William L. Clements Library

February 8, 2024
Clements Library acquires rare American edition of poems

U-M has acquired the first American edition of Phillis Wheatley Peters’ “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral,” widely regarded as the first book of poetry written by an African American woman.
August 14, 2023
Clements announces online access to Revolutionary War manuscripts

The William L. Clements Library has made available volumes of papers from Thomas Gage, a British commander-in-chief in the decade leading up to the American Revolution.
August 14, 2023
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Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
January 24, 2022
Library taking steps to remediate harmful metadata language

The U-M Library, the William L. Clements Library, and the Bentley Historical Library are working to remediate harmful language in the metadata.
December 6, 2021
Clements Library acquires rare hand-drawn 1761 map of Detroit

The William L. Clements Library has announced the acquisition of a previously unattainable map, “Plan of the Fort at De Troit,” which was drawn in 1761 during the French and Indian War.
April 15, 2021
NEH grant to help Clements digitize Revolutionary War collection

The William L. Clements Library has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize one of its largest and most utilized collections.
February 2, 2021
Clements exhibition examines Black empowerment, resilience

Frederick Douglass once said: “Poets, prophets, and reformers are all picture-makers — and this ability is the secret of their power and of their achievements. They see what ought to be by the reflection of what is, and endeavor to remove the contradiction.” Douglass left ample proof of this belief, using the power of his…
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.
September 21, 2020
Accolades — September 2020

Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
January 9, 2020
Clements Library acquires collection of rare Native American photos

The William L. Clements Library has added a rare collection of Native American photos from noted collector Richard Pohrt Jr., to the library’s renowned archive of early American history.