PODCAST

Tales from the Reuther Library

Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

Stories on labor history, Detroit, and Wayne State University

history

All Episodes

29:15

Dirty Socks, Goose Fat, and Hot Toddies: Cold...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2019/01/24

Reuther Library archivists Elizabeth Clemens and Dan Golodner raise a glass for the regional and ethnic cold remedies collected in the Reuther’s extensive Folklore Archive, including whiskey, honey, lemon, hot toddies, goose fat poultices, the color red, horehound, catnip tea, dirty socks, and the more dangerous turpentine and kerosene — don’t try those at home! … Continue reading Dirty Socks, Goose Fat, and Hot Toddies: Cold Remedies from the Folklore Archive

en-US

25:44

“Long Memory is the Most Radical Idea in America:”...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2019/01/03

Dr. Louis Jones discusses his work in building relationships to bring records into the Reuther Library documenting the American labor movement, civil rights, and the history of metropolitan Detroit. He explains how he brought three recent acquisitions into the Reuther Library: the papers of labor activist and folk singer Utah Phillips; the business records of … Continue reading “Long Memory is the Most Radical Idea in America:” Field Report from Reuther Collections Gatherer Louis Jones

en-US

32:12

“Democracy is Sweeping Over the World:” Brookwood...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/12/13

While the 1920s are often described as “lean years” of progressive action, Andreas Meyris explains how the Brookwood Labor College in Katonah, New York served as a conduit for transnational radicalism in the 1920s while also training labor journalists and up-and-coming labor leaders like Walter Reuther and Rose Pesotta, setting the stage for the explosion … Continue reading “Democracy is Sweeping Over the World:” Brookwood Labor College at the Nexus of Transnational Radicalism in the Jazz Age

en-US

19:30

The First Noel (Night): How the Public Found Its...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/11/22

Outreach archivist Meghan Courtney traces the evolution of Detroit Adventure, a coalition of cultural organizations founded in 1958 to promote cultural conversations and experiences in metropolitan Detroit. In 1973 the organization debuted Noel Night, a free holiday open house in Detroit’s cultural center. Now run by Midtown Detroit, Inc., Noel Night features: performances and family … Continue reading The First Noel (Night): How the Public Found Its Detroit Adventure in Noel Night, The City’s

en-US

23:12

Speak to the Earth and it Shall Teach Thee: Catholic...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/11/08

John Buchkoski explores the role that religious women had in grassroots social activism in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly organizations of Catholic women religious. He explains how these groups supported United Farm Worker strikes by publicizing the environmental and health effects of pesticide use and popularizing produce boycotts across Catholic communities. Buchkoski is a Ph.D. … Continue reading Speak to the Earth and it Shall Teach Thee: Catholic Nuns, the United Farm Workers Movement, and

en-US

29:10

Halloween Spooktacular: Supernatural Stories from...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/10/25

Archivist Elizabeth Clemens shares spooky stories from the Reuther Library’s Folklore Archives about Le Loup Garou, or the Werewolf of Grosse Pointe; the Ghost of Tanglewood Bridge on Detroit’s Belle Isle; hauntings at home; and a helpful witch on Detroit’s McClellan Street who fetched groceries and hung her skin on the wall. Archivist Bart Bealmear … Continue reading Halloween Spooktacular: Supernatural Stories from Detroit Folklore

en-US

23:53

International Architect Minoru Yamasaki’s Impact on...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/10/04

Reuther Library archivist Shae Rafferty discusses the career of Minoru Yamasaki, renown architect of the original World Trade Center, the Dhahran International Airport in Saudi Arabia, and many buildings in the metropolitan Detroit area. University archivist Alison Stankrauff shares the history and design of four Yamasaki buildings on the campus of Wayne State University in … Continue reading International Architect Minoru Yamasaki’s Impact on the Wayne State Campus

en-US

28:34

1933 Chicago Teachers Walkout: That Time Teachers...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/09/13

American Federation of Teachers archivist Dan Golodner tells guest host Bart Bealmear about the 1933 Chicago Teachers Walkout, when Chicago teachers joined together to demand that they be paid in actual money and on time, rather than in scrip that wasn’t honored by local businesses and banks during the Great Depression. Paid only nine times … Continue reading 1933 Chicago Teachers Walkout: That Time Teachers Rioted With Textbooks and Rulers

en-US

28:37

Assembly Line Housing: Walter P. Reuther, George...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/08/23

In the second of a two-part series, Dr. Kristin M. Szylvian explains how racial segregation and the fear of declining property values ultimately scuttled Operation Breakthrough, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Program early in the Nixon administration to use union-made manufactured housing to create racially- and economically-integrated housing communities throughout the country. … Continue reading Assembly Line Housing: Walter P. Reuther, George Romney, and Operation Breakthrough

en-US

28:27

Assembly Line Housing: Walter P. Reuther, George...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/08/09

In the first of a two-part series, Dr. Kristin Szylvian explains the role of the American labor movement, and UAW president Walter Reuther in particular, in lobbying for and shaping fair housing programs and legislation in Detroit and nationally after the Second World War. That influence paved the way for an unlikely alliance in the … Continue reading Assembly Line Housing: Walter P. Reuther, George Romney, and Operation Breakthrough – Part 1

en-US

17:39

I Am A Man: Photographer Richard Copley Recalls His...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/07/26

AFSCME archivist Stefanie Caloia shares photographer Richard Copley’s story of his very first and what he considers his most important assignment covering the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike and, ultimately, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and memorial march. Related Collections AFSCME Local 1733 Records AFSCME Office of the President: Jerry Wurf Records 1968 Sanitation … Continue reading I Am A Man: Photographer Richard Copley Recalls His First Assignment, 50 Years After the 1968

en-US

27:38

Jessica Levy on “Black Power, Inc.: Global American...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/07/11

Jessica Levy explains how American corporations and black entrepreneurs worked together to forge a new politics linking American business with black liberation at home and abroad, focusing particularly on Leon Howard Sullivan, a civil rights leader and board member of General Motors who used his position to influence American corporate anti-apartheid actions. Levy is a … Continue reading Jessica Levy on “Black Power, Inc.: Global American Business and the Post-Apartheid City”

en-US

32:06

American Labor’s Anti-Apartheid Movement and Nelson...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/06/28

Meghan Courtney, Reuther Library archivist, discusses Nelson Mandela’s 1990 visit to the U.S. as well as his long-term relationship with the American Labor Movement during his time in prison and after his release. Mandela’s 12 day, 8 city fundraising tour in June 1990 took place just months after his release from 27 years in a … Continue reading American Labor’s Anti-Apartheid Movement and Nelson Mandela’s 1990 U.S. Tour

en-US

26:50

Julia Gunn on Civil Rights Anti-Unionism: Charlotte...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/06/14

Dr. Julia Gunn explains how progressive civil rights politics enabled Charlotte, North Carolina, to become the nation’s second-largest largest financial capital while obscuring its intransigence towards working-class protest, including public sector sanitation workers, bus drivers, firefighters, and domestic workers. Gunn is a Critical Writing Fellow in History at the University of Pennsylvania. Gunn’s research visit … Continue reading Julia Gunn on Civil Rights Anti-Unionism: Charlotte and the

en-US

19:47

Dawn Mabalon on UFW labor organizer Larry Itliong –...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/05/31

In part 2 of our interview with Dawn Mabalon, she explains how her personal and familial interests influenced her research on the life and work of United Farm Workers labor organizer Larry Itliong, as well as her forthcoming children’s book, Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong. Dr. Mabalon is an Associate Professor at … Continue reading Dawn Mabalon on UFW labor organizer Larry Itliong – Part 2

en-US

37:20

Dawn Mabalon on UFW labor organizer Larry Itliong –...

Tales from the Reuther Library ·

2018/05/21

In this inaugural episode of Tales from the Reuther Library, Dawn Mabalon, an Associate Professor at San Francisco State University, shares her research on the life and work of Larry Itliong, a Filipino leader of California’s farm labor movement. She explains to Reuther archivist Dan Golodner the relationship between Filipino and Mexican farm workers, reframing … Continue reading Dawn Mabalon on UFW labor organizer Larry Itliong – Part 1

en-US

96 results

Tales from the Reuther Library

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

The Old Front Line

Paul Reed

Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

جنود خلدهم التاريخ

ALSUMOOD PODCAST

Film History - Daily

Inception Point Ai

Madonna - Audio Biography

Inception Point Ai