The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs is the largest labor archive in North America. Its mission is to collect, preserve and provide access to the documentary and visual heritage of the American labor movement, related reform movements and individual participants. (read more)
Reading Room
Posted January 16th, 2008 by wlefevre
Hours of Operation:
Monday & Tuesday 11:00 am - 6:45 pm
Wednesday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:45 pm
CLOSED Saturday & Sunday
*Please note that the library will be closed on Friday, July 3rd
Please Direct Reference Questions to: William LeFevre reutherreference@wayne.edu
General Information
The collections housed in the Reuther Library are open to anyone engaged in serious research. Persons planning on visiting the archives are advised to write, telephone, or e-mail the Reference Archivist at reutherreference@wayne.edu in advance. To view collections and engage in research in person, patrons are asked to register at the Reuther Library front desk. From the front desk, patrons are guided to the Reading Room or one of several specialized audio-visual viewing rooms.
Limited research may also be conducted by a member of our staff. Please contact the Reference Archivist or the appropriate staff member. Collection material may be photocopied, subject to restrictions. However, all photocopying must be paid for in advance and copying will be done by archives' staff.
Audiovisual Collection
Posted July 21st, 2008 by mwallace
The Audiovisual Collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library consist of still and moving photographic images, sound recordings, art work and artifacts. The collections focus on three major historical subject areas: American Labor, Metropolitan Detroit, and Wayne State University, and include materials pertaining to 20th century industrial unionism, social, political, and radical reform movements, civil rights, women in the workplace, and twentieth century Detroit history. The Audiovisual Collections are open to the public by appointment only.
Library Collection
Posted July 21st, 2008 by kchinery
The non-manuscript holdings at the Reuther Library, also known as the Library Collection, contain more than 12,000 book and periodical titles, a substantial vertical file, published union convention proceedings and reports, union contracts and constitutions, pamphlets, and labor education materials. The collection scope includes materials related to 20th century American labor history, urban Detroit history, women in the workplace, radical organizations, and dissident union movements.
