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Scanning the Page
Spring 2026Meet Liz Gadelha, who makes sure that tens of thousands of digital copies of letters, maps, photos, and more, make their way to researchers who need them.
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The Shootout and the Fallout
Spring 2026Two U-M medical students saw Jesse James’ gang attempt a bank robbery in 1876. A historical letter alleges that two outlaws’ bodies ended up in Ann Arbor.
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Fur, Feathers, and Photos
Spring 2026Take a “paws” to check out these images of furry and feathered friends in collections across the archives at the Bentley Historical Library.
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Rising to the Challenge
Fall 2025Director Alexis Antracoli shares her thoughts on the archives, including how they show the many ways that people across Michigan history have risen to the challenges of their time.
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Science Versus the “Gentle Medicine”
Fall 2025In the mid-1800s, U-M’s medical faculty revolted when the state government tried to force homeopathy into the curriculum. Archives reveal the war between medical fact and fiction.
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Chaotic, Hassled, and Beautiful
Fall 2025Jeep Holland’s passion for music helped shape the 1960s Michigan scene. His collection at the Bentley Historical Library illuminates a tumultuous rock-and-roll journey.
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The Rhetorical Oracle
Fall 2025Gertrude Buck earned U-M’s first rhetoric Ph.D. The archives reveal how she used writing & teaching to break barriers for women, laying groundwork for today’s feminist rhetoric.
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