by Clements Library | Feb 11, 2015 | Graphics
Post by Clayton Lewis, Curator of Graphic MaterialsDuring fall semester 2014, University of Michigan Professor Martha Jones’s African American Women’s History class embarked on a detailed examination of a pair of photograph albums from the Clements Library...
by Clements Library | Dec 24, 2014 | Graphics, Holidays, Manuscripts, Maps
Archives specialize in documenting change over time, but the holdings at the William L. Clements Library also reveal how some things remain stable through the years, including the excitement surrounding Christmas morning. On December 20th, 1840, Edward H....
by Clements Library | Oct 27, 2014 | Acquisitions, Graphics
Post by Clayton Lewis, Curator of Graphic MaterialsDavid Claypoole Johnston. Col. Pluck. [Boston?] : Pendleton, lithographer/publisher, circa 1825.A pair of recently acquired prints point to a little known episode in American military history and pose questions about...
by Clements Library | Oct 15, 2014 | Graphics, Manuscripts, News
The Manuscripts Division at the Clements Library is proud to announce the completion of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s (NHPRC) processing grant, which began in 2011. Former Curator of Manuscripts Barbara DeWolfe, current Curator...
by Clements Library | Sep 23, 2014 | Books, Graphics, Manuscripts, Today in history
Post by Jayne Ptolemy, Manuscripts Division Curatorial AssistantIn Ann Arbor, the weather has started to have a chilly bite, and at the Clements Library we look to our collections to help celebrate the first day of fall.From our Schoff Civil War collection, we hear...
by Clements Library | Jun 10, 2014 | Graphics, News
The Clements Library is pleased to announce new resources now available to researchers, both related to the David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by David B. Walters, who wished to honor Harold L....
by Clements Library | Apr 24, 2014 | Exhibits, Graphics
This week, an exhibit called In Fine Feather: Birds, Art & Science opens at the Toledo Museum of Art. The exhibit, coinciding with the Biggest Week in American Birding, highlights the intersection of natural science and art in the pursuit of describing and...
by Clements Library | Apr 16, 2014 | Books, Graphics, Manuscripts
Post by Jayne Ptolemy, Reading Room SupervisorWe may have gotten several inches of snow in Ann Arbor Monday night, but at the Clements Library we are looking to our collections to get us in the spirit of spring. Flowers are not fully in bloom in Michigan, but they are...
by Jayne Ptolemy | Feb 27, 2014 | Graphics, Manuscripts
Post by Jayne Ptolemy, Reading Room Supervisor Here at the Clements Library our collections continue to expand in new and exciting ways. With acquisitions and donations, established collections grow and new ones are formed. The manuscripts division acquires many...
