History
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September 14, 2015
First day
Shirley (Dayharsh) Barron and Carol Vestal Allen, U-M School of Nursing Class of 1958, are pictured on their first day of class in 1955.
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September 8, 2015
New beginning
Kasimir Fajans was a Russian chemistry professor of Polish and Jewish origin working in Germany. A top scientist on the cutting edge of radioactive and physical chemistry, he fled after Adolph Hitler became chancellor in 1933. Edward Kraus, LSA dean at U-M, offered Fajans a professorship. He took the job, and worked at U-M until his retirement in 1956.
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August 17, 2015
State Street
Pedestrians and a horse-drawn vehicle are part of the street scene circa 1877 along State Street looking north, at the corner of North University Avenue.
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July 27, 2015
Batter up
People enjoy America’s pastime on campus at mid-20th century, with the U-M Veterans Readjustment Center building in the background.
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July 13, 2015
Postwar housing
A couple with a baby examines temporary U-M student housing following the end of World War II in 1945.
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June 22, 2015
Class rings and magazines
A magazine salesman in June 1932 tends to his stand at the Nickels Arcade. A sign advertises University of Michigan official rings.
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June 13, 2015
Bentley Historical Library unveils bibliography of university history
The Bentley Historical Library has compiled a comprehensive bibliography of works about the history of U-M in honor of the university’s upcoming bicentennial.
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June 8, 2015
Players
Two University of Michigan theater students act in the 1932 production of the play “Berkley Square.”
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May 26, 2015
Fighting pernicious anemia
In the 1920s, pernicious anemia was mysterious and deadly. After the disease killed Thomas Henry Simpson in 1923, his wife offered $400,000 to create an institute at U-M devoted to its study and a cure.
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May 5, 2015
Panels at parking structure to celebrate history of Lower Town
U-M will celebrate the history and stories of Ann Arbor’s Lower Town community with the installation of eight historical panels at the Wall Street parking structure.
