Michael P. Church papers
name: label: Creator
content: Church, Michael P. (Michael Paul), 1907-1991
label: Names
content: United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
label: Names
content: University of Michigan. Extension Service
label: Names
content: University of Wisconsin
label: Names
content: Black, Joe
label: Names
content: Bradshaw, Glenn Raymond, 1922-
label: Names
content: Conrad, Rupert, 1907-1979
label: Names
content: Gee, Ronald C.
label: Names
content: Kachadoorian, Zubel, 1924-
label: Names
content: Lee, James
label: Names
content: Levitt, Edward
label: Names
content: Longman, Lester Duncan, 1905-1987
label: Names
content: Sawyer, Phil
label: Names
content: Yaeger, Edgar L., 1904-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Michigan
label: Topic
content: Adult education
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching
label: Topic
content: Art in education
label: Topic
content: Artists -- Michigan
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Michael P. Church papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Michael P. Church in 1976 and 1981.
creator: label: Creator
content: Church, Michael P. (Michael Paul), 1907-1991
culture: label: Culture
content: Art in universities and colleges
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content: Michael P. Church papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art educator and administrator Michael P. Church measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1984.  The collection includes biographical material, letters, notes and writings, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Michael P. Church (1907-1991) was an arts administrator in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

A native of Michigan, Michael P. Church studied at Wicker Art School, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Wayne State University, the University of Michigan, and in the studios of Ralston Crawford, Philip Guston, and Nicholas Marcicano. For over 30 years he was the Director of Cultural Activities for the Extension Service of the University of Michigan where he also served on the faculty in the College of Architecture and Design. He also served on the staff of the National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, and was on the Board of the Michigan Council for the Arts under four governors.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.churmich
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Slides
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level after donation and a finding aid was created by Caroline Donadio in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Slides
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art educator and administrator Michael P. Church measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1984. The collection includes biographical material, letters, notes and writings, printed material, and photographs. 

Letters include material from Michigan artists and other colleagues.

Notes and writings contains resumes and minutes of meetings on adult and extension education as well as typescripts of "The Role of the University of Wisconsin in the Development of State-Wide Cultural Arts" by Ronald C. Gee, "Cultural Activities Programs" and "Criteria in Criticism of Contemporary Art" (1959) by Lester D. Longman and a script for the television program THE OPEN MIND: "The State of Culture in the United States Today" (1962). 

Printed material includes clippings (1953-1984), exhibition announcements and catalogs (1960-1980), three press releases (1965-1976), newsletters (1956-1974), primarily from the University of Michigan Extension Service and three booklets (1955-1968). 

Photographs contains nine photographs (1934-1973) with Church, Joe Back (1973), Glenn R. Bradshaw, Zubel Kachadoorian (1964), James Lee, Edward Levitt and Edgar Yaeger, Phil Sawyer working on a CWA project at the Textile High School (1934), an unidentified mural, and a slide of Rupert Conrad.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Michael P. Church papers are also located at the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University and at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.