University of Michigan Heritage Project

Stories about the people who have shaped, and been shaped by, one of the world’s great public universities.

[University of Michigan Heritage Project @umheritage]

@JordanAckerMI @UMich Happy to share this narrative with you. https://t.co/WL90onLStT

[University of Michigan Heritage Project @umheritage]

Raoul Wallenberg saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. His earlier days as a @umich student helped to shape his leadership and heroism. #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
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[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

“The perfect snowman doesn’t exi—” ⛄📖

This tiny snowman visited the archives today! Can you guess who his favorite poet is? (We'll give you a hint: U-M's very first poet-in-residence!)

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

⭐ Voting at the Michigan League in 1968! ⭐ Make your own mark on history by voting! Learn more: https://t.co/DMovFfkDHD 📸: News and Information Photos #ElectionDay

[UM Clements Library @ClementsLibrary]

Happy Halloween from the Clements Library!

Our staff is split - are the women in the middle flowers, or lions?!

[University of Michigan Heritage Project @umheritage]

There are more than a few spooky @umich stories to be found in fictional tales of murder and mystery. #GoBoo

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[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

Happy #AskAnArchivist Day! ⭐ Your chance to ask things like: What is an archive? When was Michigan Stadium built? Do you have old squirrel photos? 🐿️ Share your questions about the archives with us @umichBentley!

[Alumni Association of the University of Michigan @michiganalumni]

65 years ago this Saturday, the University of Michigan-Dearborn officially opened its doors, welcoming an initial class of 34 students.

Today, @UM_Dearborn has 8,104 students and ranks as the No. 1 regional public university in the state of Michigan: https://t.co/Qk8iEkThfJ

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

#TBT to this Homecoming display, featuring a large dragon with a football player on its head, circa 1953! 🐲 What's your favorite U-M Homecoming Game memory? #GoBlue

[University of Michigan @UMich]

A Michigan icon.

Rest in peace, James Earl Jones.

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

Move-In starts tomorrow! ⭐ We can’t wait to welcome you back to campus, Wolverines!
📸: Students walking across the Diag in 1947, News & Info Photos

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

#OTD over 100 years ago, this photo was snapped of the Detroit Observatory and the old University Hospital, as seen from above! ⭐ 📸: U-M Photograph Vertical File, Ann Arbor, 1922

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

#OTD in 1940, this photo was snapped of the historic University Museums building (and its puma statues!) ⭐ Today, you might know this space better as the Alexander Ruthven building! 📸: Ivory Photographs

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

#DidYouKnow that 100 years ago, the last time the #Olympics were held in Paris, there were regional Olympic tryouts held right here, at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor? ⭐

📸: Yearbook photo of Ann Arbor’s 1924 regional Olympic tryouts for track & field

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

#TBT to William DeHart Hubbard, a U-M athlete, becoming the first African American to win an individual ⭐ Olympic gold medal ⭐ at the last Paris Olympics with his long jump, 100 years ago! 🥇

📸: Michigan Daily & Rentschler's Photo Collection

[University of Michigan Heritage Project @umheritage]

Always happy to see the work of @cseeman celebrated. Anyone who loves #UMich squirrels deserves the spotlight. 🐿️

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[Michigan Baseball @umichbaseball]

The First African-American to play in the Major Leagues!

Today we celebrate, Moses Fleetwood Walker who played for the Wolverines in 1882 before joining the Toledo Blue Stockings.

#GoBlue

[University of Michigan Heritage Project @umheritage]

Go Blue!

[Michigan Football @UMichFootball]

IT’S GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE!

#GoBlue

[UM Bentley Library @umichBentley]

Throwback to this Rose Bowl sign from the 1960s! 🌹 Happy New Year, Wolverines!📸: News & Info Photographs

[University of Michigan Heritage Project @umheritage]

The first #RoseBowl game was played Jan. 1, 1902, with a decisive @umich victory. #GoBlue