History and Auxiliary Sciences

The History & Auxiliary Sciences division supports the curriculum of the History Department, which offers undergraduate degrees, and contributes support to the Master of Liberal Studies program in American Culture.

Monographs. The History & Auxiliary Sciences collection holds 23,877 monographs, which is equivalent to a 3a, and is 133% of the number from the modified ACRL standard (17,887). The median publication date of the books in this division is in the 1970s, with over 10% published in the last decade.

Archives. The Genesee Historical Collections Center, which is a division of the University of Michigan-Flint Library, contains both published and unpublished material concerning the history of Flint and Genesee County, Michigan, as well as the archives of the University of Michigan-Flint. It has existed since 1984, primarily serving UM-Flint students.

Among the more significant manuscript collections held here are those of Flint realtor Gerald Healy, African- American activist Edgar Holt, records of the Flint Woolen Mills, Flint Junior League, Rotary Club, and other personal and organizational records. The papers of Sen. Donald Riegle and Rep. Dale Kildee are included among its political collections. The Center holds a microfilm copy of the papers of Henry H. Crapo, Flint governor, lumberman, and railroad executive, as well as papers of members of his family. Finding aids are available at the archives and on the Web.

The Center holds a general reference collection relating to Michigan history, besides many books and pamphlets on Flint-area topics. Organizational newsletters, maps, sound recordings, and microfilm of Flint newspapers are among further holdings.

Acquisitions. The 1997/1998 monographs allocation for the History Department is $7970. Taking a proportional share of librarians budgets, plus the reference allocation, yields a weighted total of $9659. This is sufficient to buy approximately 331 books at a discounted average price of $29.19 apiece. This amounts to about 6% of the total domestic publishing output for history, for an AC rating of 2b. Acquiring 10% of the publishing output per year would require a monographs allocation of $16,843; a 15% acquisitions rate would cost $25,279.

Periodicals. The Library has several partial or complete runs of print indexes and abstracts related to history, as well as general indexes, but no electronic indexes dealing primarily with historical topics. There are 149 Wilson-indexed history periodical titles, of which the Library has paper subscriptions to 66 (44%=2b) and web access to 19 more (57% total=3a).

Sources consulted: AHAG

Prepared by Paul Gifford and Paul G. Streby.

Ratings for History & Auxiliary Sciences

CL=Current collection level; AC=Acquisitions commitment; GL=Goal level
LC class Line no. Category CL AC GL Comments
CB HIS 002 History of Civilization & Culture 3b 3b
CC 1 - 960, GN 700 - 885 HIS 002.5 - 002.6 Archaeology (General) & Prehistoric Archaeology 2b 3a
D 1 - 900 HIS 023.5 History (General) 3b 3b Subscriptions to 14 of 28 Wilson-indexed periodicals (50%=3a); Web access to 6 more (71% total=3a)
D 901 - 1075 HIS 043 History of Europe (General) 3b 3b
DA 1 - 995 HIS 046 History - Great Britain 3b 3b
DC HIS 068 History - France 3b 3b Only 4% of titles published in last decade.
DD HIS 077 History - Germany 3b 3b
DE HIS 087 History - Mediterranean Region, Greco-Roman World 3a 3b
DF HIS 088 History - Greece 3a 3b Holdings on Byzantium weak.
DG HIS 097 History - Italy 3a 3b Includes holdings on ancient Rome.
DH, DJ, DQ HIS 110 - 118, 153 Low Countries & Switzerland 2b 3b
DJK HIS 123 History - Eastern Europe 3a 3b
DK HIS 124 History - USSR 3b 3b
DP 1 - 900 HIS 140 - 148 History - Spain & Portugal 3a/ 3b 3b
DR HIS 158 History - Eastern Europe, Balkan Peninsula 3a 3b
DS 1 - 40 HIS 188 History - Asia 3a 3b
DS 41 - 329 HIS 189 History - Southwest Asia, Ancient Orient, Near East 3a 3b
DS 330 - 500 HIS 224 History - Southern Asia, Indian Ocean 2b 3a
DS 501 - 935 HIS 237 History - Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, Far East 3a 3b Korea holdings weak.
DT HIS 273 History - Africa 3a/ 3b 3b
DU HIS 384 History - Oceania 3a 3a
E 1 - 139 HIS 394 History - Americas (General, Indian, North America) 3b 3b/ 3c
E 140 - 200 HIS 397 History - United States (Colonial, Special Topics) 3b 3b/ 3c Subscriptions to 11 of 19 Wilson-indexed periodicals (58%=3a); Web access to 1 more (63% total=3a)
E 201 - 299 HIS 403 History - United States (Revolutionary Period) 3b 3b/ 3c Few books in last decade.
E 301 - 440 HIS 404 History - United States (1790-1855) 3b 3b/ 3c
E 441 - 655 HIS 407 History - United States (Slavery & Civil War) 3b 3b/ 3c
E 656 - 867 HIS 411 History - United States (Since the Civil War) 3b 3b/ 3c
F 476 - 705 HIS 423 State & Local History - Midwest, Mississippi Valley 3b 3b Supported by archives collection
F 1201 - 3799 HIS 439 - 467 History - Latin America & the Caribbean 3b 3b
DIVISION AS A WHOLE 3a 2b 3b/ 3c


0 -- Out of scope

1 -- Minimal level
1a ---- Minimal level, uneven coverage
1b ---- Minimal level, even coverage

2 -- Basic information level
2a ---- Basic information level, Introductory
2b ---- Basic information level, Advanced (Appropriate for community college students)

3 -- Study or instructional support level
3a ---- Basic study or instructional support level (Adequate to support lower division undergraduate courses)
3b ---- Intermediate study or instructional support level (Adequate to support upper division undergraduate courses; not adequate for master's degree programs)
3c ---- Advanced study or instructional support level (Adequate to support master's degree programs)

4 -- Research level (Adequate to support doctoral research)

5 -- Comprehensive level


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