by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
In the summer of 1960, the Clements Library announced its inaugural Lilly Endowment Fellowships. Three scholars were selected for grants, which were intended to support research in the Clements collections that would lead to eventual publication. These were the first...
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
The Clements displayed models of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions such as the ornithopter, helicopter, and automobile prototypes. The exhibition was sponsored by a national manufacturing firm and was touring the country as part of the Creative Arts Festival.
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
The Clements hosted a an exhibition titled “Prints of Niagara Falls and Other American Scenic Views” which included maps, watercolors, and paintings. These were advertised as displays appealing to honeymooners.
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
The original deed certifying the British purchase of Mackinac Island, missing since 1781, was located in Scotland and purchased as a gift for the Clements.
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
President Sukarno of Indonesia was granted an honorary degree and delivered a major policy address in the Clements in May 1956.
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
Howard H. Peckham, curator of manuscripts in the Clements Library, was appointed University war historian, and charged both with compiling the story of the University’s war activities and with issuing public reports on the subject from time to time. The University,...
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
The library featured in an educational film made by the University of Michigan for adults. The second half of the hour-long program was about early American history, and was dramatized and based on manuscript materials from the Clements. Director Howard Peckham...
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
As part of the Michigan Indian Midsummer Festival, the Clements displayed an exhibition relating to the Indians of the Western Great Lakes, featuring crafts in birchbark, split ash and porcupine quill, as well as prints of Chippewa Indian Treaty Councils by J. O....
by Clements Library | Apr 17, 2023
The prime minister of Thailand, P. Pibulsonggram, visited the University and was granted an honorary degree in a ceremony held in the Clements Library.
