Additional Resources
This page contains a curated list of resources on the history of the Michigan Constitution. To the extent possible, links are to publicly accessible copies of the sources listed. Where that is not possible, the link directs to an online database.
Books
Susan P. Fino, The Michigan State Constitution (2011)
James K. Pollock, Making Michigan’s New Constitution, 1961-1962 (1962)
Articles
Arthur W. Bromage, Constitutional Revision in Michigan, 36 U.Det. L.J. 96 (1958-1959)
Stanton S. Faville, Dissecting a Constitution, 13 Wayne L. Rev. 549 (1966-1967)
Melvin Nord, The Michigan Constitution of 1963, 10 Wayne L. Rev. 309 (1963-1964)
Convention and Commission Records
Constitutional Convention, 1835
Constitutional Convention, 1850
Constitutional Convention, 1867
Constitutional Commission, 1873
Constitutional Convention, 1907-1908
Proceedings and Debates (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2)
Constitutional Convention, 1961-1962
Misc. Convention Records and Publications
Government Publications
Initiatives and Referendums Under the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 (2024)
Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center, Constitution of Michigan
Michigan History Center, Michigan Can Lead the Way: Michigan Constitutional Convention (2009)
Other Databases and Publications
Citizens Research Council of Michigan Publication Archive
Library of Michigan Digital, The Michigan Constitutional Law Collection