|
|
Web Finding Aids** not all collections have a finding aid on the web. Researchers should also consult the Supplement 1974 Guide to the Archives of Labor History and Urban Affairs at the Reuther SUPPLEMENT to 1974 Reuther Guide (Large PDF File) The Reuther is the official repository for records of the following: Unions
Organizations:
Find a collection with a key-word or name search: |
The Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs has holdings of more than 75,000 linear feet of historical records contained in over 1,800 collections. The Reuther is the official repository for university records. It also collects the historical records of student and professional organizations as well as the personal papers of faculty and staff. The University Archives also contain newsletters, extensive vertical and biographical files, University catalogs and bulletins. and thousands of photographs, audio tapes and films. No Student Education Records are in the Archives. Audio-Visual The Audiovisual Collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library consist of still and moving photographic images, sound recordings, art work and artifacts. The collections focus on three major historical subject areas: American Labor, Metropolitan Detroit, and Wayne State University, and include materials pertaining to 20th century industrial unionism, social, political, and radical reform movements, civil rights, women in the workplace, and twentieth century Detroit history. The Audiovisual Collections are open to the public by appointment only. Library
The non-manuscript holdings at the Reuther Library, also known as the Library Collection, contain more than 12,000 book and periodical titles, a substantial vertical file, published union convention proceedings and reports, union contracts and constitutions, pamphlets, and labor education materials. The collection scope includes materials related to 20th century American labor history, urban Detroit history, women in the workplace, radical organizations, and dissident union movements. Periodicals and dissertations that fall within the collection scope are regularly added to the Library Collection. Holdings in the Library Collection are non-circulating and are not available through interlibrary loan. Oral History (PDF File)
The manuscripts collections are supplemented by over 500 oral history interviews covering such topics as union history, cival rights and the union movements, health care and radical politics, as well as women and African Americans in the labor movement. Direct reference questions to: William LeFevre reutherreference@wayne.edu or 313-577-4024 revised July 2008 |
|
||||||
