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Tales from the Reuther Library -- We Have a Podcast!

We are excited to announce the release of our new podcast, Tales from the Reuther Library , in which archivists and researchers at the Reuther Library share stories from our collections about the American labor movement, metropolitan Detr ...

Blog entry - teller - 06/01/2018 - 10:21 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(31982) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Festivals, 1956

The Harvest Festival is celebrated with music and dancing at the International Institute. Date:  1956-10 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communi ...

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In Memoriam: Adam Shakoor (1947-2022)

... Chief Judge to the 36th District Court who had also served Detroit’s Deputy Mayor under the Coleman Young. He was in private practice as ...

Blog entry - ljones - 05/09/2022 - 15:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(79813) Ethnic Communites, Arab, Dearborn, 1991

Ahmed Yousef, at right, and his friend Baheeg Abdulla watch President Bush's press conference on the television at the Dix-Vernor Liquor Shop in Dearborn, Michigan. The President reacts to the Geneva Peace Talks during the broadcast. Yousef, originally ...

Image - eclemens - 06/07/2013 - 11:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79770) Ethnic Communities, Bohemian, Dance, 1939

James Liska and Lydia Zboril, dressed in traditional Bohemian costume, prepare to dance. Date:  1939-12-16 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Commu ...

Image - eclemens - 06/10/2013 - 15:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

36th General Hospital Records

‹ previous 1551 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSR000345 Extent:  3 linear feet (6 MB) Date:  1918, 1941-1946, 1955 Originally activated in World War I, Base Hos ...

Abstracts - cwesterman - 05/01/2017 - 13:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Leslie L. Hanawalt Papers

... in Michigan History in 1971, and “Henry Fitzbutler: Detroit’s First Black Medical Student” published in Detroit in Perspective ...

Abstracts - cwesterman - 07/05/2017 - 14:05 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(79722) Ethnic Communities, Danish, Dancers, 1948

Gilbert Carlsen and Kristin Engstrom demonstrate a Danish folk dance for Mr. and Mrs. Chris Beach of Toledo at the Danish Hall. Date:  1948-03-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News ...

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(79766) Ethnic Communities, Chaldean, Religious Traditions, 1993

Worshipers leave the 5 o'clock mass at the Chaldean Catholic Church on Seven Mile Road. Photographer's note: "Most of the attendees are older women." Date:  1993-11-11 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogra ...

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Ernest C. and Jessie M. Dillard Papers

... of UAW leadership posts. Jessie Dillard was one of Detroit’s leading block club organizers and civil rights activists. Both Mr. ...

Abstracts - abarker - 07/14/2011 - 16:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment