The 1893-1894 Tour of Linus, “The $100,000 Oregon Wonder” Horse
In October 2021, the Clements Library obtained a cabinet card portrait of one of the famous late-19th-century “Oregon Long-Haired Wonder” horses. It is a beautiful photograph, showing this chestnut-colored Clydesdale with his hair braided and done up with...
New Graphics Finding Aids: Fall 2022
The Clements Library is pleased to announce that the following collections in our Graphics Division are now described online and may be requested for use in the reading room. The Clements Library is now open for research by appointment. All researchers are encouraged...
New Manuscript Finding Aids: Summer 2022
The William L. Clements Library continues to acquire and process collections to help tell the diverse story of the American past. The 43 new finding aids listed below provide a sampling of these efforts. Here you will find manuscript materials that speak to women’s...
New Manuscripts Finding Aids, Spring 2022: Cuba, War of 1812 Privateering, Teenagers, Labor, and More
The William L. Clements Library is pleased to share 23 new finding aids for manuscripts collections. Many represent new acquisitions, such as our growing collection of materials related to Cuba in the 19th century. Others include two journals kept aboard privateer...
Clements Library acquires rare hand-drawn map of Detroit from 1761, pursues crowdfunding
The last time the general public had the opportunity to see the “Plan of the Fort at De Troit” was in 1967 when it was offered for sale at Sotheby’s. Now it will be part of the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library collection. Not knowing to whom the...
Whaling Voyage Logs Recently Acquired
Guest post by Ellen Gleason, Clements Library Student Intern As a student pursuing the Graduate Certification in Archival Administration at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, I completed a 135-hour practicum applying my classroom learning to work in the field....
Looks Can Be Deceiving: Issues Regarding 19th-Century Native American Photographs
Graphics Cataloger Jakob Dopp outlines his observations from researching and cataloging hundreds of photos from a collection recently acquired by the Clements Library. Learn more about this collection from the University of Michigan’s Press Release and Video. Some...