Guided Tour
Guided Tour of the U-M Clements Library. Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements' early American history collections. Highlights include viewing of Benjamin West's iconic […]
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William L. Clements Library 909 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Bookworm #94- Author Conversation with Michael Hattem, “The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History”
ZOOMHistorian and author of "The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History," Michael Hattem recounts the surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries.
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Welcome Week Guided Tour
William L. Clements Library 909 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesJoin us to learn more about the history of Clements Library, its programs, and collections. Highlights include Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Thomas Gage's papers, and the current exhibit, "Up, Up, & Away: A History of Ballooning in America," closing on August 28.
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Welcome Week Guided Tour
William L. Clements Library 909 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesJoin us to learn more about the history of Clements Library, its programs, and collections. Highlights include Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Thomas Gage's papers, and the current exhibit, "Up, Up, & Away: A History of Ballooning in America," closing on August 28.
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Bookworm #95 – Author Conversation with Jessica M. Lepler, “Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions”
ZOOMHistorian and author of "Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions" Jessica M. Lepler walks us through the failed idea to build the world’s first interoceanic canal.
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Bookworm #96 – Author Conversation with Amy E. Hughes, “An Actor’s Tale: Theater, Culture, and Everyday Life in the Nineteenth-Century United States”
ZOOMHistorian and author of "An Actor's Tale: Theater, Culture, and Everyday Life in the Nineteenth-Century United States," Amy E. Hughes introduces us to playwright and actor Harry Watkins for an alternative history of nineteenth-century theater.
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Bookworm #97 – Author Conversation with Anne Ruggles Gere, “Agents of Survivance: Indigenous Women Teachers in the Boarding School Era”
ZOOMIn her book, "Agents of Survivance: Indigenous Women Teachers in the Boarding School Era," Anne Ruggles Gere complicates and enriches established accounts of the Indian boarding school era and what preceded it by looking closely at the largely ignored Indigenous women teachers in these schools.
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