Collections

The collection consists of commencement programs and related materials.

Collection includes commencement address, 1990; general information, 1963-1974; script, 1976; and programs, 1893-2022 (1900 and 1923 programs are missing). The collection was part of the CMU. Vertical Files. Bound volumes of programs from the 1990s on came from the Alumni office. Additional commencement addresses and information may be found in the CMU. Office of the President papers. The collection is ongoing.

Central Michigan University Student term papers from history, English, and other classes. These papers are sometimes the only source of information about Michigan people, events, or communities.

The collection consists of student term papers, mostly those from Dr. Dain’s History of Michigan class, and other (history, English, business administration, economics, geology, journalism, and sociology) classes at CMU. The term papers are sometimes the only source of history for a Michigan event, person, or community. The writing style and depth of research varies with each paper. If the paper's title does not specify what Michigan location the paper discusses, that information has been added by Clarke staff in parenthesis.

Papers from Professor Dain’s class are mostly in boxes 1-36. Papers from Professor Root’s class are mostly in boxes 36-40. Note: abbreviations in the box and folder listing are those found in the titles of the papers.