University of Michigan Press Releases and Media Coverage
Bookstores and libraries to visit in Ann Arbor
The Michigan Daily, May 24, 2026
Revolutionary Paine: Inside the Clements Library’s Common Sense Exhibit in Ann Arbor
Current, April 17, 2026
Students make ‘Common Sense’ out of Revolutionary War in University of Michigan exhibit
MLive, February 27, 2026
The time for Common Sense
Michigan Today, February 20, 2026
U-M Clements Library commemorates 250th anniversary of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’
Michigan News, February 18, 2026
School is out, but the arts are still in session at U-M
Michigan News, December 19, 2025
Past practices seed a sustainable future
University of Michigan Library, December 11, 2025
William Clements Library presents a ‘Haunted Histories’ murder mystery experience
The Michigan Daily, October 31, 2025
U-M’s U.S. at 250 program launches grant initiative
The University Record, October 23, 2025
Historic board games = interactive pieces of art
Michigan News, October 22, 2025
Developing a Legacy Collection
Alumni Association, October 7, 2025
Rhiannon Giddens closes out U-M residency with a clear message about American music
Michigan News, September 25, 2025
U-M library digitizes a century of Michigan postcards, from 1840s on
Concentrate, July 22, 2025
U-M presents a ‘postcard craze’ of Michigan history
WEMU, July 4, 2025
‘The postcard craze’ of historic Michigan: More than 60K postcards digitized at U-M Clements Library
Michigan News, July 1, 2025
Captain Cook’s missing ship found after sinking 250 years ago
The Independent, June 20, 2025
How a University of Michigan library exhibit sheds light on Paul Revere’s famous ride
The Detroit News, April 19, 2025
Was a woman the informant who helped launch the American Revolution?
The Washington Post, April 18, 2025
The order that launched the Revolutionary War, 250 years later
The University Record, April 16, 2025
Clements acquires vast collection of industrial engineering history
The University Record, March 19, 2025
Illustrating Freedom of Speech: “An Ungentle Art: Pat Oliphant and the American Tradition of Political Satire”
A2 Pulp, October 31, 2024
Regents Roundup – Paul J. Erickson’s Term as Randolph G. Adams Director of the Clements Library Extended through 2029
University Record, October 17, 2024
Rare American edition of Phillis Wheatley Peters poems acquired by U-M Clements Library
University of Michigan News, February 7, 2024
U-M Clements Library acquires rare hand-drawn map of Detroit from 1761, pursues crowdfunding
U-M Detroit, December 1, 2021
Clements Library celebrates ‘The Death of General Wolfe,’ iconic 1776 painting by Benjamin West
Michigan News, October 15, 2019
Paul Erickson named Director of Clements Library
The University Record, September 19, 2019
University of Michigan Regents name Brian L. Dunnigan Curator Emeritus of Maps
Regents of the University of Michigan, July 18, 2019
A glimpse inside University of Michigan’s historic William L. Clements Library
All About Ann Arbor, March 29, 2019
Advisory Committee Named in Clements Library Director Search
The University Record, November 9, 2018
WWI artifacts, soldiers’ letters on view in observance of 100th anniversary of Armistice Day
Michigan News, October 29, 2018
News from the Clements Library Chronicles Blog
Recently Published: An Americana Sampler: Essays on Selections from the William L. Clements Library
New Publication Highlights Scope of Library’s CollectionThe Clements Library is proud to introduce its latest publication. An Americana Sampler: Essays on Selections from the William L. Clements Library includes eighteen contributions by Library staff and University of Michigan historians.The 185-page, cloth-bound book presents examples of collections and topics dating from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. The essays suggest the wealth and variety of the Clements holdings and the...
Recently Published: Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists
Publication date: April 2011 Description from publisher's website: "This collection in the popular Masters series, chosen and introduced by one of the world's top curators, offers field-defining work from 43 master book artists. The selections demonstrate conceptual, aesthetic, and technical excellence, as well as incredible beauty. Brief comments from the artists about their work, careers, and philosophies accompany the stunning images of their most innovative and technically accomplished...
Clements Library Fellowships Announced
First Post-Doctoral Fellowships AwardedFive post-doctoral fellows will be in residence at the Clements Library during 2011 thanks to awards made from our four new fellowships. These are designed to fund extended research in the Library’s outstanding collections. This is the first class of post-doctoral fellows in a continuing program to support advanced scholarship, and we look forward to the books that will result from their visits. Many thanks to the foundations and...
The Clements Library Has a Redesigned Website!
The Library's new website has been released to the public today. This much-needed redesign includes a beautiful new look and improved navigation for the Clements website. Much of the content from the old site is still present in revised form, as well as many new features to make the Clements website more accessible and user-friendly. Some of the new features: Search: three options on one page, so you can search the Mirlyn library catalog, manuscript collection finding aids, and the Clements...