The Clements Bookworm
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, staff highlight books and articles that shaped their professional approaches to primary sources from early American history.…
2021 December 17, Bookworm #38 – Readings…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Dr. Veronica Pasfield discusses her continuing research to understand the full purpose and force of federal Indian boarding…
2021 November 19, Bookworm #37 – Native…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, our panelists are Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair organizers Jay Platt and Garrett Scott. They will discuss the history of the…
2021 October 15, Bookworm #36 – Book Fairs…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Past Fellows Chet Van Duzer and Danny Zborover discuss their research on the Clements Library's Hacke Atlas—a late…
2021 September 17, Bookworm #35 – The Hacke…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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Fort Michilimackinac, built by the French in 1715, acquired by the British in 1761 and demolished by them in 1781, has been the site of historical and archaeological…
2021 August 20, Bookworm #34 –…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, past Fellow Dr. Karen Marrero talks about her book “Detroit’s Hidden Channels: The Power of French-Indigenous…
2021 July 16, Bookworm #33 –…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Dr. Crystal Webster discusses her book “Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood: African American Children in the Antebellum…
2021 June 18, Bookworm #32 – African…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, panelists Art Cohn (Seneca Lake Archaeological Survey – New York) and Stacy Daniels (“The Comedy of Crystal…
2021 May 21, Bookworm #31 – Stories of…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, historian Sarah Swedberg (2019 Peckham Fellow) converses with Jayne Ptolemy (Assistant Curator of Manuscripts) about…
2021 April 16, Bookworm #30 – Liberty and…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, our original panelists from March 2020 (Paul Erickson, Sara Quashnie, and Dick Marsh) return to share what they’re…
2021 March 19, Bookworm #29 – One Year…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, historian Martin Brückner presents ideas from his book The Social Life of Maps in America, 1750-1860 in conversation with…
2020 July 10, Bookworm #15 – The Social…
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In this episode of the Bookworm, past Clements fellow M. Scott Heerman discusses the research behind his book The Alchemy of Slavery: Human Bondage and Emancipation in…
2020 June 26, Bookworm #14 – The Alchemy…
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, panelists Art Acton and Tom Wagner discuss books focused on battles of the Revolutionary War, and related primary sources from…
2020 June 19, Bookworm #13 – Battles of…
From kmtant
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In this episode of the Bookworm, panelists discuss books and primary resources supporting the study of soldiers’ experiences during the American Civil War. Books…
2020 June 12, Bookworm #12 – Civil War…
From kmtant
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In this episode of the Bookworm, Clements Library Associates Board Member Joan Knoertzer highlights favorites from her extensive collection of miniature books and…
2020 June 5, Bookworm #11 – Miniature…
From Isaac Burgdorf
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, panelists highlight takeaways from memorable books they’ve read relating to the theme of Leadership: Doug Johnson…
2020 May 22, Bookworm #9 – Leadership
From kmtant
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, studies relating to the struggle for equality in American history were shared by our panelists: Rex Hauser (Beyond the River:…
2020 May 15, Bookworm #8 – American…
From kmtant
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, panelists review and share stories from biographical books they have read: Peggy Harrington (Petticoat Surgeon: The…
2020 May 8, Bookworm #7 – Biographies
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Clements Library archivists Louis Miller and Jakob Dopp delved into history books and primary sources related to minorities in…
2020 April 10, Bookworm #3 – Minorities in…
From kmtant
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In the standard story, the suffrage crusade began in Seneca Falls in 1848 and ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. But this overwhelmingly white…
2022 January 21, Bookworm #39 -…
From Lilian Varner
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Few retail sectors have been as thoroughly transformed by the revolution in online commerce as the retail bookstore. The retail storefront dedicated primarily to the…
2022 February 18, Bookworm #40 – Buying…
From Lilian Varner
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, In celebration of Women's History Month, prolific collector Cynthia Motzenbecker shared and discussed historic images of…
2022 March 18, Bookworm #41 - "Women in…
From Lilian Varner
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In this episode of the Bookworm, U-M Professor Gregory Dowd joined us to discuss his book "Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American…
2022 April 15, Bookworm #42 - “Legends and…
From Lilian Varner
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2022 May 5 - Bookworm #43 "The Importance of… 24 of 24
2022 May 5 - Bookworm #43 "The Importance of…
In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Historian Marcy S. Sacks discusses her research examining the role of pets and other domesticated animals in helping U.S. Civil…2022 May 5 - Bookworm #43 "The Importance of…
From Lilian Varner
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