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A Reintroduction and New Reflections
Fall 2023Reflections from Bentley Director Alexis Antracoli on the core ways in which the Bentley will continue to draw on its strengths and chart new paths in the future.
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Altitude Problems
Fall 2023She was hailed as a World War II hero, but the primary sources surrounding Elsie MacGill reveal that her life and legacy were more complex than the media would acknowledge.
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Vote Gun
Fall 2023Patrick Charles’s new book, Vote Gun, explores the history of gun rights legislation in the United States and uses several Bentley collections.
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Vaulting Fences, Chopping Wood, and Shocking Delicate Nerves
Fall 2023One of U-M’s first female students defied gender norms and wrote a book about her experiences on campus.
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Cold War, Warm Welcome
Fall 2023In 1961, the Kennedy Administration sent the U-M Symphony Band to the Soviet Union in hopes of thawing relations between the two countries through the common language of music.
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The Improbable Herpetologist
Spring 2023In the early 20th century, Helen Thompson Gaige defied gender stereotypes by becoming an expert in zoology and launching herself into adventures to collect and study specimens.
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The Politician and the Traitor
Spring 2023Michigan politician Frank Murphy was close with popular priest and radio host Father Coughlin. Until Coughlin was suddenly in the throes of a treason investigation.
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