Use the U-M Library Search to explore the Bentley's collections.
Hours:
Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
1150 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113 U.S.A.
734-764-3482
Whether you’re looking for historic photos of squirrels, or your dad’s old yearbook, we’re here to help! ⭐️
Did you know that the Bentley Historical Library is free and open to the public? That means:
🏀 U-M sports fans
✏️ Writers of historic fiction looking for story ideas
🌳 People interested in family history
😊 You, and your mom who’s in town for commencement
🔎 Or anybody who’s just plain curious
…Are all welcome in the Reading Room! (Yes, even if they’re not students!)
Come visit the Bentley on U-M’s North Campus in Ann Arbor, and unbox historic letters, leaf through scrapbooks, watch digitized football films, and more, Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM. ✉️📖🏈✨
We are so excited to help you find what you’re searching for!
📸: Cardboard cutout of historic U-M women’s basketball players in the Bentley Historical Library’s stacks
#MichiganHistory #UMich #BentleyHistoricalLibrary #Archives #LibrariesAreAwesome #AnnArbor #DidYouKnow #ThingsToDoInAnnArbor
Whether you’re looking for historic photos of squirrels, or your dad’s old yearbook, we’re here to help! ⭐️
Did you know that the Bentley Historical Library is free and open to the public? That means:
🏀 U-M sports fans
✏️ Writers of historic fiction looking for story ideas
🌳 People interested in family history
😊 You, and your mom who’s in town for commencement
🔎 Or anybody who’s just plain curious
…Are all welcome in the Reading Room! (Yes, even if they’re not students!)
Come visit the Bentley on U-M’s North Campus in Ann Arbor, and unbox historic letters, leaf through scrapbooks, watch digitized football films, and more, Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM. ✉️📖🏈✨
We are so excited to help you find what you’re searching for!
📸: Cardboard cutout of historic U-M women’s basketball players in the Bentley Historical Library’s stacks
#MichiganHistory #UMich #BentleyHistoricalLibrary #Archives #LibrariesAreAwesome #AnnArbor #DidYouKnow #ThingsToDoInAnnArbor
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Can you guess where this picture was taken? 🗽
⭐ If you guessed Detroit, you’re right!
Throwback to 1918, when this 60-foot-tall plaster replica of the Statue of Liberty was brought to Cadillac Square as part of a push for Liberty Bonds during World War I!
According to the Detroit Free Press, “elaborate plans” were made for “nightly pageants” around the statue, as the government tried to convince citizens to buy Liberty Bonds.
The “official yell-master and pep man” for Detroit’s Liberty Bonds was U-M alum J. Fred Lawton, who led Detroit crowds in singing “campaign songs” around this statue with his megaphone. 📣🎵
You can find more photos of historic Detroit Liberty Bond rallies like these in the George W. Merrill photographs, and in the J. Fred Lawton papers.
#TBT #Detroit #WorldWarI #CadillacSquare #StatueOfLiberty #LibertyBonds #MichiganHistory #DetroitHistory
Can you guess where this picture was taken? 🗽
⭐ If you guessed Detroit, you’re right!
Throwback to 1918, when this 60-foot-tall plaster replica of the Statue of Liberty was brought to Cadillac Square as part of a push for Liberty Bonds during World War I!
According to the Detroit Free Press, “elaborate plans” were made for “nightly pageants” around the statue, as the government tried to convince citizens to buy Liberty Bonds.
The “official yell-master and pep man” for Detroit’s Liberty Bonds was U-M alum J. Fred Lawton, who led Detroit crowds in singing “campaign songs” around this statue with his megaphone. 📣🎵
You can find more photos of historic Detroit Liberty Bond rallies like these in the George W. Merrill photographs, and in the J. Fred Lawton papers.
#TBT #Detroit #WorldWarI #CadillacSquare #StatueOfLiberty #LibertyBonds #MichiganHistory #DetroitHistory
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Happy National Library Week! ⭐
Did you know that there are libraries on campus containing sheet music, or computer games, or ancient papyrus? 🤯
U-M has at least 20 different libraries, all of them with their own specialties and types of collections, including the Bentley! 📚📖💙
At the Bentley Historical Library we really love helping people dive into the history of U-M, and the state of Michigan, with things like:
📖 Scrapbooks from students long ago!
📸 Photographs of what your dorm looked like when it was first built!
🗺️ Old maps of the state of Michigan!
📽️ Videos of U-M weather experts sailing past icebergs!
🏈 Boxes full of football play-by-play game rundowns!
…And more!
Sometimes visitors see the word “library” on the Bentley’s sign, and assume our stacks are full of books.
We love books, and the Bentley contains plenty of them. But the truth is, we also have so much more to share!
We encourage you to come visit our Reading Room to find out more, and to check out U-M’s many libraries, to see everything they have to offer!
Click through to glimpse historic photos of just a few of the many wonderful libraries on U-M`s campus.
How many of them can you recognize?
#NationalLibraryWeek #Libraries #UMich #GoBlue #ReadingIsCool #SupportYourLocalLibrary
Happy National Library Week! ⭐
Did you know that there are libraries on campus containing sheet music, or computer games, or ancient papyrus? 🤯
U-M has at least 20 different libraries, all of them with their own specialties and types of collections, including the Bentley! 📚📖💙
At the Bentley Historical Library we really love helping people dive into the history of U-M, and the state of Michigan, with things like:
📖 Scrapbooks from students long ago!
📸 Photographs of what your dorm looked like when it was first built!
🗺️ Old maps of the state of Michigan!
📽️ Videos of U-M weather experts sailing past icebergs!
🏈 Boxes full of football play-by-play game rundowns!
…And more!
Sometimes visitors see the word “library” on the Bentley’s sign, and assume our stacks are full of books.
We love books, and the Bentley contains plenty of them. But the truth is, we also have so much more to share!
We encourage you to come visit our Reading Room to find out more, and to check out U-M’s many libraries, to see everything they have to offer!
Click through to glimpse historic photos of just a few of the many wonderful libraries on U-M`s campus.
How many of them can you recognize?
#NationalLibraryWeek #Libraries #UMich #GoBlue #ReadingIsCool #SupportYourLocalLibrary
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Happy National Pet Day! 🐶🐱💙
Click through to see pets from Michigan history, and the people who loved them.
Proof that the bond between a human and their pet is truly timeless! 🐾
📸: Dog and little girl in Chelsea, Michigan, from the Thomas Shaw papers
📸: Cat and boy, from the Emile Low scrapbook
📸: Girl with rabbits, from the Squier Family papers
#NationalPetDay #PetsOfInstagram #OldPhotos #Dog #Cat #Rabbits
Happy National Pet Day! 🐶🐱💙
Click through to see pets from Michigan history, and the people who loved them.
Proof that the bond between a human and their pet is truly timeless! 🐾
📸: Dog and little girl in Chelsea, Michigan, from the Thomas Shaw papers
📸: Cat and boy, from the Emile Low scrapbook
📸: Girl with rabbits, from the Squier Family papers
#NationalPetDay #PetsOfInstagram #OldPhotos #Dog #Cat #Rabbits
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Hours:
Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
1150 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113 U.S.A.
734-764-3482