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Michigan Quarterly Review
Threads pulled though: University of Michigan 1960-1964 to Now
Wallis Wilde-Menozzi | October 9, 2020 U-M authors
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Murals adorn the outside of the Library of Afro-American and African studies on Haven Street, Ann Arbor.⁠
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The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies is celebrating its 50th year at U-M. ⁠
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DAAS has been among the Bentley's most frequent and enthusiastic collaborators across a range of teaching and archival fronts. The DAAS collection has been digitized and much of it is available online. ⁠
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#HistoryofUM #DAAS #History #BlackHistory #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

"Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus" ("We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes")⁠
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Father Gabriel Richard created the motto for Detroit after the city was destroyed in a massive fire in 1805. Richard and his friend Augustus Woodward helped rebuild the city. ⁠
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In 1817, the pair moved on to their next project: a school that would become the University of Michigan.⁠
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#MichiganMonday #Detroit #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

This Thursday at 7pm join U-M Professor Juli Highfill who will discuss the context and impact of the Great Depression and the rise of fascism on the U-M student body. ⁠
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Link to register in the bio.⁠
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You will gain an understanding of the large mobilization of students and faculty during this time (with examples of events organized by the Progressive Club and efforts by the Medical Aid Committee to send supplies to Spain). And you’ll learn about four students who volunteered and fought in Spain with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and the controversy on campus after the capture and presumed execution of Ralph Neafus, one of the volunteers.⁠
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#MakingMichigan #BentleyHistoricalLibrary #History

A "flute playing minstrel and her feathered friend entertained a lunchtime crowd on the Diag" according to the 11/22/1978 Michigan Daily. Her performance was intended to promote vegetarianism. ⁠
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Persuasion via recorder and live fowl? Bold strategy. 🦃🎵 ⁠
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#NorthCampusTurkey #Thanksgiving #TurkeyDay #HistoryofUM #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

Football, soccer, and rugby all had a common ancestor in a game played in the 1800s. The platypus on this evolutionary tree is the game of pushball, a 100-a-side melee that technically had the objective of putting a giant inflated ball into a net but was at it's core a way for U-M graduating classes to brawl with each other.⁠
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Pushball was a staple of class games through the 1920s. ⁠
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#HistoryofUM #Football #FOOBAWL #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

U-M Engineering has been making cars safer through technology even before the technology could easily fit into the back seat.⁠
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Here a camera is recording what the driver sees during a Highway Safety Research Institute test.⁠
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#UMich researchers today are on the cutting edge of autonomous driving and safety at Mcity. With much less bulky equipment.⁠
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#HistoryofUM #Mcity #SelfDrivingCars #BentleyHistoricalLibrary⁠

The Diag Leaf Blizzard🍁🌳🍂: a climatological consequence of the "arbor" in Ann Arbor.

The Little Brown Jug is probably the oldest (but certainly the best) college football rivalry trophy. Each year, the winner of the U-M vs. Minnesota game gets to take it home. ⁠
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The man holding the trophy here is Henry Hatch, long-time U-M equipment manager. His collection at the Bentley contains quite a few photos of him with the Jug.⁠
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The score Hatch is pointing to is the 1943 49–6 rout that broke a 9-year Gopher victory streak. ⁠
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That year, because of WWII, eligibility rules were relaxed to the point where schools could take players from nearby military training programs. Bill Daley, who had led Minnesota to three victories over U-M before enlisting in the Navy, scored two touchdowns FOR the Wolverines during the 1943 game!⁠
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#HistoryofUM #UMichFootball #GoBlue #LittleBrownJug #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

Taking advantage of the beauty of the season, a student sketches the Law Library. 🖌️🍂📚

Take inspiration for your Halloween costumes from the over-achievers of #UMich past. ⁠
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The attire at the 1948 "Masquerade of the Heads" displayed all the creativity from the U-M School of Music and College of Architecture and Design, along with the Modern Dance Club, Ballet Club and Gilbert and Sullivan Society. ⁠
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We particularly enjoy the caterpillar/butterfly couples costume on the left.⁠
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According to the Michigan Daily, Masquerade attendees were expected to be in semi-formal attire along with masques that "represent everything from eccentric people to household appliances." ⁠
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#Halloween #Costume #HistoryofUM #Masquerade #NextLevel #BentleyHistoricalLibrary⁠
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The Bentley has recently started allowing a limited number of U-M affiliated patrons to do in-person research in our reading room. ⁠
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We are very happy to be able to offer this service, but we are being very cautious and taking every precaution to keep our patrons and staff safe. ⁠
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Stay tuned to our website and other platforms for more updates!⁠
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#BentleyHistoricalLibrary #ArchiviesOnTheJob #BacktoWork

Workers on the Ambassador Bridge, 1928.⁠
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Indoor baseball practice in progress at Waterman Gymnasium, circa 1910.⁠
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#HistoryofUM #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

Join us for a conversation with Willis C. Patterson to celebrate his donation of his papers to the Bentley Historical Library!⁠
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The Zoom link for the event is in our bio. ⁠
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The conversation will be hosted by Bentley Director Terrence McDonald, with greetings from President Mark Schlissel, and remarks from Vice Provost Robert Sellers, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Dean David Gier, and School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Professor Louise Toppin.

You can work/study from home and still do it with style. Let the vibe from this #UMich class of 1980 photo show you the way.⁠
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#Mood #Weekend #StudyinStyle #HistoryofUM #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

The first week of class can be hard at the best of times. Grabbing a quick nap is sometimes the best solution.⁠
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This photo is from September registration 1978 from the U-M News and Information collection. ⁠
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#ThrowbackThursday #HistoryofUM #Registration #UMWelcomeWeek #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

Go ahead and judge our books by their cover.⁠
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From scrapbooks to ledgers, from canvas to leather, our conservation lab keeps our books looking good.⁠
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#BentleyHistoricalLibrary #BookBinding #Archives #Conservation

A couch convoy makes its way to Mary Markley Hall during the 1986 move-in day.⁠
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This photo is from the U-M News and Information collection.⁠
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#UMich #MoveIn #StudentLife #BentleyHIstoricalLibrary

George Romney arrives in San Fransisco for day 1 of the 1964 Republican Convention. Michigan would pledge its 40 delegates to its governor, but Romney fell well short of Barry Goldwater's count of 883. ⁠
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Romney would make another run at the presidency in 1968, doing well enough for President Nixon to make him the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.⁠
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#RNC2020 #GeorgeRomney #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

Women's suffrage was and is a generational movement. ⁠
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This is Emily Grimes, daughter of Lucia Grimes, suffragist and leader of the Michigan Branch of the National Woman's Party.⁠
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Lucia Grimes ('02 BA, '06 MA) developed a card index filing system that included every Michigan legislator and his attitude toward women's suffrage. In 1916 she was invited to Washington D.C. to implement her system for the US congress. ⁠
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The efforts of suffragettes like Lucia and Emily helped Michigan become one of the first three states to ratify the 19th amendment on June 10, 1919. ⁠
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#WomensSuffrage #History #Suffragette #HistoryofUM #BentleyHistoricalLibrary

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