The 1918 Pandemic in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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• John Nakamura Pictures
  Pictures of John M. Nakamura and family, the namesake of Nakamura Coop.
• Nakamura Coop Activities List
  A description of various activities performed and policies adopted by Nakamura House including a frequently ignored ban on drinking in common areas, a prohibition on marijuana followed by a house purchase of marijuana in bulk, a chess tournament, and an end of the semester orgy.
• Ann Arbor News Article about Nak's Lawn
  A humorous article chronicling Nakamura Coop's attempts to grow grass on their lawn
• Housing Report on the Purchase of Nakamura House
  Description of the newly purchased Nakamura Cooperative
• Vignette of Minnie
  Tribute to Minnie Wallace, whose house located next to the original Michigan Socialist House became Minnie's Cooperative, before the two were merged into the modern MichMinnies Cooperative.
• Minnie Wallace Obituary
  Obituary of Minnie Wallace, cantankerous namesake of Minnie's Cooperative
• Sinclair Et Al Versus Nixon Et Al
  Newspaper article describing the legal battle between John Sinclair, Pun Plamondon and Jack Forrest and the Nixon White House concerning the former's conspiracy charges and the latter's illegal wiretapping operation.
• Article on John Sinclair Era Luther
  Before the houses on 1510 and 1520 Hill Street were operated as Luther Coop, they were owned by John Sinclair, a left wing radical known for his founding of the White Panthers, later the Rainbow People's Party, a mostly white organization founded to provide support to the Black Panthers. Noteworthy tenants of 1510-1520 were Sinclair himself, whose politically charged arrest for marijuana possession led to the first Hash Bash and the (temporary) decriminalization of marijuana in Michigan, Pun Plamondon, who bombed a CIA office in Ann Arbor, and the band MC5, who pioneered hard rock in the 1960's. The bombing charges against Plamondon were dropped when it was revealed that the Nixon White House had illegally wiretapped their Hill Street residence, paving the way for a Supreme Court ruling outlawing federal wiretaps without a warrant.
• ICC circa 1986
  List and location of ICC affiliated coops in 1986
• Flyer Advertising Luther
  Flyer seeking prospective members to a then recently opened Luther
• Washington Post Cover About Ben Linder
  In 1983, recent graduate Benjamin Linder moved from his home in Portland, Oregon to Nicaragua in order to support the new, left wing Sandinista regime. Four years later, while helping to construct a hydroelectric dam, he was murdered US backed Contra rebels. The incident, along with news of further atrocities committed by the Contras and others, grew into a scandal for the Reagan administration and opened a dialogue about the extent to which the US government was responsible for acts committed by organizations it supported. In commemoration of his life, the ICC voted to name the then recently acquired house on 711 E. Catherine Street after him.
• Letter from David Linder to ICC
  Letter from David Linder, father of Benjamin Linder, thanking the ICC for naming Linder after his son.
• Pre-ICC History of Linder
  Description of the property history of 711 E. Catherine, the site of the modern Linder Cooperative
• Approval of 711 Catherine Street Purchase
  Deed of Sale concerning the property that would become the Benjamin Linder Cooperative
• 1955 Lester House Picture
  A picture of the old Lester House, now the location of the Eugene V. Debs Cooperative House. From 1950, Lester operated as an all female coop before it was shuttered in 1961 and reopened as Debs in 1967 as a co-ed coop.
• 1983 Lester House Picture
  A picture of the modern Lester House in 1983
• Alumni Cooperator Article Announcing Purchase of Stefan T. Vail House
  Announcement of purchase of the Stefan T. Vail House.
• Cooperator Article About Black Elk / Luther
  Letter detailing the opening of two new ICC coops: Black Elk and Luther
• Announcement of Xanadu / Black Elk Deal
  Announcement of purchase agreement with Phi Kappa Psi regarding Xanadu House. As a result of the deal, Phi Kappa Psi purchased the former Xanadu House while the ICC received Phi Psi's old house on Baldwin Avenue, which eventually became the Black Elk Cooperative House. In addition, the ICC received the capital required to purchase three buildings on Hill Street. Two of those buildings now form the Luther Buchele Cooperative House, while the third was converted into the ICC Ed Center.
• Co-op Voices Article about Gregory
  Article in Co-op Voices announcing purchase of Gregory Co-op.
• Karl D. Gregory Cooperative Open House Flyer
  A flyer for an open house commemorating the opening of the Karl D. Gregory Cooperative. Gregory is noteworthy for being the only explicitly substance free co-op in the ICC
• Luther Buchele Letter Discussing Acquisition of North Campus Co-op
  Letter from Luther Buchele, ICC Executive Secretary discussing plans for newly acquired property on North Campus. This property would evolve into Esher Cooperative, which still stands today
• The High Court of Uganda
  This photo of the High Court was taken during the colonial period after the court was transferred from Entebbe to Kampala. 1942
• "The Whitechapel Murder: The Inquest and Verdict"
  This article clipping from "The Standard" reports the events of the inquest into Ripper victim Mary Jane Kelly's murder in November 1888. It recounts updates on the London Metropolitan Police's progress in the case, as well as testimony from the coroner and witnesses (many of whom were neighbors of Kelly's at Miller's Court). Testimony from Ripper suspect Joseph Barnett was included in this inquest as well, helping to bring about a final verdict that the body at Miller's Court did in fact belong to Kelly.
• "The Whitechapel Murder: The Inquest; Further Details"
  This article clipping from "The Reading Observer" details the inquest into the murder and crime scene of Mary Jane Kelly, which presented evidence for Joseph Barnett's suspected involvement in the murder. The article also presents evidence from other witnesses in the inquest, many of whom were acquaintances of the victim. Barnett lived with Kelly until shortly before her death and has been considered a suspect or person of interest in the case since November 1888.