Lecture by Art Cohn: “What Should We Do With Benedict Arnold’s Gunboat?,” November 3, 2011

Art Cohn”What Should We Do with Benedict Arnold’s Gunboat?”Thursday, November 3, 20114:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.In 1997 the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Lake Survey team discovered Benedict Arnold’s 1776 gondola, intact and upright, on the...

Clements Library Hosts American Historical Print Collectors Society Regional Meeting

 American Historical Print Collectors SocietyRegional MeetingOctober 22, 2011William L. Clements Library,University of Michigan, Ann ArborOn October 22, 2011, the Clements will be hosting members of the American Historical Print Collectors Society for a one-day...

WOLV-TV Coverage of John J. Miller Lecture

On September 14th, John J. Miller spoke at the Clements Library about his recent book, The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football. WOLV-TV, the University of Michigan’s student-run television station, filmed a story about the lecture and an interview with...

Lecture by Gregory J.W. Urwin: “When Freedom Wore a Red Coat,” October 20, 2011

Gregory J.W. Urwin”When Freedom Wore A Red Coat: A Social History of Cornwallis’ 1781 Virginia Campaign”Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Gregory J. W. Urwin, Clements Library Fellow and Professor of History, Temple University , will...

Lecture by John J. Miller: “The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football,” September 14, 2011

John J. Miller”The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football”Wednesday, September 14, 20114:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.John J. Miller, U-M graduate and author of The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football, will lecture on his new book and the history...

Clements Library Open During Art Fair, July 20-21

Clements Library Art Fair Hours:Informational Tent and Main Room Wednesday and Thursday, July 20-2110:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.If you’re in Ann Arbor for the Art Fair this week, consider stopping by the Clements Library as you walk along South University Ave....

Reception for New Publication: An Americana Sampler

AN AMERICANA SAMPLER: Essays on Selections from  the William L. Clements LibraryThursday, June 2, 20114:00—6:00 p.m.  Please join us to celebrate our newest publication and hear our curators talk about a few of the articles from An Americana Sampler: Essays...

Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair, Sunday, May 22, 2011

Thirty Third Annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair  Sunday, May 22, 11am to 5pmAdmission: $5.00Michigan Union Ballroom, 2nd Floor530 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MIFor more information call: West Side Book Shop (734) 995-1891annarborbookfair.comSponsored by the Ann...

Lecture by Kelly Sisson Lessens: “King Corn in the Kitchen, 1877-1918,” April 28, 2011

Kelly Sisson LessensPh.D. Candidate, University of Michigan“’To gladden and bless the nations of the earth’:King Corn in the Kitchen, 1877-1918”Thursday, April 28, 20114:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Co-sponsored by the Culinary Historians of Ann ArborBetween the...