Dive into the life of writer Betty Smith, who spent years in Ann Arbor with her first husband. During her time in Ann Arbor, she audited playwriting classes and learned from Kenneth Thorpe Rowe.
women at Michigan
In 1961, the Kennedy Ad-ministration sent the U-M Symphony Band to the Soviet Union in hopes of thawing relations between the two countries through the common language of music. Could young musicians succeed as diplomats?
Music
For 25 years, Radio Tahrir aired interviews with writers, musicians, academics and others—all Arab or Arab American—and became a vital resource for listeners in the New York Region. With archives housed at the Bentley, these interviews can now be heard around the world.
student voices
Sarah Emma Edmonds dressed as a man on the battlefield during the Civil War and risked blowing her cover when she confessed her love for a fellow soldier. This strange tale of unrequited love is documented in archived journals at the Bentley and reveals how one woman’s war-time secret finally came to light.
military history
