by Clements Library | Jun 18, 2012 | Graphics, Holidays, Today in history
Guest post by Esti Brennan, Social Media Intern[“Constitution and Java, December 29th, 1812.” Oil on canvas by Nicholas Pocock.]Two hundred years ago today, the United States declared war on the United Kingdom, initiating a conflict sometimes...
by Clements Library | Feb 14, 2012 | Holidays, Manuscripts
This year for Valentine’s Day, we have selected three items from the Manuscripts Division to show the variety of ways people have observed this holiday over the years. From children exchanging cards at school to poems proposing marriage, this holiday celebrates...
by Clements Library | Jan 27, 2012 | Collections, Holidays, Today in history
Guest post by Molly Malcolm, Clements Library volunteerToday is National Chocolate Cake Day, and although it is not an officially recognized holiday, the Clements Library is celebrating it by offering a short history of the evolution of chocolate cake in the United...
by Clements Library | Dec 19, 2011 | Clements Library Associates, Holidays
The Clements Library often sends holiday cards to members of the Clements Library Associates. Below is a selection of our earliest cards, featuring illustrations from library materials. The Clements Library Associates, founded in 1947, has purchased an estimated...
by Clements Library | Nov 24, 2011 | Graphics, Holidays
These Thanksgiving-themed postcards provide illustrations of early 20th century celebrations of this American holiday. The Clements Library ephemera collection contains many examples of printed materials like these, including programs, tickets, brochures, handbills,...
by Clements Library | Jul 4, 2011 | Holidays
William H. Santelmann, Our Glorious Banner: a Fourth of July Patriotic March. [Chicago: Hearst’s Chicago American], 1901.
by Clements Library | May 30, 2011 | Books, Holidays
Memorial Day began after the American Civil War as a commemoration to honor fallen Union and Confederate soldiers. In 1868, General John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a proclamation to observe it nationwide on the last Monday...
by Clements Library | Apr 1, 2011 | Holidays
On this date in 1861, William L. Clements was born to James and Agnes Clements of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Less than two weeks later, Fort Sumter fell to the Confederates and the Civil War began (Visit the Library’s current exhibit, Opening Guns: The First Year of...
by Clements Library | Dec 24, 2010 | Books, Holidays
In 1822, Clement Clarke Moore penned the lines of the classic Christmas poem, “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas,” which begins with the immortal lines: “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was...
