Lecture by Gregory J.W. Urwin: “When Freedom Wore a Red Coat,” October 20, 2011
Gregory J.W. Urwin"When Freedom Wore A Red Coat: A Social History of Cornwallis' 1781 Virginia Campaign"Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Gregory J. W. Urwin, Clements Library Fellow and Professor of History, Temple University , will discuss Cornwallis' evolving strategy in the British campaign to secure Virginia.Free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Library at (734) 764-2347 or visit our website: www.clements.umich.edu. William L. Clements Library909 S....
Today in History: The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner: A Pariotic Song. Baltimore: Printed and sold at Carrs Music Store, 36 Baltimore Street, [1814].The lyrics of "The Star Spangled Banner" come from "Defence of Fort McHenry," a poem written by Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British during the War of 1812. Upon seeing the fort's flag still flying on the morning of September 14, 1814 after the attack ceased, he began jotting down the lines of a poem on the back of a letter that...
Online Exhibit: Native American History at the Clements Library
A new online exhibit is now available on our website: Native American History at the Clements Library, an expanded version of the physical exhibit American Encounters, formerly on display at the William L. Clements Library, March 4, 2010 – June 10, 2010. Native American History at the Clements Library highlights the great range and depth of the Clements Library’s collections related to Native American history. The exhibit features items drawn from many areas of the collection, including books,...
From the Stacks: Back to School
With classes starting at the University of Michigan today, and the football season already begun on Saturday, we offer this selection from the Clements Library in keeping with the theme. Nathan Hayward's College Scenes, a collection of satirical drawings of Harvard student life, was published in Massachusetts in 1850. According to the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Hayward graduated in the class of 1850 and served as a surgeon with the 20th Massachusetts Volunteers during the Civil War. "The...
Staff Favorite: Map of Ticonderoga
Michel Chartier de Lotbinière’s “Plan du Fort de Carillon . . . .” (1758) Brian Leigh Dunnigan has served as Curator of Maps since 1996 and Clements Library Associate Director from 2010. Having come from a history and historic site museum background, he has a particular fondness for eighteenth-century manuscript maps or plans that include architecture or events. The Clements collection is rich in such documents, many from major manuscript collections such as the Clinton and Gage...
In the News: U-M in History
This week the University Record highlighted the Clements Library in its regular "U-M in History" feature. The William L. Clements Library, designed by noted Detroit architect Albert Kahn, opened its doors in 1923. The photograph at right shows the library under construction in 1922.See a higher-resolution scan of the construction photograph in the Bentley Historical Library's Image Bank. To read more about the library's history, visit the History of the William L. Clements Library on our...
Lecture by John J. Miller: “The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football,” September 14, 2011
John J. Miller"The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football"Wednesday, September 14, 20114:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.John J. Miller, U-M graduate and author of The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football, will lecture on his new book and the history of college football and the social changes in America that made college football popular.John is a graduate of the University of Michigan and this fall will become director of the Herbert H. Dow II Journalism Program at Hillsdale...
In the News: “Games Exhibit Explores Birth of Organized Sports”
The University Record for the week of July 25, 2011, included an article by Kevin Brown, "'Games' Exhibit Explores Birth of Organized Sports," on the current Clements Library exhibit, The Games We Played: Sports in Nineteenth Century America. This exhibit is open to the public in the Main Room of the Clements Library, Monday through Thursday, 1-4:45 pm. It will be on display until October 7.John J. Miller, a University of Michigan alumnus and author of The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved...
Clements Library Open During Art Fair, July 20-21
Clements Library Art Fair Hours:Informational Tent and Main Room Wednesday and Thursday, July 20-2110:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.If you're in Ann Arbor for the Art Fair this week, consider stopping by the Clements Library as you walk along South University Ave. The Clements Library Main Room will be open for exhibit viewing on Wednesday and Thursday of this week and an informational tent will be set up on the front grounds.We extend an invitation to all to view the current exhibits and take respite...
In the News: Clements Library Conservator Julie Fremuth
The University Record Online for the week of July 11, 2011, includes an article by Kevin Brown on Clements Library Conservator Julie Fremuth. Julie is the featured artist in this year's Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, and her work will appear on the fair's official t-shirts and posters.At the Clements Library, Julie's preservation skills and artistic sensibility are on display in the two current exhibits, The Games We Played and Mapping the Revolution. Julie creates custom mounts for every item on...