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Digital Special Collections Highlights

The Black Abolitionists Archive From the 1820s to the Civil War, African Americans assumed prominent roles in the transatlantic struggle to abolish slavery. In contrast to the popular belief that the abolitionist crusade was driven by wealthy whites, some 300 black abolitionists were regularly involved in the antislavery movement, heightening its credibility and broadening its agenda. The Black Abolitionist Digital Archive is a collection of over 800 speeches by antebellum blacks and approximately 1,000 editorials from the period.

An Historical Exploration of Father Charles E. Coughlin's Influence Among the first public figures to utilize the immense power of the nation's passion for radio, Fr. Charles Edward Coughlin reached a broad ecumenical audience during the 1930s. By the height of his popularity in 1932, Coughlin reached a potential audience of some 40 million people. Though a critic of the forces of mass consumer culture around him, he ironically used the first national network to distribute his political and economic views.

Sisters of Mercy Collection A brief history of one of the University's sponsoring institutions, the Sisters of Mercy. Included is an introduction by Gilmary Bauer, RSM and a two part video series describing the history and persons that have shaped the Sisters of Mercy. The QuickTime player is needed for viewing the video potions of the material.

Print Special Collections

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There are various primary collections under the umbrella title "Special Collections" including archives with a number of smaller sub-collections within each of these. Each collection is undergoing processing. Finding aids for the collections listed will continue to appear in the future.

Print Special Collection Highlights

UDM Faculty Authors A listing of books, articles, and conference proceedings authored or co-authored by UDM faculty and staff from the 1970s through the present.

Society of Jesus Publications A list of publications about the Society of Jesus owned by the University of Detroit Mercy.

Sisters of Mercy Publications A list of publications about Sisters of Mercy owned by the University of Detroit Mercy.

Electronic Thesis Collections

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The University of Detroit Mercy Libraries/Instructional Design Studio present these batchelors and masters theses as fulfillment of students' requirements for graduation. The theses reflect the research, analysis, creative interpretation, and writing of the respective students. The University of Detroit Mercy accepts these theses as the original work of each student without endorsement of any specific theories, themes, architecture structure or creative interpretation.

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Currently, theses are available in Architecture, English, and Psychology.