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...
Happy Fourth of July from the Clements Library!
William H. Santelmann, Our Glorious Banner: a Fourth of July Patriotic March. [Chicago: Hearst's Chicago American], 1901.
Current Exhibit: “Mapping the Revolution”
Mapping the RevolutionCurated by Brian Leigh DunniganAssociate Director and Curator of MapsThe Clements Library is home to one of the world’s finest collections of manuscript maps and plans documenting the places and events of the American Revolution. These run the gamut from beautifully finished and colored creations to the pencil or pen and ink scrawls of scouts, informants, and spies. The sampling presented in this exhibition suggests the variety of types, styles, and functions...
Current Exhibit: “The Games We Played: Sports in Nineteenth Century America,” June 13 – October 7, 2011
The Games We Played: Sports in Nineteenth Century AmericaJune 13 - October 7, 2011Main Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MICurated by Emiko HastingsThis exhibition offers a sampling of books, manuscripts, prints, photographs and other materials to illustrate the many sports played in 19th century America. Broadly defined, the theme of sports includes team sports, leisure activities, and other outdoor amusements like hunting and camping. In the 19th century, as life...
The Latest Quarto is Here: Spring-Summer 2011
The Spring-Summer Quarto is now available. The Quarto is a semi-annual magazine published by the William L. Clements Library and sent to members of the Clements Library Associates. This issue of The Quarto focuses on the architecture and three-dimensional collections at the Library. "From the Director," by J. Kevin Graffagnino, Director of the Library. "Architecture and Artifacts," by Clayton Lewis, Curator of Graphic Materials. "A Gallery of Realia," highlighting some of the interesting...
From the Stacks: 1870 Memorial Day Oration
Memorial Day began after the American Civil War as a commemoration to honor fallen Union and Confederate soldiers. In 1868, General John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a proclamation to observe it nationwide on the last Monday in May.In the Book Division of the Clements Library, a Memorial Day oration by General I.F. Shepard from 1870 provides an example of the type of commemorative speech often delivered on this national holiday. General Shepard...