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Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Inc. Records

‹ previous 392 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001290 Extent:  48 linear feet (48 SB) Date:  1950-1986, bulk 1962-1986 The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) grew ...

Abstracts - drice - 12/20/2010 - 16:22 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(30693) Urban Renewal, Lafayette Park, Detroit, 1963

... one-story town houses and the two residential towers in Detroit’s Lafayette Park. Designed by Mies Van Der Rohe, Lafayette Park, located in Detroit’s lower east side just north of downtown, was the first urban renewal ...

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[Podcast] Uncovering Detroit Sound: Sippie Wallace and Son House in the Folklore Archives

Archivist Bart Bealmear explains how he rediscovered recordings of famed African American blues musicians Sippie Wallace and Son House buried in the Reuther Library's Folklore Archives. One of the most famous female blues vocalists in the 1920s, Sippie ...

Podcasts - teller - 01/27/2020 - 11:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Prismatic Club of Detroit Records

‹ previous 960 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001269 Use restriction:  Materials in boxes 49-50 are restricted. Researcher must sign restricted use form to access Boxes 49 and 50. ...

Abstracts - aergas - 12/13/2018 - 16:15 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Mel Ravitz Papers

‹ previous 145 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001720 Extent:  84.5 linear feet (83 SB, 1 MB, 1 OS) Date:  1939-2001, bulk 1960s-2005 Professor and Detroit comm ...

Abstracts - cwesterman - 06/06/2017 - 14:40 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Detroit Branch Records

... peace. Formed in 1919 along with the Michigan branch, Detroit’s WILPF branch has been active in pushing for peace and equality ...

Abstracts - aorchard - 03/04/2016 - 11:57 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(Part One) Martin Luther King, Jr., "Walk to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

Artist: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Title: Tape 3266 Album: Freedom Rally Speech at Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1963-06-23 Track: 1 Genre: AV Audio Tapes Year: ...

Audio - eclemens - 12/18/2012 - 15:44 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Nelson Mandela, AFSCME, and Detroit in 1990

On June 28, 1990, AFSCME members welcomed Nelson Mandela to their biannual convention in Miami, Florida, chanting, “Mandela, yes! Apartheid, no!” Mandela’s speech celebrated international solidarity and expressed his thanks for AFS ...

Blog entry - mcourtney - 05/30/2019 - 14:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(79717) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Chinatown, Detroit, 1980

Mrs. Blossom Gam Cohoe and Mable Lim look at a display of photographs that features photographs of some of the early Chinese settlers in Detroit. Date:  1980-11-25 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nbs ...

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(1345) Riots, Rebellions, Civil Unrest, Detroit, July 1967

An unseen Detroit Police Officer prepares to arrest four African American men, Detroit, Michigan. In the foreground, a National Guardsman trains his rifle on the suspects. Date:  July 1967 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:29 - 0 comments - 3 attachments