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The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs is now accepting applications for the 2025 Sam Fishman Travel Grant Program. The program provides research grants of up to $1,000 to support support faculty, students, independent researchers, and union members to defray travel, lodging, food, and other costs to conduct research in the Reuther's extensive labor collections. The award is named in honor of Sam Fishman, a former UAW and Michigan AFL-CIO leader and grants are only given in support of projects relating to labor history.

Applications are due Friday, February 28th.

For more information, please visit our Scholarships page.

Reuther Library will be closed on Monday, May 26 in honor of Memorial Day.

We will return to support your research needs on Tuesday, May 27.

Please feel free to submit a request via Ask an Archivist and we will answer as soon as we return.

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.