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On March 8th, I left Detroit for Alternative Spring Break (ASB) at the Maryland State Archives. At the time, my plan was to return from ASB to the Reuther Library and finish my practicum by mid-April. I had my hesitations about traveling, but I put my concerns aside  read more »

The John C. Leggett Papers, a collection illuminating the class and race struggles of 1960s Detroit, is now available for research. Leggett, a sociologist and academic, focused his studies on the impacts of labor and race on society. The collection, spanning from 1955-1960, contains academic writings and research related to those studies.  read more »

We are excited to announce that Aliqae Geraci has taken the helm as the new director of the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University, a position she relishes because of the, “Strength and breadth of its labor union and organizational collections, the expertise and experience of Reuther staff, and Reuther's place within a major research library system and urban research university.”  read more »

The images chosen from the newly opened Jack Conway photographs reflect Jack T. Conway and his close relationship to Walter P. Reuther.  read more »