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Photograph of Carlotta Anderson and her uncle Laurance Labadie.
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New Discoveries of the Labadie Family
As the only grandchild of Jo and Sophie Labadie, Carlotta Anderson was fascinated by her family's history. She wrote an authoritative biography of her grandfather, researched anarchism, labor unions and Detroit history before the auto industry, and preserved original family documents dating back to the nineteenth century. Anderson was a dear friend of the Labadie Collection and, shortly before her death she donated important papers that are now open for research.
Joe Hill's Last Will, November 19, 1915. "Don't Mourn But Organize"
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"I never died," said he: the 100th Anniversary of the Execution of Joe Hill
A commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the execution of Joe Hill, the famous Wobbly bard.
Excerpt from trial transcript
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A New Collection Sheds Light on the Everett Massacre of 1916
On November 5th, 1916, the town of Everett, WA, witnessed a violent confrontation between a citizens’ militia hostile to labor unions and a group of Industrial Workers of the World members sailing into the town’s port to support local workers on strike. The Labadie Collection has secured a new set of archival documents about the Everett Massacre to be available to researchers.
Goldman's grave
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An Anarchist's Suitcase: In Honor of Federico Arcos (1920-2015)
The famous suitcase belonging to the anarchist Emma Goldman has found its final resting place in the Labadie Collection, 75 years after its last journey.
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Hidden Treasures Now Online!
A 5+ year digitization project resulting in over 2,000 social protest images is now accessible to the world.
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"Who is this Jack Carney?"
Take a peak at what a visiting Irish researcher is working on in the Labadie Collection!
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A Recon Project in the Labadie Collection
A long-desired recon project finally gets attention.
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A Fresh Tribute to Jo Labadie
A beautifully crafted, limited edition of essays and poems by Joseph Labadie was recently donated to us. Jo Labadie & His Little Books was created on a hand-operated printing press and bound by Michael Coughlin at his print shop in Cornucopia, Wisconsin.
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A Conversation with Jai Moore
Jerry “Jai” Moore, the remaining officer from the Detroit Area Council of the Mattachine Society (1958-1960), shared memories of his involvement in gay life and activism in 1950s and 60s Detroit . UM Professor Gayle Rubin opened the event with a discussion about the importance of libraries, in particular the Labadie Collection, in her quest for affirmation.
Packing the collection in Hayden's office as he gives a phone interview to a reporter in Africa.
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Tom Hayden Returns to Michigan!
We are elated to announce that the Tom Hayden Papers are now part of the Special Collections Library's Joseph A. Labadie Collection.