Talk:History of the University of Michigan

message: This article could use some citation and clarification, especially to clear up a perceived anachronism in the opening paragraph, which states:
The school moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, only 13 years after the latter city had been founded. Ann Arbor had set the land aside trying to win the bid for the new state capital. Lansing won the bid so Ann Arbor offered the land to the university. 
This implies that Lansing won the bid in 1837 or earlier.  However, the state capital was not moved to Lansing until 1847.
Kevin Forsyth 18:40, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: I have started a cleanup of article in hopes of one day getting it to at least "Good article" status. In the meantime, I have moved the list of institutional milestones here, given that, in my opinion, it is better to have the material integrated with the article rather than to have it in a separate list (which may also lead to material duplication). 
In the meantime, any new information added to this article should pertain to the university as a whole. Any material that is specific to a particular college/school should go into their respective college/school article. PentawingTalk 00:50, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Formatting and other issues

message: I believe the opening two sentences of this article are factually incorrect:
The history of the University of Michigan (UM) began with its establishment in 1817 by the Michigan Territorial legislature. As one of the first public universities in the United States, it was built on 1,920 acres (7.78 km²) of land ceded by the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi people "…for a college at Detroit."
Per the Michigan Territory article, Michigan did not have a territorial legislature until 1824. Prior to that, it was administered by a governor and judges appointed by the president. The establishment of the Catholepistemiad was enacted by Governor Cass and Judges Woodward and Griffin, not a legislature. Source: 
In the Treaty of Fort Meigs, Native Americans (at the urging of Father Gabriel Richard) did cede 1,920 acres to the "college at Detroit" (the Catholepistemiad), but the university was not actually built on those lands. In fact, it appears that the actual land was not selected until much later, when Governor Cass commissioned two men to pick it out in 1821; legal right to the lands wasn't granted until 1824. The lands were sold to help pay for the establishment of the Ann Arbor campus in 1837. Source: 
I am working on expanding some of the early history sections, and I plan on revising the lead paragraph to remove what I believe to be incorrect information. But first I wanted to see if anyone has a citation for these claims. -Sarcasmboy 02:22, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One correction to myself -- the act establishing the Catholepistemiad was not signed by Governor Cass, as he was traveling, but by the acting governor. The point remains the same. -Sarcasmboy 05:53, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source for opening sentences 

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message: The article uses a mix of regular footnotes and shortened footnotes/Harvard style citations, which does not look good. I take a considerable part of the blame for this, as it appears I introduced a number of inconsistencies back in 2007, and subsequent changes have perpetuated the problem. I'd like to propose moving the entire article to the shortened footnote/harvnb style citations. Comments? Sarcasmboy (talk) 04:37, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistent citation style