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Podcast: Assembly Line Housing: Walter P. Reuther, George Romney, and Operation Breakthrough – Part 1

In the first of a two-part series, Dr. Kristin Szylvian explains the role of the American labor movement, and UAW president Walter Reuther in particular, in lobbying for and shaping fair housing programs and legislation in Detroit and nationally after t ...

Podcasts - teller - 03/20/2019 - 13:45 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

James Hartway Scores

‹ previous 1663 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSP002352 Extent:  3.5 linear feet Date:  1967-2011 James Hartway (b. 1944, Detroit, Michigan) earned Bachelor of ...

Abstracts - cwesterman - 08/31/2012 - 16:48 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(45822) Aretha Franklin, Portraits, 1960s

Aretha Franklim walks down an unidentified residential street in Detroit. Date:  1960s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Spina (African American musicians, African American wome ...

Image - eclemens - 07/03/2019 - 12:25 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Michigan Dance Archives: Marygrove College Department of Dance Records

‹ previous 770 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002812 Extent:  1.5 linear feet (1 MB, 1 OS) Date:  1960-1990 Marygrove College opened its Detroit campus in 1927 ...

Abstracts - aergas - 11/14/2018 - 17:10 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Exterior view of Von Stueben School

An exterior view of Von Steuben School, located at 12300 Linnhurst Street, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  2010s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (F ...

Image - eclemens - 10/25/2019 - 10:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28628) Stroh Family, 1974

Portrait of the Stroh family, presumably taken at their brewery in Detroit. Date:  1974-08-05 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - Portraits) ...

Image - eclemens - 08/08/2012 - 12:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(37640) Olympic bid prototype logo

Early design for the official logo for Detroit’s bid for the 1968 Olympic games. The eventual logo was placed in the ...

Image - gstrassel - 02/06/2018 - 17:04 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

June 7 at 6:30 pm: Photographer Richard Copley and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike

The Walter P. Reuther Library, in collaboration with the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, is proud to host photographer Richard L. Copley as he discusses his work and experiences during the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike. ...

Blog entry - scaloia - 06/08/2018 - 09:36 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

McGregor Fund Records

‹ previous 786 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002635 Extent:  1.5 linear feet, (2 MB, 1 OS) Date:  1893-2003, bulk 1925-1955 Tracy W. and Katherine McGregor es ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 10/05/2017 - 09:12 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(73374) Animals, Cats, 1920s

A photograph of a "Persian Cat," taken prior to 1928. Date:  1920s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Public Relations and Social Media, Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 10/29/2018 - 15:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments