Audiovisual Collections

Posted July 21st, 2008 by mwallace

The Audiovisual Collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library consist of still and moving photographic images, sound recordings, artwork, and artifacts. The collections focus on three major historical subject areas: American Labor, Metropolitan Detroit, and Wayne State University, and include materials on 20th-century industrial unionism, social, political, and radical reform movements, civil rights, women in the workplace, and 20th-century Detroit history.

The Audiovisual Collections are open to the public by appointment only. Research hours are between 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM, Monday-Friday. Due to the high volume of requests, the wait list for in-person appointments is 30 days. Please note, the Library’s vintage audiovisual playback equipment is reserved for use with library collections only. Playback of personal or non-library materials is prohibited.

Contact us at reutherreference@wayne.edu
• To schedule an in-person appointment
• For assistance with audiovisual reference questions
• To return the AV Material order form

Ordering copies of digital images, audio, or moving image materials:

To order digital copies of AV materials, or look at fee schedules, please consult the form below. An AV Archivist will contact you with the specifics of your order upon completion of the form. Please note that due to the high volume of requests, patrons are limited to requesting a maximum of 5 audio files, 5 moving image files, and 20 digital images.

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