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Collection Spotlight: UAW Local 600 Records
Posted May 15th, 2019 by gstrassel
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When I started as the UAW Archivist, one unprocessed collection stood as the clear priority to open to the public: The UAW Local 600 Records. The largest and arguably most influential local in the historic UAW, numerous researchers clamored for the papers since the union deposited them in the archives. read more »
(Podcast) “Our Mothers Were the Shining Stars:” Perspectives on the Founders of the Society of Women Engineers, From a Daughter Who Grew Up Among Them
Posted May 14th, 2019 by teller
Alexis Jetter discusses her long-running project, a memoir unraveling the life and death of her mother Evelyn Jetter, a physicist, engineer, and in 1950 a founder of the Society of Women Engineers. After writing a master's thesis and article in the 1980s that explored whether her mother's death at age 52 was caused by her work with radiation at the Atomic Energy Commission and other companies — from the 1940s through 1970s — Alexis felt a growing desire to better understand Evelyn's career in relation to her private life. read more »
Judge Damon J. Keith Passes at 96 Years of Age
Posted May 9th, 2019 by ljones
The Reuther Library mourns the passing of Judge Damon Jerome Keith who made his transition April 28, 2019. A Detroit native and the grandson of enslaved Africans, Judge Keith lived during a number of pivotal moments in American and world history. Forced to endure and negotiate the confines of a world that too often worked against the interests and advancement of African Americans, he succeeded in life while making enduring contributions to its betterment. read more »
Manuscript and Records Collections - Recently Opened
The following list contains titles of Reuther manuscript and records collections added or updated within the previous two months. Click on each title for more information about the collections, including collection guides and finding aids.
Please contact Kristen Chinery, Reference Archivist for more information.
| Frank Salazar Jr. Papers | 05/15/2019 - 11:09 |
| Grace Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association Records | 05/09/2019 - 16:43 |
| Lorraine H. Decker Papers | 05/09/2019 - 16:35 |
| JCA: Benyas Photographic Negatives | 05/01/2019 - 12:11 |
| Otto Feinstein Papers | 04/30/2019 - 00:00 |
| JCA: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Microfilms | 04/22/2019 - 09:45 |