Eric Nordberg is Director of the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University. He holds a master’s degree in Library Science from WSU and is completing work for a doctoral degree from Michigan Technical University. Mr. Nordberg is a native of the Detroit area and previously served as Executive Director of the Michigan Humanities Council.

The Reuther Library is internationally renowned as the most significant collection of records from organized labor in North America. Less known are its extensive collections relating to the history of metropolitan Detroit and the history of Wayne State University. These three collecting themes complement each other and work together to support the current revival of Detroit. The presentation will provide an insight into these efforts and how they relate to some of the individuals whose life stories are revealed in the libraries collections.

This is the second of a six-lecture series. The subject is The Library – Civilization’s Treasure House of Knowledge. The next lecture in the series will be March 9. The Subject is THE GERALD R. FORD PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY: PEOPLE AND EVENTS BEHIND THE COLLECTIONS