The Staff of the Archives and Research Library is pleased to announce that an index to the subject and biographical files, compiled over the past 30 years, are now available online. They are organized by Subjects and Biographies. Each topical file includes a variety of materials, although they are not always comprehensive. If you are [...]
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The Archives and Research Library has recently posted eleven Collection Resource Guides online. Available as PDFs, these guides offer a more in depth look at out photograph and manuscript collections. You can get to these by selecting “Collection Resource Guides” at the top of the page. The following essay was written by Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor James A. Robinson and is an adaptation of his presentation to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Robinson adapted his essay for the Museum in honor of Black History Month, 2010. The following essay was written by Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor James A. Robinson and is an adaptation of his presentation to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Robinson adapted his essay for the Museum in honor of Black History Month, 2010. The following essay was written by Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor James A. Robinson and is an adaptation of his presentation to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Robinson adapted his essay for the Museum in honor of Black History Month, 2010. The following essay was written by Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor James A. Robinson, PhD and is an adaptation of his presentation to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Robinson adapted his essay for the Museum in honor of Black History Month, 2010. Whitney Young, three-quarter length portrait, standing next to a bookcase, [...] We have added a selection of the Sam Vinegar Photograph Collection to our digital collections. The Sam Vinegar Collection contains formal mounted images from Africa, an African postcard series, the Harold “Beans” Bowles collection of both signed and unsigned publicity photos of African American performers, miscellaneous certificates / letters /clippings, professional prints of schoolhouses, offices [...] In 2007, the Museum and a number of other Detroit Community Organizations partnered with StoryCorps at part of the Griot Initiative. The “StoryCorps Griot is an initiative to ensure that the voices, experiences, and life stories of African Americans will be preserved and presented with dignity. A Griot (pronounced gree-oh) is a storyteller, a position [...] Our Image Database was updated with more than 40 images from the Museum’s various Doll Collections. These new images are a sample of our larger collection of dolls, the majority of which are black baby dolls for babies, toddlers and older children. The lead in this project has been working with the Archives to identify images and research materials. It should prove to be an interesting and important discussion about issues that have and continue to impact the city of Detroit. |
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