by Clements Library | Oct 18, 2011 | Exhibits
“So Once Were We”: Death in Early America October 17, 2011 – February 17, 2012Main Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MICurated by Cheney J. SchopierayAssistant Curator of Manuscripts Mortality is a useful lens through which we...
by Clements Library | Sep 28, 2011 | Exhibits
A new online exhibit is now available on our website: The Barbary Wars at the Clements. It was created by Philip Heslip, Project Archivist in the Manuscripts Division of the Clements Library from 2009 to 2011. This online exhibit highlights the Clements Library’s best...
by Clements Library | Sep 8, 2011 | Exhibits
A new online exhibit is now available on our website: Native American History at the Clements Library, an expanded version of the physical exhibit American Encounters, formerly on display at the William L. Clements Library, March 4, 2010 – June 10, 2010. Native...
by Clements Library | Aug 1, 2011 | Exhibits, News
The University Record for the week of July 25, 2011, included an article by Kevin Brown, “‘Games’ Exhibit Explores Birth of Organized Sports,” on the current Clements Library exhibit, The Games We Played: Sports in Nineteenth Century America....
by Clements Library | Jun 29, 2011 | Exhibits, Maps
Mapping the RevolutionCurated by Brian Leigh DunniganAssociate Director and Curator of MapsThe Clements Library is home to one of the world’s finest collections of manuscript maps and plans documenting the places and events of the American Revolution. These run...
by Clements Library | Jun 13, 2011 | Exhibits
The Games We Played: Sports in Nineteenth Century AmericaJune 13 – October 7, 2011Main Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MICurated by Emiko HastingsThis exhibition offers a sampling of books, manuscripts, prints, photographs and other...
by Clements Library | May 18, 2011 | Exhibits, News
The LSA Wire, the online complement to U-M’s LSAmagazine, has recently published an interactive online tour of the Clements Library’s current exhibit, “Opening Guns: The First Year of the Civil War.” The online version includes items featured...
by Clements Library | Mar 22, 2011 | Exhibits
Image courtesy of Sotheby’s.The Acquisition of the Henry Strachey Papers In October 2010 the Clements Library purchased the Henry Strachey Papers at Sotheby’s, ending a paper chase that began in the 1920s. The acquisition complements a Strachey archive the...
by Clements Library | Mar 2, 2011 | Exhibits
Opening Guns: The First Year of Civil WarFebruary 28 – June 3, 2011Main Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MICurated by Barbara DeWolfeThis exhibit presents the year 1861 through the written word of the soldiers and civilians who...
