The William L. Clements Library is a rare book and manuscript repository located on the University of Michigan's central campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The library is widely considered to hold one of the most prominent collections of Americana and a destination for researchers studying the History of the Americas from European discovery to the early 20th century.
The Library was founded in 1923 by William L. Clements, an alumnus and regent of the...
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The William L. Clements Library is a rare book and manuscript repository located on the University of Michigan's central campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The library is widely considered to hold one of the most prominent collections of Americana and a destination for researchers studying the History of the Americas from European discovery to the early 20th century.
The Library was founded in 1923 by William L. Clements, an alumnus and regent of the University of Michigan. The library's initial collections were donated by Clements and included his personal collection of "20,000 volumes of rare books, 2,000 volumes of early newspapers, several hundred maps, and the papers of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne." Among the restrictions Clements placed upon the library was that it should remain separate from the University's greater library system and be governed by an independent board of trustees. Today, this distinct governing structure remains in place, but the Library's collections...
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