William L. Clements Library

  1. 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…
  2. 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.

  3. September 21, 2020

    Accolades — September 2020

    Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.

  4. 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.

  5. November 11, 2019

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the university.

  6. October 21, 2019

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the university.

  7. September 19, 2019

    Paul Erickson named director of Clements Library

    Paul Erickson has been appointed the Randolph G. Adams Director of the Clements Library at the William L. Clements Library. His five-year appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2020.

  8. November 9, 2018

    Advisory committee named in Clements Library director search

    Rackham Graduate School Dean Michael J. Solomon has appointed an advisory committee in the search for a new director of the William L. Clements Library. The search is underway.

  9. September 27, 2016

    Clements Library acquires rare, hand-drawn map of Detroit

    A recently discovered, hand-drawn map providing new information about late-18th-century Detroit is now part of the William L. Clements Library collection.

  10. September 12, 2016

    Price gifts support Rackham Graduate School, Clements Library

    The late U-M history professor Jacob Price has made gifts totaling nearly $3 million to the Rackham Graduate School and William L. Clements Library.