by Clements Library | Jul 3, 2012 | Holidays, Manuscripts
Guest post by Esti Brennan, Social Media Intern[First page of the manuscript draft. George Sackville Germain Papers, Clements Library.]In celebration of Independence Day, the Clements Library presents this manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence, from the...
by Clements Library | Apr 13, 2012 | Manuscripts
Guest post by Meg Hixon, Project ArchivistThough the Titanic saw her last glimpse of daylight exactly 100 years ago this Sunday, the tragedy continues to fascinate the modern imagination in many ways, both as a symbol of the era’s social hierarchies and customs...
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 26, 2012 | Manuscripts, Today in history
Guest post by Cheney Schopieray, Assistant Curator of ManuscriptsOn January 26, 1837, Michigan became the 26th state of the Union.This detail from David Burr’s Map of the Northern Parts of Ohio, Indiana And Illinois With Michigan And That Part of the Ouisconsin...
by Clements Library | Mar 25, 2011 | Library Work, Manuscripts, Today in history
Today in History: Greek Independence Day Cheney J. Schopieray, Assistant Curator of Manuscripts, has worked at the Clements Library since 2002. His list of favorite manuscripts grows longer on a daily basis, but in honor of the 190th anniversary celebration of the...
by Clements Library | Feb 9, 2011 | Manuscripts, Public Programs
Photo courtesy of Sotheby’sThe Acquisition of the Henry Strachey PapersThursday, March 3, 20114:00 – 6:00 p.m.Great Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave.Ann Arbor, MIPlease join us in celebrating the acquisition and arrival of the Strachey Papers.In...
by Clements Library | Feb 4, 2011 | Manuscripts, News
Further coverage of the Clements Library’s acquisition of the Henry Strachey papers, a significant Revolutionary War manuscript collection:U-M Philanthropy Network: “Expanding Knowledge Through Research: Clements Library Donors Help Make History,”...
by Clements Library | Dec 8, 2010 | Library Work, Manuscripts
Helen Ledyard Drawing Book, 1881-1891.Barbara DeWolfe, Curator of Manuscripts, has worked at the Clements Library since 1999. One of her favorite items from the Manuscripts Division is the drawing book of Helen Ledyard, a young woman who lived in New York in the late...
by Clements Library | Jul 15, 2010 | Books, Collections, Graphics, Manuscripts, Maps
“The whole purpose of summer fishing, the Old Man said, is not to worry about catching fish, but just to get out of the house and set and think a little.” –Robert C. Ruark, The Old Man and the Boy Fishing, a popular American pastime, is...
