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Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

The Walter P. Reuther Library collects and facilitates access to historical documentary evidence in order to inspire academic research, serve the information needs of the community, and build knowledge at Wayne State University.

University Collections

Wayne State University Resources in the Reuther Reading Room

Newspapers

  • The Detroit Collegian / The Daily Collegian, 1937-1967
  • The South End, 1967-present

 

Vertical Files

  • Subject and department files
  • Biographical files (on 2000 WSU individuals, primarily faculty)
  • Presidents' files
  • Building files (on 85 individual WSU buildings)
  • Board of Governors Official Proceedings, 1956-2008

 

University publications

  • The Faculty Bulletin, 1939-1954
  • Inside Wayne, 1954-1968
  • The Wayne Report, 1968-1982
  • Inside Wayne State, 1981-1998
  • Campus News, 1998-2003
  • Life@Wayne, 2003-2004
  • W.S.You, 2011-2012
  • Newsletter, 1935-1969
  • Alumni News, 1943-1997
  • Wayne State Magazine, 1987-present

 

Directories and handbooks

  • Alumni directories, 1941-2007
  • School of Medicine student directories, 1970-1975
  • Law School student directories
  • Faculty/staff directories, 1928-present
  • Athletic programs, 1934-present
  • Catalogs, Bulletins, and Course Schedules, 1917-present

 

Yearbooks and photo directories

  • Yearbooks, 1900-2005
  • New Student Register, 1977-1979
  • Law School Faces, 1990-1999
  • Commencement programs, 1892-present

History of the University Archive

Reading Room Hours

Monday-Friday:  9:30am-noon; 1-3:30pm
Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Appointments: Reference Archivist