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We Demand Education
Fall 2021Louisa Reed-Stowell was a brilliant botanist who fought tirelessly for women’s equality, especially in education. Despite her prestigious contributions in the field, U-M would discriminate against her time and time again.
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Flying Saucers and Swamp Gas
Fall 2021A rash of UFO sightings across Michigan in the mid-1960s launched investigations by the highest levels of the U.S. government. What was happening in the skies? Was it spaceships or swamp gas? The answer may depend on whose papers you peruse.
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Scratching the Surface
Summer 2021To write his new memoir, multimedia journalist and educator Harvey Ovshinsky had to research his own collection at the Bentley.
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Digitization by the Numbers
Summer 2021New digital collections have transformed research and teaching, and made the history of the University of Michigan much more available to the world.
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Black and Blue
Summer 2021Willis 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”
Summer 2021How 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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It Was a Man’s World
Summer 2021In 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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