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The Department of Literature, Science, and the Arts was one of the three departments authorized when the university was established in Ann Arbor in 1837. Its name was changed to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in 1915 and it is now the largest of the university's colleges. The deans' files cover the years 1916-1981. For the period 1916-1932 the files reflect the role of the deans as administrators of student affairs. After 1933, as the deans' responsibilities shifted, the files document their relationship to administrators and faculty.