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Can you remember a beloved U-M space that no longer exists? In this Making Michigan talk, Professor Jim Tobin traces the University of Michigan's “lost campus” and how changing spaces reflect broader patterns in University history.

Generous donors during the most recent Giving Blueday made it possible for the Bentley Library to purchase a new scanner for patrons in the reading room.

The Bentley Historical Library is proud to announce the awardees for its annual fellowship program. The fellowships support the use of Bentley collections by K-12 educators, artists, and researchers.

It’s that time of year again, when thousands of U-M students will receive graduate degrees. But as Bentley collections show, figuring out what constituted a graduate degree, and how to award it, wasn’t always clear cut.

Fellowships can be used to explore any Bentley collections in-person. They support artistic inspiration, K-12 curriculum and lesson planning, and publication research.

Archived scorecards at the Bentley tell the story of Michigan baseball over time, including the quirks of the game, how it’s changed, and how it’s remained remarkably the same.

Meet Gregory Parker, the new director of the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory. His passion for public history and experience with exhibits, programing, and U-M converge in his new role.

Historical photos of Ann Arbor and surrounding communities are now available digitally as part of the Bentley Historical Library’s contribution to the Ann Arbor Bicentennial.

One researcher is using Bentley collections to spotlight anti-civil rights terrorism – including a 1971 bus bombing in Pontiac, Michigan – and racially motivated crimes that too often went unsolved.

Preserving sports history for past, present, and future Wolverines is a big part of the Bentley Historical Library’s work. But to keep sports history alive and accessible, the archive needs your help.