Another alumnus who is taking advantage of the new Library program is Roy Wetzel '59. Like the Gieses, Wetzel also returned to his collegiate environment after retirement. But you could say it began when I started collecting German stamps when I was 10 years old. I was born in a German neighborhood in Detroit, and collecting the stamps sparked my interest in German history. The project is a reference for me to support my stamp collection.
Stamps reflect history.
They mirror, for example, the terrible inflation of 1923 because new stamps and stamp rates appeared every week. Wetzel says he is grateful for the U-M Library's new program not only because it has reduced the cost for alumni and simplified borrowing procedures. Plus, my wife and I support the Library through the Friends of the Library, so I don't feel I'm ripping off the public.