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Merrill-Palmer Institute: Kresge Historical Library Records

... a grant from the Kresge Foundation, the Kresge Memorial Library was first established as the Merrill-Palmer Historical Library. It's initial holdings consisted of the Ernest R. Groves and Edna ...

Abstracts - drice - 01/11/2011 - 15:50 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Subject Focus: African American History at the Reuther Library

The Reuther Library celebrates African American History Month with a look at some of the significant collections housed in the library that deal with African American history. A gem from Rosa ... 1990s and beyond. The collections at the Reuther Library are so very rich in documenting the African American experience in ...

Blog entry - wlefevre - 10/01/2013 - 10:51 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

AFSCME Local 1259: Detroit Public Library Records

... 1950-1972 Local 1259, representing Detroit Public Library (DPL) employees, affiliated in 1949 with the American Federation of ... the activities of Local 1259 and of the Detroit Public Library during the 1950s and 1960s. Additional information is included on ...

Abstracts - jruss - 06/10/2021 - 12:42 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Event Announcement: Dr. Philip Mason at the Walter P. Reuther Library

Join the staff of the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs for an informal gathering with founding ... reflections on the 40th anniversary of the Reuther Library building’s initial construction in 1975. Following Dr. Mason’s remarks, attendees will be invited to visit the Reuther Library’s reading room, which has recently received a significant renovation ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 04/13/2015 - 09:05 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Reuther Library at Wayne State University opens SEIU District 925 Oral history interviews for research

... donated to Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 925 ... to Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library. These oral histories, which are now open for research, chronicle the ...

Blog entry - ljones - 10/01/2013 - 10:10 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Popular Crimetown Podcast Digs into Detroit Crime by Digging into the Reuther Library’s Collections

... material from various collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library. Each season of Crimetown examines the “culture of crime” in a ... Earlier in the year, the Walter P. Reuther library hosted an associate producer from Gimlet Media, Rob Szypko, who ...

Blog entry - mwallace - 02/07/2019 - 09:02 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Reuther Library receives Michigan Humanities Council Grant

The Reuther Library is proud to announce that it has been awarded a Humanities Grant from ... on the topic. The exhibit will be installed in the Reuther Library’s atrium in April 2017 and will be accompanied by a web exhibit and ... appraisal rather than blind assumptions. The Reuther Library’s archival collections illustrate crucial details that may be known ...

Blog entry - mcourtney - 01/09/2017 - 11:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Original architect rendering of the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date:  circa 1970s Photographer:  Beckett Jackson Raeder, Inc. (Architecture, Labor, Public Relations and Social Media, University Archives) ...

Image - slebovitz - 03/24/2025 - 09:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Reuther Library Announces Fishman Travel Grants to Visiting Scholars

The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University is pleased to ... provide up to $1,000 to support travel to the Reuther Library to access archival records related to the American labor movement. The ... speak about their work at an informal event at the Reuther Library or as part of the North American Labor History Conference held on the ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 04/13/2015 - 09:06 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Walter P. Reuther Library Wins NHPRC Grant to Process Oral History Collection

The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs is proud to be chosen as the recipient of a ... last 40 years, and many others were donated to the Reuther Library. These stories provide a deeper understanding of the lives and work of ... Steinem in conversation. (Labor, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University ) ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 06/20/2014 - 17:36 - 0 comments - 0 attachments