Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University — 5401 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Hours of Operations
Reuther Library closed June 19
Posted June 9th, 2023 by krouan
The Reuther Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in honor of the Juneteenth holiday.
We will return to support your research needs on Friday, June 20.
Please feel free to submit requests via Ask an Archivist (reutherreference@wayne.edu) and we will answer as soon as we return.
On Display: Michigan Labor Actions case exhibit
Posted June 6th, 2025 by eclemens
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- Agricultural laborers
- Air traffic control
- Airlines--Strikes and lockouts
- Boycotts
- Calumet (Mich.)--History
- Copper miners--Michigan--Calumet--1910-1920
- Copper mines and mining--Michigan--Calumet Region--History--20th century
- Dearborn (Mich.) -- Demonstration, 1932
- Detroit Free Press
- Detroit News
- Flint Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937
- Ford Motor Company
- Industrial Workers of the World
- UAW
- UFW
Michigan Labor Actions case exhibit
February 10, 2025 – July 3, 2025
Come by the library and explore our latest case exhibit, Michigan Labor Actions. This display features photographs, ephemera, and artifacts from our collections that highlight key collective actions in Michigan’s labor history. Events showcased include the Copper Country Strike (1913), Studebaker Strike (1913), Ford Hunger March (1932), Flint Sit-Down Strike (1937), UFW Grape Boycotts (1970s), D.R.U.M. Wildcat Strikes (1970s), P.A.T.C.O. Strike (1981), and the Detroit Newspaper Strike (1995–1997). read more »
The Archives at 50: Remembering our Dedication Day, May 23, 1975
Posted May 23rd, 2025 by eclemens
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This blog post is part of a series celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Reuther Library's building.
May 23, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Walter P. Reuther Library building – home to the largest labor archives in North America and the Wayne State University Archives. read more »
[Podcast] Schools and the Rise of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Brown World
Posted May 22nd, 2025 by teller
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- Desegregation
- Desegregation in Education
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Detroit (Mich.)--Race relations--20th century
- Detroit Public Schools
- Education, Elementary
- Education, Secondary
- Education, Urban
- Education--Minority Education
- Michigan--politics and government
- Public schools
- School integration
- School Violence
- Segregation in education
Dr. Matt Kautz explores how evolving school disciplinary practices, changes in crime reporting, and political pressure in the decades following school desegregation led to the rise of student suspensions, expulsions, dropouts, and the school-to-prison pipeline in Detroit and other cities. read more »
