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The Clements Library Travels to Philadelphia & Delaware in September!

The Clements Library Travels to Philadelphia & Delaware in September!

Mr. Clements began his Americana collection focused on exploration and he enjoyed the camaraderie and knowledge of other collectors and libraries around the country.  Clements Library staff continue to forge such alliances and to offer opportunities for continued...
Clements Library receives $10M gift to name directorship, rare book room

Clements Library receives $10M gift to name directorship, rare book room

For nearly 100 years, the University of Michigan William L. Clements Library has housed one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of early American History in the world. Its rise to international prominence is largely due to the guidance and vision put...
National Winston Churchill Day

National Winston Churchill Day

Guest post by volunteer Richard Marsh, Clements Library Associates Board of Governors Thanks to the contributions of Dr. Duane Norman Diedrich (1935-2018), the Clements Library holds selected original documents from Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the great Prime...

Recent Acquisition: Rare 17th Century Account of New France

In 2012, the Clements Library received a generous gift from Charles and Julia Eisendrath, with an appraised total value of $150,000. The gift includes a page from the Gutenberg Bible and a first edition set of Premier Établissement de la Foy dans la Nouvelle-France,...

Happy Holidays from the Clements Library!

The Clements Library often sends holiday cards to members of the Clements Library Associates. Below is a selection of our earliest cards, featuring illustrations from library materials. The Clements Library Associates, founded in 1947, has purchased an estimated...

The Latest Quarto: The Civil War Revisited

The Fall-Winter 2010 Quarto is now available. The Quarto is a semi-annual newsletter published by the William L. Clements Library and sent to members of the Clements Library Associates. This is the second issue to focus on the Civil War collections of the Clements....

The Latest Quarto: Researching the Civil War

The latest issue of the Quarto is now available. The Quarto is a semi-annual newsletter published by the William L. Clements Library and sent to members of the Clements Library Associates. In addition to news and announcements about the Clements Library, this issue...