Afternoon with the Curators, April 14, 2011

Afternoon with the CuratorsThursday, April 14, 20114:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Join us to talk with the curators as they discuss our current exhibit, Opening Guns:  The First Year of Civil War. (Exhibit runs until June 3, 2011.)Free and open to the public. For...

Founder’s Day Lecture by Dr. Peter Wood, March 31, 2011

Dr. Peter H. WoodEmeritus Professor of History, Duke UniversityFounder’s Day Lecture“Near Andersonville”:  Winslow Homer’s Civil WarThursday, March 31, 20114:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Main Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave.Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190American...

Lecture by Emiko Hastings: “Mighty Women Book Hunters: Women Bibliophiles and Librarians,” March 17, 2011

“Mighty Women Book Hunters”: Women Bibliophiles and Librarians4:00 pm, Thursday, March 17, 2011Main Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave.Emi Hastings, Book Curator for the Clements Library, will provide a brief history of women in the rare book...

Reception: “Celebrating the Acquisition of the Henry Strachey Papers,” March 3, 2011

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...

Lecture by Clayton Lewis: “Architecture, Art, and Artifacts at the Clements,” February 3, 2011

Architecture, Art and Artifacts at The ClementsThursday, February 3, 20114:00 p.m.  Please join Graphics Curator, Clayton Lewis, for an informative lecture on The Clements Library, and the curious art and artifacts found within the Library’s walls. The great...

Afternoon with the Curators at the Clements Library, December 7, 2010

Afternoon with the Curators at the Clements LibraryTuesday, December 7, 20104:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Please join the staff of the Clements Library as they highlight the current exhibit, Sugar in the Atlantic World: Trade and Taste, 1657-1940. (Exhibit runs until...

Lecture by J. Kevin Graffagnino: “A Hard Founding Father to Love: Ira Allen of Vermont,” November 11, 2010

“A Hard Founding Father to Love: Ira Allen of Vermont”J. Kevin Graffagnino, Director of the Clements Library 4:00 PM, Thursday, November 11, 2010Main Room, Clements Library909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MIEvery American frontier has attracted ambitious...

Lecture by Jan Longone: “The Old Girl Network”: Charity Cookbooks and the Empowerment of Women, October 19, 2010

The University of Michigan Institute for Research on Women and Gender presents a lecture by Janice Longone: “The Old Girl Network”: Charity Cookbooks and the Empowerment of Women Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:00 PM-4:30 PM 2239 Lane Hall Published by women...

Lecture by Wes Cowan: “Collecting Americana,” September 30, 2010

4:00 p.m., September 30, 2010 Main Room, Clements Library 909 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI Wes Cowan is a familiar face on History Detectives and Antiques Roadshow. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan and owns Cowan’s Auctions,...