Jewish Community Archives Moving November 2022

Posted November 9th, 2022 by ageraci
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As of November 2022, the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives (JCA) is moving to a brand-new collections space at Temple Beth El as partner in the newly formed Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage. The JCA collections at Reuther are closed to patrons in preparation for transfer. Potential researchers and visitors should contact JCA Director Robbie Terman at terman@jfmd.org to plan your research visits going forward.  read more »

[Podcast] "Girls, We Cannot Lose!": Midwestern Black Women Activists During the Great Depression

Posted January 17th, 2023 by teller
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Dr. Melissa Ford explores the influence of working-class Black women in Detroit, St. Louis, and Cleveland on the development of Black radicalism in the American Midwest during the Great Depression. Ford is an associate professor of African American history at Slippery Rock University and author of A Brick and a Bible: Black Women's Radical Activism in the Midwest during the Great Depression.  read more »

Guest Post: Daniel Kelly on Raven Award Experience, 2022

Posted January 12th, 2023 by thenning
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Daniel Kelly received the 2022 Ronald Raven Annual Award, a scholarship providing a tuition stipend and a semester-long internship in the Wayne State University Archives. At the end of his internship, Daniel wrote this summary of his experience.

In March 2022, I received the Ronald Raven Award, which included a tuition stipend and an internship at the Wayne State University Archives in the Walter P. Reuther Library. The Raven Award, funded by Wayne State alumnus Ronald Raven, seemed like an exciting opportunity to gain real-world, hands-on archival experience under the direction of an experienced archivist.  read more »

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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.
William P. Sosnowsky Papers01/06/2023 - 17:44
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: General Photos Collection II01/04/2023 - 12:34
H. Merrill Jackson Papers01/03/2023 - 09:49
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: William H. Murphy Papers12/14/2022 - 13:35
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Murray Paterson Papers12/14/2022 - 11:58
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Scores by Contemporary Composers11/30/2022 - 11:10
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Gabrilowitsch Music Excerpts-Scores11/28/2022 - 12:55
Wayne State University Dean of Students Office, Student Organization Records11/18/2022 - 16:50
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Carl B. Chamberlain Print Collection11/16/2022 - 13:38
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Operations Records11/15/2022 - 10:21
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Administrative Office Papers11/09/2022 - 11:16
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Karl Krueger Papers11/01/2022 - 12:44