William L. Clements Library
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The William L. Clements Library collects, preserves, and makes available historical resources about the Americas, with particular strengths in 18th and 19th century American history.
The library is open for research by appointment.
clements.umich.edu
The library is open for research by appointment.
clements.umich.edu
This game and others are available for viewing in our newest exhibit “For All Ages,” open weekdays from 12-4 pm through December 23 and available online here: myumi.ch/9pXxV
For All Ages - UM Clements Library
The exhibition For All Ages, on view October 3-December 23, highlights familiar and unique toys and board games throughout American history.
myumi.ch
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This game and others are available for viewing in our newest exhibit “For All Ages,” open weekdays from 12-4 pm through December 23 and available online here: myumi.ch/9pXxV
This particular set of geographical cards can be dated to somewhere around 1807, as Michigan was admitted as a territory in 1805 and the 1810 population was 4,762, around 1,500 higher than the population shown on the card.
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This particular set of geographical cards can be dated to somewhere around 1807, as Michigan was admitted as a territory in 1805 and the 1810 population was 4,762, around 1,500 higher than the population shown on the card.
Movable books can be found going back centuries, and became more common for children’s books in the mid-18th century and early 19th century. They can be thought of as early pop-up books!
#AmericanHistory #PrintingHistory
#AmericanHistory #PrintingHistory
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Movable books can be found going back centuries, and became more common for children’s books in the mid-18th century and early 19th century. They can be thought of as early pop-up books!
#AmericanHistory #PrintingHistory
#AmericanHistory #PrintingHistory
This book, published three years before the passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, is an example of abolitionist literature aimed at a younger audience. Just like today, children’s literature of the past grappled with relaying age-appropriate messages about contemporary issues.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This book, published three years before the passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, is an example of abolitionist literature aimed at a younger audience. Just like today, children’s literature of the past grappled with relaying age-appropriate messages about contemporary issues.
The film is free to stream online now through November 4 at bit.ly/sexradicalstream
Show&Tell
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October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The film is free to stream online now through November 4 at bit.ly/sexradicalstream
This game and others are available for viewing in our current exhibit “For All Ages,” open weekdays from 12-4 pm through December 23 and available online here: myumi.ch/9pXxV 🔗
For All Ages - UM Clements Library
The exhibition For All Ages, on view October 3-December 23, highlights familiar and unique toys and board games throughout American history.
myumi.ch
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This game and others are available for viewing in our current exhibit “For All Ages,” open weekdays from 12-4 pm through December 23 and available online here: myumi.ch/9pXxV 🔗
📆: October 26, 11 am-5 pm
📍: Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom
📍: Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom
October 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📆: October 26, 11 am-5 pm
📍: Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom
📍: Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom
Mrs. N. F. Mossell and other African American women poets are discussed in Clements Curator of Books Emi Hastings’ Quarto article, “African American Woman Writers” accessible here: myumi.ch/n19GA (page 11).
myumi.ch
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Mrs. N. F. Mossell and other African American women poets are discussed in Clements Curator of Books Emi Hastings’ Quarto article, “African American Woman Writers” accessible here: myumi.ch/n19GA (page 11).