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- In an oral history interview, Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of the novel "Anatomy of a murder", John D. Voelker, talks about growing up in Ishpeming, MI, and his education and work background, including his time as a district attorney. Voelker also discusses being appointed to the Court in 1957, running against Joseph Moynihan, Jr. for a seat that same year, how decisions are made by the justices, famous cases he heard, including People v. Hildabridle and his eventual resignation from the Court. Justice Voelker talks fondly about writing, and the books he wrote under the pseudonym Robert Traver and reads an excerpt from "Laughing whitefish" which includes a description of the Michigan Supreme Court chambers. Voelker is interviewed by Roger F. Lane.
- Date Created:
- 1990-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
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- Poet Dennis Hinrichsen talks about his books "Cage of water" and "Message to be spoken Into the left ear of God", his involvement in the Rustbelt Roethke Writers’ Workshop in 2003, moving to Michigan, the landscape of Michigan in his poems, and moving into fiction writing from poetry. Hinrichsen is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jim Hines, science fiction writer and Michigan State University alumnus, explains how he began his writing career, his literary style, his preparation of manuscripts, and how he has been able to get his works published. Hines is interviewed by MSU Librarian Leslie Behm
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People
- Description:
- Writer Craig Holden talks about his novel "The jazz bird," based upon bootlegger George Remus, and then reads excerpts from it. Peter Berg, head of the Michigan State University Libraries's Special Collections convenes the event. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-09-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Jeff Vande Zande talks about teaching and writing, poems vs. short stories, developing characters in his stories based on his personal experience, and his current projects. Vande Zande is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michelle Martinez, author of the crime novel "Most wanted," talks about the issues faced by Latin Americans in their home country versus what they face in the United States. She describes her family and education, graduation form Harvard Law School, and her professional endeavors. Martinez discusses the story line of her book, what motivated her to write, and how she brought her experiences from the prosecutor's office to bear on her writing. She describes her writing as an opportunity to explore her own cultural heritage. Martinez discusses the art of writing and talks about what she reads. Martinez is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- 1796 edition of "Anecdotes of a boarding school; or, An antidote to the vices ofthose useful seminaries" written by Mary Pelham (i.e. D. Kilner).
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record., The electronic version of this item was provided by the Wayne State University Library System and is freely accessible through the Wayne State University Libraries Digital Collections., and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on the catalog records of the print works also by the Wayne State University Library System
- Date Issued:
- 1796-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People
- Notes:
- The electronic version of this item was provided by the Wayne State University Library System and is freely accessible through the Wayne State University Libraries Digital Collections.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People
- Date Issued:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People