Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Wilbur B. Brookover Papers
UA.17.156
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Brookover, Edna Eberhart, 1912-
- Creator - Donor
- Brookover, Wilbur B.
- Title
- Wilbur B. Brookover papers
- ID
- UA.17.156
- Date
- 1990, undated
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 2 folders
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Wilbur Brookover was one of more than two hundred new faculty members hired by Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) following World War II, a period when enrollment grew from 750 students to 15,000. "A longtime professor of sociology, social studies, education and urban and metropolitan studies and former mayor of East Lansing, died April 6, 2003, at the age of 92. Among his many accomplishments in a distinguished research career was serving as an expert witness in the school desegregation case of Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. He also hired MSU’s first black secretary, Josephine Wharton. Dr. Brookover was also active in politics, serving as mayor of East Lansing from 1971 to 1975. At MSU, he joined the faculty in 1946 after serving in the United States Navy. Among his many duties at MSU, he served as director of the Bureau of Educational Research (1957–60), assistant dean of the College of Education (1960–63), and associate director of the Center for Urban Affairs (1970–73). He was the author, co-author, and co-editor of four books, including the influential Sociology of Education." (Source: New Educator, MSU College of Education, Fall 2003, http://www.educ.msu.edu/neweducator/fall03/inmemoriam.htm)
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of the reminiscences of Edna Brookover, wife of Wilbur, about the Quonset Village, which was built as temporary housing to accommodate the new faculty members and their families at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). The collection also includes an undated paper by W. B. Brookover entitled "The Role of the University in the American Community."
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections September 1993
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
August 2003
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Edna Brookover. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan State University. Department of Sociology.
- Michigan State University. Faculty Housing.
- Michigan State University. History.
Genre(s)
- Publications
Subject(s)
- Faculty housing
- Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
|
“Life in Faculty Quonset Village on Cherry Lane -- 1946" by Edna Brookover 1990 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
|
The Role of the University in the American Community by W. B. Brookover undated |
F.D. | 2 | ||