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[Podcast] Detroit Remains: Using Historical Archeology to Connect Detroit’s Past to Its Present
Posted May 19th, 2022 by teller
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Dr. Krysta Ryzewski explains how historical archaeology digs at famous Detroit locales – including the Little Harry speakeasy, the Blue Bird Inn, and the Grande Ballroom – have clarified how underrepresented communities of Detroit experienced and responded to the Great Migration, changing economic forces, and a shifting political and social landscape in the 20th century. read more »
The Birth, Life, and Legacy of the Johnson-Forest Tendency in the Nettie Kravitz Papers
Posted April 22nd, 2022 by Public Relation...
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The Nettie Kravitz Papers join several others at the Reuther Library documenting the activities of the Johnson-Forest Tendency and its members. Before Kravitz was a professor of Women’s Studies and Literature at Oakland Community College, she was a member of the Johnson-Forest Tendency and later iterations. The socialist subgroup was led by CLR James and Raya Dunayevskaya, taking its name from their respective pseudonyms, JR Johnson and Freddie Forest. The Nettie Kravitz Papers are among the most extensive records of 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.
| Erma Henderson Papers | 05/09/2022 - 15:05 |
| Annetta Miller Papers | 05/09/2022 - 14:41 |
| Nettie Kravitz Papers | 05/09/2022 - 14:31 |
| Wayne State University Office of the President: George E. Gullen Jr. Records | 03/28/2022 - 13:26 |
| David Moberg Papers | 02/15/2022 - 13:42 |