In the winter term of 2014, I will be launching a new "gateway" course in the history department. The course will be designed for freshmen and sophomores. These gateway courses are to take a topic in history ( in my case it will be Michigan and its university) and work trough a succession of themes that not only explore aspects of the general topic, but also suggest the different ways that history is done and understood. As a "gateway" class, I am particularly aware that to bring the idea of history to life will require an impressive visual accompaniment to the lectures. We have exceptional visual content here at the Bentley Library. I would like to devote the summer months (July and August -- my two final months as director) to building sets of images that will accompany the 26 lectures. To do this I will engage a student (already selected) to work with me to scan hundreds of items in support of this endeavor. From this databank of images I will be working this fall (during my sabbatical) to prepare the power points. I will "leverage" a $500 grant with other funds to put together an 8 week position.