by Sam Huck | Aug 12, 2026 | Collections, Giving, Graphics, Manuscripts
Clements Board Member Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Harrington’s introductory experience with the Clements was during her undergraduate years at the University of Michigan. She’d walked by the building and admired its beauty, but didn’t enter until she took a geography class that brought her inside the library. Years later, as a U-M Alum and someone who knew of the Clements’ vast Americana collection, she felt compelled to donate rare materials to the Clements collections.
by Clements Library | Jun 24, 2026 | Acquisitions, Collections, Graphics, Library Work, Volunteers
The Graphics Division has published thirteen new finding aids documenting the lives of individuals and families from the 1840s to the 1990s.
by Clements Library | Jun 22, 2026 | Acquisitions, Collections, Graphics
By Graphics Assistant Sirianna Blanck and the Graphics Department, in honor of William J. Christen, who dedicated 14 years of his life to ensure that the life of Pauline Cushman would not be lost to or obscured by history and its myths. Newly arrived at the Clements,...
by Clements Library | Jun 17, 2026 | Acquisitions, Books, Clements Library Associates, Collections, Events, Giving, Graphics, Manuscripts, Maps
Last month, we hosted a “What’s In Your Attic?” open house-style events where members of our community brought their own paper treasures (letters, journals, photographs, prints, books, and maps) for discussion with Clements Curators and guest Americana collectors. A handful of our guests generously chose to donate materials to the Clements Library at this event, here are a few of those newly donated acquisitions!
by Kelsey Turgeon | Jun 2, 2026 | Day In The Life, Graphics, Library Work
Welcome to the fifth edition of “A Day in the Life at the Clements Library!” Today we will meet with Jakob Dopp, our recently appointed Assistant Curator of Graphics.
by Isaac Burgdorf | May 21, 2026 | Collections, Exhibits, Graphics, Manuscripts
Additional and related resources for “Up, Up, and Away: A History of Ballooning in America.”
by Isaac Burgdorf | May 21, 2026 | Collections, Exhibits, Graphics
For many Americans, the whole fascination with ballooning was the prospect of being able to look down on the world.
by Isaac Burgdorf | May 21, 2026 | Collections, Exhibits, Graphics
The experience of going up in a balloon was still very much a novelty, but the idea of a balloon was becoming familiar.
by Isaac Burgdorf | May 21, 2026 | Collections, Exhibits, Graphics, Manuscripts
This highly dangerous business was accompanied by an increase in accidents and fatalities among aeronauts.
