Collections

The collection includes Central Michigan University Women brochures, correspondence, historical materials, photographs, negatives, and reports.

Organizational records include: Bridge Club Materials, Spring 2003; Brochures and Membership Forms, 2000-; Correspondence, 1999-; Hiking Schedules and Members, 2000-2002; Historical Calendar and PowerPoint, 2020; Meeting Programs, 1999/2000-; Photographs and Negatives, 2000-; Reports, 2010/2011-; and 75th Anniversary Materials, spring 2003, including written memories of past presidents, a list of past presidents expected at the anniversary celebration, party mementos, compiled, selected minutes of historical importance from past meetings, and photographs of the event. The collection is ongoing.

The organizational records include: an organizational history, account books, Christmas bird count reports, constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes with attachments (earlier years are in volumes), membership lists, miscellaneous, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings (copies), pamphlets, photographs, programs and property materials.

The organizational records include: an organizational history, account books, Christmas bird count reports, constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes with attachments (earlier years are in volumes), membership lists, miscellaneous, newsletters, newspaper, and magazine clippings (copies), pamphlets, photographs, programs, and property materials. The collection is organized by alphabetically and chronologically. The collection is ongoing.

A copy of William Theunissen’s Chippewa Valley Audubon Club, 1951-1992 history of the Club is separately cataloged in the Clarke.

Processing Note: Duplicate materials and acidic materials, which were copied, were returned to the donor as per the donor agreement.

This collection includes postcards nostly created by children and teens in various Michigan cities which competed in the Clarke Historical Library DigMichNews Contests, 2015-2019.

This collection includes postcards created by children and teens in Alpena, Milford, and Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, from the 2015 competition 1 cubic ft. (in 2 boxes). Milford won the competition in 2015. A folder of information about the 2015 competition is in the front of box 1.

The 2016 competition postcards 6.75 cubic feet (in 14 boxes) include those created by children and teens in pre-schools, and both public and private schools in Alpena, Clinton County (supporting DeWitt Public Library), Houghton Lake, L’Anse. In addition to children’s postcards there are several folders of homemade crafty postcards created by adults in the Houghton Lake Public Library Craft Group. All of the Polish News competition postcards were homemade by adults associated with the Polish News in Detroit. Alpena won the competition in 2016. Schools were identified whenever possible. When identification was not specific minors are identified as students. A folder of information about the 2016 competition is in the front of box 3.

The 2017 competition postcards, 4.25 cubic feet (in 9 boxes), include those created by children and adults in L’Anse, Leelanau, New Baltimore, Oceana, and Utica. Three-dimensional, art, reproduced art, and composite image postcards are included. Specific schools or institutions were not identified. L’Anse won the competition in 2017 with Utica a close second. A folder of information about the 2017 competition is in the front of Box 17.

The 2018 competition postcards, 2 cubic feet (in 4 boxes), include those created by children, and a couple of adults, in Albion, Detroit, East Grand Rapids, Pontiac, Saugatuck, and Utica. Art and reproduced art postcards are included. While no specific schools were identified as contributors, Saugatuck District Library was identified as an institution were children created children’s art postcards for the competition. Saugatuck won the competition in 2018 while Utica came in second. A folder of information about the 2018 competition is in the front of Box 25.

The 2019 competition postcards, 1.5 cubic feet (in 3 boxes), include postcards mostly created by children. Postcards created, or probably created, by adults include some in the Grandville folder, including five reproduced historical photographs, and postcards in the Sparta Retirement Community and Sparta adults folder. Identified Sparta schools or school districts include: Algoma Christian Schools, Appleview Elementary, Kent City Schools, Ridgeview schools, and Sparta Middle and High schools. Sparta won the competition over Grandville. A folder of information about the 2019 competition is in the front of Box 30, and a folder about the 2020 competition is in the back of Box 32. Only a few people people identified themselves by first names in the Algoma, Kent City, Ridgeview, Sparta schools, and Sparta Retirement Community folders.

The collection is organized alphabetically by year of competition, city, then by topic. The collection is ongoing.

Processing Note: Duplicate mass-produced postcards were sorted and withdrawn from the collection. This includes approximately 4 cubic feet (2015), 1 cubic foot (2016), 1.5 cubic (2017), 1 cubic foot (2018), and 1.5 cubic feet (2019). The remaining postcards were compared to the existing Michigan postcards in the Clarke. Non-duplicates were then filed into the Michigan postcards collection. None of the children’s postcards were duplicates.

This collection includes materials accumulated by the CMU. Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS), including: photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and video recordings of multicultural related events.

This collection, 1984-2018, and undated, in 3 cubic ft. (in 4 boxes, 2 oversized photograph albums) includes materials accumulated by the CMU. Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS), including: photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and video recordings of multicultural related events. The collection is organized by format and chronologically.

Newspaper Clippings(copies) directly related to cultural events that had an effect on CMU student body, faculty, or surrounding community were retained. For example: Chippewa nickname controversy, Tomahawk chop, residence hall conflicts, Kosovo POWs, Indian tuition waiver, Basketball Coach Keith Drambrot, Women’s track Coach Ellen Carpenter, Speaker Sister Souljah, Affirmative Action exemption debate, Central 6, and the Noose controversy (2007).

This collection includes six photograph albums. The contents of four of these albums were removed from poor quality three-ring binders, placed in folders and boxed, while two oversized albums were left intact. Photographs in this collection cover many multicultural events and settings such as: Get Acquainted Day, Parent Empowerment through Academics and Knowledge (PEAK), Minority awards ceremonies, cultural performances, American Council on Education (ACE), Cultural workshops, candid office moments, Spring break, Hispanic Heritage Food Taster, Zumba classes, Martin Luther King Jr. events (Unity Ball, Unity March, Peace Brunch), Organization for Black Unity events, Iron Chef, Think Fast, Black History Month events, Asian culture events, Soup and Substance, Battle of the Bands, Powwow, multicultural office, and Graduation Ceremonies. Also, included are photographs of speakers that visited CMU such as Danny Glover, B.D. Wong, Judge Joe Brown, and Jaime Escalante.

Videotapes in this collection are on VHS format. Events covered by this footage include: Battle of the Bands, Cultural Explosion, Minority Student Services Awards ceremonies, Students of Color Leadership Conference, United Holiday Celebration, and NSEMP (later known as African-American Mentoring Program).

ACE Picture Perfect Student Services compact disc includes two audio files and two PowerPoint files. The PowerPoints exhibit multiple photographs in various settings and lists members of the program with accompanying portrait.

Researchers may also be interested in other collections on CMU. Institutional Diversity and its predecessor units at the Clarke Historical Library.

The Central Michigan University Off-Campus Libraries Services (OCLS) Organizational Records, 1981-2018, and undated includes mostly OCLS but also some Institute for Personal Career Development (IPCD), and College of Extended Learning (CEL) reports, goals, promotional, educational and informational materials, including posters and U-Matic and VHS videotape recordings, budgets, photographs, student satisfaction surveys. The Annual reports, Goals folder includes some individual reports and goals of OCLS staff.

The Central Michigan University Off-Campus Libraries Services (OCLS) Organizational Records, 1981-2018, and undated includes mostly OCLS but also some Institute for Personal Career Development (IPCD), and College of Extended Learning (CEL) reports, goals, promotional, educational and informational materials, including posters and U-Matic and VHS videotape recordings, budgets, photographs, student satisfaction surveys. The Annual reports, Goals folder includes some individual reports and goals of OCLS staff. A 2021 addition (Box 3) includes planning documents, with some lists of conference attendees and evaluations for the 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 conferences.

Researchers may also be interested in additional OCLS, IPCD or CEL information found in numerous other collections in the Clarke Historical Library.

The Archivist would like to acknowledge that identifying CMU Library staff member in older photographs would not have been possible without the help of current Park Library staff member Vicki Swarthout, who once worked in OCLS.

Processing Note: During processing approximately .5 cubic foot of duplicates and miscellaneous materials were withdrawn from the collection.

The collection includes church brochures, historical materials, the building project, membership events, sermons, the children’s ministry, Vacation Bible School materials, special programs, general outreach, a partial copy of the church’s website, giving the church’s history, information about its ministers, and related links, annual and other reports, and CDs.

Collection of various brochures of the church describing the new building project, membership events, sermons, the children's ministry, summer camp, a woman's workshop program, and general outreach, a partial copy of the church's website, giving the church's history, information about its minister, May 2003 newsletter, general outreach information, and related links, Annual Reports, and CDs, however Vacation Bible School materials, including photographs, trading cards, CDS, and program materials, compose the majority of the collection. The collection is ongoing.

The collection includes material created or collected by Halbert about the Michigan PBB disaster and how it affected him and his family.

The collection includes material created or collected by Halbert about the Michigan PBB disaster and how it affected him and his family. Materials he created include: his co-written article with Jackson, an invitation letter from American Veterinary Medical Association and his speaking notes, his Outline for Bitter Harvest, his personal health records, speeches, speaking notes, and his testimony before the Michigan House of Representations (1974) and US House of Representatives (1978). Materials he collected includes newspaper, magazine, and journal articles in which he is cited, thanked, and/or discussed, remarks by Governor William G. Milliken about Toxic Chemicals in Michigan, June 24, 1978 and PBB history/legislative report from Milliken administration, undated [1978], and Remarks by Lt. Governor James H. Brickley about PBB in Michigan, October 4, 1978, and reference materials about PBB. A 1986 VHS videotape of Bitter Harvest was separately cataloged. The collection is organized alphabetically and in good physical condition, with some acidification.

Researchers may also be interested in other PBB research manuscript collections and secondary sources about PBB in the Clarke Historical Library, including the memoir, Bitter Harvest (1978).

Processing Note: During processing social security numbers were blacked out on copies of health records and those pages were photocopied. Extremely acidic materials were photocopied and the originals, as well as duplicates of other materials (1 folder total), were withdrawn and returned to the donor, as per the donor agreement.

The collection consists of various financial records, meeting minutes, membership lists of the Friends of Veteran's Memorial Library.

The collection consists of various financial records, meeting minutes, and membership lists of the Veteran’s Memorial Library. The collection is organized by type of record, alphabetically, and chronologically

The 2021 addition includes meeting minutes, treasurer’s reports, foundational documents, lists of board members, membership lists, organizational history, project files and photographs of their various activities, 1976?-2021.

This collection is not composed of President Ross' official presidential papers. It is an artificial collection collected by Archivist Marian Matyn from newspapers, reports, updates, publications and university-wide emails.

This collection is not composed of President Ross' official presidential papers. Rather, it was culled from newspapers, reports, updates, publications and university-wide emails. The collection, 2009-2018, bulk 2012-2018, includes any information about Ross, his presidency, statements he made, CMU News Announcements documenting CMU history, people, events and changes during his administration and some information which predates but affected or is relevant to his administration. Major events during his tenure included: Budget Deficit/ Cuts, 2016-2017, CMU’s 125th Anniversary, 2017; the Executive Order on Immigration, January 30, 2017 (see also the Muslim Ban March collection in the Clarke); and the racist incident on campus (see Hitler Valentine Card Statement and Information, 2017 folder). CMU opened a $95 million Biosciences Building — the largest construction project in its history, funded through state, private and university dollars in January 2017; and although the process began under Interim CMU President Kathy Wilbur, CMU opened America's 137th College of Medicine (CMED) under Dr. Ross' direction and graduated its first physicians in 2017. Other topics documented in the collection include: Academic Reorganization, 2017-2018; the expansion of CMU’s medical/health studies programs into the Center for Integrated Health Studies, April 2018; and CMU Women’s Basketball team which won both the MAC and NCAA championships, 2018.

In addition, copies of any major published reports from the Ross administration which came to the Clarke are in the CMU vertical files.

Information about the March 2, 2018 shooting on CMU’s campus is in a separate collection as its impact and CMU responses to it continued after President Ross retired.

The collection, 1974-2018 (Scattered) and undated, documents the impact of PBB on the Neyer family and their cattle and dairy farm, their ongoing efforts to educate themselves and the public about the dangers of PBB, in the media, and politically, and to fight for financial reimbursement in Circuit Court, and to understand and document the impact of PBB on their health.

The collection, 1974-2018 (Scattered) and undated, documents the impact of PBB on the Neyer family and their cattle and dairy farm, their ongoing efforts to educate themselves and the public about the dangers of PBB, in the media, and politically, and to fight for financial reimbursement in Circuit Court, and to understand and document the impact of PBB on their health. Parts of the collection were generated or collected by brothers David and George “Tim” Neyer. The collection has several broad series. The first and largest of these, over half of the collection, is collected documentation of the disaster and its impact. Research journal articles, newspaper and magazine clippings from local, state, and national publications, reports, fliers, and newsletters compose about half of the collection. Also in this series are correspondence, fliers, bills, and related information Neyer and his family collected from researchers, physicians, politicians, Michigan State University, Farm Bureau Services, the PBB Health Studies, a variety of beef and agricultural organizations. There are nine folders of materials from the Michigan departments of Agriculture and Public Health, later Community Health. Also included are communications, newsletters, and other information from organizations which sought to educate and inform farmers and the public about PBB and/or advocate for the farmers, notably the PBB Action Committee of Reed City (2 folders). A second series is the documentation of the direct impact of PBB on the Neyer family and farm as recorded the Neyer brothers’ ongoing efforts to tell the story from their perspective in the media, including newspapers and on television, in family cow photographs, family correspondence to Neyer and to politicians by Madden relatives, health test records, and the Neyers’ claim in Circuit Court, and related materials and correspondence with lawyers Abood, Abood and Abood, P.C. MI. Lastly, Tim’s efforts as a member of the PBB Citizens Advisory Board for Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health and its MI PBB Registry are documented in five folders. The collection is organized by size, alphabetically and chronologically.

Health test results are in Box 1 in 3 folders: Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, MI PBB Registry, Correspondence, Test Results of George Neyer and Informational Materials, 2004-2018 (Scattered), undated; MI. Dept. of Public Health, Long-term PBB Study, Correspondence, Proposal, Forms, Test Results of George and Kacey Neyer, 1975-1988 (Scattered); MI. Dept. of Public Health, Long-term PBB Study, Correspondence, Test Results of George Neyer, 2000-2012 (Scattered). In 2023 Archivist Marian Matyn obtained permission from George and Kacey Neyer to retain and make available for public research the family’s medical test results. Copies of the permission form are in the relevant folders in Box 1.

Processing Note: A total of .5 cubic feet of materials, mostly acidic or poor-quality newspaper clippings and articles, such as thermal copies, were returned to the donor as per the donor form. Photocopies of these items were retained in the collection. Also returned to the donor were a few items that were peripheral to the collection, such as copies of general family photographs. All photographs remaining in the collection were sleeved for preservation and access purposes.