In the News: Murder Most Foul in the University Record

The University Record interviewed our director, Kevin Graffagnino, about The Clements Library’s current exhibit and the endless variety of and fascination with murder in America. Read the article above or watch Kevin introduce the exhibit below.Murder Most Foul:...

Current Exhibit: “Murder Most Foul: Homicide in Early America,” June 11 – October 5, 2012

“Murder Most Foul: Homicide in Early America”June 11 – October 5, 2012Curated by J. Kevin GraffagninoClements Library DirectorThis exhibit looks at murder in America from the seventeenth century to 1900 using the rich resources on crime and...

In the News: “Clements Library Takes a Bicentennial Look at War of 1812”

On AnnArbor.com is a review of the current Clements Library exhibit by John Carlos Cantu, titled “Clements Library takes a bicentennial look at War of 1812.” The exhibit was curated by Brian L. Dunnigan, Associate Director and Curator of Maps. It features...

Upcoming Exhibit at the Clark Library: “An Imaginary Arctic: Speculative Cartography in the Search for the Northwest Passage,” April 30 – July 27, 2012

Melanie Langa, a researcher at the Clements Library and a student from Community High School in Ann Arbor, will curate an exhibit on the history of cartography beginning April 30th at the Stephen S. Clark Library in the Graduate Library. Entitled, An Imaginary Arctic:...

Upcoming Exhibit and Conference: “Proclaiming Emancipation: Slavery and Freedom in the Era of the Civil War”

ExhibitOctober 15, 2012 – February 18, 2013Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Room 100 GalleryMartha S. Jones and Clayton Lewis, curators. Sponsored by the Program in Race, Law & History and the William L. Clements Library, in cooperation with the Hatcher...

Current Exhibit: “The David P. Harris Collection: A Collector’s Look at the War of 1812,” February 27 – June 1, 2012

“The David P. Harris Collection:  A Collector’s Look at the War of 1812″February 27 – June 1, 2012Curated by Barbara DeWolfeCurator of ManuscriptsIn the exhibit case at the east end of the Main Room, this exhibit supplements our main...

Current Exhibit: “The War of 1812: A Bicentennial Exhibition,” February 27 – June 1, 2012

The War of 1812: A Bicentennial Exhibition February 27 – June 1, 2012 Main Room, Clements Library 909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI Curated by Brian L. Dunnigan Associate Director and Curator of Maps The War of 1812 has...

Current Exhibit: “The Languages of Early American History”

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts has designated language as the theme of its Winter 2012 semester. Language plays a central role in virtually all human activity, and it was a critical element in the encounters of peoples that characterize the history...

In the News: “Exhibit Examines Death Customs of Early America”

University Record article by Kevin Brown, December 12, 2011.This week’s University Record issue includes a front-page article by Kevin Brown about the current Clements Library exhibit, “So Once Were We”: Death in Early America. Focusing on the 19th...