Blogs
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 »
ArchivesSpace@Wayne Discovery Tool Launch
Posted October 8th, 2019 by slebovitz
The Walter P. Reuther Library is pleased to announce the beta launch of Wayne State Library System’s ArchivesSpace Public User Interface. Patrons can explore finding aids from the Reuther and Library Special Collections through ArchivesSpace@Wayne.
Current finding aids on the Reuther’s website will remain in place until beta testing is complete. read more »
