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Lifting His Voice
Winter 2021Willis C. Patterson’s newly donated papers at the Bentley document a tireless fight for African American music to take its rightful place in the vocal canon.
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Collecting During Covid-19
Winter 2021How the Bentley Historical Library is archiving the Covid-19 pandemic in real-time.
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Bridge the Gap
Winter 2021The plan to build a bridge across the Straits of Mackinac began in earnest in the 1880s. But it wasn’t until 1954 that construction began on the Mackinac Bridge. What happened in the interim?
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Total Eclipse of the Sun
Winter 2021In the summer of 1878, U-M Professor James Watson headed west to observe a solar eclipse, confident he would find a new planet. Instead, he discovered the limitations of science in the late-1800s and the fine line separating fascination and folly.
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Filling in the Silences
Winter 2021Incarcerated individuals are some of the last people to have their stories and experiences archived. The Bentley is working to change that by partnering with U-M researchers on a new initiative.
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An Arctic Escape
Winter 2021With the world watching, two pilots went down over Greenland in 1928. Their rescue would hinge on William Hobbs, a professor-turned-adventurer leading U-M’s Greenland Expedition.
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In the Footsteps of Hobbs
Winter 2021A U-M research team travels to Greenland to study global warming and follow the pioneering footsteps of U-M Professor William Hobbs.
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