Episode #41 Book & Resource List
Thank you for registering for the Clements Bookworm! Please find below a link to the recording from today's program featuring Cynthia Motzenbecker, "Women in Photographs."
This episode was generously sponsored by an Avid Bookworm Supporter
from the private collection of Cynthia Motzenbecker
Clements Library Resources:

Other Resources discussed:
ZOONIVERSE - People Powered Research
The Clements Library is excited to announce the launch of a new volunteer digitization project, Picturing Michigan’s Past, to describe the David V. Tinder real-photo postcard collection. Consisting of over 60,000 postcards, the Tinder collection paints a detailed portrait of everyday life in Michigan in the early 20th century. By participating in this crowdsourcing project, volunteers will be able to help bring this collection to life and make it more accessible to the general public. Three regions are currently available to work on: Upper Peninsula, Northern Michigan, and Western Michigan. In the coming weeks, we will add Central/Mid-Michigan and Southeastern Michigan.
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Next Bookworm Episode - April 15

Author Conversation with
Gregory Evans Dowd
Helen Hornbeck Tanner Collegiate Professor of American Culture in the College
of Literature, Science & the Arts at the University of Michigan
Honorée Jeffers Lecture - March 21
‘An Issue of Mercy’: Exploring the Life and Writing of Phillis Wheatley Peters Through Documents and Poetry
Poet, essayist, and novelist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers will discuss the research and practice that led to her award-winning book of poetry The Age of Phillis (2020). This collection is based upon fifteen years of research on the life and times of Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784), a formerly enslaved person who was the first African American woman to publish a book. Dr. Jeffers will discuss the connections between archival research and creative practice, and on the ways that early Americanist scholarship can benefit from engagement with contemporary poetry.
A Hybrid Event - Please register for either option:
  • In-person at Robertston Auditorium, Ross School of Business or
  • Livestream
  • Books will not be for sale but can be purchased locally at Literati
  • Booksigning will take place after the lecture
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