by Clements Library | Apr 5, 2023
The Clements Library hosted an exhibit of materials related to Early American printing, including the “Doctrina Breve … copuestra par el Reveredissimo S. do fray Jua Cumarraga,” printed in Mexico in 1544. Considered the earliest surviving complete book printed in the...
by Clements Library | Apr 5, 2023
The Clements was visited by guests from 15 foreign countries from the American Library Association, who were given a tour of the library by its staff. Particular interest was expressed by the delegates in the profusion of labor saving devices in use at the Library....
by Clements Library | Apr 3, 2023
The Clements Library figured prominently in tours of the University of Michigan campus that were offered during summer sessions. The purpose of the summer tours was to aid those in Ann Arbor in becoming better acquainted with the university. The tour of the Clements...
by Clements Library | Apr 3, 2023
The first 100 documents from the Henry Clinton Papers to be loaned to the Clements Library for display in May 1926. Clements had insisted on having them all properly bound and processed before displaying them, especially considering that this batch contained the...
by Clements Library | Apr 3, 2023
The library held an exhibit focused on Benjamin Franklin featuring materials on loan from the library of the businessman and Americana collector William Smith Mason. The exhibit included materials related to Franklin’s work in the printing trades, scientific research,...
by Clements Library | Apr 3, 2023
In December 1925, William Clements announced that he had acquired the papers of General Nathanael Greene and Sir Henry Clinton. The Greene Papers included 500 letters from Greene to George Washington and 50 from Washington to Greene. The Henry Clinton Papers and...
by Clements Library | Apr 3, 2023
The Clements Library hosted an exhibition of materials related to Francisco Pizarro’s invasion of the Inca Empire and the establishment of a Spanish colony in Peru in connection with Professor A. S. Alton’s class on the history of Hispanic America. This was likely the...
by Clements Library | Apr 3, 2023
In February 1925 the Clements hosted an exhibition dedicated to the economic history of the colonial period. Featured were the newly acquired Strachey papers through a descendant of Sir Henry Strachey, who was secretary of the commission for restoring peace with...
by Clements Library | Apr 3, 2023
Professor Verner W. Crane of Brown University taught a summer class, “Seminar in American History,” in the Clements. This was the first time a summer class was taught in the library.
