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Internship opportunity with the Reuther Library's Archives and Primary Resource Education Lab

(28419) Colleges, Monteith, Classroom Scenes, 1961

The Reuther Library's Archives and Primary Resource Education Lab (APREL) seeks a paid intern for the 2019 Winter term.

The Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, is the home to thousands of archival collections documenting the international labor movement, urban and political life in Southeast Michigan, and Wayne State University. Though the library has always served academic researchers, we have adopted a new focus on reaching younger students, particularly undergraduates and high school students.  read more »

Holiday Closure: Winter Break 2018/2019

(2929) Shoppers, Michigan Ave., Woodward Ave., Detroit, 1970

The Reuther Library will be closed this December 22-January 1. We will resume normal hours on January 2nd.

We wish you all a safe and restful break, and we look forward to serving you in the new year. Please feel free to submit reference questions at Ask an Archivist and we will make sure to answer them  read more »

Guest Post: SS Wayne Victory

(12239) SS Wayne Victory

My experience with the SS Wayne Victory Ship began as a piece of dumb luck. My boss had submitted his resignation to Wayne State University and I was tasked with cleaning out his office.  read more »

Documentary Screening: Voices of the UFW in Texas, December 4

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(38253) UFW, Texas, Pickets, 1967

Voices of the United Farm Workers in Texas (2016)
Documentary Screening
12-1:30pm

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
5401 Cass Ave.

Join the Reuther Library on December 4 for a screening of Voices of the UFW in Texas, a new documentary detailing the 1966-1967 melon workers' strike and organizing drives in Texas over the next 4 decades.  read more »

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