Reuther Library Closed: December 24th-January 4th

Posted December 12th, 2025 by krouan

The Reuther Library’s Reading Room will be closed starting Wednesday, December 24th for the winter holiday break. We will reopen Monday, January 5th.

As always, feel free to submit a request via Ask An Archivist and we will answer as soon as we return. Have a safe and happy holiday!

[Podcast] Polish American Women and Detroit’s 1938 Federal Screw Works Strike

Posted December 5th, 2025 by teller
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Dr. Martin Hershock recounts the violent three-day strike against General Motors supplier Federal Screw Works in 1938, when women from Detroit’s Polish community led the fight to preserve both their recently-recognized union and their neighborhood.  read more »

[Podcast] Remembering the Detroit Feminist Women’s Health Center

Posted October 30th, 2025 by teller
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Dr. Beth Widmaier Capo discusses the Detroit Feminist Women’s Health Center and the role health practitioners there—including her mother—played in empowering women to understand their bodies and take control of their health in the 1970s.  read more »

Guest Post: Connor Chapman on Ronald Raven Award, 2025

Posted October 22nd, 2025 by slebovitz
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Connor Chapman received a 2025 Ronald Raven Annual Award, a scholarship providing a tuition stipend and a 135-hour internship in the Wayne State University Archives. At the end of his internship, Connor wrote this summary of his experience.

Raven Award Intern Blog Post

In a way, I feel like the Indiana Jones of the archives. The great Dr. Jones is famed for his roguish demeanor, devilishly good looks, and penchant for historical preservation and is known for jumping into action and delving into ancient ruins to find riches in both gold and history. Meanwhile, I, brandishing, if I dare, similar charm and drive, instead prefer to dive into boxes filled to bursting with peoples’ life’s work.  read more »

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