Bentley Historical Library

July 6, 2021
Bentley’s COVID-19 collection offers varied look at pandemic

Launched in April 2020, the Bentley Historical Library’s COVID-19 collection includes 265 digital items from more than 150 donors, and archivists are still collecting submissions.
November 9, 2020
Obituary — James William Craven

James William Craven (“Jim”) was born Oct. 17, 1931, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and died there at his home on Sept. 17, 2020. In 1949, he entered an apprenticeship at the U-M Bindery, beginning more than 62 years of employment with the university.
May 11, 2020
Bentley Library seeks to archive U-M’s pandemic experiences

The Bentley Historical Library, well known for its archives chronicling the history of the state of Michigan and U-M, recently launched an effort to collect the varied COVID-19 experiences of students, staff and faculty.
December 9, 2019
New history portal explores stories of U-M’s varied past

A doorway to U-M’s past is wide open with the launch of the History of U-M website, a new online history portal that explores the university’s impact throughout the decades.
October 28, 2019
New lecture series covers assorted aspects of U-M history

From the controversial decision to admit women in 1870 to the Black Action Movement of a century later, a new campus lecture series will explore a diversity of chapters from U-M’s history.
November 6, 2018
New Bentley digital archive highlights Detroit’s Jewish history

The Bentley Historical Library has launched a new platform for the Detroit Jewish News Digital Archive, a free, searchable database of the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the Detroit Jewish News.
October 11, 2018
Bentley digitizes records for Afroamerican and African studies

The Bentley Historical Library has digitized the records of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, giving online access to the department’s history.
August 29, 2018
Gary Krenz named director for post-bicentennial planning

Gary D. Krenz, formerly executive director of U-M’s Bicentennial Office, has been appointed director for post-bicentennial planning at the Bentley Historical Library.
April 17, 2017
Bentley project uncovers untold history of African-Americans at U-M

The Bentley Historical Library is working to uncover and collect the names and life stories of all the African-American students who attended U-M from its founding to the Black Action Movement in 1970.
March 31, 2017
Bentley Historical Library digitizes 12 decades of Michigan Daily history

The Bentley Historical Library has unveiled 12 decades of Michigan Daily history through a new online database that contains searchable digital copies of the historic newspaper.