Collections

The records include: meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, histories, photograph albums, scrapbooks, programs, miscellaneous, published materials, an oversized photograph, and papers of Joseph Cherwinski, a Lansing poet and librarian. The collection is ongoing.

Organizational records, 1933-2003, include: meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, histories, photograph albums, scrapbooks, programs, miscellanea, and materials relating to the presidential terms of William S. Poe, Joye S. Giroux, and Mrs. Geneva. Published materials include the works of members, other poets, newsletters, and the Peninsula Poets, 1946-2002, except for 1955-1958. Also included are the papers of Joseph Cherwinski, Lansing poet and librarian. An Oversized folder includes a professional black and white photograph of 30 Poetry Society of Michigan members seated at three tables at a black-tie dinner On the image written in white ink, Poetry Society of Michigan (PSM), Detroit Leland Hotel, October 24, 1939, Acme Photo. .The photograph measures 9.5x16.5 inches. Although the photograph has holes punched in the corners, a crease, and a rip on the central left edge taped on the back, it is still in very good condition. A related note (photocopy) identifies the photograph as probably the only one [up to 1939] taken of the complete group. Members of the speaker's table (in the background) are identified as then PSM President Muriel Jeffries Burd (in white). To her left and to the end of the table are seated: Clifford Allen (founder), Marjorie Hanhardt, Elmer Adams, and Emil Tolonen. To Burd's right and to the end of the table are seated: Dorothea York, Sidney Mason, and Jessie Wilmore Murton. The note further states that most of these poets were charter members and that additional guests attended a reception after dinner, including Anne Campbell and her husband, then editor of the Detroit News. The collection is ongoing.

This is collection of oral history interview cassettes of Richard C. “Chit” Train, transcriptions of the one and only oral history interview with Kha Nay Ung Train, a draft outline of book chapters all by Joan Shippers Memering, and a few related materials.

This is collection of mostly oral history interview cassettes of Richard C. “Chit” Train, transcriptions of the one and only oral history interview with Kha Nay Ung Train, and draft outline of book chapters all by Joan Shippers Memering. There are also a few related newspaper clippings (copies) of Cambodian refugees in mid-Michigan, including one by Memering, a cassette of This Shattered Land by Jim Laurie [and Pamela Hill, who is not listed in the credits], a documentary of the destruction of Cambodia, 1970-1979, by the Khmer Rouge Regime and the Cambodian Famine, 1979-1980. The slides are all topically related. About half the slides are from a slide presentation titled Kampuchea: it’s People, Land and Culture by Asia Resource Center, Ontario, 1980. Kampuchea was the Cambodian state, 1975-1979, under the Khmer Rouge, the Communist Party of Kampuchea. The collection is organized alphabetically, chronologically, and by format. he collection is in very good condition.

The oral history interview cassettes includes black and white cassettes. The black cassette tapes are written on in pen or marker, while white cassettes have typed labels, so the black cassettes were the initial recordings and the white cassettes appear to be a master copy as they are not edited. For most dates there are both black and white cassettes, but for some dates there are only cassettes of one color.

Besides the Trains, Joan interviewed other Cambodian refugees: Meng Leng [Phou], Heng Suy Keang, who was called Lim Son Seak, Tan Chen Fu, Ing May, and Din Leng, who are discussed in her draft book chapter. For more information about them, please see the Joan Shipers Memering Papers finding aid.

There is also one folder of correspondence and between the Trains and Joan and one folder of materials about Richard C. Train.

Processing Note: A folder of a few mailing envelopes and a duplicate transcription were returned to the donors as specified on the donor form.

Papers include Personal Materials, Central Michigan University (CMU) Materials, and CMU Department of Mathematics Materials.

The Personal Materials, 1960-2007 (approximately 1 cubic foot in 2 boxes) include Fleming’s resumes, biographical materials, academic and personal (mostly mathematics related) correspondence, publications, awards, notes he took as a student, and teaching and test materials he used before coming to CMU.

CMU Materials, 1982-2005 (Scattered, approximately .5 cubic ft. in 2 boxes) include meeting minutes and reports of various university committees on which Fleming served.

CMU Department of Mathematics material (1.5 cubic ft. in 3 boxes) is divided into Departmental Materials and Teaching Materials. Departmental Materials, 1973-2003 (Scattered), and undated (1.25 cubic ft. in 3 boxes), include departmental procedures, reviews, reports, meeting minutes, and related materials. The strength of this series is the Area Coordinators, Agendas, Meeting Minutes, and Related Materials, 1982-July 1995 (10 folders). The material in these folders actually is departmental correspondence. Teaching Materials, 1965-1968 and 1982 (.25 cubic ft. in 1 box), include syllabi, tests, teaching notes, and related materials for all of the Mathematics courses Fleming taught at CMU.

The collection includes St. Helena Island history, genealogy of Archie and Wilson Newton, copy negatives of Great Lakes Cruiser (GLC) articles related to St. Helena, negatives, photographs and a photograph index of GLC or St. Helena Island.

Box 1 of the collection includes the work of Jack Edwards on the history of St. Helena Island, as well as an extensive genealogy of Archie and Wilson Newton, brothers who bought the island in 1853 for commercial purposes. Also included are copy negatives of Great Lakes Cruiser articles related to St. Helena Island.

Boxes 2 and 3 contain a large set of photographic negatives taken by Jack Edwards, shortened to JBE. The set appears to be a collection of personal photographs as well as photographs taken for the Great Lakes Cruiser magazine.

Box 4 contains photographs taken for the Great Lakes Cruiser, papers relating to scholarly work on St. Helena, and a photograph index of the most of the photographs included in the collection.

Processing Notes: Items that were acidic, fragile, and damaged were copied, along with all original negative sleeves. There were approximately 2 folders worth of peripheral materials which were withdrawn from the collection.

Publications donated with this collection were separately cataloged. Mackinaw Island postcards were interfiled into the Michigan postcard collection.

Papers and a plethora of photographic materials of Dick Moehl, documenting his interest in, preservation, restoration and tourism projects and successes with Michigan lighthouses, lighthouse groups and related organizations, Boy Scouts of Troop 4, Ann Arbor, and the Mackinaw area. Some of these materials continue or expand the GLLKA organizational records collection, which is separately cataloged and housed at the Clarke.

The collection consists of papers and a plethora of photographic materials of Dick Moehl, 1902-2017, and undated, documenting his interest in, preservation, restoration and tourism projects and successes with Michigan lighthouses, lighthouse groups and related organizations, Boy Scouts of Troop 4, Ann Arbor, and the Mackinaw area. The collection is organized by size and format, then alphabetically by topic within series. Some of these materials continue or expand the GLLKA organizational records collection, which is separately cataloged and housed at the Clarke. The major series of the collection include: Dick Moehl materials (mostly in Box 1); Subject files; Slides of Michigan lighthouses; and Oversized materials.

The Subject Files include: extensive documentation of Dick’s activities, allied organizations, and interests, including: Troop 4 Boy Scouts, awards, honors, history and lighthouse work, Eagle Scout projects and programs, GLLKA organizational records, records of the many historic, preservation, and tourism organizations Dick was associated with, St. Helena and Round Island light station projects and history, lighthouses (Michigan, national) preservation, restoration, dedication or re-dedication or re-opening events, Mackinaw/c city, Island, and County history, tourism, and current events, and general Michigan history or tourism topics or events.

Slides of Michigan lighthouses and Boy and Girl Scouts helping preserve and restore lighthouses, cruising, Michigan tourism, nature, Soo Locks, Mackinac Bridge, 1981, 2009, and undated.

There is also a slide box (Box 29) of thirteen Sony8 videocassettes, mostly of events at St. Helena Lighthouse, undated, 1989-1991, perhaps as late as 1993. These video cassettes can be viewed by connecting a Sony 8 or high 8 camera to a television screen.

Oversized Materials include: two lighthouse photograph albums, 1985 and 1986; and five Oversized folders of posters, notably a color photograph poster of the Boy Scouts at St. Helena Light with a pile of collected trash, 1993, drawings, including children’s art, a pennant, and architectural drawings of Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Barn, by Northwest Design Group, Richard Newman, Architect, Preliminary Drawings A1.1-A1.3, S1.2, prepared for Mackinac State Historic Park, September 2004.

The 2018 addition to the Richard Moehl Collection, Acc# 76135, Boxes #30-34 and Oversized Folder #6, 1942, 2016, and undated includes: paper awards and certificates, notebooks and logs, correspondence concerning Moehl’s achievements and certifications, and photographs; five plaques awarded to Moehl; four trophies, The oversized folder includes a special tribute and a certificate.

Processing Note: During processing numerous duplicates and peripheral materials were removed from the collection (29.5 cubic feet). Over 3 cubic feet of personal materials and camera equipment were returned to Mrs. Moehl. Over 75 catalog entries were created for monographs and serials that were added to the Clarke’s collection. Also, some postcards and miscellaneous newsletters were added to the Michigan postcards collection and vertical files.

The collection consists of the organizational records of the church including legal documents, meeting minutes, financial records, membership records, and other materials.

The collection nicely documents the history of this small church. There is no personal information about the pastors or members except for birth, marriage, and death dates.

The Certificates of Dismission and Reception is a record of members who joined or left the church with names and dates. The Church Registers include lists of pastors, deacons, communicants, members who were baptized, marriages, and deaths in the church, with names and dates. Most of the remaining volumes include minutes for the church’s annual membership meetings, board of trustee meetings, or the meetings of various church organizations. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers are very miscellaneous and scattered.

Researcher Note: A number of the papers and volumes in the collection have suffered water, mud, or mold damage. The collection should be used with care by researchers with allergies and because of the fragility of a number of the volumes due to rotting and severe acidification of the pages and covers.

This collection, 1928-2020 (Scattered), and undated,contains biographical materials, awards, books, letters, plaques, photographs, newspaper clippings, sketches, medals, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, a U-Matic colored videocassette and a scrapbook.

This collection, 1928-2020 (Scattered), and undated, contains biographical materials, awards, books, letters, plaques, photographs, newspaper clippings, sketches, medals, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, a U-Matic colored videocassette and a scrapbook. The majority of the collections contains photographs of Rose Traines’ metal sculptures. There are also photographs of Rose throughout her life and of her husband Robert Traines. There are letters sent to Rose by Robert before they got married (see Robert Traines Letters folder). There are letters from Michigan Governor William Milliken and his wife, Helen Wallbank Milliken, sent to Rose Traines for consecutive years while he was in office. There are also letters from Michigan state and federal politicians (see Political Letters folder). A sample was retained from sketches of metal sculptures drawn by Rose Traines. There are two autographs in the collection from American Actress Carol Channing and Miss America Mary Ann Mobley (See Autographs folder). There two folders of programs that provide details about Rose, her metal sculptures and exhibits (see Programs folders). There is one folder with a paper titled ‘sentenced to life’ which is a personal account by Rose telling her life story and listing her major accomplishments. There isa also a copper raised outline of Rose’s hand attached to a piece of wood (see Metal Hand Print folder). There are two boxes of VHS tapes, CDs, and Cassette tapes that document Rose’s metal sculpture exhibits. The oversized Box contains a scrapbook of Rose’s time in Alpha Phi, a CMU alumni frame, self-portrait art works, oversized photographs, a large love letter, and a 90th birthday signed poster.

Objects in the collection include: her childhood dress and nightie, baby clothes, CMCH anniversary medal, her Ames Draft-Pak, a mobile drafting/drawing case, and her adult, large navy blue, cotton sweater with her name monogrammed on it, The childhood clothes are a white, silk handmade little girl’s slip with matching ribbons, a littles girl’s two-piece dress with a plaid skirt with the colors red, white, blue, green, purple and yellow with cream sleeveless top with six buttons. The baby clothes are a handmade knitted baby girl’s pink sweater with matching hat with pink ribbons and two sets of boots made of silk and leather, one pair with white laces and the other with pink laces, and a baby’s pink waterproof pants with laced trim.

The collection documents Shorts' business and insurance acumen, career, and interests, with numerous materials, 1914-1975, and undated.

Most of the collection documents R. Perry Shorts’ business and insurance career, acumen, and interests, particularly in his Articles, Speeches, Photographs and Insurance Decisions, which are typed notes on cards. His social activities and interests, including: education, patriotism, CMU and U. of M., youth groups, and charitable organizations, are documented in same series, as well as in Biographical Materials and Miscellaneous Materials.

Shorts’ banking interests, particularly the history of the Second National Bank of Saginaw and the National Bank of Detroit, American business history, interests, and views, are well documented in his speeches and articles.

The only personal material is found in Shorts’ limited correspondence with his family and friends, and in some photographs. There is no material about his wife and children.

Additionally, the Clarke Historical Library has two publications by Shorts. Currently, the Clarke has no tape-to-tape players or 16 mm film projectors available to listen to the recordings.

See CMU Photograph Files for pictures of Kelly/Shorts (formerly known as Perry Shorts) Stadium. For more information on Hannah Mary Shorts Vowles, see her biography, as written by Jane P. Cole, which is available at Clarke Historical Library. Also of interest are the papers of James S. Symons, which include a memorial resolution that was signed by R. Perry Shorts, among others. These papers are also available at the Clarke.

The collection documents the history, committees, and activities of the organization with meeting programs, photographs, and newsletters, mostly in scrapbooks, and other materials.

The Scrapbooks, 1922-2014, include: reports, correspondence, newsletters, meeting programs, ribbons, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting the history, members, presidents, projects, and activities of the Rotary Club (Mount Pleasant, Mich.) and its members. The Scrapbooks mostly have wooden covers. Each Scrapbook is held together by three large bolts and nuts. Additional materials (Box 7), 2007-2008, include loose assignment, roster, and project papers. The collection is ongoing.

This is an addition to the papers of Senator Robert P. Griffin, consisting mostly of Correspondence Issues or Personal/Biographical Materials.

This is an addition to the papers of Senator Robert P. Griffin, 1957-1979, and undated (2 cubic feet in 5 boxes) from Gary Russell. The collection is organized according to the original order of the original deposit of Senator Griffin’s papers. Please see the Senator Robert P. Griffin finding aid for a detailed description of the series and their contents. Most of the materials in this addition are Correspondence Issues or Personal/Biographical Materials of Senator Griffin’s. Some of these materials are duplicated in the original deposit. The first folder in Box 1 includes administrative memos to/from Gary Russell and Senator Griffin and a brief biography of Gary Russell.

In Box 3, the Blue Books document Senator Griffin’s work on various issues, notably Civil Rights, while the Ivory Book outlines his distinguished service and leadership.

Processing Note: Two cubic feet of materials of a duplicate or peripheral nature were withdrawn from the collection during processing. Acidic materials were photocopied and the copies were retained in the collection.

Box 1-3 are .5 cubic foot letter-size boxes, Box 4 is .25 cubic foot letter-size and Box 5 is .25 cubic foot legal-size. Where topics are split between two folders, one is letter-size and the second, legal-size, is found in Box 5.