Blogs
Event: "Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights"
Posted February 24th, 2025 by eclemens
Join the Walter P. Reuther Library on March 27th as we host Alan Reuther to celebrate his new book, Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights.
Alan will discuss the biography about his father, Roy Reuther, a leader of the 1937 Flint sit-down strike that gave rise to the UAW. The book chronicles Roy’s central involvement in the civil rights struggle, support for striking farmworkers, and efforts to expand registration and voting in elections, as well as his close work with icons Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez. Roy Reuther and the UAW will be on sale at the event, and Alan will be available to sign your copy! read more »
Reuther Library Closure - starting 3 p.m. February 12th & continuing February 13th
Posted February 12th, 2025 by krouan
Due to inclement weather the Walter P. Reuther Library building will be closing at 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, February 12th, and will not reopen until Friday, February 14th.
During this building closure, staff will be working remotely and are happy to help assist your research needs. Please submit your questions to reutherreference@wayne.edu and we will answer as soon as we can. Stay safe!
Announcement: Accepting Applications for the The Ronald Raven Award
Posted January 27th, 2025 by slebovitz
The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, invites applications for the Ronald Raven Award to begin Spring 2025. The award consists of $2,500 to go toward tuition, fees, or other educational expenses and an internship of 135 hours at the Walter P. Reuther Library. Applications are due by Friday, February 14, 2025. read more »
Now Accepting - 2025 Sam Fishman Travel Grant Applications
Posted January 22nd, 2025 by krouan
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.
