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Meet Louis Jones, Reuther Library Field Archivist
Posted May 29th, 2012 by eclemens
The Walter P. Reuther Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Louis Jones as the new Field Archivist.
Originally from New York City, Louis received a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College and a master’s degree in Afro-American studies from Cornell University. Never content to stop learning, he earned a Master of History from the University of Delaware, while at the same time pursuing studies in archival management. More recently, Louis received a doctorate in American history from Wayne State University where his dissertation concerned the development of public sector unionism in metropolitan Detroit in the immediate post-World War II era. read more »
Collection Spotlight: UFW Montreal Boycott Office Records
Posted May 22nd, 2012 by Public Relation...
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In the Winter 2012 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-written, guest blog posts.
Timothy R. Borbely is a graduate student at Wayne State University. He is currently pursuing a joint MLIS/MA in History with a focus on Archival Administration and the French Revolution.
The United Farm Workers Grape Boycott in Montreal from 1969 to 1970 is one that involved a lot of important planning by activist Jessica Govea (pictured above, in glasses, marching in Toronto in 1968), who took charge of operations in Quebec during 1969 at the age of twenty-two. read more »
Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Posted May 10th, 2012 by Public Relation...
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- Armistice Day
- Automotive industry and trade
- City planning
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Soldiers' monuments--Michigan.
- Student Blogger Series
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
- Urban Affairs
- Wayne County (Mich.)--History
- World War, 1914-1918
In the Winter 2012 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-written, guest blog posts.
Amy Seipke is a student in Wayne State's School of Library and Information Science. read more »
Collection Spotlight: George C. Edwards, Jr. Papers
Posted May 9th, 2012 by Public Relation...
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- Depressions--1929
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Detroit Housing Commission
- Edwards, George C. (George Clifton), 1914-1995
- International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO). Local 174 (Detroit, Mich.)
- Jeffries, Edward, 1900-1950
- Student Blogger Series
- UAW
- Urban Affairs
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945--Philippines
In the Winter 2012 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-written, guest blog posts.
Timothy McRoberts is a student at Wayne State's School of Information and Library Science.
George C. Edwards, Jr., had a major influence on the post World War II city of Detroit. read more »
