UM Bentley Library

@umichBentley

Where Michigan’s history lives. Official U-M archive spanning more than 200 years + 11,000 collections. Open to the public.

1150 Beal Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Joined September 2011

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Feb 18

Love Michigan history? ⭐ Join our monthly library newsletter to discover stories from Michigan’s past, get the details about our upcoming events, and more: myumi.ch/ErqgJ 📸: Students reading in front of Martha Cook, A. Grace Edmonds scrapbooks

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Jul 11

⭐️ Important Update: We have new reading room policies! Keep your research running smoothly, while also keeping the one-of-a-kind materials in the archives safe, by knowing our newly updated policies before you visit. Learn more: bentley.umich.edu/research/polic…

umichBentley's tweet image. ⭐️ Important Update: We have new reading room policies! Keep your research running smoothly, while also keeping the one-of-a-kind materials in the archives safe, by knowing our newly updated policies before you visit. Learn more: bentley.umich.edu/research/polic…

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University of Michigan@UMich · Jul 21

Over the past 175 years, @UMichMedicine has expanded from a single building on the edge of The Diag to a healthcare system that spans most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Learn about Michigan Medicine's growth and research discoveries: myumi.ch/e3E4V

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Jul 14

Today is Gerald Ford’s birthday! 🎂 In addition to his time as President of the United States, #DidYouKnow that Ford was also an exceptional U-M football player? Learn more about Ford’s time as a Wolverine from our athletics archivist: myumi.ch/W69mD

umichBentley's tweet image. Today is Gerald Ford’s birthday! 🎂 In addition to his time as President of the United States, #DidYouKnow that Ford was also an exceptional U-M football player? Learn more about Ford’s time as a Wolverine from our athletics archivist: myumi.ch/W69mD

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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library@Ford_Library · Jul 14

🎉Happy birthday, Gerald Ford!🎉 Born on July 14, 1913, the 38th President would be turning 112 today.

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University of Michigan@UMich · Jul 11

With help from over 4,000 volunteers, @ClementsLibrary recently made available a digital database of more than 66,000 postcards from the David V. Tinder Collection that feature locations from around the state of Michigan. myumi.ch/15g67

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Jul 4

Happy 4th of July from the archives! ⭐ 📸: Ivory Photo Collection, U.S. flags on Main Street in Ann Arbor, 1950

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U-M College of LSA@umichLSA · Jul 3

Throwback to the summer of 1937 before the puma sculptures were installed in front of the Alexander G. Ruthven Building, which was then called the University Museums Building. The puma sculptures have since moved to their new home in front of the U-M Museum of Natural History…

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University of Michigan Medical School@UMichMedSchool · Jul 3

For over 100 years, @UMich med students have staged the Galens Smoker, a musical parody that roasts the culture of #MedEd. “The Smoker can humanize students and faculty alike. It reminds us that this place is not just a hospital, but a family.”michmed.org/ZxGvm #MichMed175

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Michigan Medicine@umichmedicine · Jul 3

Did you know that 175 years ago this fall, #umich medical history began on the @UMich Diag, with the opening of the 1st @UMichMedSchool building? Check out our interactive map & article to learn more about how we grew over time: michmed.org/vQ5eZ #MichMed175 #medhist #tbt

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Michigan News@UMichiganNews · Jun 25

For 50 years, Enoch Brater shared his passion for literature and live theatre with thousands of like-minded students at @UMich. As a renowned expert on Samuel Beckett and Arthur Miller, Brater viewed plays as "literature meant to be performed." He retired in spring 2025. Read…

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University of Michigan@UMich · Jun 26

A 1959 U-M graduate, Edward H. White II became the first American to walk in space while piloting Gemini IV, a four-day mission that orbited Earth 62 times in June 1965. White was joined on the mission by fellow @MichiganAlumni James A. McDivitt. myumi.ch/3RMPk #URecord

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Jun 26

#LibraryUpdate: The Bentley Historical Library’s reading room will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in honor of Independence Day, and on Monday, July 14, 2025 for an in-service training day.

umichBentley's tweet image. #LibraryUpdate: The Bentley Historical Library’s reading room will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in honor of Independence Day, and on Monday, July 14, 2025 for an in-service training day.

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Jun 25

#DidYouKnow that a U-M alum was the first American to walk in space? 🪐✨ Learn more in this article from the University Record: record.umich.edu/articles/it-3/

umichBentley's tweet image. #DidYouKnow that a U-M alum was the first American to walk in space? 🪐✨ Learn more in this article from the University Record: record.umich.edu/articles/it-3/

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Alumni Association of the University of Michigan@michiganalumni · Jun 24

Taking a ride down memory lane. What's your first stop? 🚌

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Jun 20

#FlashbackFriday to this class meeting on the sunny Law Quad lawn on a summer day in 1955. Happy first day of summer! ☀️ 📸: News & Information Photos

umichBentley's tweet image. #FlashbackFriday to this class meeting on the sunny Law Quad lawn on a summer day in 1955. Happy first day of summer! ☀️ 📸: News &amp; Information Photos

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Global Michigan@GlobalMichigan · Jun 20

“It’s not a story about my father,” @umisr MikeTraugott said. “He is a vessel in this story for thinking about the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, what happened then, how it relates to what’s going on now & other events in between.” news.umich.edu/exhibition-in-…

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UM Bentley Library@umichBentley · Jun 19

Lawyer Brown Sylvester Smith was one of the U-M alumni impacted by the history of slavery. Both of his parents were enslaved, and he lost them at a young age. Today, we honor his life, and the lives of all harmed by slavery's legacy. 📸: 1886 Law Class #Juneteenth

umichBentley's tweet image. Lawyer Brown Sylvester Smith was one of the U-M alumni impacted by the history of slavery. Both of his parents were enslaved, and he lost them at a young age. Today, we honor his life, and the lives of all harmed by slavery's legacy. 📸: 1886 Law Class #Juneteenth

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Michigan Medicine@umichmedicine · Jun 19

#Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 every year, is a day of profound historical and cultural significance, marking the true end of slavery in the United States. As we observe this important holiday, we are reminded of the enduring struggle for equity, justice and freedom for all.

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