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Due to an ongoing public safety issue, Wayne State will be closed May 28-30. Reuther Library building is closed to staff and researchers, but you are welcome to submit your questions to reutherreference@wayne.edu.

Reuther Library will be closed on Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day.

We will return to support your research needs on Tuesday, May 28.

Please feel free to submit a request via Ask an Archivist and we will answer as soon as we return.

The Walter P. Reuther Library is pleased to announce an addition to the Horace Sheffield Jr. Papers is now open for research. These materials were previously under the stewardship of the Charles H. Wright Museum and join a small existing collection of Sheffield’s at the Reuther. Sheffield was a prominent voice in Detroit’s labor and civil rights movements, and his collection is an exciting example of the overlapping movements in Detroit.  read more »

The Walter P. Reuther Library is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Sam Fishman Travel Grant.

These annual grants provide up to $1,000 to support travel to the Reuther Library to access archival records related to the American labor movement. The award is named in honor of Sam Fishman, a former UAW and Michigan AFL-CIO leader.

As part of their research visits, awardees are invited to discuss their research on Tales From the Reuther Library and/or another WSU outlet. Watch for updates about recipient visits later in the year.  read more »