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Fall 2017

Orbit, Fun, and White Noise magazines prove that beneath provocative humor lies sharper cultural commentary. And Justice Frank Murphy’s 1944 Supreme Court dissent stands out as a clear moral voice.

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Selected Stories

A selection of stories of this issue. Please download PDF to read all content.

Saving the Internet

by Rob Havey

Join us for a Q&A with Dallas Pillen, the Bentley Archivist for Metadata and Digital Projects, who explains the importance of archiving websites, and how it's done.

The Dissenter

by Robert Havey

When the Supreme Court ruled in 1944 that Japanese imprisonment during WWII was legal, Justice Frank Murphy’s dissent was a ringing voice amid a hostile cacophony.

The Man in the Middle of the American Century

by Leslie Stainton

Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg moves from footnote to spotlight in a new, first-of-its-kind biography by Hank Meijer.

The Union that Should be

Bentley Director Terrence McDonald discusses how archives help us remember the past, especially when not everyone agrees on what should be commemorated.

Frauds in the Field

by Deb Thompson

The papers of U-M Professor Francis Kelsey reveal his efforts to unmask a hoax involving “ancient” artifacts and a state-wide scam.

Please Forgive Me. – Jerry

by Dan Shine

Provocative, offensive, and often hilarious, the Detroit-based magazines Orbit, Fun, and White Noise recently found a home at the Bentley. As it turns out, there’s a lot more going on in those pages than raunchy jokes.

Segregated Service

by Lara Zielin

A rare set of photographs captures the working life of two African American Civilian Conservation Corps camps during the Great Depression. But who are these men and what was life in the camps like?