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(31960) Ethnic Communities, Lebanese, Demonstrations, 1990

Demonstrators march in front of the Lebanese Consulate in an effort to get President Bush to call for the removal of foreign military forces from Lebanon. At center, Suzanne Guiragoss waves a Lebanese flag. Date:  1990-10-24 ...

Image - eclemens - 06/05/2023 - 12:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Subject Focus: Black Revolutionaries

The Reuther Library celebrates African American History Month with a brief look at resources in our collections that deal with the topic of Black revolutionaries. We define Black revolutionaries as persons or groups whose goal was to create a ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 03/14/2017 - 14:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Reuther Library receives Michigan Humanities Council Grant

... will support an exhibit of selected materials related to Detroit’s 1967 Civil Unrest, taken from the Reuther's over 40 archival ... are few topics in Michigan’s history as divisive as Detroit’s 1967 Civil Unrest. The five-day period of chaos and violence caused ...

Blog entry - mcourtney - 01/09/2017 - 11:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Subject Focus: Wayne State University's Seals, Logos, and Graphics

Apart from Old Main, which has stood at the corner of Warren and Cass since 1896, the University Seal is the oldest surviving visual symbol of Wayne State University. Like Old Main, the seal predates Wayne by some years. David M ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 10/01/2013 - 11:29 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Flora Hommel Papers

‹ previous 608 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002090 Extent:  25 linear feet (24 SB, 1 MB, 1 OS), 13 films Date:  1950-2005, bulk 1950s-1980s Flora Suhd Hommel ...

Abstracts - drice - 12/14/2018 - 14:38 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2024 Sam Fishman Travel Grant!

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 mo ...

Blog entry - ageraci - 09/09/2024 - 08:53 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(35788) Riots, Rebellions, Police, 1967

A Detroit Police Officer tasked with keeping residents away from danger warily keeps an eye on events in the distance. Photo courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:41 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Focus: Wayne University Illustrated Map, 1939 - Part 2

This is the second in a series of four blog posts annotating Jerry Peacock's 1939 cartoon map of the Wayne University campus. This entry discusses the block between Hancock Avenue and Warren Avenue, as well as the history of sororities at W ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 02/11/2020 - 17:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26125) Riots, Rebellions, Weapons, 1967

A cache of weapons found at 8045 John Lodge, confiscated by the Detroit Police Department. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-29 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Shirkey - Det ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35785) Riots, Rebellions, 12th Street, 1967

Residents gather to watch while police block off access as buildings burn in the distance on 12th Street. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photo ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments