The Reuther is home to the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs and the Wayne State University Archives. It collects, preserves and provides access to the heritage of the American labor movement and related reform movements of the twentieth century. The collection also includes urban affairs, with particular focus on the history of metropolitan Detroit.

A dedicated web site celebrating the life of Walter P. Reuther on the 100th anniversary of his birth
Wayne State’s Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs has been awarded the 2008 John Sessions Memorial Award for its online resource: “No Greater Calling: The Life of Walter P. Reuther, 1907-1970.” The American Library Association (ALA) offers the John Sessions Memorial Award to libraries or library systems that have recognized the history and contributions of the labor movement toward the development of the United States. (News release: 88kb - PDF)
Detroit News Photonegative Collection.
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Reading Room
Mon & Tues. 11:00 am -6:45 pm
Wed. - Fri. 9:00 am - 4:45 pm
CLOSED Sat. & Sun.
Please Direct Reference Questions to: William LeFevre reutherreference@wayne.edu
The staff at the Walter P. Reuther Library strives to make content available electronically when ever possible. Currently, electronic content represents only a small fraction of the overall collection and thus the Reading Room remains the very best point of access to the vast holdings of the Walter P. Reuther Library.
Please Direct Audiovisual Inquiries to: reutherav@wayne.edu
AV collections by appointment only
The Walter P. Reuther Library offers the usage of certain equipment necessary to listen, view and otherwise access the various media holdings in a multitude of formats.
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