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The collection documents the reconstruction and new addition of the CMU Park Library building and temporary redesign of Finch Fieldhouse. There is also one set of blue-line drawings of the old Park building.

Architectural materials collection, 1966, 1997-2001, 2005. The collection includes blue-line prints, Dec. 1966, by Roger Allen and Associates of Grand Rapids (Mich.) for the original Park Library. Architectural drawings for the renovation and addition to the Park Library include: a milestone schedule, concept drawings, site layout plans, an artist's renderings of interior and exterior views of the new building, a presentation drawing, composite floor plans for four floors, and a vendor sample board of office furniture for staff, 1997-2001, by Greiner and Associates of Grand Rapids. Some of the drawings are mounted on foamcor board. The collection documents various stages of the planning process for the new building, as well as the furniture, shelving, signage, and electricity plans for it, and the landscaping and planting around it. Lighting fixture drawings were created by H.M. Brandston and Partners, Inc., 1999. Custom furniture designs by Blanton and Moore, LLC are for maple study carrels, 2001, and exhibit cases, 2005. Also included is a three-dimensional model of the new building with a wooden base and clear plastic cover. The model measures 28x35x8 inches and includes the building, people, cars, trees, sidewalks, and Preston Street. The model is composed of carboard and plastic in red, white, blue, green, brown, and black. The collection is organized by format, size, and chronologically.

Researchers may also be interested in additional architectural materials documenting the addition which are found in the CMU. Park Library New library collection, 1996-2008, which is also housed in the Clarke Historical Library. This collection includes final drawings, which came to the archivist after re/construction was completed. The collection also documents the open house events and other events held in the new building. Collections documenting the history and functions of the library are also housed in the Clarke.