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M Glow Blue
U-M sported a fully functional nuclear reactor, complete with a 55,000-gallon glowing reactor pool. Bentley collections help tell the story of why the reactor was built, and what happened to it.
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Scratching the Surface
To write his new memoir, multimedia journalist and educator Harvey Ovshinsky had to research his own collection at the Bentley.
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From the Top
Early aerial photos of U-M’s campus were taken by an aviation pioneer.
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It Was a Man’s World
In the early 1970s, government pressure was mounting for U-M to give women a level playing field on campus, but the University’s all-male administration was slow to act. A group of determined women demanded accountability and action.
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The Great Debate
In April 1920, two leading astronomers met on stage in front of a packed audience at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, defending their respective “models” of the universe.
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Black and Blue
Willis Ward was a celebrated U-M athlete. Interviews and papers from the Bentley reveal Ward’s experiences on a campus that thought itself progressive, but in reality was highly segregated.
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Michigan’s “Black Bart”
How a stagecoach robber and murderer was brought to justice, and how the details of the case — including a one-of-a-kind photo — made it to the Bentley.
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