Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 6:00 PM
Wayne State University traces its earliest roots to the Civil War era and Detroit's Harper Hospital, where its Medical College was founded in 1868.
In A History of Wayne State University in Photographs, Evelyn Aschenbrenner traces the evolution of the university from those early schools into a modern research university with an extensive urban campus.
Admission is free for Society Members and $10 for guests. Advance registration is requested but walk-ins are welcome.
The Detroit Historical Society Scholar Series is an academic approach to Detroit's history. Offered bi-monthly, presenters cover the causes, meanings, outcomes and possibilities that surround events and places in our community's past, present and future.