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The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an archival collection focusing the radio show American Top 40 (AT40). This collection, generously donated by radio historian Pete Battistini, highlights the two men who built AT40 and share a connection to Wayne State: Casey Kasem (B.S.Ed. ’58), who hosted AT40 from 1970 to 2004, and Don Bustany (B.A. ’51), the show’s co-creator and producer.

For more about this gift, please visit: https://library.wayne.edu/blog/2026/06/30/wayne-state-acquires-casey-kas....

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Reuther Library will be closed on Thursday, June 11th.

Our archivists are still available to assist remotely via our reutherreference@wayne.edu email.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Reuther Library Reading Room will be closing at noon on Wednesday, June 10th.

Our archivists are still available to assist remotely via our reutherreference@wayne.edu email.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Claire Cirocco received a 2026 Ronald Raven Annual Award, a scholarship providing a tuition stipend, and a 135-hour internship in the Wayne State University Archives. At the end of her internship, Claire wrote this summary of her experience.

Raven Award Intern Blog Post

Beginning my journey in the Master of Library and Information Science program in the fall of 2024, I was determined to pursue a career in archives and initially set my sights on specializing in maintaining audiovisual collections. I have since been granted several amazing opportunities to gain hands-on experience processing both manuscript and audiovisual collections and have expanded my knowledge of the workflows and procedures necessary for long-term preservation of these types of materials.  read more »