The Bentley Historical Library’s Reading Room will be closed for the day on November 27, 2024. The Bentley Historical Library will be closed for the day on November 28 & 29, 2024.

Bentley Historical Library

Fall 2016

Go back to Magazine Archive | Download the Magazine

  • Let Every Story Be Told

    Director’s Notes from Terrence J. McDonald address archiving the history of African American students at the University of Michigan.

    … Complete Story

  • Remixing Detroit History

    The Dan Sicko papers at the Bentley spotlight the battle to reclaim Detroit as a cultural contributor and to reveal the real roots of electronic funk.

    … Complete Story

  • A Michigan Murder

    Who killed Warren Hooper? One of the biggest unsolved murders in Michigan history starts on a frigid day in 1945, and ends in rows of boxes at the Bentley, where there might still be a clue just waiting to be found.

    … Complete Story

  • Researching the Truth

    One class mines Bentley archives to investigate the history of campus protests and the origins of U-M’s Trotter House.

    … Complete Story

  • “That Stupid Display”

    Heads almost rolled when students started performing the wave in Michigan Stadium in the early 1980s. An archived memo at the Bentley shows the fury of then Athletic Director Don Canham’s reaction.

    … Complete Story

  • Camp Collection

    Dave Camp, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2015, has donated the collected materials from his 24 years in office to the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library.

    … Complete Story

  • The Bearded Barnstormers of Benton Harbor

    It was a big deal when the long-haired boys of the House of David baseball team came to town.

    … Complete Story