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The collection includes the copper time capsule and the published materials that composed its contents, which were sealed inside the 1969 Central Michigan University Park Library building cornerstone until they were extracted during the 1999-2001 building renovation.

The collection includes the copper time capsule and the published materials that composed its contents, which were sealed inside the 1969 Central Michigan University Park Library building cornerstone until they were extracted during the 1999-2001 building renovation. These publications mainly document the history of the Park, Mr. Charles V. Park, for whom the library building is named, sources of the library’s collection development activities, CMU courses, CMU President William B. Boyd, student protests against the Vietnam War, both on campus and nationally, international relations, and President Richard M. Nixon. Except for the newspapers, which are quite acidic, the collection is in very good condition. Materials are organized by size and format, alphabetically and chronologically. Published items in the collection are under copyright.

Researchers may be interested in other Clarke collections documenting the CMU Libraries, President William Boyd, Mr. Park, and student protests against the Vietnam War.