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Pair 18: The Bestseller List

Pair 18: The Bestseller List

Contents Building on a Century of Collecting at the Clements Library Pair 1: Columbus and Cuba Pair 2: The Power of the Unseen Pair 3: The Fabric of History Pair 4: From the Big Picture to Individual Lives Pair 5: Picturing African-American Identity Pair 6: Leadership...
Writing the Injured Body

Writing the Injured Body

Guest post by Jean Franzino, Clements Library 2019 Norton Strange Townshend Fellow * * * In 1904, New Jersey Civil War veteran George R. Shebbeard published his life narrative, a 32-page booklet of the sort sold by disabled veterans for their economic support. The...
In Celebration of Bad Poetry Day

In Celebration of Bad Poetry Day

No commemoration of Bad Poetry Day would be complete without a nod to the (in)famous poet (and native Michigander) Julia A. Moore.  The Clements Library is the proud owner of several editions of her collected poems. Born in Plainfield, Michigan, in 1847, Julia Moore...
From the Stacks: Battle Estrays

From the Stacks: Battle Estrays

Soldiers’ wartime letters and diaries sometimes contain references to items picked up on the battlefield or seized from enemy property. For example, the Henry Clinton Papers at the Clements Library contain letters and other materials captured or intercepted from...