by Clements Library | May 1, 2023
The first issue of The Quarto, the library’s biannual newsletter, was published during the war. It was introduced by the editors as a “news sheet for the dissemination of interesting information about books, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, and...
by Clements Library | Apr 21, 2023
The Clements hosted the conference of the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies, sponsored by UNESCO. The library was closed while the Council was in session. A special address was given by the Honorable Robert H. Thayer, special assistant to the...
by Clements Library | Apr 18, 2023
The Clements Library held an exhibition related to Spain’s conquest of Mexico, focused on the career of Hernando Cortez. Cortez was the governor of New Spain following his conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. The exhibit included this map of Tenochtitlan from...
by Clements Library | Apr 18, 2023
The Clements Library hosted an exhibition of Mississippi Valley maps arranged for the Mississippi Valley Historical Association (the precursor to the American Historical Association). Following their annual meeting, the maps were exhibited to the public. Among the...
by Clements Library | Apr 18, 2023
Colonel Lawrence Martin, Chief of the Maps Division at the Library of Congress, inspected the maps at the Clements Library on his way to Wisconsin to resolve a dispute about the state line between the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Wisconsin. Martin had a strong...
by Clements Library | Apr 18, 2023
The dedication of the Clements Library took place on Friday, June 15. Dr. J. F. Jameson, director of historical research at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C., was the principal speaker. His topic was “The American Historian’s Raw Material.” Acceptance of...
by Clements Library | Apr 18, 2023
First announced in February 1920, the library building was a gift from Regent William L. Clements of Bay City to the University of Michigan. Clements also donated his extensive collection of Americana, valued at the time at close to $450,000, and consisting of 20,000...
by Clements Library | Apr 18, 2023
Construction of the library building began in 1922, requiring the demolition of an aging engineering building to accommodate the $200,000 structure, which was designed by Albert Kahn in Italian Renaissance style. Late in his life, Kahn declared that the Clements was...
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
The Clements Library began a project to better describe its manuscript holdings that were created by women. The Women in History project was directed by Rachel Onuf, assisted by Carrie Bickner.
