Past Stories

A police raid in 1931 brought national attention to drinking on U-M's campus. Archived records show what the fallout was like.

Before Jackie Robinson, there was Moses Fleetwood Walker, a U-M law graduate who would use the racism and discrimination he faced in baseball to fuel an incredible career.

Collaborations and partnerships enhance the understanding of what the Bentley has in its collections and shed light on how the Library can uncover or repair harm.

In 1899, Oscar W. Baker Sr. was accepted into the U-M Law School, becoming the 100th African American student to attend U-M. He would make remarkable contributions working for racial and social justice.

Michigan politician Frank Murphy was close with popular priest and radio host Father Coughlin. Until Coughlin was suddenly in the throes of a treason investigation.

In the early 20th century, Helen Thompson Gaige defied gender stereotypes by becoming an expert in zoology and launching herself into adventures to collect and study specimens.

A collection of newly donated photos showcases the richness of African American fraternities at U-M and the social pride found in off-campus housing.

In the early 1900s, a determined professor of astronomy undertook the ambitious quest to build a new observatory abroad in South Africa.

Archived papers at the Bentley show how U-M counseled women on their reproductive options in the early 1970s, prior to Roe v. Wade.

The archives of Radio Tahrir feature 25 years of Arab and Arab American voices on a groundbreaking program hosted by Dr. B. Nimri Aziz.