Wilfred Byron Shaw

Wilfred Byron Shaw was an American author and sketch artist.

Early life

He was born in 1881 in Adrian, Michigan,[1] to Byron L. Shaw (1843–1933) and Olive Stockwell (1842–1919).[2]

His father's brother was the farmer and artist Horatio Shaw.[3]

Education

Shaw graduated from the University of Michigan in 1904.[1] He also attended art school in Chicago.[4]

Career

University administration

Soon after graduation, he was named the general secretary of the Alumni Association (a job he held until 1929)[1][5] and editor of the Michigan Alumnus.[1] In 1909, he accompanied President Harry Burns Hutchins (and other UM employees) on a trip to Chicago, Des Moines, and Omaha, to meet with UM alumni.[5]

In 1912, he was part of the committee who approved maize and blue as official University of Michigan colors.[6]

In 1913, he helped to organize the Association of Alumni Secretaries.[5]

In 1929, he was appointed director of alumni relations, a position that the Regents established for continuing education and other services to graduates. He retired from this position in 1951.[1]

Art

Shaw was a talented sketch artist, often drawing university buildings for inclusion in the Ann Arbor News.[7][8] Sixteen of his drawings are owned by the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[9]

He was also known for drawing caricatures of his colleagues. These are currently in storage at the Bentley Historical Library.[10][11]

He also designed the logo for the University of Michigan's "atomic research center," the "Phoenix Project," in 1948.[12][13][14][15]

Writing

In 1918, Shaw published James Burrill Angell and the University of Michigan.[16]

In 1920, Harcourt, Brace, and Howe published his book The University of Michigan, about the history of the university.[17][18]

In 1934, Shaw founded and served as first editor of the Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review.[1][19][20]

In 1936, he published "A Bibliography of the University of Michigan."[21]

Personal life

He married Marion B. Dickinson (1883–1958), and they had two children, Brackley Shaw (1913–1996) and Penelope Shaw (1921–1996).[2]

References
  1. Shaw, Wilfred Byron. "Wilfred B. Shaw pamphlets and reprints". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  2. www.ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/wilfred-byron-shaw-24-1slcty?geo_a=r&geo_s=uk&geo_t=us&geo_v=2.0.0&o_iid=62817&o_lid=62817&o_sch=Web+Property. Retrieved 2020-08-28. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Horatio Shaw: The Farmer-artist Of Michigan | AMERICAN HERITAGE". www.americanheritage.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  4. "Exchange: Notre Dame". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  5. "Ann Arbor/Univ History". um2017.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  6. "Maize and Azure Blue". um2017.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  7. "First U-M Building | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  8. "M. L. Burton Tower Visioned In Its Future Setting | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  9. "Exchange|Search: artist:"Wilfred Byron Shaw"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  10. "Slide Over Here | Bentley Historical Library". Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  11. "Prof. Clarence Johnston by W. B. Shaw". Bentley Image Bank, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  12. "Atomic Research Symbol | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  13. "Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project | Arts & Culture". arts.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  14. EngineeringNovember 22, Jan Schlain Michigan; 2017. "Peacetime promise: The Phoenix Project". Michigan Engineering. Retrieved 2020-08-28.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. "Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project". um2017.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  16. Shaw, Wilfred Byron (1918). James Burrill Angell and the University of Michigan.
  17. Shaw, Wilfred Byron (1920). The University of Michigan. Harcourt, Brace, and Howe.
  18. "The University of Michigan, Wilfred Shaw". www.hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  19. Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. 1936.
  20. Shaw, Wilfred Byron; University of Michigan. (1934). "Quarterly review. A journal of university perspectives". Michigan alumnus: quarterly number: v.
  21. "A Bibliography 200 Years in the Making | Bentley Historical Library". Retrieved 2020-08-28.
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