DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2002
General

1930 Census Schedules

Background
• Original questionnaires filled out by Census takers
• Released on April 1, 2002

Michigan Census Microfilm

• 1930 Census Schedules for Michigan
• Located in Serials/Microfilms as Film X1209

Finding Aids - General
• National Archives Finding Aids
  • Questions asked in 1930 Census
  • Detailed instructions on using name indexes (12 states) and place indexes (remaining states) to identify roll of microfilm
  • Includes an online version of the indexes

Finding Aids - Michigan

1. Determine street address or location of person being sought
   • Search Ancestry Plus [http://www.gale.ancestry.com/ggmain.htm](UMich Only) section on the AIS 1920 Census indexes to find street address of person in 1930
   • Polk's Detroit City Directory
   • Detroit volume available on the web: http://name.umdl.umich.edu/acs8107
     • Volumes for 1928/29 and 1935 in Serials/Microforms: AY2001.D6 P8
   • Polk's Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County Directory
     • 1930 volume in Serials/Microforms: AY2001 .A39
   • For additional city directories, search MIRLYN-Web
     • Use advanced search with city or county and directories as subject keywords
     • This will also identify materials in the Bentley Historical Library
       lansing or ingham - as subject
       directories - as subject

2. Determine Enumeration District of street address
   • For the following Michigan cities: use Stephen Morse's Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step [http://stevemorse.org/census/index.html]
     Bay City
     Dearborn
     Detroit
     Flint
     Grand Rapids
     Hamtramck
     Highland Park
     Jackson
     Kalamazoo
     Lansing
     Pontiac
     Saginaw
   • For all other places, use the National Archives web site [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp] to search by state and county
     • This will give a description of the boundaries of each enumeration district

Finding Aids - Other Non-Soundex States

1. Determine street address or location of person being sought
   • Search Ancestry Plus [http://www.gale.ancestry.com/ggmain.htm](UMich Only) section on the AIS 1920 Census indexes to find street address of person in 1920
   • Search Ancestry Plus [http://www.gale.ancestry.com/ggmain.htm](UMich Only) section on the AIS 1930 Census indexes to find street address of person in 1930 for residents of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine or Utah

2. Determine Enumeration District of street address
   • Use Stephen Morse's Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step [http://stevemorse.org/census/index.html] for some large cities
   • Microfilm M1931 is available in Serials Microform Roomfor those large cities referred to in the Morse work; GLMR FILM 35099 with Detroit filed as GLMR FILM X1209
   • For all other places, use the National Archives web site [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp] to search by state and county
     • This will give a description of the boundaries of each enumeration district

Vendors for Microfilm

• Census Microfilm Expediters ($13.95 per roll, diazo film)
• National Archives ($34 per roll, silver halide film)
• Scholarly Resources
• University Microfilms International

Reference Tools

• Classified Index of Occupations: Fifteenth Decennial Census (Grad Lib. HA 201 1930 Z4)
• Polk's Detroit City Directory
  • Volumes for 1928/29 and 1935 in Buhr: AY2001.D6 P8
• Polk's Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County Directory
  • 1930 volume in Buhr: AY2001 .A39
• For additional city directories, search MIRLYN-Web
  • Use advanced search with city or county and directories as subject keywords
  • This will also identify materials in the Bentley Historical Library
    lansing or ingham - as subject
    directories - as subject

Genealogy Specialists in Michigan

• Bentley Historical Library
  • Located on North Campus at the University of Michigan
  • Collects 19th Century Michigan Census schedules as well as 19th Century federal census schedules for Michigan
  • Has a wide range of city directories and census indexes
• Detroit Public Library Burton Historical Collection
  • Extensive collection of census schedules, birth and death records, and immigration records for the State of Michigan
• Library of Michigan
  • One of Michigan's premier genealogical collections
  • Notice on finding aids and microfilm ordered

Cardinal Law

News Stories
• Pope Accepts Cardinal Law's Resignation (CNN, 12/13)
• Pope Accepts Cardinal's Resignation (MSNBC, 12/13)
• Vatican Announces Law's Resignation (ABC, 12/13)
Abuse in the Catholic Church (Boston Globe)
• Detailed news stories about abuse in the Boston Archdiocese
• Source documents
• Stories about individual priests
Cardinal Law's Resignation Statement
Crisis in the Priesthood (CNN)
• Story archives include the documents on criminal charges around the country, allegations, Catholic church reaction, and legal analyses

College Drinking

A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges
• Report issued by college presidents in April 2002 under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health
• Occasions for binge drinking and consequences
• Culture promoting binge drinking and student population most affected
• Strategies for resolving the situation
College Drinking (NIAAA)
• Statistics on deaths and injuries caused by college drinking
• Research
• Links to drinking policies of individual colleges
• Sections for students, college presidents, campus health administrators, peer counselors

French Fries, Potato Chips and Cancer

Joint WHO/FAO Global Expert Consultation on Acrylamide in Foods
• Announcement of the Swedish National Food Authority's report dated May 2002
• Suggests that french fries, potato chips, and other snack foods have high levels of acrylamide, a cancer-causing substance
• World Health Organization conference held June 25-27, 2002
WHO Food Safety Programme
• Links to the Swedish, British, Norwegian, Australian, German and Swiss studies on acrylamide

Hamburger Recall

Recall Notice (Food Safety Inspection Service)
• Recall notice of ground beef processed by ConAgra, dated July 19, 2002
• Includes serial numbers of beef and Kroger labelling
• Instructions for cooking beef if you choose to keep it
Kroger Recall Notice
Meijer Does Not Carry ConAgra Beef Products
Spartan Stores Recall
No notices on A&P, Farmer Jack's, or Busch's web sites as of July 20, 2002

Human Cloning

Background
• Brigitte Boisselier, CEO of Clonaid, announced on December 27 that the first cloned human was born on December 26
• The child, nicknamed Eve, was cloned from the skin cells of her 31-year-old American mother
• Michael Guillen of ABC News will lead a team of independent experts to investigate
News Stories
• Group Claims First Cloned Human Born (CNN)
  • News story includes information on how cloning is done
  • Background on the Raelian movement, which believes human life came from cloned extraterrestrials
• First Cloned Baby? (ABC)
  • Story focuses on the politics of human cloning
Clonaid
• Web site was temporarily unavailable on December 27
Raelian Religion
• Web site very busy on December 27, 2002
• Raelian Religion (Apologetics Index)
  • Christian description of the religion as a cult
  • Extensive news articles
Advanced Cell Technology's Human Clone
• Advanced Cell Technology
  • Created a six-cell embryo (before it died) using a blank egg and DNA from the skin of Dr. Judson Somerville
  • Description of its human regenerative and animal cloning projects
  • Testimony before Congress
  • Press Release Announcing Human Embryo Clone (November 25, 2001)
• Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer in Humans
  • Article about ACT's project appearing in the Journal of Regenerative Medicine, November 26, 2001
  • PDF format
• Firm Said It Created Human Embryo Through Cloning (CNN)
  • News story on November 25, 2001
  • Reports Advanced Cell Technology's human embryo, which developed to six cells
  • Discussed previous legislation
Cloned Human Beings (National Bioethics Advisory Commission)
• Report written in 1997 addresses the scientific, religious and ethical considerations to human cloning
• Includes commissioned papers
Global Change
• Web site supporting human cloning as the wave of the future
• News of cloning projects
• Videos on ethics and how to clone
Human Cloning Ban (Legislation)
• H.R. 2505
  • Introduced by Rep. Dave Weldon
  • Link includes bill text, discussion in Congressional Record, and House Report 107-70
  • Passed by a Roll Call Vote, 265-162 on July 31, 2001
  • EDITORIAL NOTE: The ban on human cloning was stalled in the Senate and did not pass the 107th Congress, meaning Clonaid's work in the United States was legal
Medical Research Guide (Public Agenda)
• Graphs, lobby groups, and public opinion on various medical research issues
• Covers cloning, stem cell research, cancer, funding, and patents

Oklahoma Bridge Collapse

Interstate 40 Bridge Collapse at Webbers Falls (Okla Dept of Libraries)
• Numerous links to federal and state reports on the bridge which collapsed over Memorial Day weekend when hit by a barge
• Special focus on previous news and research reports on crumbling infrastructure and bridge standards

Olympics (Winter 2002)

Salt Lake City, 8-24 Feb. 2002
NBC Olympics
• Daily Olympic schedule with ticket prices and on-line ordering
• NBC television coverage
• List of sports with athletes, biographies, and the country they are representing
• On-line shopping
• Daily news about athletes
International Olympic Committee
• List of national olympic committees
• Links to forthcoming Olympic Games
• World Anti-Doping Agency
• Television news archive films available for purchase

West Nile Virus

Michigan Crow Mortality Surveillance
• Report dead crows so state can track the human risk of West Nile Virus
State and Local West Nile Virus Web Pages
• Links arranged by state for reporting dead birds, mosquito abatement, and human health alerts
West Nile Virus (Centers for Disease Control)
• Detailed information on preventing mosquito bites and chemical solutions
• Maps and statistics of human cases and deaths by state
• Reporting dead birds and a list of the birds (besides crows) that have been infected)
• State and local government web pages on the virus
West Nile Virus (Michigan Dept. of Agriculture)
• Summary of virus transmission
• Instructions for disposing of dead crows and eliminating the risk of mosquito bites
• Some information on the human symptoms of the virus

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