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Meet Louis Jones, Reuther Library Field Archivist

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-A ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 10/01/2013 - 11:33 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(35798) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Members of the 82nd or 101st Airborne Division gather in front of Southeastern High School, located on Fairview Street near Mack Avenue on Detroit's East Side. The troops were stationed at the school throughout the Civil Unrest. Detroit, Michigan. July ...

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(DN_77646_2) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

Tear gas fills the air as Dearborn Police and Ford Motor Company Servicemen attack demonstrators outside of the Rouge Plant during the 1932 Ford Hunger March. Date:  1932-03-07 Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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Subject Focus: Poet Laureate Philip Levine at Wayne State University

Philip Levine, a 1950 graduate of Wayne University, was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in August of this year. Levine was born in Detroit in 1928, and his poetry is concerned with labor, industry and workers. In his short time as t ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 02/16/2015 - 14:20 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(DN_79573) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Customs, Gaelic League, 1973

Irish weavers demonstrate how to spin wool at the Gaelic League, Detroit, Michigan. Formed on December 9, 1920 with the intention to assist Irish immigrants find jobs and housing and provide a venue to socialize, the Gaelic League later turned its ...

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Renewal and Housing Review

‹ previous 183 of 1285 next › Processed. Vol. 1:1-4. Jerome P. Cavanagh Library Collection. Creator:  City of Detroit Housing Commission Date:  1968-1969 Size:  1 fold ...

Publications - kchinery - 08/01/2013 - 16:12 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Folklore Fridays: Halloween Edition

... long, dark nights to come than through an exploration of Detroit’s supernatural landscape? While looking through the heading of ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 11/20/2017 - 13:46 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(32130) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Crowd Scenes, 1917-1918

Friends and family members stand behind an iron gate as they watch their loved ones leave for service in World War I. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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(35801) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Detroit Police Officers patrol the streets in an armored vehicle, rifles drawn, during the Civil Unrest. Detroit, Michigan. July 1967. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony ...

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United Community Services Central Files

‹ previous 1422 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR000420_central Use restriction:  No names appearing in case records may be cited. Researchers are required to sign a Restricted Access For ...

Abstracts - drice - 10/31/2013 - 13:50 - 0 comments - 1 attachment