A Day in the Life at the Clements Library: Oksana Linda
Welcome to “A Day in the Life at The Clements Library!” On the fourth edition of this series, we will meet with Oksana Linda, the Rare Book Cataloger at the Clements Library!
New Manuscript Finding Aids, April 2026
Eleven manuscript collections were made available for research this past month, including two collections graciously donated by Dan Casavant and one by Sue and Mike Jandernoa! Book Titles scrapbook, [ca. 1920s?] An unidentified compiler made this scrapbook, likely...
Verbiest’s Complete Map of the World Pt I: The Map
This is part one of a two part series. Read part two here. The western hemisphere from the Complete Map of the World (坤輿全圖, Kun yu quan tu) created by Ferdinand Verbiest (Nan Huairen, 南懷仁) for the Kang Xi Emperor of China in 1674. Few folks who know the Clements...
Collection Deep Dive: The Weld-Grimké Quilt
There are some things the written word just will not tell us, which is why we’ve always been so drawn to the material objects that get saved alongside them. The exquisite, oversized quilt that came to the Clements Library as part of an addition to the Weld-Grimké Family Papers from donor descendant Charlotte Mason in 2007 demonstrates this particularly well.
This is Who Works at the Clements Library!
Let’s take a look back in time to see the staff of the Clements Library before they got where they are today!
New Manuscripts Finding Aids, March 2026
This past month, 19 new manuscript finding aids were made available online. Seven of those were written by our wonderful student interns! These collections offer glimpses into the everyday lives of a farmer and a sheriff, reflections on experiences as a prisoner of war, business records, and more.
A Day in the Life at The Clements Library: Ella Brooks-Kamper
Welcome to “A Day in the Life at The Clements Library!” On the third edition of this series, we will meet with Ella Brooks-Kamper, a student at the University of Michigan School of Information. Ella is the Historic Visual Culture Fellow. That’s right Wolverines, you can work here too!
A Day in the Life at The Clements Library: Emma Schneider
Welcome to “A Day in the Life at The Clements Library!” On the second edition of this series, we meet with Emma Schneider, an Information Resources Assistant.
New Manuscripts Finding Aids, February 2026
The Manuscripts Division has made a dozen collections available for research this past month, including a pocket diary kept during Cornelius D. Bowers’ service in the 84th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment and a manuscript journal penned by a currently unidentified supercargo while aboard two smuggling expeditions between August 1808 and March 1809.