Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. The Clements Bookworm: "Vanguard" Author Conversation with Martha S. Jones (January 21, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90355 90355-21670449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 21, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In the standard story, the suffrage crusade began in Seneca Falls in 1848 and ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. But this overwhelmingly white women's movement did not win the vote for most black women. Securing their rights required a movement of their own. Historian Martha S. Jones’ 2020 book “Vanguard” shows how African American women defied both racism and sexism to fight for the ballot, and wielded political power to secure the equality and dignity of all persons. From the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond, black women—Maria Stewart, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more—were the vanguard of women's rights, calling on America to realize its best ideals.

Register at myumi.ch/gjgzR

*The Clements Bookworm is a webinar series in which panelists discuss history topics. Recommended books, articles, and other resources are provided in each session. Live attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.*

This episode of the Bookworm is generously sponsored by Tom Wagner.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:03:17 -0500 2022-01-21T10:00:00-05:00 2022-01-21T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual "Vanguard" Book Cover
“The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice” by Dr. Scott Ellsworth (January 28, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/90088 90088-21667721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 28, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The story of the Tulsa Massacre (1821) has become a symbol of what has been erased in the telling of American history. Scott Ellsworth, a native of Tulsa, stumbled upon an article about the “race riot” as a 12-year old when a librarian was demonstrating a new technology—microfilm. He turned to that subject for his undergraduate history thesis at Reed College in Oregon and then the book “Death in a Promised Land” (1992). His book was considered the first-ever comprehensive history of the horrific 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

With “The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice”, Professor Ellsworth returns to the subject of Tulsa. Described as “riveting and essential,” The Ground Breaking not only recounts the long-suppressed story of the notorious Tulsa race massacre, it also unearths the lost history of how the massacre was covered up and the courageous individuals who fought to keep the story alive. Most importantly, it recounts the ongoing archaeological search for the unmarked graves of the victims of the massacre and of the fight to win restitution for the survivors and their families.

Both a forgotten chronicle from the nation’s past and a story ripped from today’s headlines, The Ground Breaking is a page-turning reflection on how we, as Americans, must wrestle with the parts of our history that have been buried for far too long. The New York Times described The Ground Breaking as “A skillful narrative of excavating the truth about the Tulsa race massacre. . .Candid and self-aware. . . Part of what makes this book so riveting is Ellsworth’s skillful narration, his impeccable sense for when to reveal a piece of information and when to hold something back.” The book was long-listed for the National Book Award, the Carnegie Medal from the American Library Association and recently was named as one of the Best Books of 2021 by Publishers Weekly.

Dr. Scott Ellsworth is a faculty member in the University of Michigan’s Department of Afro-American and African Studies. He teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his BA from Reed College and his MA and PhD from Duke University.

Formerly a historian with the Smithsonian Institution, he has written about American history for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, and has appeared on National Public Radio, the TODAY Show, PBS’s The American Experience, the History Channel, the BBC, and in both film and broadcast documentaries. His book, “The Secret Game”, won a 2016 PEN Book Award, and was named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the Top Ten Books of the Year.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the presentation will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:22:53 -0500 2022-01-28T10:00:00-05:00 2022-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Reads
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (February 11, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89336 89336-21677910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 11, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements' early American history collections. Highlights include a student-curated exhibit "Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America", Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage's papers, and more!

Please register at http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:18:40 -0400 2022-02-11T16:15:00-05:00 2022-02-11T17:15:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The Clements Library's Avenir Foundation Reading Room
The Clements Bookworm: The Varieties of Retail Experience; or, Buying Books in Nineteenth-Century America (February 18, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/91288 91288-21677911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 18, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Few retail sectors have been as thoroughly transformed by the revolution in online commerce as the retail bookstore. The retail storefront dedicated primarily to the sale of printed books (new or used) has become a vanishing breed. Or so we are told. But how did readers in the past buy things to read? What sorts of retail outlets sold reading material? And what did it *feel* like to shop there? Clements Library Director Paul Erickson will draw on printed, manuscript, and visual sources to shed light on the various settings for the retail traffic in print in the 19th-century northern United States.

Please register at http://myumi.ch/gjgzR

*The Clements Bookworm is a webinar series in which panelists discuss history topics. Recommended books, articles, and other resources are provided in each session. Live attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.*

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:05:15 -0500 2022-02-18T10:00:00-05:00 2022-02-18T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Trade Card for New York Bookseller William W. Swayne, Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (February 25, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89336 89336-21671712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 25, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements' early American history collections. Highlights include a student-curated exhibit "Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America", Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage's papers, and more!

Please register at http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:18:40 -0400 2022-02-25T16:15:00-05:00 2022-02-25T17:15:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The Clements Library's Avenir Foundation Reading Room
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (March 11, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89336 89336-21665072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements' early American history collections. Highlights include a student-curated exhibit "Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America", Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage's papers, and more!

Please register at http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:18:40 -0400 2022-03-11T16:15:00-05:00 2022-03-11T17:15:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The Clements Library's Avenir Foundation Reading Room
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (April 8, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89336 89336-21671713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 8, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements' early American history collections. Highlights include a student-curated exhibit "Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America", Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage's papers, and more!

Please register at http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:18:40 -0400 2022-04-08T16:15:00-04:00 2022-04-08T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The Clements Library's Avenir Foundation Reading Room
The Clements Bookworm: “Legends and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier" Author Conversation (April 15, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94201 94201-21724111@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 15, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In this episode of the Bookworm, University of Michigan Professor Gregory Dowd joins us to discuss his book *Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier* (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Rumor—spread by colonists and Native Americans alike—ran rampant in early America. In Groundless, Dowd explores why half-truths, deliberate lies, and outrageous legends emerged in the first place, how they grew, and why they were given such credence throughout the New World. Arguing that rumors are part of the objective reality left to us by the past—a kind of fragmentary archival record—he examines how uncertain news became powerful enough to cascade through the centuries.

This episode is generously sponsored by the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.

Please register at myumi.ch/gjgzR

*The Clements Bookworm is a webinar series in which panelists discuss history topics. Recommended books, articles, and other resources are provided in each session. Attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.
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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:24:26 -0400 2022-04-15T10:00:00-04:00 2022-04-15T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Groundless
Study @ the Clements (April 18, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94379 94379-21736326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 18, 2022 5:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

U-M students are invited to enjoy studying in the Clements Library’s Avenir Foundation Room. No reservations needed. Enter through the north doors (facing Hatcher) and show your ResponsiBlue screening at the reception desk. Please note that masks are required at the Clements Library and food and drinks are not allowed. Students can also take a break from studying to #ColorOurCollections and view our current exhibit “Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America.”

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Other Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:57:23 -0400 2022-04-18T17:00:00-04:00 2022-04-18T21:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Other Study Sessions @ the Clements
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (April 29, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89336 89336-21671714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 29, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements' early American history collections. Highlights include a student-curated exhibit "Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America", Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage's papers, and more!

Please register at http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:18:40 -0400 2022-04-29T16:15:00-04:00 2022-04-29T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The Clements Library's Avenir Foundation Reading Room
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (May 6, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89336 89336-21724106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 6, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join us for a guided tour to learn more about the Clements' early American history collections. Highlights include a student-curated exhibit "Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America", Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage's papers, and more!

Please register at http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:18:40 -0400 2022-05-06T16:15:00-04:00 2022-05-06T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The Clements Library's Avenir Foundation Reading Room
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (May 6, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21724629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 6, 2022 5:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-05-06T17:00:00-04:00 2022-05-06T20:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
The Clements Bookworm: The Importance of Companion Animals to U.S. Civil War Soldiers (May 20, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95161 95161-21788714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 20, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Historian Marcy S. Sacks discusses her research examining the role of pets and other domesticated animals in helping U.S. Civil War soldiers both endure the trauma of war and stay connected with their loved ones at home. Using soldiers’ letters and drawings, she argues that the men’s attention to animals helped them grapple with the brutality and boredom that marked their military service.

Cats, dogs, mice, pigs, and other animals served the critical function of softening the wartime experience and enabled soldiers to communicate – especially to women and children – through discourses of sympathy and sentimentalism, thereby reassuring their families of their continued humanity. By demonstrating that they remained capable of holding and expressing loving emotions, they showed that they would safely return home at war’s end.

Dr. Sacks, author of two books, is the Julian S. Rammelkamp Professor and chair of the History Department at Albion College (Michigan). Her research and teaching focus is on African American history and race in the United States.

Please register at: myumi.ch/gjgzR

This episode of the Bookworm is generously sponsored by Betty Bishop and Diane Hummel.

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Presentation Tue, 17 May 2022 10:51:02 -0400 2022-05-20T10:00:00-04:00 2022-05-20T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Presentation [Klemroth, The Cook with dog][1864], Edgar H. Klemroth Sketches from the Clements Library Image Bank.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (May 20, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21788607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 20, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-05-20T16:15:00-04:00 2022-05-20T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (June 2, 2022 4:15am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21788608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 2, 2022 4:15am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-06-02T04:15:00-04:00 2022-06-02T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
The Clements Bookworm (June 6, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95162 95162-21789934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 6, 2022 10:00am
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Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In this episode of the Bookworm, Clements Library Fellows Dr. Richard Bell (Professor of History, University of Maryland) and Latoya M. Teague (PhD Candidate in African & African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin) will join Maggie Vanderford (Librarian for Instruction & Engagement, Clements Library) to discuss the teaching of Black history with primary sources.

The roundtable conversation will address various approaches to Black history pedagogy in university lectures, secondary school classrooms, and in library primary source instruction. From curriculum design to syllabus and lesson plan creation, join the conversation to think more deeply about how to teach the triumphs and the heartbreaks of the past in ways that are both informed and intentional.

Please register at: myumi.ch/gjgzR

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Presentation Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:11:45 -0400 2022-06-06T10:00:00-04:00 2022-06-06T11:00:00-04:00 William L. Clements Library Presentation LaToya M. Teague (Left) and Dr. Richard Bell (Right)
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 6, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21789994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 6, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-06T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-06T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 7, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21789995@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-07T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-07T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21789996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-08T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-08T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 9, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21789997@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-09T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-09T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 10, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21789998@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 10, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-10T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-10T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 13, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21789999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 13, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-13T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-13T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 14, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790000@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-14T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-14T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790001@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-15T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-15T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 16, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790002@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 16, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-16T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-16T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
The Clements Bookworm (June 17, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95162 95162-21788715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 17, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In this episode of the Bookworm, Clements Library Fellows Dr. Richard Bell (Professor of History, University of Maryland) and Latoya M. Teague (PhD Candidate in African & African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin) will join Maggie Vanderford (Librarian for Instruction & Engagement, Clements Library) to discuss the teaching of Black history with primary sources.

The roundtable conversation will address various approaches to Black history pedagogy in university lectures, secondary school classrooms, and in library primary source instruction. From curriculum design to syllabus and lesson plan creation, join the conversation to think more deeply about how to teach the triumphs and the heartbreaks of the past in ways that are both informed and intentional.

Please register at: myumi.ch/gjgzR

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Presentation Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:11:45 -0400 2022-06-17T10:00:00-04:00 2022-06-17T11:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Presentation LaToya M. Teague (Left) and Dr. Richard Bell (Right)
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 17, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790003@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 17, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-17T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-17T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 20, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 20, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-20T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-20T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 21, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-21T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-21T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 22, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790011@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-22T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-22T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 23, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 23, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-23T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (June 23, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21788609@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-06-23T16:15:00-04:00 2022-06-23T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 24, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 24, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-24T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 27, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790004@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 27, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-27T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-27T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 28, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790005@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-28T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-28T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 29, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790006@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-29T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (June 30, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-06-30T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-30T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America (July 1, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/94211 94211-21790008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 1, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The four display cases in this exhibit were curated by members of a combined undergraduate and graduate course on disability history and literature at the University of Michigan to convey what it was like to be disabled in the United States before the modern category of “disability” existed. Together, the artifacts gathered from the Clements Library collections provide a glimpse of the cruelties, triumphs, and intimate acts of care that shaped the lives of people with disabilities in the past.

The Clements Library is offering Open Hours Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm. To attend a behind the scenes guided tour of the Library and the exhibit, please see the schedule at myumi.ch/Aw9Zb.

Curated By: Dr. Ittai Orr and the Students of English 420, Winter 2022, with Maggie Vanderford and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:33:37 -0400 2022-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 2022-07-01T16:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (July 7, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21789238@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 7, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-07-07T16:15:00-04:00 2022-07-07T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (July 21, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21791486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 21, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-07-21T16:15:00-04:00 2022-07-21T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (July 22, 2022 4:15am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21791487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 22, 2022 4:15am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-07-22T04:15:00-04:00 2022-07-22T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (August 2, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21789239@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-08-02T16:15:00-04:00 2022-08-02T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
The Clements Bookworm: The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of The United States' First Forgotten Celebrity (August 19, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95520 95520-21790033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 19, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

When James Ogilvie arrived in America in 1793, he was a deeply ambitious but impoverished teacher. By the time he returned to Britain in 1817, he had become a bona fide celebrity known simply as Mr. O, counting the nation’s leading politicians and intellectuals among his admirers. And then, like so many meteoric American luminaries afterward, he fell from grace.

The Strange Genius of Mr. O is at once the biography of a remarkable performer--a gaunt Scottish orator who appeared in a toga--and a story of the United States during the founding era.

Why should we care about a now-forgotten celebrity of the early 19th century? Carolyn Eastman (Associate Professor of History, Virginia Commonwealth University) examines an explosive celebrity performer who captivated audiences at a key moment in the founding era, a man whose career featured many of the hallmarks of celebrity we recognize from later eras: glamorous friends, eccentric clothing, scandalous religious views, and even a drug habit. And yet examining his career and the Americans who loved (or hated) him reveals a vivid portrait of the United States in the midst of invention.

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Presentation Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:49:33 -0400 2022-08-19T10:00:00-04:00 2022-08-19T11:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Presentation Carolyn Eastman pictured with the cover of her book, "The Strange Genius of Mr. O"
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (August 24, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21789240@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-08-24T16:15:00-04:00 2022-08-24T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (August 25, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21789241@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 25, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-08-25T16:15:00-04:00 2022-08-25T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (August 26, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21789242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 26, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-08-26T16:15:00-04:00 2022-08-26T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
The Clements Bookworm: “O Say Can You Hear?, A Cultural Biography of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’” (September 16, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95567 95567-21790162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 16, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Mark Clague brilliantly weaves together the stories of the song and the nation it represents in his newest book, "O Say Can You Hear?, A Cultural Biography of 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'" Examining the origins of both text and music, alternate lyrics and translations, and the song’s use in sports, at times of war, and for political protest, he argues that the anthem’s meaning reflects—and is reflected by—the nation’s quest to become a more perfect union. From victory song to hymn of sacrifice and vehicle for protest, the story of Key’s song is the story of America itself.

Mark is Professor of musicology and American culture at the University of Michigan; associate dean at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance; and codirector of the American Music Institute.

This episode of the Clements Bookworm is generously sponsored by the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.

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Presentation Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:34:35 -0400 2022-09-16T10:00:00-04:00 2022-09-16T11:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Presentation Mark Clague pictured with the cover of his book, “O Say Can You Hear?"
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (September 22, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21790159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 22, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-09-22T16:15:00-04:00 2022-09-22T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (September 23, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21790160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 23, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-09-23T16:15:00-04:00 2022-09-23T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (October 6, 2022 4:15am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21795203@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 6, 2022 4:15am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-10-06T04:15:00-04:00 2022-10-06T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
What’s In Your Attic? (October 9, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97158 97158-21794078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 9, 2022 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

We would love to see what's in your attic!

Join us for an open house, informal day of sharing and bring in your paper Americana such as maps, letters, journals, books, photographs, and ephemera. Clements staff as well as collector volunteers will be available to share tips about care and storage and to answer questions.

Of course, it's not required that you bring in a treasure to share! This is also a rare opportunity to visit the Clements Library on a Sunday to enjoy our exhibit. You can also learn more about the history, collections, and architecture of the Clements in a behind-the-scenes tour at https://myumi.ch/29Pze

No appraisals will be available at this event.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:10:09 -0400 2022-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2022-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Social / Informal Gathering Postcard Advertisement for 2022 "What's In Your Attic" Event
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (October 14, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21795205@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 14, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-10-14T16:15:00-04:00 2022-10-14T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Student Musical Archival Blitz! (October 19, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100334 100334-21799621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 6:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

U-M students are invited to join the History Club for a fun event at the Clements Library!

6:00 - 6:30 Enter through the north entrance. Explore the Clements Library Avenir Foundation Room, Collecting 19th-Century Cuba Exhibit, and postcards from David V. Tinder Collection

6:30-6:40 Grab pizza and refreshments provided by the U-M History Club

6:45 Learn about and sign up for "Picturing Michigan's Past" Zooniverse project.

7:00 - 7:30 Play Musical Archival Blitz! Win prizes!

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:42:44 -0400 2022-10-19T18:00:00-04:00 2022-10-19T19:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Social / Informal Gathering William L. Clements Library
The Clements Bookworm: Fundraising has a history you can tell through Objects with Amanda Moniz (October 21, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/98038 98038-21795507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

We know the names of major givers in American history. We recognize the power of the everyday philanthropists who have shaped and reshaped the nation. But we have largely overlooked the stories of people who have done the hard work of raising money for charitable causes from the colonial era to today. Yet fundraising has a history and Amanda Moniz is working to tell it as she builds the Smithsonian’s new philanthropy collection.

Amanda B. Moniz, Ph.D., is the David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. She curates a long-term exhibit, Giving in America, and is building the Smithsonian's collection of objects telling stories about Americans' historical experiences of giving, fundraising, and working in and using charitable institutions. Her book, From Empire to Humanity: The American Revolution and the Origins of Humanitarianism, was awarded ARNOVA’S inaugural Peter Dobkin Hall History of Philanthropy Book Prize. She is currently working on a biography of Isabella Graham, an immigrant widow who transformed philanthropy in early national New York, and is grateful to the Clements Library for supporting research in its collections about Graham. Moniz received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan in 2008, and during graduate school, she worked at the Clements as a curatorial assistant in the Manuscript Division.

This episode of the Clements Bookworm is generously sponsored by Kristin Cabral ‘88, Member of the Clements Library Associates Board.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:41:19 -0400 2022-10-21T10:00:00-04:00 2022-10-21T11:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion Amanda Moniz.
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (October 28, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21795206@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 28, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-10-28T16:15:00-04:00 2022-10-28T17:15:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
The Clements Bookworm: Author Conversation with Michael Witgen (November 18, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/100123 100123-21799242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 18, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Against long odds, the Anishinaabeg resisted removal, retaining thousands of acres of their homeland in what is now Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Their success rested partly on their roles as sellers of natural resources and buyers of trade goods, which made them key players in the political economy of plunder that drove white settlement and U.S. development in the Old Northwest. But, as Michael Witgen demonstrates, the credit for Native persistence rested with the Anishannabeg themselves. Outnumbering white settlers well into the nineteenth century, they leveraged their political savvy to advance a dual citizenship that enabled mixed-race tribal members to lay claim to a place in U.S. civil society.

Part of Native American Heritage Month at U-M: https://mesa.umich.edu/native-american-heritage

Free, registration required at http://myumi.ch/gjgzR.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:25:08 -0400 2022-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 2022-11-18T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion Bookcover
Guided Tour of the Clements Library (November 22, 2022 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95141 95141-21795207@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 4:15pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

The Clements Library welcomes you to join us to learn more about the Clements’ early American history collections. Highlights include an exhibit on collecting “19th-Century Cuba”, Benjamin West’s iconic painting “Death of General Wolfe,” a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Gage’s papers, and more!

Open Hours are offered on Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 - 4:30 PM.

Please register at: http://myumi.ch/Aw9Zb

VISITOR INFO

The University of Michigan requires that our visitors wear masks and complete the ResponsiBLUE health screening on the day of the event in order to participate.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early at our North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library tower to check-in for your tour.

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Presentation Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:56:45 -0400 2022-11-22T16:15:00-05:00 2022-11-22T17:15:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Presentation The William L. Clements Library.
Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America (January 9, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103055 103055-21805795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 9, 2023 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This student-curated exhibit focuses on the theme of secrecy and how it has shaped our inquiry into how the family, as an institution and an ideal at the heart of debates about American identity and national belonging, has changed over time.

The materials gathered here represented various ways in which cultural concepts of family evolved in both public and private ways.

Please enter through the North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Curated by: Grace Argo and the Students of History 195, Fall 2022, with Maggie Vanderfold and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:18:15 -0500 2023-01-09T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-09T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America Image
Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America (January 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103055 103055-21805810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This student-curated exhibit focuses on the theme of secrecy and how it has shaped our inquiry into how the family, as an institution and an ideal at the heart of debates about American identity and national belonging, has changed over time.

The materials gathered here represented various ways in which cultural concepts of family evolved in both public and private ways.

Please enter through the North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Curated by: Grace Argo and the Students of History 195, Fall 2022, with Maggie Vanderfold and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:18:15 -0500 2023-01-13T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-13T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America Image
Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America (January 16, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103055 103055-21805796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 16, 2023 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This student-curated exhibit focuses on the theme of secrecy and how it has shaped our inquiry into how the family, as an institution and an ideal at the heart of debates about American identity and national belonging, has changed over time.

The materials gathered here represented various ways in which cultural concepts of family evolved in both public and private ways.

Please enter through the North Entrance (glass vestibule) that faces the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Curated by: Grace Argo and the Students of History 195, Fall 2022, with Maggie Vanderfold and Julie Fremuth at the Clements Library.

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Exhibition Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:18:15 -0500 2023-01-16T10:00:00-05:00 2023-01-16T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Family Secrets: Uncovering Identity in 19th-Century America Image