This collection contains material relating to the founding, history, and administration of the College of Urban Development. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, administration correspondence, workshop and conference information, college publications, and extensive subject files relating to issues pertinent to urban issues and development. Of special note, the collections contains audio recordings and information related to the College’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Lectures and Urban Forum, which hosted many important speakers related to urban development and civil rights. There are also photographs/negatives documenting College events.

The collection also contains the records of the Urban Affairs Programs. Included are materials about the change from the College of Urban Development to the Urban Affairs Programs. Also included are academic program planning and review records, meeting minutes, progress reports for the African Diaspora Research Project, graduate affirmative action reports for MSU, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs in Urban Studies materials, State of Black Michigan reports, and newsletters.

Archivist’s note: because of the cross-over of personnel and programs involved with the College’s founding, there are materials in this collection that may relate to other university programs. See Finding Aids for: UA 3.23 (Center for Urban Affairs), UA 8.2 (Center for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives), and UA 17.20 (Robert L. Green papers).