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Five Moments that Shaped Michigan
Spring 2017A meeting in fire-razed Detroit. Two physicists on an Ann Arbor lawn. A lone woman in a Greek class in 1866. In honor of U-M’s Bicentennial, we look at some of the moments and movements that altered the course of Michigan history forever.
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Hidden Collections
Spring 2017Two archivists at the Bentley write about a new initiative to uncover women’s stories at the University of Michigan.
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In Living Color
Spring 2017What do maize and blue look like? The answer has historically depended on whom you ask — and when.
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Accessing History
Spring 2017For John Kemp, digitizing The Michigan Daily means creating an important resource for preserving Michigan history.
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A Tremendous Load of Humanity
Spring 2017How a 1905 stadium collapse changed the way U-M fans would watch the game for good.
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A Michigan Murder
Fall 2016Who 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.
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Researching the Truth
Fall 2016One class mines Bentley archives to investigate the history of campus protests and the origins of U-M’s Trotter House.
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