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WSU English Department Records Now Open
Posted January 27th, 2020 by aergas
Recently processed and made available to researchers is the collection Wayne State University English Department Records, with documents dating from the late 1920s to the 1980s. The processing of this collection was made possible in part through the generosity of Leslie Keyes and Hillary Keyes, daughters of former WSU faculty member Daniel Keyes. read more »
Music in the Archives: A Celebration of Detroit's Aural History
Posted January 16th, 2020 by mcourtney
This January 23, Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs and Detroit Sound Conservancy present Music in the Archives: A Celebration of Detroit’s Aural History featuring performances by Melvin Davis, Detroit’s Soul Ambassador, and Ron English and his trio read more »
Noel Night Historical Calendar 2019
Posted December 5th, 2019 by scaloia
Learn more about the information offered in our December Historical Calendar, featured in person during the 2019 Noel Night:
December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Alabama.
December, read more »
Folklore Friday: Halloween Edition, v.3
Posted October 18th, 2019 by eclemens
This is the time of year that we love to indulge in sharing spooky tales with one another. In Southeastern Michigan, there is no lack of supposedly haunted places–many of which make an appearance in the Folklore Archive. The following three stories of haunted places evolved throughout the last 100 years and were recorded and analyzed by students in their field reports. read more »
