroads ................................................................... 64
Social Services ......................................................... 65
Soldiers’ Home ........................................................ 67
State Administrative Board ............................... 68
Transportation ........................................................ 69
Veterans..................................................................... 70
Vital Records ............................................................ 71
Wildlife ....................................................................... 73
Women ....................................................................... 75
About the cover illustration ............................... 77
Introduction
Some time ago, I was lamenting to a Michigan history professor
about the dearth of research into our state’s past by graduate
college students. He said that, in his opinion, this reluctance by
scholars to investigate and write about the bygones of our two
peninsulas is attributable (at least in part) to a scarcity of
available pathfinders to the needed information. The professor
felt that if more access tools existed to the records required by
academics wishing to study former times in Michigan, more
articles and books would be produced on the subject.
As someone employed years ago as a reference person, I
certainly share the professor’s appreciation of, and desire for,
more historical finding aids. Without the existence of convenient
records locators, all but the most determined individuals will be
discouraged from undertaking scholarship in a field of inquiry to
which there is poor intellectual control. What was needed in this
case, I felt, was an inventory of the indexes that exist to state
government records as a means of stimulating research into
Michigan’s yesterdays. The following list is a product of that
notion, covering those published and manuscript keys that grant
convenient passage to Michigan’s primary and secondary official
state public documents.
In a desire to be comprehensive, this undertaking has defined a
Michigan document to be any informational product—published,
unpublished, or electronic—that has been generated by state
government or created by others to facilitate access to such
communications. Since the various agencies in Lansing have
long been, collectively, the largest producers of raw and printed
material in the state, it is not surprising that the number of
facilitating gateways to these records are quite numerous.
These entrée resources have here been cataloged and divided
into the following 33 categories: Agriculture; Attorney General;
Biography; Business; Census (state censuses only, no federal
enumerations); Correctional Institutions; Courts; Education;
Executive Office; General; Geology; Health; History; Immigration;
Labor; Lands; Laws; Libraries & Archives; Local Government,
Maps; Military; Natural Resources; Professions; Public Safety;
Railroads; Social Services; Soldiers’ Home; State Administrative
Board; Transportation; Veterans; Vital Records; Wildlife; and
Women.
In concluding this introduction, it should be emphasized that this
compilation does not include indexes to Michigan records
created by the United States government. For example, beyond
the purview of this catalog are useful federal reference tools
relating to our state such as (to mention only a few) Index Cards
to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Michigan. Southern Division. Detroit, 1907-
1995 (National Archives, 2004); [Index (Soundex) to the
Population Schedules of the 14th Census of the United States. 1920.
Michigan] (National Archives, 1992); or Michigan: Index to
Topographic and Other Map Coverage Published and Distributed
by the United States Geological Survey National Mapping Program
(U.S. Geological Survey, 1991).
The author conveys his gratitude for citations provided by
Bernadette Bartlett and Larry Massie, plus help rendered by
Carol Fink, Scott Peters, Eric Perkins, Jonah Magar and Ruth Ann
Jones.
LeRoy Barnett
November 2013
Note to the user
Nearly all the items in this bibliography can be found at the
Library of Michigan and/or the Archives of Michigan. Both are in
the same building – the Michigan Historical Center – at 702 West
Kalamazoo Street in Lansing.
Many entries include call numbers. Call numbers given without
the name of a library refer to the Library of Michigan. A few call
numbers and location notes are given for other collections, such
as the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan;
these of course do include the name of the institution holding the
material.
An “x” in a call number means that the missing numeral may
change from one issue to the next.
Many of the published volumes can also be found in other
libraries and archives throughout the state; consult your
library’s catalog or reference staff for assistance. Note that the
call number for these titles may not be identical to the call
number used at the Library of Michigan.
About four dozen Internet resources are referenced here, among
the several hundred print resources. The URLs are current as of
the first week of December 2013.
Additions to this bibliography may be sent to the author care of
the Michigan State University Libraries: ebm@mail.lib.msu.edu.
Agriculture
Barnett, Le Roy G. “Soil Surveys [of Michigan]: A Down-to-Earth
Source of Cultural Information.” In The Michigan Historical
Review, volume 32, number 2 (Fall, 2006), pages 119-130.
Identifies all soil surveys printed for the state of Michigan with
basic particulars about each. S599.M5 B373
Michigan. Commissioner of Agriculture. Laws Relating to [the]
Construction of Drains. Lansing, 1924. Other editions issued in
1927, 1929, 1931, 1937, 1939-1942, 1949-1950 and 1952-1953.
Titles vary slightly. KFM4651.A24 M53
Michigan. Department of Agriculture. Bulletins: Publications
Issued by the [Michigan] State Department of Agriculture.
[Lansing, 1930?]. Other editions issued in 1932, 1934 and 1935.
S494.5.A39 M52
Michigan. Department of Agriculture. “Commission of
Agriculture Proceedings (Indexes), 1961-1984.” Record Group
98-56. Box 1, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Agriculture. Laws Relating to Apiary
Inspection. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Company,
1921. Another edition apparently issued in 1937 with slightly
different title. KFM4444.B4 A3 1921
Michigan. Department of Agriculture. Laws Relating to the
Bureau of Animal Industry. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck
Crawford Company, 1921. Other editions issued in 1926 and
1944. KFM4646.A29
Michigan. Department of Agriculture. Laws Relating to the
Bureau of Dairying. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford
Company, 1921. Another edition issued in 1923. SF257.M53
Michigan. Department of Agriculture. Laws Relating to the
Department of Agriculture. Lansing, 1923. Other editions were
issued in 1925, 1929, 1937, 1939, 1943 and 1951. Titles vary
slightly. KFM4444.A3 & KFM4439.A4 M535 and KFM4239.1.A4
2 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Agriculture. State of Michigan Laws
Relating to Feeding Stuffs and Fertilizers. Lansing: Wynkoop
Hallenbeck Crawford Company, 1921. KFM4467.F4 A2 1921
Michigan. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Laws Relating to Orchards and
Vineyards. Lansing, 1900. Other editions issued in 1912, 1914,
1917 and 1921. SB21.M58
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws of the State of Michigan
Relating to Drainage. Lansing, 1875. Editions also issued in
1877, 1880, 1881, 1885, 1893, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1907, 1911 and
1915. Titles vary slightly. KFM4644.A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to the Department of
Animal Industry. Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne Printing Company,
1920. KFM4446.A3 1920
Michigan. State Board of Agriculture. General Index of Michigan
Agricultural Reports, Including the Transactions of the State
Agricultural Society, 1849 to 1859, and the Annual Reports of the
State Board of Agriculture, 1862 to 1888. Lansing: Darius D.
Thorp, 1889. S75.A233 1889
Michigan. State College of Agriculture & Applied Science.
Bulletin Index by [College] Department [or Department of Origin].
[East Lansing, 1943?]. Identifies publications by the Extension
Service and the Agricultural Experiment Station. S75.E346
Michigan. State College of Agriculture & Applied Science.
Bulletin Index by Number, Year, Title and Author. [East Lansing,
1942]. Covers Extension Service Bulletins and those by the
Agricultural Experiment Station. S75.E345
Michigan. State Horticultural Society. “Index of Contents of
Michigan Pomological Society Reports, 1872-1879, and Michigan
Horticultural Society Reports, 1880-1907.” In Thirty-eighth
Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of
Michigan, 1909 [i.e. 1908]. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck
Crawford Co., 1909. Pages 171-208. SB21.M55
Michigan State Government Documents 3
Michigan. State Horticultural Society. “Index, Volumes 10 to 20
Inclusive, 1880 to 1890 Inclusive.” In Twenty-first Annual Report
of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan,
1891. Lansing: Robert Smith & Co., 1892. Pages 579-729.
SB21.M55
Michigan State University. Subject Index [for] MSU Extension
Bulletins, Nos. 1-633. [East Lansing, 1969?]. S537.M523
Williams, William K. Michigan Farm Laws. Columbus OH: Rural
Publishing Co., 1908. Editions also issued in 1909 and 1911.
KFM4439.A3 W54
Attorney General
Michigan. Attorney General. “Attorney General Opinions, 1963-
Present.” Website access at: .
Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, July 1, 1913 to July 1, 1926.
[Lansing], 1927. KFM4627.5.A8 M515
Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, July 1, 1926 to July 1, 1932.
[Lansing], 1933. KFM4627.5.A8 M515
Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, July 1, 1933 [i.e. 1932] to July 1,
1950. [Lansing], 1951. KFM4627.5.A8 M515
Michigan. Attorney General. “[Index to] Opinions of the
Attorney General [of the State of Michigan], 1947-1969.” Record
Group 2002-85, box 86, Archives of Michigan.
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Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, July 1, 1950 to January 1, 1960.
[Lansing], 1960. KHVO.A21
Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, January 1, 1960 to December
31, 1969. Lansing, 1970. KHVO.A21
Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, January 1, 1970 to December
31, 1979. Lansing, 1980. KHVO.A21
Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, January 1, 1980 to December
31, 1990. Lansing, 1991. KHVO.A21
Michigan. Attorney General. Index to Opinions of the Attorney
General [of the] State of Michigan, January 1, 1991 to December
31, 2000. Lansing, 2001. KHVO.A21
Michigan. Attorney General. Executive Division. “Letter
Opinions Subject Index, 1895-1900.” Record Group 73-24,
volumes 37-40, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. Crippled Children’s
Commission. “Attorney General Opinions and Index of Opinions,
1956-1964.” Record Group 75-62, box 7, Archives of Michigan.
Biography
Beer, Richard L. and Field, Judith J. Michigan Legal Literature: An
Annotated Guide. Buffalo: William S. Hein & Co., 1991. Pages
147-151. Index to biographies of Michigan Supreme Court
Justices. KFM4275.B4 1990
Michigan State Government Documents 5
Bingham, Stephen D. Early History of Michigan With Biographies
of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators.
Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, 1888. F565.B61
Loomis, Frances. [Michigan Biography Index]. [Detroit: Detroit
Public Library, 1946-1958]. An index to biographical sketches in
printed books on Michigan people, including practically all state
government officials. In ten volumes. Also known as Loomis
Index. F565.L55z (microfilm version at F565.L55a).
Michigan. Legislature. Manual for the Use of the Legislature of
Michigan. Lansing, 1873. This publication has been released
biennially in odd-numbered years since 1835. Only since 1873,
however, has it included biographical sketches of active public
officials. Pictures of officials started to appear in 1891. Title
varies. JK5830.A32
Michigan. Legislature. Michigan Official Biography, Compiled by
Authority of the Legislature, Under the Direction of the Governor,
in Continuation of the Semi-Centennial Commission. Lansing,
1888. Folio F565.B6
Michigan. Legislature. Library of Michigan. “Centennial Family
Certificate Files [Index], ca. 1975-1976.” Record Group 91-220,
Archives of Michigan. Index on microfiche at the Archives
(stored in closed stacks) and the Library of Michigan under call
number CS47.M523 1983.
Michigan. Legislature. Library of Michigan. “Michigan
Centennial [Ancestor and Applicant] File Index.” In fiche
collection at CS47.M5232 1990
Michigan. Legislature. Library of Michigan. “Sesquicentennial
Pioneer Files [Index], ca. 1986-1988.” Record Group 91-229,
Archives of Michigan. Card file in closed stack area. Microfilm
reels 8544-8602. On fiche at Library of Michigan under
F565.M483 1990
Michigan. Library of Michigan. “Michigan Legislative Biography
Database.” Includes biographies of all 5,300+ Michigan
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legislators since 1835 plus interesting facts about them as a
group. Found at: . Please note that this site is still under construction
as of December 2013; users may encounter difficulties.
Michigan. Library of Michigan. Michigan Surname Index.
Lansing: Library of Michigan, [1990]. Preserved on 134
microfiche cards. F565.M55 1990
Michigan. Secretary of State. List of Elective and Appointive State
Officers, Boards and Commissions, State, Federal and Municipal
Courts, State Institutions, Legislative and County Officers. Lansing,
1907. Issued biennially in odd-numbered years through 1965.
JK5830.S73
Michigan. State Library. “Index to Pioneer Families of Michigan”
[i.e. the Michigan Pioneer Records]. Lansing: Michigan State
Library, 1974. Seven reels of microfilm indexing a genealogical
project apparently sponsored by the Library. Includes index
cards, arranged alphabetically by name, to people who lived in
this state, mainly during the 1800s. F565.M532
Michigan. State Library Services. Michigan Unit. Michigan
Family Register Index, Volumes 1-9, From [the Ethel] Williams
Collection. Lansing: Michigan State Library, 1969-1971.
F565.M522z Microfilm version found at F565.M53 M53 1977a
Michigan Historical Commission. Michigan Biographies,
Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of
the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of
Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture
and State Board of Education. Lansing, 1924. Reprinted in 1999.
F565.M62
Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. The Michigan
Supreme Court Historical Reference Guide. [Lansing], 1998.
Biographical sketches of all Michigan Supreme Court Justices,
composition of the court for each year, and index to special court
sessions. KFM4725.M533
Michigan State Government Documents 7
Waterstreet, Darlene E. Biography Index to the Michigan
Manuals, 1923-1973. Milwaukee: Badger Infosearch, 1975. An
index to biographical sketches in the Manuals. JK5830.A32
Business
Hamilton, Burritt. The Modern Law of General Business
Corporations in Michigan. Detroit: Drake Law Book Company,
1909. KFM4413.H34 1909
McGregor, Malcolm and Bloomer, Howard B. Michigan
Corporation Law and Limited Partnership Associations. Chicago:
Callaghan & Company, 1909. KFM4410.M5 1909
Michigan. Bureau of Elections. The Michigan Lobby Registration
Act Employee/Employer Index. Lansing: Department of State,
[1996-2000]. Series includes eight lists of lobbyists published
over a four-year period. Hardcopy ceased in May of 2000.
JK5874.5.M53 Continued as an electronic publication at:
Michigan. Corporation & Securities Commission. General
Corporation Laws. Lansing, 1951. Editions also issued in 1956
and 1964. KFM4410.A33
Michigan. Corporation & Securities Commission. “Indexes to
Reports of Domestic & Foreign Corporations, 1853-1921.”
Record Group 61-11, volumes 1-6, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Commerce. Research as Conducted by
the State Resource Planning Division. Lansing: State Resource
Planning Division, [1967]. HC107.M5 R47
Michigan. Department of Commerce. Corporation and Securities
Bureau. “Corporation Annual Reports Index, ca. 1840-1980.”
Record Group 98-189, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels
9437-9462.
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Michigan. Department of Commerce. Securities Bureau.
“Selected Securities Applications [From Michigan Firms], 1913-
1955.” Record Group 70-5, Archives of Michigan. Index to 970
boxes of material on microfilm reels 269-272.
Michigan. Department of Consumer & Industry Services.
Corporation Division. “Index to the Corporation Annual Reports,
Profit and Non-Profit Companies, 1979-1990.” Record Group
2002-86, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 9634-9657. For
information from 1990 to the present, go to .
Michigan. Department of Health. Laws and Regulations Relating
to Trailer Coach Parks. Lansing, 1941. Other editions issued in
1953, 1955, 1956, 1971 and 1973. Title varies. KFM4317.A2
M534; KFM4482.T68 A3 and KFM4483.T68 A3
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Pharmacy
Board. “Records of Drug Stores, 1920-1970.” Record Group 87-
106, volume 8, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of State. Bureau of Regulatory Services.
“Michigan Automotive-related Businesses License Search.”
. Only
current business licenses are provided at this site. Listings for
Repair Facilities and Vehicle Dealers can be searched separately,
and displayed alphabetically by county. For counties with many
businesses, use the “View Full List” option.
Michigan. Department of State. Elections Division. The Michigan
Lobby Registration Act Employee/Employer Index. Lansing:
Department of State, 1992. Other editions issued during period
1997-2000. JK5874.5.M53
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal.
“Building and Loan Association’s Abstracts [Index], 1887-1930.”
Record Group 84-82, volume 2, Archives of Michigan. Gives
name of firm, location, and date of filing.
Michigan State Government Documents 9
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal.
“Manufacturer’s Abstracts [Alphabetical Index], 1854-1891.”
Record Group 84-82, volume 1, Archives of Michigan. Gives
name of firm, location, and date of filing.
Michigan. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Laws Relating to Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies. [Lansing, 189?]. KFM4389.F5 A3 1890z
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. General Corporation Laws.
Lansing, 1968. Editions also issued in 1973, 1979 and 1990.
Title varies as “Business Corporation Act & Related Statutes.”
KFM4413.A33
Michigan. Legislature. Senate. “List of All Corporations That
Have Filed Articles of Association in the Office of the Secretary of
State, With Name, Date of Incorporation, Location, Capital, and
Date of Reports, [1851-1866].” In Documents Accompanying the
Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan at the Regular
Session of 1867. Senate Document 1, pages 1-15. J87.M5 A3
Michigan. Michigan Racing Commission. Rules and Regulations….
Lansing, 1934. Other editions issued in 1961, 1964 and 1966.
Title varies, with keywords being “harness” or “horse.”
KFM4584.A359 A2; KFM4584.A433 A2; and SF329.M538
Michigan. Secretary of State. General Banking Laws. Lansing,
1863. Editions also issued in 1899, 1903, 1906, biennially 1909-
1931, 1934, 1936 and 1942. Titles vary slightly. KFM4365.A3
and A33 plus HG2426.M5 A33
Michigan. Secretary of State. General Corporation Laws. Lansing,
1922. Editions also issued in 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931-1932,
1936, 1938-1939, 1943 and 1948. KFM4410.A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Governing Mining
Corporations. Lansing, 1872. Other editions issued in 1875,
1898, 1899, 1904, 1912, 1914 and 1917. Titles vary slightly.
HD2779.M5 A534 and KFM4455.A318
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Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Building and Loan
Associations. Lansing, 1899. Other editions issued in 1910,
1921-1923. KFM4366.B8 M53
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Hawkers, Peddlers,
and Itinerant Vendors. Lansing: Fort Wayne Printing Company,
1924. HF5438.M53 1924 and HF5459.U6 M5
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to the Formation of
Partnership Associations, Limited. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck
Crawford Company, 1917. KFM4407.5.A445 1917
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to the Manufacture,
Sale and Use of Spirituous Liquors. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck
Crawford Company, 1914. Another edition issued in 1917. Title
varies slightly. KFM4576.A33
Michigan. Secretary of State. Registration & Trademarks
Section. “Expired Trademark Registrations, ca. 1910-1950.”
Record Group 70-50, series 2, Archives of Michigan. Index in
binder.
Michigan. State Board of Health. Michigan, a Summer and Health
Resort State; A Directory of Michigan Summer Resorts, Mineral
Springs and Sanitaria. Lansing: Robert Smith Printing Co., 1898.
Compiled by Roberts P. Hudson. F566.5.H83
Michigan. Travel Bureau. Michigan, A Guide to Cabins and
Cottages. Lansing, 1985. Another edition issued in 1987. Title
varies. HD7289.3.U52 M53 In these same two years this agency
also released Michigan, A Guide to Hotels and Motels. TX907.3.M5
M5
Michigan. Travel Bureau. Say Yes to Michigan! A Guide to
Lodging in Michigan. [Lansing, 1983?]. F564.3.S39 1983
Michigan. Treasury Department. Laws Relating to Weights and
Measures From the Compiled Laws of 1897. [Lansing, 1897].
KFM4435.A1 M53 1897
Michigan State Government Documents 11
Wilgus, Horace L. and Hamilton, Burritt. Michigan Corporation
Law. Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1932. Another edition
issued in 1950. Title varies. KFM4410.A321 W55 and
KFM4413.A9 W55
Census
“An Index of the Michigan Population Census of 1884 for Emmet
County.” Library of Michigan Microfilm Number F572.E5 I5
1884.
Archives of Michigan. “Census of Croton Township, Newaygo
County, 1864 Census, Surname Index.” Typescript at the
Archives of Michigan, Record Group 79-62.
Archives of Michigan. “Eaton County, Michigan Surname Index:
1854 Census.” Typescript at the Archives and Library of
Michigan, 1991. F572.E2 E35
Barnett, Le Roy. “State Censuses of Michigan: A Tragedy of Lost
Treasures.” In Family Trails, volume 6, number 1 (Summer-Fall,
1978), pages 1-25. F565.F35
Burns, Matthew W. “State Census of Fruitland Township [for
1884 and 1894], Muskegon County, Michigan.” [Muskegon:
Matthew Burns, 1995]. F574.F762 B87
Burns, Matthew W. “State Censuses of Dalton Township [for
1884 and 1894], Muskegon County, Michigan.” [Lansing:
Matthew Burns, 1995]. F574.D367 B87
Burns, Matthew W. “U.S. & State Censuses [1884 and 1894] of
Blue Lake Township, Muskegon County, Michigan.” [Lansing:
Matthew Burns, 1997]. F574.B678 B87
“Census [Index] of Eaton County, Michigan, 1854.” Record Group
65-4, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
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“Census [Index] of Eaton County, 1874.” Record Group 65-36,
Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Census of Civil War Veterans Living in Jackson County, Michigan in
1888, Under Act #282 Public Acts [of] Michigan, 1887. Jackson:
Genealogy Searchers, 1968. F572.J2 C459
“Census of the Whole Number of Persons Within the [Detroit]
District Allotted [to] B.F.H. Witherell,” Territorial Census of 1827.
In Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, volume 12 (1887),
following page 461. Alphabetical index in typescript at Library
of Michigan. F574.D4 M525
“Census Records [Index] of Clinton County, Michigan, 1864.”
Record Group 65-28, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Clinton County Historical Society. United States Civil War Soldiers
Living in Michigan in 1894. St. Johns, 1988. E494.U6
Evans, Martha. Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the Township of
Croton, County of Newaygo, Michigan, May 1864. White Cloud:
Newaygo County Historical Society, 1979. F574.C78 E83
Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County. Index of 1894 State
Census for Washtenaw County, Michigan. Ann Arbor, 1984.
F572.W3 I5
“[Indexes to] State Census Records [for Baraga County, 1884,
1894.” Record Group 92-219, Archives of Michigan. Separate
indexes for each year in binder.
Jackson, Ronald V. Michigan 1827 Index Census. Bountiful, UT:
Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1984. F565.J318
Jackson, Ronald V. Michigan 1837 Index Census. Bountiful UT:
Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1984. R929.377
Jackson County Genealogical Society. 1884 Jackson County,
Michigan Census Combined Index to All Townships & Ward[s].
Jackson, [2002]. F572.J2 A17
Michigan State Government Documents 13
Lewis, Ruth Z. “1845 State Census of St. Clair County, Michigan:
Census Sheets Photocopied From Microfilm; Index of all Names.”
Lansing: R.Z. Lewis, 1996. F572.S3 L39
Lucas, Richard E. Index to Ingham County Michigan 1894 Census.
Lansing: Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society, 1994-1995. In six
volumes. F572.I5 I52
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Archives of
Michigan. “Michigan State Census of Population Records, 1884-
1894.” A searchable database for 28 of Michigan’s 83 counties
available at: .
Monteith, Ruth M.. “Michigan State Census of Kalamazoo County,
1837 [Index].” Typescript at the Library of Michigan, 1970. Also
printed version published by the LDS in Salt Lake City. F572.K2
D44
Muskegon County Genealogical Society. Muskegon County 1894
Census Index [for Head of Household]. Muskegon, 1996. F572.M9
A18
Oakland County Genealogical Society. State Census of Oakland
County, Michigan for the Year 1845 [with] New Index.
Birmingham MI, 1985. F572.O2 S67z
Ronald Vern Jackson and Associates. Michigan 1845 State Census
[Index for] St. Joseph Co., Lenawee Co., Washtenaw Co., Eaton Co.
North Salt Lake: Accelerated Indexing Systems International,
1988. F565.M56
Saint Clair County Family History Group. Index to the 1845 State
Census of St. Clair County, Michigan: Heads of Families and Names
of White Males Over Twenty-one. Port Huron: St. Clair County
Family History Group, 1990. F572.S3 I54
Saint Clair County Family History Group. Index to the 1845 State
Census of St. Clair County, Michigan. Port Huron, 2000.
G929.3774411
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Saint Joseph County Genealogical Society. Index to the 1894 State
Census, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Constantine MI?], 2008.
R977.419
Sawyer, Evelyn M. Index to the Barry County, Michigan, 1884
State Census and Death Schedule. [Hudsonville MI], 1998.
R317.74
Sawyer, Evelyn M. Index to the 1884 Newaygo County, Michigan
State Census. Hudsonville MI: E.M. Sawyer, 1997. F572.N5 S38
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Correctional Institutions
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16 Michigan State Government Documents
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Michigan. Department of Social Services. Boys’ Training School.
“Case Histories of Inhabitants [in Alphabetical Order], 1926-
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Michigan. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Laws Relating to [the] Board of
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those prisoners confined to solitary. Personal information is
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Michigan State Government Documents 17
Binmore, Henry. Index-digest of the Michigan Reports: Contained
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volumes, and Michigan Reports, volumes 1 to 42 Inclusive, of the
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Blume, William W. “Index to Supreme Court Cases and Cases in
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papers at the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor. Also in
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Callaghan’s Michigan Digest [of Cases Heard by the Michigan
Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court, 1836-2008].
Charlottesville VA: Lexis Law Publishing, 1997-2008, Has word
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Campbell, Colin P. An Index Digest of Michigan Supreme Court
Decisions, July 1898-January 1902. Grand Rapids MI: Index Digest
Publishing Company, 1902. KFM4245.1 C36 1902
Cooley, Thomas M. A Digest of the Reported Cases Contained in
the Michigan Reports [Short Title]. Ann Arbor: Dr. Chase’s Steam
Printing House, 1866. KFM4245.1.D53
Cooley, Thomas M. Digest of the Michigan Reports [Short Title].
Ann Arbor: Gilmore & Fiske, 1872. KFM4245.1.C77
Doty, James Duane. “Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in
the Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan [1807-1821, with
Index].” University of Michigan Rare Books, MC62S9re or
KFM4257.M57 1807x
Hopkins, Charles C. Index to Cases Decided by the Supreme Court
of Michigan since Jacobs & Chaney’s Digest, or From October 19,
1888, (72 Mich.) to April 8, 1892: Including Cases Heard January
Term, 1892, Together with the Rules of the Supreme Court in Force
18 Michigan State Government Documents
June 7, 1892. Lansing: Robert Smith & Company, 1892.
KFM4245.6.H67
Index to Special Sessions of the Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-
2003, as Recorded in the Michigan Reports. Lansing: Michigan
Supreme Court Historical Society, 2004. KFM4245.A332
Jacobs, Albert P. Reference Digest of the Michigan Reports.
Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1881. Alphabetical index by subject.
KFM4257.J32
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of Michigan [Short Title]. Detroit: J.F. Eby, 1898. KFM4753.M2
M3
Michigan. Court of Appeals. “Michigan Appellate Digest, 1992-
Present.” Website that summarizes and indexes all Michigan
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions at: .
Michigan. Court of Appeals. “Opinion Search, [1996-Present].”
Website that accesses Court of Appeals unpublished opinions
since July 1996 and orders affecting opinions since January 2005
at: .
Michigan. Supreme Court. “General [Name] Index to Cases,
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Supreme Court, Archives of Michigan, Record Group 2013-32.
Gives year, names of defendants and plaintiffs, journal number,
and case number.
Michigan. Supreme Court. “General [Plaintiff-Defendant Name]
Index to Calendars, 1858-1962.” Record Group 2003-32,
volumes 1-10, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan Territory. Supreme Court. “Index to Volume 2d,
Journal of the Transactions of the Supreme Court of the Territory
of Michigan from Oct. 7 1814 to Nov. 16, 1819.” In manuscript
volume entitled Journal of the Supreme Court of the Territory of
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Michigan Supreme Court, Box 23, Archives of Michigan, Record
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Michigan Territory. Supreme Court. “Index to Docket 1821” and
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Michigan Court Rules Practice. General Index. [Eagan MN]:
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Michigan Digest: Covering Cases From State and Federal Courts
[From 1836 to 2008]. St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1932-
2008. First set is called “Michigan Digest, 1836 to [1931]” and it
has 46 volumes. Second set is called “West’s Michigan Digest 2d,
1932 to [2008]” and comprises 43 [i.e. 103] volumes. Includes
Descriptive Word Index and Table of Cases to Michigan Court of
Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court cases. KFM4257.M5
Serial Digest Publishing Company. Michigan Serial Digest: A
Digest of All Michigan Cases From June 1898 Down to June 1904.
Grand Rapids, 1904. KFM4247.1.M53
Talbot, John A. Table of Cases Cited, Affirmed, Modified and
Overruled of all the Michigan Reports, From Harrington’s
Chancery to the Thirty-third Michigan, Inclusive. Albany NY:
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Education
“Index to the Reports of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
From 1836 to 1891.” In Fifty-sixth Annual Report of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Michigan, with
20 Michigan State Government Documents
Accompanying Documents, for the year 1892. Lansing: Robert
Smith & Co., 1898. Pages 317-367. L162.M5
Michigan. Asylum for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, and
the Blind. Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the
Michigan Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. Lansing,
1854[-1918]. Title varies slightly. This series briefly transfers in
1873-74 to the first and second Annual Abstract of Statistical
Information Relative to the Insane, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind in the
State of Michigan (Lansing, 1874-75. HV1555.M5 A66). The
reports for the school for the deaf and the school for the blind
become separate in 1882. During this 64-year period the names
and counties of residence are given for all students based on type
of handicap. RA790.65.M5 B54
Michigan. Department of Education. Alphabetical Index to
Michigan Tenure Commission Decisions, 1964 to Date [May 1,
1977]. [Lansing]: Office of Tenure, 1977. KFM4593.M53 1977
Michigan. Department of Education. List of Publications From
the Department of Education Since March, 1968. Lansing: Office
of Information and Publications Services, 1971. Similar
pamphlets, with slightly varying titles, were released at irregular
intervals through at least 1988. Z881.M5 M55
Michigan. Department of Public Instruction. Annotated
Bibliography of Recent Curriculum Bulletins. Lansing:
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1942. Departmental
Bulletin 3032B. Earlier editions were Departmental Bulletin
3032 (1941) and 3032[A] (1942). LB1561.M5 A56
Michigan. Department of Public Instruction. Publications of the
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Vocational Education Handbook Circular No 2 (rev.). HD7256.U5
M538
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. The General School Laws of
Michigan. Lansing, 1961. Other editions issued in 1962-1964,
1973, 1977 and 1999. Includes supplements. Titles vary
slightly. KFM4590.A3 M53
Michigan State Government Documents 21
Michigan. State Library. Michigan Library Manual Film Circuit
[and Catalog of Motion Pictures Available for Loan]. [Lansing,
1955]. Other editions issued in 1956-57, 1960-1962, 1965,
1966-67, 1968-69, 1971-1973 and 1975-76. Titles vary.
Z881.M53 M534; Z875.M5 M53; Z692.M9 M5x; Z675.S7 M53;
LB1044.Z9 M56 and F565.5.A53
Michigan. Secretary of State. The General School Laws of
Michigan. Lansing, 1901. Other editions issued in 1903, 1907-
1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1931,
1936, 1940, 1942 and 1944. Title varies slightly. KFM4590.A29
M52
Michigan. Superintendent of Public Instruction. The School Laws
of Michigan. Lansing, 1859. Other editions issued in 1864, 1869,
1873, 1875, 1879, 1881, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895-
1899, 1946, 1952, 1955-1956, 1959 and 1960. Titles vary
slightly. KFM4590.A29 M52 and LC4032.M5 S86 1956
Executive Office
Bentley Historical Library. The Governors of Michigan, 1835-
2011: A Brief Guide to Papers of Governors of the State of Michigan
Held by the Bentley Historical Library of the University of
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“Executive Orders [Index, 1965-1978].” Lansing: Office of the
Governor?, 1978. Manuscript at the Library of Michigan
JK5851.E94 1978.
Gulliver, Gary and Ivezaj, George. “Executive Order Index, [1965-
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Commission. East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1999.
Executive Orders since 2003 (along with Executive Directives
and Proclamations) can be found at the Executive Office website:
. KFM4227.A3
22 Michigan State Government Documents
“Index to Appointments and Resignations, Michigan Territory,
(1813-1826).” Entry 2360 in Guide to the Manuscripts in the
Burton Historical Collection, William Woodbridge Papers, page
285.
Michigan. Department of State. Michigan History Division.
Finding Aid for the Records of the Executive Office (Record Group
44), 1810-1910. Lansing: State Archives, 1973. Cover title:
Records of the Executive Office, 1810-1910. Compiled by Geneva
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Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Indexes
to Executive Journals, 1814-1950.” Record Group 83-42,
volumes 1-5, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reel 5710.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Indexes
to Notaries, 1861-1943.” Record Group 84-53, volumes 1-13,
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 5728-5731.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Indices
of Executive Acts, 1959-1965.” Record Group 97-256, volumes
1-4, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal.
“Executive Acts, Indexes, 1964-1994.” Record Group 2003-66,
Versatile numbers 659347-659350, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. [Index
to] Executive Acts of the Governor, 1981-2002.” Record Group
2003-60, Versatile numbers 719404-719405, Archives of
Michigan.
Michigan. Executive Office. Governor Kim Sigler. “Index to
Correspondents, 1947-1948.” Record Group 43, Archives of
Michigan. Card catalog drawers 1-17 with supplemental subject
index in binder.
Michigan. Governor (2003-2009 : Granholm). “Executive
Directives” [and] “Executive Orders.” Available online
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Michigan State Government Documents 23
For Governor Engler’s Orders for 2000-2002, see: .
Michigan Historical Commission. Messages of the Governors of
Michigan [1824-1927]. Lansing, 1925. Index at the end of
volume 4. J87.M515
University of Michigan. Michigan Historical Collections. The
William G. Milliken Papers [Finding Aid]. Ann Arbor: Bentley
Historical Library, 1984? Presentation copy of limited
distribution. Bentley call number 8924 Aa 2
General
Barnett, Le Roy. Michigan Imprints, 1851-1876 [in Four Volumes].
East Lansing: Michigan State University Libraries, 2013.
Attempts to show everything published in Michigan during the
time period stated, an ambition that includes state government
imprints. Preceded by WPA volume covering imprints for period
1796-1850 with call number Z1297.H5. Z1297.M5345 2013
[Card Index to Michigan State Documents Prior to 1901]. Slips in
chronological order, arranged by subject, indexing the
publications issued by state government in the nineteenth
century. At time of writing, resource kept in a metal card file in
offices of the state government documents specialist at the
Library of Michigan.
Krueger, Cindy. Michigan Documents Issued in Series [Listed
Alphabetically], 1985-1986. Lansing: Library of Michigan, 1986.
Another edition appeared in 1986-1987 Z1223.5.M5 M53.
Michigan. Auditor General. Annual Report of the Auditor General
of the State of Michigan for the Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 30, 1874.
Lansing: W[illiam] S. George & Co., 1875. Provides a history of all
existing or prior state funds and accounts. HJ11.M53
24 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Administration. Office Services
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Monographs]. Lansing: Records & Publications Center, 1970.
Z1223.5.M5 S73
Michigan. Department of Commerce. Directory of State Statistics:
A Guide to [Michigan] State Agency Publications [Providing
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Michigan. Department of Education. Michigan Document Index.
Lansing: State Library Services, 1966-1995 Alphabetical index to
State Government Documents generated from 1966 thru 1995.
On microfiche under call number Z1223.5 .M5 M54 and
Z1223.5.M5 M543a.
Michigan. Department of Education. Michigan Magazine Index.
Lansing: State Library Services, 1965-1988. Issued quarterly,
this access tool covers 145 Michigan periodicals, some of which
were state government publications. Z1297.M52
Michigan. Department of Labor & Economic Growth. “Michigan
Administrative Code [Index, ca. 1970-2013].” A compilation of
all adopted rules and regulations that are in effect in the state at
the website: . Accessed by agency and/or
number.
Michigan. Department of State. Catalogue of Books in the
Principal Vault, Department of State. Lansing: Robert Smith &
Company, 1896. Z881.M623
Michigan. Legislature. “Political Composition Index.” In A
Citizen’s Guide to State Government. [Lansing, 1995]. Other
editions issued in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Provides, on a biennial basis, for all cities and townships, the
appropriate congressional district number, state senate district
number, state house district number, appeals court district
Michigan State Government Documents 25
number, circuit court circuit number and district court number.
KFM4621.C5
Michigan. Office of Civil Defense. Index of Publications and Films.
[Lansing: The Agency, 1956]. UA928.M5 M532 1956
Michigan. Office of Planning Coordination. Directory of State
Statistics [A Guide to State Agency Publications]. [Lansing], 1968.
Information Bulletin No. 2. HA37.U7 M48
Michigan. Secretary of State. Reports of State Officials and
Agencies Required by Statute. Found in successive editions of
the Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual [AKA the
Michigan Manual]. Lansing, 1885-1923. Lists relevant MCL, year
governing law passed, affected office, and subject matter to be
included. JK5830.A32
Michigan Employment Security Commission. Michigan Statistical
Abstract. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996.
HA441.M532
Michigan Historical Records Survey. Division of Community
Service Programs. “Historical Records Survey [of the] Auditor
General’s Office.” [Detroit], 1940. A 77-page typescript on
microfilm roll 44 at the Bentley Historical Library.
Michigan Historical Records Survey. Division of Community
Service Programs. Preliminary Check List of Michigan Imprints,
1796-1850. Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1942.
Attempts to identify everything printed in Michigan during the
years cited, many being government publications. Z1297.H5
Continued by Le Roy Barnett’s Michigan Imprints, 1851-1876
under call number Z1297.M5345 2013
Michigan State University. Bureau of Business Research.
Michigan Statistical Abstract. East Lansing, 1955. Issues for
1981-1986 published by the Bureau of Business Research at
Wayne State University. Editions published biennially beginning
in 1958 and running through 1981, then about annually through
1986. HA441.M53
26 Michigan State Government Documents
Streeter, Floyd Benjamin. Michigan Bibliography: A Partial
Catalogue of Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Miscellaneous
Materials Relating to the Resources, Development and History of
Michigan From Earliest times to July 1, 1917. Lansing: Michigan
Historical Commission, 1921. Two volumes. Especially pages
296-575 in volume one. Z1297.M62
University of Michigan. Documents Center. “Michigan State and
Local Government on the Web.” A guide to government access
tools: . This site is no longer being updated frequently but
is still notable for its indepth treatment of Michigan documents.
Weaver, Clarence L. “Author Headings for the Official
Publications of the State [and Territory] of Michigan.” Lansing:
Library of Michigan, 1975. Typescript covering period 1805-
1963. Z695.8.W4
Geology
(See also Lands)
Currie, William W. Annotated List of the Publications of the
Michigan Geological Survey, 1838-1977; Indexed by Author,
Mineral and County. Lansing: Department of Natural Resources,
1978. Michigan Geological Survey Circular 16. Z6034.U5 M6
Kirkby, Edward A. Bibliography of Michigan Geology, 1956-60.
Michigan Geological Survey Publication 50. Lansing: Department
of Conservation, 1961. Z6034.U5 K47
Kirkby, Edward A. Geologic Contributions to “Michigan
Conservation [Magazine]”: Classified and Annotated List, 1935-
1960. Lansing: Department of Conservation, 1960. Another
updated edition was issued in 1964 as Michigan Geological
Survey Division Circular 2. QE125.K476
Michigan State Government Documents 27
Kirkby, Edward A. Geologic Map Index of Michigan, 1843-1962.
Michigan Geological Survey Circular 8. Lansing: Department of
Natural Resources, 1970. An earlier edition appeared in 1963 by
the Department of Conservation with no circular number.
QE125.M588
Kirkby, Edward A. Index to Michigan Geologic Theses. Lansing:
Department of Conservation, 1967. QE125.K47 1967
Kuehner, Irvin V. Supplement to Annotated List of the
Publications of the Michigan Geological Survey, 1838-1977
(Through 1983). Lansing: Michigan Department of Natural
Resources, 1983. Geological Survey Division Circular 16A.
Z6034.U5 M63
McIntosh, Willard L., et al. Geologic Map Index of Michigan.
Reston VA: United States Geological Survey, 1978 (1982
printing). I 19.41/8:M58
Michigan. Department of Conservation. An Index of the Geology
of Michigan, 1823-1955. Michigan Geological Survey Publication
50. Lansing: Speaker-Hines & Thomas, 1956. Z6034.U5 M56
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Catalog and Table of
Contents of the Publications of the Geological and Biological
Survey Division of the Michigan Department of Conservation, with
a List of Publications of the United States Geological Survey
Relating to Michigan, 1838-1922. [Lansing?, 1923?]. Earlier
editions appeared in 1920, 1917, 1915, 1913, and 1912.
QE125.M5558
Michigan. Department of Conservation. List of Publications of
[the] Geological Survey Division, Department of Conservation,
Available for Distribution. Lansing: Michigan Geological Survey,
1926. Pamphlets of this nature, with slightly varying titles, were
regularly released through 1963. QE125.M53352
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Supervisor of Wells.
General Rules and Regulations Governing Oil and Gas Operations
28 Michigan State Government Documents
in the State of Michigan. Lansing, 1939. Other editions issued in
1941 and 1957. TN881.M5 G36
Michigan. Department of Environmental Quality. List of
Available Geologic Information. [Lansing]: Michigan Geological
Survey, 2000. QE125.M537
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Available
Publications of the [Michigan] Geological Survey. Lansing:
Department of Natural Resources, 1964. List 1. Pamphlets of
this nature, with slightly varying titles, were issued at least
annually through 1981 (list 23). QE125.M555
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Publications,
Microfilm Documents, Open Files & Maps. [Lansing]: Geological
Survey Division, 1988. PL-1. QE125.M53354
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Geological Survey
Division. “Field Notebooks [Indexed by Township, Range and
Section], 1885-1950.” Record Group 81-69, series 1, Archives of
Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Geological Survey
Division. Michigan’s Oil and Gas Regulations. Lansing, 1976.
DNR Circular 15. Other editions issued in 1981, 1985, 1987 and
2006 (electronic). KFM4458.A1 A3
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Geological Survey
Division. “Reference Materials Index Cards, 1840-1951.”
Includes indexes to “Geological Survey Laws, 1840-1921,” and
“Rock Types Terminology, 1861-1951,” both in Record Group
80-33, box 7, Archives of Michigan.
Governor’s Office
(See Executive Office)
Michigan State Government Documents 29
Health
“A Quarter-Century of Public-Health Literature in Michigan:
An Index of the Principal Subjects in the Publications of the
Michigan State Board of Health, From its Organization in 1873 to
July, 1898; Including also an Alphabetical Index of the Authors of
the Subjects.” In Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Secretary of the
State Board of Health of the State of Michigan. Lansing: Robert
Smith Printing, 1899. Pages 525-600. This index was issued
separately by the Board as Reprint Publication 522. RA87.A56
1898 and RA87.M534
Michigan. Department of Community Health. “Vital Records, [ca.
1946-Present].” A website that gives historical information on
births, deaths, marriages, divorces, pregnancies, injuries, and
more at: . A similar statistical website for the
period 1989 to present can be found at: .
Michigan. Department of Health. Motion Pictures, Film Strips,
and Slides [For Loan]. Lansing, [1946]. Other editions issued in
1948, 1950, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1977 and 1980. Title varies.
RA440.5.M537; RA447.M5 H44 and RA447.M5 M68
Michigan. Department of Health. Laws Relating to the
Registration of Births, Stillbirths, Deaths, and Adoptions. Lansing,
1952. Another edition issued in 1957. KFM4293.A318 A2
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Alphabetical Listing
[of] Patient Admission Records [for the Pontiac State Hospital],
1878-1900.” Record Group 78-112, volumes 11-12, Archives of
Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Alphabetical Listing of
Patients [in the Oakdale Regional Center and its Predecessors at
Lapeer], ca. 1895-1960.” Record Group 92-24, volume 6,
Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
30 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Employee Records
[From the Lapeer State Home & Training School], 1895-1943.”
Record Group 92-24, Series 3, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “General Index [to]
Patient Registries [for the Traverse City Regional Psychiatric
Hospital], 1885-1908.” Record Group 89-151, volume 10,
Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index Cards to State
Hospital Commission Minutes.” Record Group 79-9, box 3,
Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index to Individuals
[at the Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital, 1859-1911].”
Record Group 81-108, volume 95 and worktable box 78,
Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index to Mental Health
Patients, ca. 1930-1975.” Record Group 87-32, series 1, Archives
of Michigan. Microfilm reels 6263-6295. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index to Minutes [of
the] Board of Trustees [of the Pontiac State Hospital], 1878-
1921.” Record Group 78-112, box 24, Archives of Michigan.
Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index to Minutes [of
the] Joint Board of Trustees, 1878-July 1909.” Record Group 78-
112, box 15, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index to Minutes [of
the] State Hospital Commission, 1926-1929.” Record Group 76-
78, box 2, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index to Patients [at
the Ionia State Hospital], 1885-1910.” Record Group 77-3,
volume 3, Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan State Government Documents 31
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Index to State Hospital
Commission Reports From June 1, 1929-ca. 1941.” Record Group
81-108, box 471, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Patient Index Cards [to
the Oakdale Regional Center at Lapeer], ca. 1895-1982.” Record
Group 92-24, series 4, Archives of Michigan. See also Record
Group 92-384, Series 1, and Record Group 92-358. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. Recommended Films on
Mental Health [Available From the State]. Lansing, 1951. Other
Editions issued in 1957, 1962, 1971, 1976 and 1980. Title varies.
RA790.A1 F55; RA790.M42 and RA790.85.Z9
Michigan. Department of Mental Health. “Record of Visits [to
See Patients at the Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital],
1957-1989.” Record Group 89-151, Boxes 10-20, Archives of
Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. Alcoholism Program
Publications List. [Lansing, 1964?]. HV5035.M537
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Five Minutes with Dr.
Heustis [Radio Talks], 1960-1966.” Record Group 76-40, series
1, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Index [to] Drafting
Materials for the [New Public Health] Code,” ca. 1975-1976.
Record Group 86-79, box 31, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Index to Health Rules
and Regulations [of the] State Council of Health, 1916-1944.”
Record Group 75-65, box 2, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Index [to] the Michigan
Department of Health Radio Program[s], 1938-1959.” Record
Group 74-83, box 43, Archives of Michigan. Index also in binder.
32 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Patient Case Cards [for
the Howell Sanatorium], 1927-1961.” Record Group 80-133,
boxes 1-29, Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Patient Records [for
the Northern Michigan TB Sanatorium], ca. 1937-1963.” Record
Group 94-424, Archives of Michigan. Name index in processing
file. Confidential.
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. Laws Relating to Public
Health. Lansing: Department of Public Health, 1967?
KFM4554.A33 1967
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws of the State of Michigan
Relating to the Public Health. Lansing, 1876. Other editions
issued in 1884, 1899, 1908, 1910, 1917, 1921, 1927, 1936, 1943
and 1944. Title varies slightly. KFM4554.A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to the Registration of
Births, Deaths and Marriages [Plus] the Licensing and Solemnizing
of Marriages, and Laws Concerning Divorce. Lansing, 1912. Other
editions issued in 1914, 1916-1917, 1925, 1929, 1942, 1949 and
1957. KFM4293.A319 A25
Michigan. State Board of Health. Laws of the State of Michigan
Relating to the Public Health in Force in the Year 1890. Lansing:
Darius D. Thorp, 1889. RA87.A5
Michigan Historical Records Survey. Division of Community
Service Programs. “[Records Inventory of the] State Board of
Health.” [Detroit, 1938]. A 271-page typescript found on
microfilm roll 44 at the Bentley Historical Library.
Highways
(See Transportation)
Michigan State Government Documents 33
History
Ashlee, Laura R. Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan’s
Historical Markers. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press,
2005. An earlier edition was issued in 1991. Additional and
more current information can be found at: . F567.T73
Barnett, Le Roy G. Chronologies of Michigan History – A
Compilation. [Lansing: Legislative Service Bureau, 1999].
Includes listings in some state government publications.
F566.B376
Beal, Sarell W. Michigan Local History Book Review Index.
Ypsilanti, 1990 and 1994. In two volumes. Covers time period
1917-1985. F566.M5235
Ervin, Emma A. Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections:
Genealogy Index. Lansing: Michigan State Library, 1968. Indexed
by WPA. F561.M47
Index to the Reports and Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and
Historical Society, Vols. 16-30, 1890-1906. Lansing: Wynkoop
Hallenbeck Crawford Co., 1907. F561.M62
Lewis, Ruth Z. Index: the State Pioneer Society, Pioneer Society of
Michigan: Pioneer and Historical Collections, Vol. 1-Vol.37.
Lansing, 1989. F561.L4
Mackinac Island State Park Commission. Publications in
Archaeology. [Mackinac Island]: The Commission, 1987. This
series, released almost annually, apparently started in 1982.
F572.M16 M222
Mackinac Island State Park Commission. The Forts of Mackinac
Official Publications. [Mackinac Island]: The Commission, 1987.
This series, with slightly varying titles, was issued almost
annually beginning about 1964. F572.M
34 Michigan State Government Documents
Mackinac State Historic Parks. Publications Catalog: Read
Mackinac. [Mackinac Island]: Mackinac Island State Park
Commission, 2008. This series, published irregularly, apparently
started in 2004. F572.M16 M3366
Michigan. Bureau of History. State Archives. “Index [to]
Michigan History Magazine, 1973-1980.” Record Group 80-93,
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 2007-2013, 3448.
Michigan. Department of State. A Subject Guide to Michigan
History Magazine, 1978-1994. Lansing: Michigan Historical
Center, 1995. F561.M48 v 62-78 and F561.M57 v 62-78
Michigan. Department of State. Michigan History Index, Vols.
XXVI-XLVI, 1942-1962. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission,
1968. F561.M48 v 26-46
Michigan Historical Commission. “Index to the Michigan Pioneer
and Historical Collections, Vols. 31-39, 1901-1915.” Lansing,
1929. Typescript in eight volumes at the Archives of Michigan.
F561.M47 v 43-51
Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. “General Index to
Volumes I-VI [of the Pioneer Collections].” In Report of the
Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan. Lansing: Thorp &
Godfrey, 1886. Volume 7, pages [663]-701. F561.M62
Mid-Michigan Library Federation. Some Upper Peninsula
Pioneers From [the] Michigan Pioneer & Historical Collections,
Volumes 1-40. Iron Mountain, 1974. F572.N8 S65z
Orser, Charles E., Jr. Annotated Bibliography of Archaeological
Contract Surveys Conducted in Michigan from 1970 Through 1979.
Lansing: Bureau of History, 1984. Annual manuscript lists after
1979 exist in the office of the State Archaeologist through 1993.
Inventories after that date are in an Argus database searchable
only by the State Archaeologists. Much of the information in the
surveys is confidential and the studies or reports are not allowed
to circulate. Z1208.U5 A5
Michigan State Government Documents 35
Perry, Cornelia S. Index to the Reports and Collections of the
Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vols. I-XV, 1874-1890.
Lansing: Robert Smith Printing Co., 1904. F561.M62
Sikkenga, Raymond and Sikkenga, Jem. Michigan History
Magazine Index, 1950-1964. Battle Creek: Lakeview School
District, [1965]. F561.M57
Uhlendorf, Bernhard A. Analytic Index of the Michigan History
Magazine, Vols. 1-25, 1917-1941. Lansing: Michigan Historical
Commission, 1944. F561.M48 v 1-25
United States. Work Projects Administration. Michigan
Historical Records Survey. Classified Finding List of the
Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society.
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1952. F561.M4512 and
F561.M4712
Varnum, Mina H. “List of Subjects and Authors, Michigan
Historical Collections, Volumes 1 to 39.” In Michigan Historical
Collections, Volume XXXIX, 1915. Lansing: Michigan Historical
Commission, 1915. Pages 459-601. F561.M62
Walters, Timothy. Michigan History Index, Volumes XLVII-LVII,
1963-1973. Lansing: Michigan History Division, 1976. F561.M48
v 47-57
Immigration
Blume, William W. Transactions of the Supreme Court of the
Territory of Michigan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press,
1935-1940. Six volumes. Naturalization issues generally fall
within the domain of the federal or municipal courts (in the case
of Detroit and Grand Rapids) or with the various county clerks,
thus putting them outside the purview of this compilation. How-
ever, prior to statehood the Michigan Supreme Court handled
some naturalizations, as manifested in volume 1, pages 623-625;
36 Michigan State Government Documents
volume 4, pages 585-586; and volume 6, pages 433-436.
KFM4245.A19
Jenks, William L. “State [of Michigan] Immigration Publications.”
In Michigan History Magazine, volume 28, number 1 (January-
March, 1944), pages 96-100. F561.M57
Michigan. Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs. An
Annotated and Indexed Bibliography of Documents, Reports and
Published Materials on Hispanics in Michigan. East Lansing:
Michigan State University, [1994]. Compiled by Sasha Cesar
Marek. F575.S75 M3
Labor
Anonymous. Workmen’s Compensation Law of Michigan.
Lansing: Browning Publishing Company, 1925. Another edition
issued in 1932. KFM4542.W67
Barnett, Le Roy. “Index to the Annual Reports of the Michigan
Department of Labor, 1884-1920.” In The Michigan Historical
Review, volume 33, number 1 (Spring 2007), pages 109-123.
F476.G7 & F561.M54
Michigan. Department of Consumer & Industry Services. Bureau
of Safety & Regulation. MOISHA Construction Safety Standards
Reference Index for Recording, Inspecting, Testing and Training.
Lansing: Consultation Education & Training Division, 2000. SP
#7. KFM4536.C6 M53
Michigan. Department of Labor and Industry. Labor Laws.
Lansing, 1929. Other editions issued in 1935 and 1941.
KFM4531.A15 M54
Michigan. Department of Labor and Industry. Workmen’s
Compensation Law of the State of Michigan. Lansing, 1927. Other
Michigan State Government Documents 37
editions issued in 1929, 1932 and 1945. Titles vary.
KFM4542.A25 W6
Michigan. Employment Security Commission. Subject Index to
Manpower Magazine: Five Year Cumulated Ed., 1967-1971.
Lansing, [1972?]. HD5701.M62 1972
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Labor. Lansing:
W. H. Crawford Company, 1913. KFM4531.M533 1913
Michigan. Workmen’s Compensation Commission. Workmen’s
Compensation Act and Rules of Practice. Lansing, 1949. Other
editions issued in 1951, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965 and
1968. HD7816.U7 M5
Lands
Michigan. Attorney General. Laws of the United States Granting
Lands to the State of Michigan for Roads, Railroads, Harbors, and
Other Purposes. Lansing: John A. Kerr & Co., 1867. HD197.U55
Michigan. Auditor General. Tax Laws of the State of Michigan:
Being an Act to Provide for Assessing Property at its True Value,
and for Levying and Collecting Taxes Thereon. Lansing, 1853.
Other editions of property tax laws issued in 1858, 1867, 1941,
1944, 1946, 1950 and 1954. KFM4678.A2; KFM4678.A426 A2;
and KFM4679.3.A3
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Index to “Laws Relating
to State Lands Administered by the Department of Conservation”
(1953) and to Certain Other Laws Relating to Land. [Lansing],
1957. KFM4651.A35
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Laws Relating to State
Lands Administered by [the] Department of Conservation.
Lansing: Franklin DeKleine Company, 1930. Other editions of
38 Michigan State Government Documents
this monograph were issued in 1940, 1953, and 1966.
KFM4651.A3
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Lands Division.
“Index [to] Leases [for Lands in the St. Clair Flats], 1914-1980.”
Record Group 85-50, volume 40, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Michigan, Lake
Map Index. Lansing: The Department, 1969. Arranged
alphabetically by county, then alphabetically by name of lake.
Provides township and range location of each water body plus its
acreage. The approximately 2,500 lake maps referenced in this
index were apparently turned over to the Michigan United
Conservation Clubs for sale to the public. GB1625.M5 M53 1969
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Real Estate
Division. “Homestead Tax & Part Paid Lands Certificate Number
Index, 1900-1989.” Record Group 98-2, volume 1, Archives of
Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Real Estate
Division. “Land Acquisition Files, 1928-1965.” Record Group 96-
50, series 1, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder. Mainly deals
with the Allegan State Forest.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Real Estate
Division. “Land Exchange files, 1877-1987.” Record Group 88-2,
series 1, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Real Estate
Division. “Land Exchange Files, 1916-1953.” Record Group 94-
418, series 1, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Real Estate
Division. “Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary Dispute
Documentation, Field Notes—Index Volumes, ca. 1890.” Record
Group 98-2, cum[ulative] Box 35, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan State Government Documents 39
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Real Estate
Division. “Surveyors’ Field Notes, 1815-1918.” Record Group
87-155, series 1, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “WPA [Rural]
Property Inventories” [for Oakland and Grand Traverse Counties,
1935-1942]. Similar records, not yet digitized, exist for other
counties at the Archives of Michigan. Available at: .
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Index,
State Land Patent Records, 1967-1990.” Record Group 2003-65,
volumes 1-2. Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Index
to Deeds of State Properties, ca. 1900-1947.” Record Group 84-
94, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm 5623.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Index
to Patents to State Lands, 1842-1877.” Record Group 84-94,
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm 5592.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Index
to Plat Maps of State Lands, ca. 1842-1900. Record Group 84-94,
Archives of Michigan. Microfilms 5619-5620.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Indices
to State Land Patents, 1843-1943.” Gives names of assignor and
grantee. Record Group 94-304, volumes 1-4, Archives of
Michigan.
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Land
Patent and Certificate Indexes [for Michigan], 1837-1967.”
Provides access by name and parcel. Record Group 94-69,
volumes 1-17, Archives of Michigan. Hardcopy and microfilm
reels 5619-5620.
Michigan. Department of Transportation. “Ann Arbor Railroad
Deeds, 1871-1988.” Record Group 92-406, volume 1, Archives of
Michigan. Index in binder.
40 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Transportation. “Deeds to the Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railroad [Property From Kent county North],
1856-1987.” Record Group 94-305, Archives of Michigan.
Grantor/Grantee index in binder.
Michigan. State Land Office. Laws of the State of Michigan
Relating to the State Land Office. Lansing, 1869. Another edition
issued in 1906. KFM4314.A1 M53
Michigan Historical Records Survey. Division of Community
Service Programs. “[Inventory of the Records in the Land Office
Division of the Michigan] Conservation Department.” A 281-page
typescript found on microfilm reel 44 at the Bentley Historical
Library.
Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society. Evolution of Michigan
Townships. Lansing: The Society, 1972. Occasional Paper No. 4.
F572.A15 M53
State Land Patents [for] Kent County, Michigan. Grand Rapids:
Western Michigan Genealogical Society, 1984. Updated version
issued in 2010. F572.K3 S7z
Welch, Richard W. County Evolution in Michigan, 1790-1897.
Lansing: State Library Services, 1972. Occasional Paper No. 2.
JS451.M55 W44
Laws
(See also Courts)
Baldwin, Willis. The Law of Taxation in Michigan. Detroit: Drake
Law Book Company, 1909. KFM4670.B35 1909
Michigan State Government Documents 41
Citizens Research Council of Michigan. Subject Index to Current
and Proposed Constitutions. Detroit: The Council, 1962. JK5825
1962 .C56
Jamieson, Robert G. and Brown, Howard D. Michigan Automobile
Law. Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1936. Another edition
issued in 1951. KFM4396.3.A8 J3
Michigan. Auditor General. Tax Laws of the State of Michigan.
Lansing, 1853. Other editions issued in 1871, 1873, 1875, 1895,
1898, 1900, 1903, 1907, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1924, 1925, 1929,
1932-1937 and 1939. Titles vary. HJ3304.A3; KFM4670.A3;
KFM4670.A31; KFM4670.M532
Michigan. Department of Commerce. Laws Relating to
Cemeteries. Lansing: Cemetery Commission, 1968.
KFM4482.C44 A3 1968
Michigan. Department of Labor. Elevator Law Regulations and
Code. Lansing, The Department, 1957. Another edition issued in
1968. Titles vary slightly. KFM4659.7.A33 M53 and Z99 M5
Michigan. Department of State. Office of the Great Seal. “Public
Act Book Index, 1949-1979.” Record Group 98-76, volumes 2-3,
Archives of Michigan. Lists bill number, subsequent act number,
date of acceptance and remarks. Arranged chronologically, then
numerically by bill number.
Michigan. Department of Treasury. Michigan Code of Escheats:
Laws Relating to the Office of Escheats Division. Lansing: Escheats
Division, 1966? KFM4348.U6 A3 1966
Michigan. Laws, Statutes, etc. Laws of the Territory of Michigan,
With Marginal Notes and an Index. Detroit: Sheldon & Reed,
1820. KFM4230 1805-35 .A42
Michigan. Laws, Statutes, etc. The Compiled Laws of the State of
Michigan, 1929. Lansing: Franklin DeKleine Company, 1930.
“Temporary pamphlet. Consisting of temporary index and cross
reference tables.” KFM4230 1929 .A2
42 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. A Twelve Year Summary of
Legislative Action, 1957-1968, in the Fields of Consumer
Protection, Higher Education, Migratory Labor, Vocational
Education, County Governmental Reform, Housing, Senior Citizens,
Water and Air Pollution, Elementary and Secondary Education,
Mental Health, Unemployment Compensation, [and] Workmen’s
Compensation. Lansing: Legislative Service Bureau, 1968.
KFM4215.M23
Michigan. Legislature. “Michigan Legislature Website.” A URL
where one can access just about any aspect of the legislative
process, including bills, acts, and resolutions. Available at:
or
Michigan. Secretary of State. Index to the Compiled Laws and
Public Acts [of] Michigan. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck
Crawford Company, 1906. Compiled by Charles S. Pierce, Paul H.
King and Ada B. Shier. KFM4230 1906 .A43
Michigan. Secretary of State. Index to the General Laws of the
State of Michigan: Enacted by the Legislature During the years
1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1879 and 1881, and to Sections and
Chapters of the Compiled Laws, Amended or Repealed. Lansing:
W.S. George & Company, 1881. Editions of this work also
appeared in 1877 and 1879. KFM4230 1881 .A23
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Insurance.
Lansing, 1899. Other editions issued biennially from1903-1931,
1935, 1940 and 1945. Title varies slightly. KFM4385.A333 A2 &
KFM4385.A6 M53
Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Under Arrangement of the
Official Compiled Laws of Michigan. [n.p.]: Thomson/West, 1999-
2008. Has Subject Index to 102-volume set. Michigan published
its own Compiled Laws with accompanying indexes in 1838,
1846, 1857, 1871, 1897, 1915, 1929, 1948, 1970, and 1979.
KFM4230
Michigan State Government Documents 43
Oxenford, Samuel W. Insurance Laws of the State of Michigan:
Being a Compilation of All the Laws of the State of Michigan
Relating to Insurance, in Force September 1, 1895. Lansing:
Robert Smith Printing Co., 1895. KFM4385.A333 A22
Reid, James W. Reid’s Index to the Amended Laws of Michigan:
Containing a Synopsis of New Laws Passed Since the Compilation
of 1857, Together with Amendments Thereto; Also References to
all Amendments to the Compiled Laws. Lansing: Jno. A. Kerr &
Company, 1867. KFM4240.R45z
Trask, Albert. Index of the Michigan Statutes, 1904. [Saginaw,
1904?]. KFM4230 1897 .A2z
Twardzik, Louis F. and Fitch, Eric J. Summary of Laws Relating to
Local Parks, Recreation and Tourism. East Lansing: Cooperative
Extension Service, Michigan State University, 1990.
KFM4652.5.A3693 1990
Libraries & Archives
“Answer: The Library of Michigan’s Online Catalog.” Lansing:
Department of History, Arts & Libraries, [1987-present]. The
main repository for printed Michigan government documents is
the Library of Michigan. This is the search engine to the
Library’s holdings, which allows access by author, title, date, call
number, material type, language, and keyword. Obsolete printed
inventories of holdings can be found in various editions of the
“Catalogue of the Michigan State Library,” which first appeared
in 1850 and were published for decades thereafter. A separate
listing was made for legal volumes under the 1896 title,
“Catalogue of the Michigan State Library Law Department.”
From time-to-time special lists have been prepared by the State
Library for the benefit of researchers, such as the 1906 “Finding
List of Works on Genealogy and American Local History in
Michigan State Library.” Many holdings of the Archives of
44 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan are also included in the Answer database.
Long, Thomas G. Michigan Library Laws. Detroit: Detroit Public
Library, 1968. KFM4599.A3
Michigan. Auditor General. Auditor General Library Index.
[Lansing]: Office of the Auditor General, [1972]. Z675.G7 M532
Michigan. Department of History, Arts and Libraries. “Search the
Archives of the State of Michigan for photographs, maps, spoken
histories, and documents.” Website at: .
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Archives of
Michigan Circulars.” Over fifty circulars on various topics, many
of them relating to government records. Found at website:
.
Michigan. Department of State. A Guide to the State Archives of
Michigan: State Records. Lansing: Michigan History Division,
1977. Compiled by Valerie Gerrard Browne and David Jerome
Johnson. CD3304.S73
Michigan. Department of State. Subject Index to Manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Commission Archives. Lansing: Michigan
Historical Commission, 1966. Z695.5.M62
Michigan. State Archives. “Archival Circulars.” Sixty-three
multi-page handouts identifying holdings of the State Archives
by subject. Topics covered include Account Books & Ledgers;
Aeronautics; Architectural Plans & Drawings; Associations &
Organizations; Bounties, Premiums, Subsidies & Relief; Business
Records; Census Records; Circuit Court Records; Civil War
Manuscripts; Commissions; Committees; Confidential Records;
Corporation Records; Correctional Facilities; Depression Era
Agencies; Diaries, Daybooks & Personal Journals; Election
Records; Fairs & Expositions; Fishing Records; Game & Wildlife;
Handicapped (Records about the); Infirmaries/Sanitoria/Poor
Michigan State Government Documents 45
Homes; Investigations; Land Records; Legislative Records;
Libraries; Licensed Professions; Lumbering, Logging & Forestry;
Manuscripts; Mental Health Records; Military Records; Mining
Records; Minorities; Naturalization Records; Pardons, Paroles,
Warrants & Extraditions; Parks; Photography; Politicians’
Records; Pollution (Records about); Probate Court Records;
Public Land Grants/Private Claims; Public Officials; Railroads;
Roads & Bridges; Rural Property Inventories; School Records;
Scrapbooks & Albums; Shipping & Navigation; Studies
Conducted; Surveyors’ Records; Swamp Lands; Task Forces,
Councils & Boards; Tax/Assessment Rolls; Vital Records; Women
(Records Relating to); and Youths (Records Relating to).
CD3302.A2
Michigan. State Library. “Catalogue of the Jenison Collection….”
In: Report of the State Librarian of the State of Michigan for the
Years June 30, 1894, to July 1, 1896. Lansing, 1896. Z733.M621
R4
Michigan. State Library. Catalogue of the Michigan State Library.
Lansing, 1850. Other editions issued biennially in odd-
numbered years from 1857 to 1883. Includes supplements.
Z811.M53 M53
Michigan. State Library. Library Laws of the State of Michigan.
Lansing, 1926. Revised releases were issued in 1944, 1961,
1962, 1964-1965 and 1984. Titles vary slightly. Editions for
1993, 1998, 2000, 2005 and 2007 were apparently produced
only in electronic form and are “available via the World Wide
Web.” KFM4599.A3; KFM4599.A33; and Z679.L393 1964
Michigan. State Library. “Michigan Documents [Received by the
Library for Dates Indicated].”
1952-1978:
1978-1991:
1991-1994:
1994-2008:
46 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. State Library Services. Michigan Unit. Card Index to
Manuscripts in the Vault [of the Library of Michigan]. Lansing:
The Library, 1976. Two microfilms at Z6621.M5 M5
Michigan. State Library Services. Michigan Unit. Index to
Manuscript Materials [Housed at the Library of Michigan].
Lansing: Michigan State Library, 1974. Two reels of microfilm
found at Z6621.L6 I5 1974
Michigan Genealogical Council. Guide to the Michigan
Genealogical & Historical Collections at the Library of Michigan
and the State Archives of Michigan. Lansing: The Council, 1996.
Z881.M623
Wanger, Eugene G. The Eugene M. and Roka G. Wanger Michigan
Constitutional History Collection. Lansing: Archives of Michigan,
2009. Catalog of the Wanger Michigan Constitutional Collection
at the Archives of Michigan. MS 2010-46. JK5825 1961-1962
W36 2009
Werner, Lance M. and Seurynck, Anne M. “Michigan Library
Laws Handbook: 2013 Edition. .
Local Government
Alward, Dennis E., and Pierce, Charles S. Index to the Local and
Special Acts of the State of Michigan, 1803 to 1927. Lansing:
Robert Smith Company, 1928. KFM4225.A2525
Brake, Merle E. Local Laws of Wayne County. [Detroit]:
Legislative Committee of the Wayne County Board of
Supervisors, 1946. Lists all laws ever passed by the Michigan
legislature relating to Wayne County and its various
subdivisions. KFM4225.A25252
Michigan State Government Documents 47
Haines, Elijah M. Laws of Michigan Townships Concerning the
Organization and Government of Townships and the Powers and
Duties of Township Officers and Boards of Supervisors. Detroit: S.
D. Elwood, 1860. KFM4632.5.H35
Macomb County Planning Commission. Digest of City, Village and
Township Planning & Zoning Statutes in the State of Michigan.
[Mt. Clemens, 1960]. KFM4658.M33
Michigan. Department of Economic Development. Michigan
Laws Related to Local Planning. Lansing: The Department, 1949.
KFM4658.A35
Michigan. Department of Health. Laws and Regulations Relating
to Trailer Coach Parks. Lansing, 1941? Other editions issued in
1953, 1955-1956, 1964-1966? Titles vary slightly. KFM4317.A2
M534 and KFM4483.T68 A3
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. Laws Relating to Planning.
Lansing, 1968. Other editions issued in 1969 and 1970.
KFM4658.A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Election Laws of the State of
Michigan. Lansing, 1875. Other editions issued in years 1888,
1891, 1894, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911,
1913, 1915-1917, 1919, 1922-1924, 1926-1927, 1929, 1931,
1934, 1936, 1938-1939, 1941, 1944, 1946-1949, 1951-1953,
1955, 1957-1958, 1960, 1962-1969, 1971, 1973-1974, 1978,
1980, 1982 and 1997. Listing includes supplements. Title varies
slightly. JK1963.M5 A15
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Planning.
Lansing: Speaker-Hines and Thomas, 1959. KFM4658.A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to the Incorporation
of Cities. Lansing, 1909. Other editions of this publication
appeared in 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1926, 1928,
1934, 1943, 1950, 1956, and 1962. Titles vary slightly.
KFM4632.5.A4425 and KFM4632.5.A444
48 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to [the]
Incorporation of Villages. Lansing, 1912. Other editions of this
publication appeared in 1914, 1915, 1917, 1923, 1925, 1927,
1934, 1943, 1950, 1956, and 1962. Titles vary slightly.
KFM4632.5.A3 and KFM4632.5.A4444
Michigan. Secretary of State. Michigan Primary Election Law.
Lansing, 1905. Other editions issued in 1907, 1909, 1911-1916
and 1920. Title varies slightly. JK2075.M5 A2
Michigan. Secretary of State. Township Officer’s Guide. Detroit,
1879, Other editions issued in 1882, 1884, 1888, 1890, 1893,
1903, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1918, 1926, 1938, 1950 and
1963. Includes supplements. Title varies slightly. Everything
after 1882 published in Lansing. JS5451.M5 M53 & M533 &
M522
Michigan Territory. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Township Laws of the
Territory of Michigan. Detroit: S. M’Knight, 1833. KFM4632.5.A9
M53
Michigan State University. Michigan Laws Relating to Planning.
East Lansing: Community Development, 1974. Other editions
issued in 1982, 1989 and 1998. Imprint attribution varies
slightly. KFM4658.A3
Michigan State University. Summary of Laws Relating to Local
Parks and Recreation. East Lansing: Cooperative Extension
Service, 1972. Another edition issued in 1990. Title varies
slightly. KFM4652.A3 M5 and KFM4652.5.A3693
Michigan Townships Association. Michigan Township Laws
Recodified. [Lansing, 1989]? KFM4632.5.M5
Peters, Roger. “Index to Michigan Local Acts, 1929-1978.”
[Lansing, 1992]. Typescript. Law Library of Michigan has
anonymously-generated version covering period 1929-1990.
KFM4225.A2525 See: .
Michigan State Government Documents 49
Maps
“Argus Map Database.” An electronic catalog of over 16,500
maps in the Archives of Michigan. Searchable by author, title,
subject, date and more, at this time the cartographic register can
only be accessed by the staff.
Barnett, Le Roy G. Checklist of Printed Maps of the Middle West to
1900: Volume 5: Michigan. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1981. Subject,
author and title index in volume 14. Z6027.U5 C34z
Karpinski, Louis C. Bibliography of the Printed Maps of Michigan,
1804-1880. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission, 1931.
Z6027.M62 K2
Michigan. Department of Information Technology. Center for
Geographic Information. Home to the Michigan Geographic Data
Library and cartographic representations of our state’s school
districts, census tracts, political districts, wetlands, natural
features, geology, hydrology, mineral ownership, land
ownership, and more at: .
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Available Maps of
the Michigan Geological Survey. [Lansing]: Department of
Natural Resources, 1982. Map List 4. Pamphlets with similar
titles were issued in previous years beginning about 1964.
QE125.M555
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. [Directory of
Existing Maps, Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photographs of
Michigan]. [Lansing, 1975]. Z6027.M5 D57
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Indexes to Maps
and Plats [Produced by the State Land Office], ca. 1945. Record
Group 88-93, box 1, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Mapping &
Photography Directory as Contained in the Recommendations of
50 Michigan State Government Documents
the Michigan Mapping Advisory Committee. Lansing: Office of
Land Use, 1976. GB1627.M5 M377
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Plat Maps [for
Michigan, 1815-1860, Made of the Townships by the Original
Surveyors]. These are the earliest detailed maps of the state,
generally drawn in advance of settlement. These hand-drawn
cartographic representations can be found at: .
Michigan. Department of State Highways. Office Services
Division. “Index to Record of County Plats [in Michigan], 1836-
1982.” Lansing, 1983? Microfilmed index (as part of Record
Group 68-52) to plats filed with the Michigan Department of
Treasury (as Record Group 67-97 and later) as preserved in the
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 96-100. These plats can be
viewed individually at the website: .
Michigan. Geological Survey. Topographic Map Index [for the]
Southern Peninsula [and the] Northern Peninsula [of Michigan].
Lansing: Department of Conservation, [1958]. G4111.A2
1958.M5
Michigan State University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Guide
to Aerial Imagery of Michigan. East Lansing: Remote Sensing
Project, 1977. Natural Resources Research Report 340. Com-
piled by William R. Enslin and Richard Hill-Rowley. G70.5.M5 E5
Wayne State University. [Digitized Aerial Images of Detroit and
the Counties of Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland,
St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne, 1949-1997]. PDF files available
at:
Medical
(See Health)
Michigan State Government Documents 51
Military
(See also Soldiers’ Home; Veterans)
Barnett, Le Roy, and Rosentreter, Roger. Michigan’s Early
Military Forces: A Roster and History of Troops Activated Prior to
the American Civil War. Detroit: Wayne State University Press,
2003. Includes comprehensive lists of Michigan soldiers who
served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Black Hawk War,
Toledo War, Patriot War, and Mexican-American War.
UA260.M53
Ellis, Helen H. “Index to [Adjutant General] John Robertson’s
Michigan in the [Civil] War, Revised Edition, Lansing, Michigan,
[by W.S. George & Co., State Printers], 1882.” Bound typescript
at the Archives and Library of Michigan, [1967?]. Does not
include first edition of 1880. E514.M62
Landrum, Charles Hanford. Michigan in the [First] World War:
Military and Naval Honors of Michigan Men and Women. Lansing:
Michigan Historical Commission, 1924. Based on information
gathered by Michigan’s War Preparedness Board. D570.85.M5
A2
Michigan. Adjutant General. Annual Report of the Adjutant
General of the State of Michigan for the Year 1862. Lansing: John
A. Kerr & Co., 1863, Also includes reports for years 1863-1866.
All reports provide a brief description of individual regimental
activities during the respective period of the Civil War, along
with lists of Michigan troops who have died, are missing, or have
been discharged during the reporting period. Personal
information usually includes name, unit, residence, and remarks.
UA43.M5
[Michigan. Adjutant General]. Historical and Pictorial Review [of
the] National Guard of the State of Michigan, 1940. Baton Rouge:
Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1940. Includes brief
histories of all units in the Michigan National Guard. UA260.H57
52 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Army National Guard. Personnel Division. “Military
Personnel [Alphabetical] Card File, 1941-1952.” Record Group
2003-34, series 1, Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Auditor General Department. “Index to Claims Paid by
War Preparedness Board From the National War Loan Fund,
1917.” Record Group 57-24, series 41, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. “Civil
War Graves Registration Files, [ca. 1861-1940].” Record Groups
65-50, 66-24, 66-29, 66-65, and 66-71, Archives of Michigan.
Card index in reading room and microfilm reels 7927-7948. Also
available online for searching individual names at .
Michigan. Department of Management & Budget. “United
Spanish War Veterans [Files], 1898-1983.” Record Group 84-88,
Archives of Michigan. Includes records of camps and members,
with comprehensive name index in reading-room card file and
on microfilm reels 445-450.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Census of World War
I Veterans, Index.” Lansing: War Preparedness Board, 1917-
1919. Card file (at Archives of Michigan in Record Group 78-92,
series 1) identifying individual soldiers from Michigan who
served in World War I.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Enlistment Papers
[for the Michigan Naval Force], 1921-1949.” Record Group 80-
36, boxes 74-84, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “History of Officers [in
the Michigan Naval Force], 1948-1959.” Record Group 80-36,
drawer 64, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. [Index to General and
Special Orders]. Lansing, 1909. Another edition issued in 1912.
UA43.M5369
Michigan State Government Documents 53
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Index to [Michigan
Naval Force] Personnel, 1917, 1921-1949.” Record Group 80-36,
drawers 62-63, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Lists of Army, Navy &
Marine Dead Alphabetical Register, 1917-19.” Record Group 84-
107, box 176, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reel 11279.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of Federal
Navy and Marine Corps Personnel [From Michigan] Deceased in
World War II, 1941-1945.” Record Group 80-36, drawers 59-60,
Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of
[Michigan] Deserters from Draft, 1918.” Record Group 80-36,
drawer 46, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 264-267.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of Michigan
National Guard Personnel Prior to October, 1940.” Record Group
80-36, drawer 64, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of
[Michigan] Personnel in Federal Troops Who Served in the
Philippine Insurrection, 1900.” Record Group 80-36, drawer 64,
Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of Michigan
State Troops, 1917-1919. Record Group 80-36, drawers 42-47,
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 290-294.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of Officers
[in the Michigan Naval Force], 1948-1959.” Record Group 80-36,
drawer 61, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of Personnel
[in the Michigan Naval Force], 1947-1953.” Record Group 80-36,
drawers 57-58, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Register of Personnel
Who Served in World War I [From the Michigan Naval Force],
54 Michigan State Government Documents
1917-1918.” Record Group 80-36, drawer 61, Archives of
Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Service Record of
Discharged Men [From the State Troops], 1921-1926.” Record
Group 80-36, boxes 37-50, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Establishment. “Index of
[Commissioned] Officers and Record Books, 1861-1865.” Record
Group 59-14, volume 101, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Establishment. “Index to
Michigan Volunteers [in the Civil War], 1861-1865.” Record
Group 59-14, volumes 81-83, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm
reels 672-673.
Michigan. Department of Military Establishment. “Index to
Michigan Volunteers [in the Spanish-American War], 1898-
1899.” Record Group 59-14, volume 84, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reel 673.
Michigan. Department of Military Establishment. “Index to
Michigan Volunteers in United States Service, 1861-1865.”
Record Group 59-14, volumes 96-97, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Establishment. “Indexes to
Minutes of [the] State Military Board, 1859-1904.” Record Group
59-14, volumes 138, 141A, and 147, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Establishment. “Michigan
National Guard [and Militia] Registers, 1838-1900.” Record
Group 59-14, volumes 54-61, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm
reels 596-599.
Michigan. Department of Military Establishment. “Record of
Officers, Soldiers and Sailors in Michigan State Military Service,
1838-January 1901.” Record Group 59-14, volumes 54-61,
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 596-599.
Michigan State Government Documents 55
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Civil War Service
Records” [of Michigan Soldiers]. A searchable database found at:
.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Michigan Civil
War Volunteer [Soldier Published] Registries” [Also known as
the regimental Brown Books]. A searchable database found at:
.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. State Veterans’ Facility.
“Index to Women, 1894-1986.” Record Group 86-103, Archives
of Michigan. Microfilm reel 5910.
Michigan. Office of Civil Defense. Index of Publications and Films.
Lansing: The Office, [1956]. UA928.M5 M532
Michigan. Secretary of State. Alphabetical General Index to Public
Library Sets of 85,271 Names of Michigan Soldiers and Sailors
Individual Records. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.,
1915. This is an index to what are popularly known as the
“Brown Books” listing Michigan’s Civil War soldiers.
E514.3.A583z and E514.3.M622 These 46 volumes can also be
found at:
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines. Lansing: Franklin DeKleine Company, 1930.
Another edition issued in 1940. KFM4702.8.A35 M5344
Michigan. State Archives. “Alphabetical List of Names in the
World War I Michigan Clubroom Register [in the City of New
York].” Original found at Archives of Michigan or electronic
version available at:
Michigan. State Archives. “Michigan Civil War Principals.”
Found on database at: . A similar database
56 Michigan State Government Documents
for “Michigan Civil War Substitutes” is available in the original or
electronically accessible at: .
Michigan. State Archives. “Spanish-American War Medal
Recipients – Michigan.” Database at: .
Michigan. State Library Services. Michigan Unit. World War I
Card Index. List of Michigan military personnel of World War I
on 3 X 5 cards. 37 reels of microfilm at D 609.U7 M5
Michigan. State Military Board. Laws, Rules and Regulations for
the Government of the Michigan State Troops. Detroit, 1875.
Other editions issued in Lansing during years 1883, 1891, 1902;
and in Ionia, 1912. Titles vary slightly. KFM 4697.A4, KFM
4697.M5 and KFM4697.M53
Michigan. State Military Board. Military Laws of Michigan.
Lansing: Adjutant General’s Office, [1948]. KFM4695.A3 1948
Michigan. War Preparedness Board. “Census of World War I
Veterans [From Michigan], 1917-1919.” Record Group 78-92,
series 1, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reels 8247-8307.
Michigan Territory. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Militia Laws of the
Territory of Michigan. Detroit: S. M’Knight, 1833. Another
edition was issued in 1846.
Robertson, John. Michigan in the [Civil] War. Lansing: W[illiam]
S. George & Co., 1882. Michigan regimental histories (pages 165-
751); register of Michigan’s commissioned officers in all
branches of service (pages755-993); and locations of battles
involving Michigan troops (pages 995-1001). E514.M62
Trout, Mary Jane, and Lucas, Richard E. Index to Official Souvenir,
Michigan Volunteers of [18]98 [in the Spanish-American War].
Lansing: Michigan State Library, 1978. E726.M6 O33z
Michigan State Government Documents 57
Western Michigan Genealogical Society. “The Activated Michigan
Militia, 1805-1976.” In quarterly journal Michigana, volume 55,
number 3 (July-September, 2009) through volume 56, number 4
(October-December, 2010). Compendium lists military unit
involved, its hometown, dates of activation and discharge from
active duty, number of troops called up, and type of emergency.
F565.M64
Natural Resources
(See also Geology; Lands; Wildlife)
Barnett, Le Roy G.. “Soil Surveys [of Michigan]: A Down-to-Earth
Source of Cultural Information.” In The Michigan Historical
Review, volume 32, number 2 (Fall, 2006), pages 119-130.
Identifies all soil surveys printed for the state of Michigan with
basic particulars about each. S599.M5 B373
Bellmore, Audra. The State of Michigan Archives Presents: The
Department of Natural Resources Film Catalog. [Lansing:
Department of State], 1994. Found in binder for Record Group
94-242, Archives of Michigan.
Colby, Joyce. Alphabetical Index of Michigan[‘s 8,632] Lake and
Pond Names from Lake Inventory Bulletins, 1 to 83. East Lansing:
Department of Resource Development, [1965]. Folio GB705.M5
W3 no. 17
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Forestry Publications
Issued by [the] Michigan Department of Conservation. [Lansing,
1959?]. Apparently issued at irregular intervals through 1989.
SD144.M5 M533
Michigan. Department of Conservation. General Rules and
Regulations Governing Oil and Gas Operations in the State of
Michigan. Lansing: Supervisor of Wells, 1939. Other editions
issued in 1941 and 1957. TN881.M5 G36
58 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Index for Michigan
Conservation Magazine [From] March, 1935, Through November-
December, 1952. Lansing: Michigan Department of Conservation,
[1953]. SK351.M47
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Laws Relating to
Conservation. Lansing, 1929. Other editions of this title were
issued biennially through 1953 and then annually through 1966.
KFM4643.A29
Michigan. Department of Conservation. List of Publications
Available [From the Michigan] Department of Conservation.
Lansing: Department of Conservation, 1935. Under a slightly
varying title, this release came out almost annually through
1956. SK409.M5334
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Motion Pictures of
Michigan’s Natural Resources. Lansing: Education Division,
[1932]. Other editions issued in 1939, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1958,
1960, 1961 and 1962. Title varies slightly. HC107.M5 M53643
and HD107.M5 M5364. A similar release—A Catalog of
Television Films—was issued annually 1960-1962 under
S932.M5 M323
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Parks and Recreation
Publications issued by [the] Michigan Department of Conservation.
[Lansing, 1950?]. Other editions issued through 1959?
SB482.M5 M55
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Directors’ and
N[atural] R[esource] Commission Orders, 1947-1993.” Record
Group 98-8, series 1, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Index to Division
and Office Policies and Procedures. Lansing: The Department,
1980. HC107.M5 M43332
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Index to
R[esource] R[ecovery] C[ommission] Motions, 1976-1982.”
Record Group 87-144, box 8, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan State Government Documents 59
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “[Index to the DNR
Photo Collection, ca. 1960-1980].” While the subject of each
image is noted on the cards, arrangement is by ascending
negative number. Record Group 98-131, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Motion Picture
Films. Lansing: Film Loan Service, 1966. Other editions issued in
1970, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1978. HC107.M5 M5364
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Natural Resources
Laws. Lansing, 1968. Other editions of this title appeared in
1970, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1987, and [1998]. KFM4643.A29
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Michigan
Conservation Magazine [and] Michigan Natural Resources
Magazine, 1931-1983 [i.e. 1993].” Volume 1: Subject Index;
Volumes 2-4: Author Index. Typescript at Archives of Michigan.
SK351.M475
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Michigan’s Oil and
Gas Regulations. Lansing: Geological Survey Division, 1977.
Other editions issued in 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987 and 2006.
Circular 15. KFM4458.A1 A3
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “[Natural
Resources] Commission Proceedings [Index], 1990.” Record
Group 94-56, box 1, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Natural Resources
Commission Proceedings [Index], 1991.” Record Group 95-67,
box 4, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Natural Resources
Commission Proceedings [Index], 1992.” Record Group 97-414,
box 3, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Natural Resources
Commission Proceedings [Index], 1993.” Record Group 99-6,
box 1, Archives of Michigan.
60 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Water Resources
Commission. “Water Sample Records of the Stream Control
Commission [with Accompanying Index in binder], 1931-1945.”
Record Group 72-111, series 2, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. Laws Relating to
Commercial Fishing, 1963. Lansing: Department of Conservation,
1964. KFM4643.A2945 1963
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. Laws Relating to Water.
Lansing, 1966. Other editions issued in 1993 and 1998. Title
varies slightly. KFM4646.A3 and KF5551.W38
Michigan. Stream Control Commission. Laws Governing Water
Pollution Control. Lansing: Franklin DeKleine Co., 1930.
KFM4556.A4
Wallin, Helen M. Historical Chronology of Conservation Agencies
Culminating in the Formation of [the] Michigan Department of
Natural Resources. [Lansing], 1971. HC107.M5 W35
Professions
(See also Business; Labor)
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Athletic Board
of Control. “Boxer History Cards, ca. 1940-1980.” Card file part
of Record Group 83-67, drawers 1-3, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Athletic Board
of Control. “Wrestler History Cards, ca. 1939-1980.” Card file
part of Record Group 83-67, drawers 4-6, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Board of
Dentistry. “Records Relating to Licensing of Dental Hygienists
(Retired, Revoked, Deceased), ca. 1947-1973.” Record Group 83-
35, boxes 13-15, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan State Government Documents 61
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Board of
Dentistry. “Records Relating to Licensing of Dentists (Retired,
Revoked, Deceased), ca. 1934-1971.” Record Group 83-35, boxes
1-12, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Board of
Medicine. “Register of Drugless Practitioners, 1913-1934.”
Record Group 67-42, volumes 16-17, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Board of
Medicine. “Registration Cards [for Medical Practitioners in
Michigan], ca. 1902-1982.” Card file part of Record Group 90-
303, series 1, State Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Osteopathic
Board. “Record of Applications for Registration, 1914-1937.”
Alphabetical index in 3 volumes as part of Record Group 83-66,
series 1, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Pharmacy
Board. “Drug Stores [in Michigan], 1885-1930.” Record Group
80-55, folder 1, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Pharmacy
Board. “Pharmacy Apprentices [in Michigan], 1885-1930.”
Record Group 80-55, folder 2, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Pharmacy
Board. “Records of Apprentice Pharmacists, 1926-1940.”
Record Group 87-106, volume 2, State Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Pharmacy
Board. “Records of [Drug Selling] Vendors, 1924-1935.” Record
Group 87-106, volume 4, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Pharmacy
Board. “Records of Pharmacists Assistants, 1885-1937.” Record
Group 87-106, volume 6, Archives of Michigan.
62 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Licensing & Regulation. Pharmacy
Board. “Registers of Licensed Pharmacists, 1886-1942.” Record
Group 84-105, Volumes 1A, 1B, 1C, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of State. Elections Division. The Michigan
Lobby Registration Act Employee/Employer Index [to Lobbyists].
Lansing: Department of State, 1996-2000. Issued irregularly
over a five-year period. JK5874.5.M53
Michigan. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Laws Relating to the Practice of
Mortuary Science. Lansing: State Board of Examiners in
Mortuary Science, 1961. KFM4482.U5 A3 1961
Michigan. State Board of Registration in Medicine. Official List of
Physicians and Surgeons Who Have Received Certificates of
Registration Under Public Act 237, Laws of 1899, Michigan. [Sault
Ste. Marie: Press of the News-Record, 1901]. R712.A2 M5
Michigan. State Plumbing Board. Michigan State Plumbing Code
and Laws. Other editions issued in 1968, 1969, 1974, 1985,
1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2009. Title varies. Later
author was Bureau of Construction Codes. KFM4659.3 A3 M5xx
Physicians’, Dentists’ and Druggists’ Directory of Michigan,
Comprising [a] List of Physicians and Surgeons, Dentists, and
Druggists, Arranged Alphabetically by Post-Offices. Chicago: Galen
Gonsier & Co., 1893. Another edition issued in 1900 (and
possibly in 1899). R712.A2 M54
Public Safety
Michigan. Department of Labor. Elevator Law Regulations and
Code. Lansing, 1957. Other editions issued in 1968, 1976, 2007
and 2010 (editions from 1938 and 1945 are known but not
found). Title varies. KFM4859.7 A33 M5x and KFM4659.7 Z99
M5
Michigan State Government Documents 63
Michigan. State Fire Marshall. Fire Marshall Law and Related
Acts. Lansing, 1913. Other editions issued in 1915, 1931 and
1938. Title varies slightly. KFM4581.A3 and .G38 & .L58
Michigan. State Fire Marshall. Flammable Liquids Regulations.
Lansing, 1956. Other editions issued in 1963 and 1973.
KFM4580.I6 A3
Michigan. State Fire Marshall. Liquefied Petroleum Regulations.
Lansing, 1947. Other editions issued in 1952 and 1960. Title
varies. KFM4580.L5 A3
Michigan. State Police. Acts Governing the Michigan State Police.
Lansing, 1936. Other editions issued in 1939 and 1944. Title
varies. KFM4639.A3
Michigan. State Police. Concealed Weapons and Firearms Laws of
the State of Michigan. East Lansing, 1940? Other editions issued
in 1950?, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1984 and
1987. Title varies. KFM4579.A3
Michigan. State Police. Digest of…Michigan Laws and
Amendments Affecting Law Enforcement. East Lansing, 1953.
Other editions issued about annually through 1984. Title varies.
KFM4238.M532
Michigan. State Police. Film Catalog. East Lansing, 1968. Other
editions issued in 1982 and 2000. Title varies. HV675.M53x See
also “Films of the Michigan State Police, ca. 1952-1982” at the
Archives of Michigan. Record Group 2009-43.
Michigan Historical Records Survey. Division of Community
Service Programs. Inventory of the State Archives of Michigan:
State Police. Detroit: Works Projects Administration, 1941.
CD3304.I5
64 Michigan State Government Documents
Railroads
(See also Transportation)
Calkins, Edmund A. “Michigan Railroad Commission Orders and
Opinions, Index to Vol[ume]s 1-8 Inclusive, Covering [the] Period
April 1, 1912 to May 15, 1919.” MDOF KFM4485.1.A55
Crane, Isaac M. Compilation of the Railroad Laws of Michigan and
Abstract of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of Michigan Upon
the Subject of Railroad Corporations. [Michigan?], 1879.
KFM4501.C73
Humphrey, William. Laws of Michigan Relative to Railroad
Companies. Lansing: W[illiam] S. George & Co., 1870.
KFM4501.A2
Meints, Graydon M. Michigan Railroads & Railroad Companies.
East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1992. Identifies
dates of filings of articles of association with the State,
amendments thereto, and articles of dissolution. TF24.M5 M456
Michigan. Commissioner of Railroads. Extracts from the Railroad
Laws of the State of Michigan. Lansing, 1894. Other editions
issued in 1936 and 1970 by the Public Utilities Commission.
Title varies slightly. KFM4501.A4
Michigan. Commissioner of Railroads. General Railroad Laws of
Michigan, Including All Laws Affecting Railroads Passed by the
Legislature of 1873. Editions also issued in 1875 and 1879.
Lansing: W[illiam] S. George & Co., 1873 [1875, 1879].
KFM4501.A3
Michigan. Commissioner of Railroads. Railroad Laws of
Michigan and Digest of Decisions of the Supreme Court…. Lansing,
1881. Other editions issued in 1886, 1890 and 1896. Title varies
slightly. KFM4501.A3; KFM4501.A42; and KFM4501.R35
Michigan State Government Documents 65
Michigan. Department of Transportation. “Ann Arbor Railroad
Deeds, 1871-1988.” Record Group 92-406, volume 1, Archives of
Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Transportation. “Deeds to the Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railroad [Lands from Kent County North],
1856-1987.” Record Group 94-305, Archives of Michigan.
Grantor/Grantee index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Transportation. “Interlocker Files,
1888-1988.” Interlockers are generally manned, two-story
buildings from which actions are taken to ensure the safe
passage of trains where two or more mainline tracks cross.
Record Group 93-72, Archives of Michigan. Indexed by railroad,
county and city.
Michigan. Laws, Statutes, Etc. A Compilation of Federal and State
Legislation in Reference to Land Grant Railroads in the Upper
Peninsula of the State of Michigan. Detroit: Free Press Book and
Job Printing House, 1871. KF2298.C65
Michigan. Railroad Commission. Aids, Gifts, Grants and
Donations to Railroads Including Outline of Development and
Successions in Titles to Railroads in Michigan. Lansing: Wynkoop
Hallenbeck Crawford Company, 1919. Provides dates of filings
with the State and specific information on local public assistance
given to railroads. HE1064.M5 A32
Michigan. Secretary of State. Michigan Laws Relating to
Railroads. Lansing, 1899. Other editions issued in 1905, 1909,
1913, 1915 and 1917. Titles vary slightly. KFM4501.A4 & .A43
Social Services
Duquette, Donald N. Michigan Child Welfare Law: Child
Protection, Foster Care, Termination of Parental Rights. Lansing:
66 Michigan State Government Documents
Department of Social Services, 1984. Other editions issued in
1990 and 1994. KFM4550.C4 D86
Michigan. Department of Social Services. Index of Department
Forms and Publications. Lansing, 1969. Other editions issued in
1972, 1974 and 1977. Title varies. HV98.M5 M53xxx
Michigan. Department of Social Services. Laws Relating to the
Blind. Lansing, 1965. Other editions issued in 1971 and 1973.
KFM4550.B5 M53
Michigan. Department of Social Services. The Social Welfare Act
and Child Protection Law. Lansing: The Department, 1986.
KFM4767.C5 S6
Michigan. Department of Social Services. “Michigan Human
Services Network Project Files Index, 1979.” Record Group 84-
19, volume 1, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Social Services. Social Welfare Laws.
Lansing: The Department, 1966. Other editions issued in 1968,
1971, 1973 and 1977. KFM4549.A3 A195
Michigan. Department of Social Welfare. “Records of the Rocky
Beach Benevolent Association, 1892-1930.” Record Group 59-
15, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Social Welfare. Social Welfare Laws.
Lansing: The Department, 1959. Other editions issued in 1963
and 1964. KFM4549.A3 A195
Michigan. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Laws Relating to the Duties of
County Agents: Also to Dependent and Disorderly Children, Also to
Institutions for Such. Lansing: Industrial School Printing
Department, 1900. Another edition issued in 1903. Titles vary
slightly. KFM4550.C4 A33 1900 and KFM4550.C4 A3 1903
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws of the State of Michigan
Relating to the Support of Poor Persons. Lansing, 1878. Other
Michigan State Government Documents 67
editions issued in 1895, 1898, 1900, 1908, 1914 and 1917. Titles
vary slightly. KFM4284.5.P7 A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Juveniles. Lansing,
1912. Other editions issued in 1914, 1917, 1923, 1929, 1936,
1942 and 1944. Title varies slightly. HV9079.M5 A5 and
KFM4291.M5 A3 1944
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to the Insane and
Feeble-Minded. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford
Company, 1916. KFM4565.A3 1916
Soldiers’ Home
(See also Military; Veterans)
Michigan. Department of Military & Veterans’ Affairs. Veterans’
Facility. “Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, Discharged and
Disceased [sic], Beginning June 1983 to January, 1999.” Record
Group 92-263, series 1, Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Expired Members
From [the Veterans’ Facility], 1977-1983.” Record Group 85-47,
Archives of Michigan. Index in binder.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Index to Men [in the
Michigan Veterans’ Facility], 1885-1977.” Record Group 84-93,
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reel 5479.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Index to Women
[Admitted to the] Veterans’ Facility [in Grand Rapids], 1894-
1986.” Record Group 86-103, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm
reel 5910.
Michigan. Soldiers’ Home. Biennial Report of the Board of
Managers of the Michigan Soldiers’ Home. Lansing, 1887[-1919].
Series covers years 1886-1918, Regularly includes lists of
68 Michigan State Government Documents
inhabitants, variously providing name, admission number, age,
military unit, rank, months in service, pension amount,
nationality, and prior residence. UB384.M5 M53
Michigan. Veterans’ Facility. “Index to Register of Inhabitants,
1888-1920.” Record Group 64-20, volume 46, Archives of
Michigan. Microfilm reel 5479.
State Administrative Board
Michigan. Department of Management & Budget. “Card Index
for [the] State Administrative Board Minutes, 1966-1974.”
Record Group 90-324, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Management & Budget. “Index [to]
Proceedings [of the] State Administrative Board, 1921-1965.”
Record Group 83-15, Series 2, Archives of Michigan. Index in
hardcopy and on microfilm reels 4966-4967.
Michigan. State Administrative Board. “State Administrative
Board Resolutions, 1940-Present, Index.” Cited on the Library of
Michigan’s “Answer” electronic catalog but only available
digitally via or, alternatively, at .
Michigan Historical Records Survey. Division of Community
Service Programs. “[Records Inventory of the State]
Administrative Board.” [Detroit, 1940]. A 21-page typescript on
microfilm roll 44 at the Bentley Historical Library.
Michigan State Government Documents 69
Transportation
(See also Railroads)
Barnett, Le Roy G. A Drive Down Memory Lane: The Named State
and Federal Highways of Michigan. Allegan Forest MI: Priscilla
Press, 2004. A more contemporary list can be found at: <
http://mdotcf.state.mi.us/public/oga/>. A slight variation on
this theme is available at: . HE356.M5 B856
Bessert, Christopher J. Michigan Highways[: A Complete
Inventory and History]. Grand Rapids, 2008. Website:
.
Hyde, Charles K. Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan. Detroit:
Wayne State University Press, 1993. A current inventory of
these structures is maintained by the Department of
Transportation at: . TG24.M45 H93
Michigan. Department of State Highways. Index to Engineering
Reports and Engineering Letters by County. Lansing: Route
Location Division, 1969. A later edition is dated 1973. Both
releases identified as Report No. 154. TE24.M5 Z7
Michigan. Legislature. Laws of the State of Michigan Relative to
Highways and Bridges and the Duties of Highway Commissioners
and Overseers of Highways. Lansing, 1848. Other editions
appeared in 1857, 1864, 1867, and 1871. KFM4644.A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws of the State of Michigan
Relating to Highways, Bridges, and Drainage. Lansing, 1875.
Other editions were issued in 1877, 1880, 1885, and 1896 (the
latter two years minus drainage in the title). KFM4644.A3
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Aeronautics.
Lansing: Franklin DeKleine Company, 1937. KFM4505.A3 1937
70 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Highways and
Bridges. Lansing, 1900. Other editions from the same source
appeared in 1906, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1929,
1932, 1938, and 1945. KFM4644.A34
Veterans
(See also Military; Soldiers’ Home)
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Korean War
Beneficiary Claim Files [by Name of Soldier], 1955-1985.”
Record Group 85-55, series 3, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Korean War Bonus
Claim Files [by Name of Soldier], 1955-58.” Lansing: Personnel
Division, [1958?]. Card index to Michigan men who served
during the Korean War in Record Group 85-55, series 2, Archives
of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “Victory Medal
Applications, ca. 1920-1924.” Record Group 85-78, boxes 26-42,
Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “World War I
Veterans’ Bonus Files [for Army, Navy and Marines], 1921-1932.”
Record Group 84-107, series 1, Archives of Michigan. Microfilm
reels 5875-5909.
Michigan. Department of Military Affairs. “World War II
Beneficiary Claim Files [by Name of Soldier], 1947-1985.”
Record Group 85-55, series 1, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Grand Army of the Republic. “Records of Posts
[Members’ Index, ca. 1867-1939].” Record Group 63-19,
Archives of Michigan. Card index in reading room and microfilm
reels 7913-7926.
Michigan State Government Documents 71
Michigan. Legislative Service Bureau. Military and Veterans
Laws as Amended Through Sept. 13, 1965. [Lansing]: The Bureau,
1965. Another edition issued in 1988. Titles vary slightly.
KFM4702.8.A35 M535
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to Old Soldiers.
Lansing, 1916. Other editions issued in 1930 and 1940. Title
varies slightly. KFM4702.8.A35 M534
Michigan. State Archives. “Grand Army of the Republic Records
Project – Michigan.” Database at: .
Michigan. State Archives. “S[ons of] U[nion] V[eterans of the]
C[ivil] W[ar] Graves Database website:” .
Michigan. Veterans Trust Fund. Michigan Laws Relating to
Veterans. Lansing, 1950. Other editions issued in 1951, 1955,
1963, 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1984. Includes supplements. Titles
vary slightly. KFM4702.8.A35 A19
United States Civil War Soldiers Living in Michigan in 1894.
St. Johns: Clinton County Historical Society, 1988. This is an
alphabetical name index to Census of the State of Michigan, 1894:
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, a volume arranged geographically
and found under call number HA443.S75 1894 Vol. 3. E494.U6
Vital Records
Michigan. Department of Community Health. “Genealogical
Death Indexing System,” ca. 1867-1884. An online searchable
database at .
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Archives of
Michigan. “Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920.” Available at:
.
72 Michigan State Government Documents
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Death Indexes, 1867-
1914.” Record Group 92-434, series 1, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reels 7693-7714. At Library of Michigan see microfilm
at F565.I532 1960
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Death Records Index,
1867-1914.” Record Group 86-28, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reels 5963-5975. At Library of Michigan see microfilm
at F565.I532 1960
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Divorce Indexes, 1897-
1923.” Record Group 92-439, series 1, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reels 7820-7822.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Divorce Indexes, 1924-
1969.” Record Group 94-259, series 1, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reels 7823-7842.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Divorce Records Index,
1896-1923.” Record Group 86-28, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reel 5962.
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Index to Births, 1867-
1915.” Fifteen reels of microfilm at the Library of Michigan.
F565.I5 1960
Michigan. Department of Public Health. Index to Michigan Vital
Statistics [Data]: 1960 to Present. Lansing: The Department,
[1975]. HB935.M5 M52
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Marriage Indexes,
1867-1921.” Record Group 92-435, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reels 7715-7766. At Library of Michigan see microfilm
at F565.I54 1960
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Marriage Indexes,
1950-1969.” Record Group 94-68, series 1, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reels 7767-7819.
Michigan State Government Documents 73
Michigan. Department of Public Health. “Marriage Records
Indexes, 1867-1921.” Record Group 86-28, Archives of Michigan.
Microfilm reels 5940-5961. At Library of Michigan see microfilm
at F565.I54 1960
Michigan. Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.
Michigan Death Index, 1867-1882. Lansing: Michigan
Department of Community Health, 1998. Five volumes.
F565.M534
Michigan. Legislature. Library of Michigan. “Indexes to Vital
Records, Births, 1867-1872, 1882, 1894-1896.” Record Group
86-10, volumes 1-10, Archives of Michigan. Confidential.
Michigan. Legislature. Library of Michigan. “Indexes to Vital
Records, Deaths, 1867-1871.” Record Group 86-10, volume 11,
Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Legislature. Library of Michigan. “Indexes to Vital
Records, Marriages, 1865-1871.” Record Group 86-10, volumes
12-13, Archives of Michigan.
Michigan. Office of the State Registrar. Michigan Death Index,
1867-1874. Lansing: Michigan Department of Community Health,
1996. Three volumes. F565.M534 and HA38.M5 M55
Michigan. Secretary of State. Laws Relating to the Registration of
Births, Deaths and Marriages. Lansing, 1896. Editions also
issued in 1900, 1908, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1925, 1929, 1942,
1949 and 1957. Titles vary slightly. KFM4293.A319 A25
Wildlife
Blouch, Ralph I. Annotated Bibliography of Wildlife Research
Conducted by the Department of Natural Resources. Lansing:
Department of Natural Resources, 1979. Wildlife Division
74 Michigan State Government Documents
Report No. 2733B. Same published in 1976 as Wildlife Division
Report No. 2733A. Z6827.M5
Latta, William C. Institute for Fisheries Research, 1930-1980: Fifty
Years of Fisheries Investigations. Lansing: Michigan Department
of Natural Resources, 1980. Fisheries Division Research Report
No. 1882. SH222.M5 L3773
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Available Publications of
Value to Persons Interested in Wild Life. [Lansing]: Game
Division, 1935. Information Circular No. 7. QL9.2.A93
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Catalog of Publications
of the Institute for Fisheries Research, 1929-1962. Ann Arbor: The
Institute, [1963?] Earlier editions of this publication appeared
around 1945 (covering years 1930-1944), 1950 (covering 1930-
1949), and 1958 (including years 1934-1957). Z5974.U6 M55
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Digest of Important
General Game Laws of Michigan. Lansing, 1915-1964. Published
almost annually. Title varies slightly. KFM4643.A295
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Fish and Fisheries
Publications Issued by [the] Michigan Department of Conservation.
Lansing: Department of Conservation, 1961. The last issue in
this series was released in 1964. Z7996.F5 M53
Michigan. Department of Conservation. Digest of Fishing Laws of
Michigan. Lansing, 1928-1964. Published almost annually. Title
varies slightly. KF1772.8.A2 M533; KFM4643.A294; and
KFM4643.A296
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Index to Fisheries
Publications Available From the Fisheries Division, Lansing.
Lansing: Department of Natural Resources, 1971. Z5974.U6
M555
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Index to Reports on
Fisheries Research, 1930-1967, in Report Series of Institute for
Michigan State Government Documents 75
Fisheries Research. Lansing: Research and Development Division,
1968. SH222.M5 I643
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Serial List of
R[esearch] & D[evelopment] Reports, Nos. 1-281, and
Discontinuing of R[esearch] & D[evelopment] Report Series.
Lansing: Research & Development Division, 1973. Printed
similar lists in 1971 (1-223) and 1972 (1-257). SK409.M55
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. Supplementary List
of Publications of the Institute for Fisheries Research, 1962-1969.
Ann Arbor: The Institute, [1970?]. Z5974.U6 M55
Michigan. Department of Natural Resources. “Wildlife Division
Reports.” A current online list of such publications (giving
number, title and author) from number 288 through 3499.
Available at: .
Michigan. Secretary of State. Game and Fish Laws, and Laws
relative to [the] Destruction of Noxious Animals. Lansing, 1899.
Editions also issued biennially in odd-numbered years through
1923. Titles vary slightly. KFM4643.A29
Michigan. State Game and Fish Warden. List of Deputy Game and
Fish Wardens and Compilation of the Fish and Game Laws.
Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, 1887. KFM4643.A3
Whitcomb, Douglas A. and Currie, Bruce A. Annotated
Bibliography of Wildlife Division Reports Concerned with Deer.
Lansing: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, [1976?].
Wildlife Division Report No. 2757. QL737.U55 A66
Women
Hunt, Harry E. Michigan Laws Relating to Women and Girls: A
Comprehensive Digest of the Statutory Law and Amendments
76 Michigan State Government Documents
Thereto as They Relate to Women and Girls; Also, Pointed
Decisions of the Supreme Court of Michigan Affecting the Same.
Detroit: Michigan Equal Suffrage Association, 1911. A revised
edition of same was issued in 1915. KFM4611.5.W6 A3
Kennedy, Leo F. Women in the Michigan Legislature, 1921-2002.
Lansing: Legislative Service Bureau, 2002. Prepared by Jennifer
C. Taylor and Kammy Curtiss. JK5866.M52
Michigan. Department of Public Health. State Veterans’ Facility.
“Index to Women, 1894-1986.” Record Group 86-103, State
Archives of Michigan. Microfilm reel 5910.
Michigan. Department of State. History Division. Bibliography
of Sources Relating to Women. Lansing, 1978. Identifies
government records relating to women at State Archives on
pages 10-11. HQ1438.M5 M522 1978
Michigan. State Library. Laws of Michigan Relating to Women.
Lansing: The Library, 1916. Revised editions were published by
the same source in 1920, 1926, and 1936. KFM4611.5.W6 A3
About the cover illustration
In 1858, a decision was made to put ornamental panels in a
skylight over the House chamber of our nation’s capitol. In
keeping with our country’s motto at the time—E Pluribus Unum
(out of many [states], one [commonwealth])—it seemed
appropriate to have each panel in the skylight dedicated to a
state or territory that had representatives under the roof. The
way in which this ambition would be realized was by glazing the
coats of arms of Uncle Sam’s constituent political units onto
individual sections of the large, overhead window.
Every state and territory was asked to supply a copy of its coat
of arms for artists to use as a guide. With these images in hand,
craftsmen painted the escutcheons onto white glass roundels
twenty-inches in diameter, at a cost of just $50 each. The
enameled panels were then put in cast iron frames and secured
in place to collectively form an area of natural illumination in the
ceiling of the House.
These translucent, emblematic designs remained in place until
1949 when, due to deterioration with age, they were declared
unsafe and dismantled. As the renovation of the House chamber
that year did not include reuse of the painted panels, they were
put into temporary storage. In 1950, the Architect of the Capitol
notified the appropriate governors that they could claim the
mothballed replicas of their state’s coat of arms for the asking.
Michigan gladly accepted this offer, and the desired object
arrived in 1951 to be placed in the State Museum. It is unknown
if the cracks at the top of the glass pane occurred in Washington
or during shipment to Lansing, but the present from the District
of Columbia arrived in this condition.
Image by Dorothy Potter Barnett. Artifact at State Museum.