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Michigan Dance Archives at the Reuther Library

Recent work on papers donated to the Reuther Library has created new interest in the Michigan Dance Archives , which focuses on the history of dance in the Detroit metro area and across Michigan. The Michigan Dance Archives (MDA) was estab ...

Blog entry - aergas - 01/03/2019 - 11:59 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(25226) UAW Organizing, Violence, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

UAW Organizers, members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary and their supporters are violently pushed back into the Detroit Street Railway (DSR) waiting area by Ford Service Department employees during the Ford Rouge Plant during the Battle of the Ov ...

Image - eclemens - 05/23/2011 - 10:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27208) Mayor Cavanagh Recall Petition, 1967

A petition to recall Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, sponsored by the Committee for Good Government . Date:  1967-04-17 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Witek (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroi ...

Image - eclemens - 06/01/2018 - 11:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

The Reuther Library Awarded "Latino Americans: 500 Years of History" Grant

The Walter P. Reuther Library was recently awarded a $10,000 Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support public programming aimed ...

Blog entry - mcourtney - 07/15/2015 - 10:15 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(WSAV002727_078) Street Views, Residences, Dane Street, April 1981

A view of an empty home on Dane Street, between Elmwood and Moran. Note: The home was across the street from the residences featured in images WSAV002727_076 and WSAV002727_077, near Immaculate Conception Church. Date:  1981-04-22 ...

Image - eclemens - 03/19/2020 - 12:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27731) Cavanagh, Civic Center Plaza, Planning, 1969

... Jerome Cavanagh shares the plan for the construction of Detroit’s Civic Center Plaza with members of the press. ...

Image - eclemens - 06/01/2018 - 11:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Robert Sinclair Papers

‹ previous 1101 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001566 Extent:  0.25 linear feet (1 folder) Date:  1941-1962 Robert Sinclair was a former Professor of Geography ...

Abstracts - srafferty - 11/07/2018 - 13:05 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Exhibit Announcement: Bonstelle Theatre Posters, 1961-1965

The Wayne State University Archives is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibit of posters from the Bonstelle Theatre. A selection of posters from the early 1960s is available for viewing in the Woodcock Gallery of the Walter P. Reuther ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 10/01/2013 - 11:48 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Ben Martin Papers

‹ previous 768 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP002372 Extent:  1 linear foot (1 SB) Date:  circa 1970s-1990s Ben Martin (d. 2013) a long-time Detroit area resid ...

Abstracts - drice - 08/07/2020 - 09:09 - 0 comments - 2 attachments

(WSAV002727_083) Neighborhood Views, Adele Street, Poletown, April 1981

A view of backyards located near Adele and Dubois Streets in the southwestern area of the Poletown district. Date:  1981-04-30 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (African Am ...

Image - eclemens - 03/19/2020 - 15:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments