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Event: "Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights"
Posted February 24th, 2025 by eclemens
Join the Walter P. Reuther Library on March 27th as we host Alan Reuther to celebrate his new book, Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights.
Alan will discuss the biography about his father, Roy Reuther, a leader of the 1937 Flint sit-down strike that gave rise to the UAW. The book chronicles Roy’s central involvement in the civil rights struggle, support for striking farmworkers, and efforts to expand registration and voting in elections, as well as his close work with icons Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez. Roy Reuther and the UAW will be on sale at the event, and Alan will be available to sign your copy! read more »
On Display: "Political Campaigns" case exhibit
Posted January 21st, 2025 by eclemens
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This is your last chance to explore our latest case exhibit Political Campaigns. The display shares materials from our collections that document political campaigns from city council all the way to the President of the United States. Photographs, buttons, stickers, and related ephemera, such as press passes to national conventions and invitations to the 1960 Inaugural Ball, illustrate the vibrant ways in which campaigns are run. read more »
Reuther Library Closure: January 21-22, 2025
Posted January 20th, 2025 by eclemens
The Reuther Library and Wayne State University will be closed Tuesday January 21 and Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 due to inclement weather.
While our building may be closed to research, staff will be working remotely and are happy to help assist your research needs. Please submit your questions to reutherreference@wayne.edu and we will answer as soon as we can. Stay safe!
Holiday Closure: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Posted January 16th, 2025 by eclemens
The Reuther Library and Wayne State University will be closed Monday January 20, 2025 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
We hope you'll take the time to reflect on Dr. King's life and work. Our collections offer some opportunities:
• The creation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Dr. King's support of the Memphis Sanitation Worker Strike of 1968
• Dr. King's first delivery of the "I Have a Dream" speech at Detroit's TCF Center (then Cobo Hall)
As always, we are happy to assist you in finding materials related to Dr. King (or any topic) via Ask an Archivist.
