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Louise Potter Papers

‹ previous 1743 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSP000275 Extent:  .25 linear feet (1 MB) Date:  1920-1924 Louise Potter was part of the faculty of Central High S ...

Abstracts - cwesterman - 04/08/2016 - 15:37 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

United Community Services Community Information Service Records

‹ previous 1374 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002488 Extent:  56.25 linear feet (30 SB, 35 transfile boxes) Date:  1928-1986, bulk 1950-1985 The United Commun ...

Abstracts - drice - 10/05/2018 - 16:55 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(32252) First World War, Casualties, Funerals, 1917-1918

American flags and patriotic bunting are hung to welcome home the first group of fallen soldiers from Detroit in the First World War. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detro ...

Image - eclemens - 08/04/2014 - 15:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33651) Recruitment, Polish Army, Windsor, Ontario, 1941

Detroit members of the Polish Legion stand outside of a building in Windsor, Ontario after enlisting into the Polish Army. The banner behing them reads: "Stacja Zborna W.P. Recruiting Station Of The Polish Army." Date:  1941-08-29 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/10/2015 - 12:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

[Podcast] Brewing a Boycott: Collective Activism and the Decades-Long Coors Beer Boycott

Dr. Allyson Brantley explains how large and diverse groups joined together for a decades-long consumer boycott of the Coors Brewing Company to fight against its union busting, discriminatory hiring practices, and politics. Brantley is an assi ...

Podcasts - teller - 12/20/2021 - 09:38 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(28636) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, State Troops, 1942

Michigan State Troops in full dress set up camp in an empty field on Nevada Street across from the Sojourner Truth Housing projects on "moving day." Over 1,400 State and Detroit police and 1,000 Michigan State Troops were brought in to protect the 200 A ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 04:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Harry Philo Papers

‹ previous 576 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002661 Extent:  9 linear feet (3 OS) Date:  1965-1994 Harry Philo had the reputation as one of the most notable p ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 02/27/2019 - 14:35 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(34389) Buildings, State Hall, Dedication, 1949

Detroit Mayor Eugene Van Antwerp and Wayne State President David D. Henry at what is likely the dedication for State Hall, located on Wayne State’s campus on Cass Avenue. Circa 1949. Date:  1949 Physdesc:  Photogra ...

Image - mcourtney - 06/30/2016 - 15:56 - 0 comments - 2 attachments

(26047) Riots, Rebellions, Red Cross, Blood Shortage, 1967

Donors line up at the Red Cross Blood Center in the suburb of Roseville, Michigan during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-26 Physdesc:  Photograph (American Red Cr ...

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

(33633) World War II, Rationing, Rubber, 1943

Thousands of tires collected in a scrap drive fill an unidentified building in Detroit. Date:  1943-01-04 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detro ...

Image - eclemens - 11/05/2015 - 13:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments