Claire Cirocco received a 2026 Ronald Raven Annual Award, a scholarship providing a tuition stipend, and a 135-hour internship in the Wayne State University Archives. At the end of her internship, Claire wrote this summary of her experience.

Raven Award Intern Blog Post

Beginning my journey in the Master of Library and Information Science program in the fall of 2024, I was determined to pursue a career in archives and initially set my sights on specializing in maintaining audiovisual collections. I have since been granted several amazing opportunities to gain hands-on experience processing both manuscript and audiovisual collections and have expanded my knowledge of the workflows and procedures necessary for long-term preservation of these types of materials.  read more »

The Walter P. Reuther Library is proud to announce the 100th episode of its podcast, Tales from the Reuther Library.  read more »

The Reuther Library is excited to announce the opening of an addition to the UAW Radio Department Records. The collection’s new portion documents the office records from the department within the International UAW, shedding light on how the union ran the WDET radio station as well as produced syndicated radio and television shows.  read more »