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A Reintroduction and New Reflections
Reflections 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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How to Qualify as a Person
Forty-nine years before women were granted the right to vote in the United States, Nannette Gardner would cast her ballot in Detroit, giving the suffrage movement a notable victory.
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The Unsinkable Sarah E. Ray
In 1945, Sarah Elizabeth Ray was denied passage on a steamboat on the Detroit River because she was Black. She fought the injustice, and today her trailblazing civil rights role is being preserved — including through a new collection.
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The Red Scare Comes to U-M
A student’s senior film project revisited the long-buried history of McCarthyism at U-M. More than 70 years later, the fight for academic freedom lives on through the legacy of Chandler Davis.
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Beyster Land Company records, 1881-2010 (majority within 1881-1954)
3 linear feet (in four boxes) This collection primarily includes the Beyster Land Company records and the John Beyster & Sons Company records. Both companies were primarily active in the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. The Beyster Land Company was responsible for developing manufacturing and industry properties in the Detroit, Michigan area. The John Beyster…
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Amos A. Moore papers, 1862-1865 (with gaps)
0.2 linear feet Served in Company K of the 21st Michigan Infantry Volunteers during the Civil War. Diaries, military papers, and biographical information. Finding aid
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Wayne County Library System (Mich.) records, 1920-2015 (majority within 1920-1996)
8 linear feet and 1 oversize box The Wayne County Library System records consist of the records of the library board, an extensive collection of community records, and materials related to the establishment and operations of the Braille and Talking Book library (formerly the Wayne County Regional Library for the Blind). Finding aid