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In Celebration of Bad Poetry Day

In Celebration of Bad Poetry Day

by | Aug 18, 2018 | Books, Holidays, Manuscripts

No commemoration of Bad Poetry Day would be complete without a nod to the (in)famous poet (and native Michigander) Julia A. Moore.  The Clements Library is the proud owner of several editions of her collected poems. Born in Plainfield, Michigan, in 1847, Julia Moore...
Interrupted Mothers’ Letters

Interrupted Mothers’ Letters

by | May 11, 2018 | Holidays, Manuscripts

Frequent use hones mothers’ multitasking skills into an art. Holding a child on her hip while cooking, chatting up a toddler while trying to finish some paperwork, or folding the laundry while persuading an independent-minded youngster to put on their shoes, a...
Civil War-Era Valentine’s Day Print in the Peter H. Musty Papers

Civil War-Era Valentine’s Day Print in the Peter H. Musty Papers

by | Feb 14, 2018 | Holidays, Manuscripts

While serving as a drummer with the 61st Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, Ohio-native Peter Henry “Hank” Musty wrote many a letter to his friends and family back home.  Hank was most often in communication with his parents and his brother...

Celebrating Mother’s Day at the Clements Library

by | May 12, 2017 | Holidays, Manuscripts

In the late afternoon of October 22nd, 1831, Maria Bradford gave birth to a “plump & fat” little girl whose “good lungs, made a great noise the minute after she was born.” “As soon as I heard the child cry,” she remembered,...

Love Letters in the Samuel Latham Mitchill Papers

by | Feb 14, 2017 | Holidays, Manuscripts

Samuel Latham Mitchill was a man of many interests. He held a medical degree from the University of Edinburgh, studied law, taught chemistry and botany at Columbia University, and served in both state and national legislatures. Even with so much on his mind, his wife,...

From the Stacks: Accusation of Witchcraft, 1665/66

by | Oct 31, 2016 | Holidays, Manuscripts

Perhaps no image is more synonymous with Halloween than that of the witch, a woman dressed in black with a pointy hat and a broomstick. But this seemingly innocent costume has roots stretching back to the colonial period when being called a witch was a serious, often...

From the Stacks: Flag Day

by | Jun 14, 2016 | Books, Graphics, Holidays, Manuscripts, Maps

By Emiko Hastings, Curator of BooksIn honor of Flag Day, we share a variety of U.S. flag-related imagery from across the Clements Library collections. Flag Day, established by President Woodrow Wilson, in 1916, commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United...

From the Stacks: Santa Claus

by | Dec 21, 2015 | Books, Graphics, Holidays, Manuscripts

The Clements staff are busy packing offices and preparing collections for our move back to campus, an all-encompassing task that makes the days pass far too quickly. We take this opportunity to step back from bubble wrap and boxes to reflect on the magic of the...

Happy Thanksgiving from the Clements Library

by | Nov 25, 2015 | Giving, Holidays

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and here at the Clements Library we’re thankful for all of our supporters. From a recent acquisition, The Club Room Gazette, a manuscript magazine produced by members of the Everett Literary Association in 1861. This beautifully...