Reading Room — Hours of Operation:
Open Monday through Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm (appointments are encouraged)
CLOSED Saturdays, Sundays, & Holidays
To schedule an appointment, contact Kristen Chinery
Podcast: Julia Gunn on Civil Rights Anti-Unionism: Charlotte and the Remaking of Anti-Labor Politics in the Modern South
Posted June 11th, 2018 by teller
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Dr. Julia Gunn explains how progressive civil rights politics enabled Charlotte, North Carolina, to become the nation’s second-largest largest financial capital while obscuring its intransigence towards working-class protest, including public sector sanitation workers, bus drivers, firefighters, and domestic workers. read more »
Our History at Wayne: LGBTQ Life at Wayne State University Panel Discussion - June 12th
Posted June 11th, 2018 by astankrauff
7:00-8:30 p.m.
David Adamany Undergraduate Library
3rd floor Community Room
Since the 1969 Stonewall riots, June has included a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) culture, starting with the first Christopher Street Parade in 1970. Fifty years ago, there was virtually no public support for LGBTQ rights but now marriage equality is the law of the land. Between these two ends of the spectrum lies a rich history of fighting for equality in nearly every area of public life. read more »
Dawn Mabalon on UFW labor organizer Larry Itliong – Part 2
Posted June 4th, 2018 by teller
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In part 2 of our interview with Dawn Mabalon, she explains how her personal and familial interests influenced her research on the life and work of United Farm Workers labor organizer Larry Itliong, as well as her forthcoming children’s book, Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong. 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.
| Michigan Dance Archives: Genevieve Siegel Schoenberger Papers | 06/12/2018 - 12:37 |
| William Gernaey Papers | 06/05/2018 - 13:13 |
| UFW Florida Division Records | 05/14/2018 - 11:43 |
| El Central Hispanic News Records | 04/27/2018 - 10:32 |
| Labor and Working Class History Association Records | 04/26/2018 - 13:41 |
| Anna Andreini-Brophy Papers | 04/24/2018 - 13:30 |