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2022 May 5 - Bookworm #43 "The Importance of Companion Animals to U.S. Civil War Soldiers," Author Conversation with Marcy SacksIn 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 War soldiers both endure the…
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2022 April 15, Bookworm #42 - “Legends and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier,” Author Conversation with Gregory DowdIn 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 Frontier" (Johns Hopkins University…
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2022 March 18, Bookworm #41 - "Women in Photographs" Collector's Corner with Cynthia MotzenbeckerIn this episode of the Clements Bookworm, In celebration of Women's History Month, prolific collector Cynthia Motzenbecker shared and discussed historic images of women from her private…
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2022 February 18, Bookworm #40 – Buying Books in Nineteenth Century America with Clements Library Director Paul EricksonFew retail sectors have been as thoroughly transformed by the revolution in online commerce as the retail bookstore. The retail storefront dedicated primarily to the sale of printed books (new or…
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2022 January 21, Bookworm #39 - “Vanguard” Author Conversation with Martha S. JonesIn 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 women's movement did not…
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2021 December 17, Bookworm #38 – Readings that have influenced Clements StaffIn this episode of the Clements Bookworm, staff highlight books and articles that shaped their professional approaches to primary sources from early American history. Panelists and their readings of…
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2021 November 19, Bookworm #37 – Native American Boarding Schools as a Tool of U.S. Empire (Veronica Pasfield)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 schools. She asserts that the…
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2021 October 15, Bookworm #36 – Book Fairs 101: the hunt and the hypeIn 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 AAABF as well as share tips on…
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2020 June 5, Bookworm #11 – Miniature Books, Collectors Corner with Joan KnoertzerIn this episode of the Bookworm, Clements Library Associates Board Member Joan Knoertzer highlights favorites from her extensive collection of miniature books and recommends exhibits and publications…
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2021 September 17, Bookworm #35 – The Hacke ‘Pirate’ Atlas (Chet Van Duzer & Danny Zborover)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 17th century manuscript atlas…
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2021 August 20, Bookworm #34 – Michilimackinac: Where archaeology and history meet (Lynn Evans)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 research since 1959. In this…
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2021 July 16, Bookworm #33 – Detroit’s Hidden Channels: The Power of French-Indigenous Families in the Eighteenth Century (Karen Marrero)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 Families in the Eighteenth…
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2021 June 18, Bookworm #32 – African American Children in the Antebellum North (Crystal Webster)In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Dr. Crystal Webster discusses her book “Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood: African American Children in the Antebellum North,” in conversation…
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2021 May 21, Bookworm #31 – Stories of Maritime Heritage in the Great Lakes RegionIn this episode of the Clements Bookworm, panelists Art Cohn (Seneca Lake Archaeological Survey – New York) and Stacy Daniels (“The Comedy of Crystal Lake” – Michigan) discuss…
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2021 April 16, Bookworm #30 – Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution (Sarah Swedberg)In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, historian Sarah Swedberg (2019 Peckham Fellow) converses with Jayne Ptolemy (Assistant Curator of Manuscripts) about Swedberg’s book “Liberty and…
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