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Collection Focus: Wayne University Illustrated Map, 1939 20 Aug 2013 | 11:32 pm
This is the first in a series of four blog posts annotating Jerry Peacock's 1939 cartoon map of the Wayne University campus. View the entire map here. In 1939, Wayne University undergraduate and news...
The 1972 Lordstown Strike 13 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
Work speed-ups on the line helped to initiate the 1972 strike at a General Motors assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Although the strike’s impact was initially felt at GM, its influence quickly grew, ...
Subject Focus: WDET in the UAW Years 1 Aug 2013 | 01:56 am
Metro Detroiters recognize radio station WDET 101.9 FM as Wayne State University’s local voice for National Public Radio. Prior to 1952, however, WDET served as the local voice for labor. Unhappy with...
Trial of the Michigan Six 12 Jun 2013 | 12:30 am
On October 14, 1949, 11 members of the National Board of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) were convicted of violating the Smith Act of 1940 by advocating the overthrow of the governmen...
Detroit's Corktown Neighborhood 3 Jun 2013 | 05:48 pm
In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to pro...
Exhibit Announcement: Bonstelle Theatre Posters, 1961-1965 25 May 2013 | 01:24 am
The Wayne State University Archives is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibit of posters from the Bonstelle Theatre. A selection of posters from the early 1960s is available for viewing in the...
History of Children's Hospital of Michigan 20 May 2013 | 06:55 pm
In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to pro...
University City 16 May 2013 | 08:56 pm
In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to pro...
History of Grace Hospital 13 May 2013 | 07:05 pm
In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to pro...
The Wayne State University Fencing Program 9 May 2013 | 05:51 pm
In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to pro...
