Collections

The collection consists of 1,300 scans of images and 4 CDs of nineteenth century photographs, photograph albums, and negatives books from the City of Petoskey, which were scanned in 2013.

The collection includes approximately 1,300 scans of images and 4 CDs of scanned nineteenth century photographs, photograph albums, and negative books from the City of Petoskey area. Images in the collection include mostly Petoskey (Mich.) clubs, bay front, winter sports, Bear River, city hall, and people.

An inventory of the images is found in the first folder of Box 1, and the scans are housed in Boxes 1-2. Images were scanned both at 600 and 72 dpi. Box 3 of the collection contains digital CD-ROMs containing digital scans of the original negatives. The collection was loaned temporarily to the Clarke Historical Library so it could be scanned for preservation purposes in 2013. The collection came from several people, not just one department of the city. The original collection was returned to City Hall in Petoskey. For further information, see the inventory in Box 1.

A backup copy of all the scans and CDs is in a separate location in the stacks.

The collection was kept in its original order during processing. The collection contains only scans of original photographs, while the City of Petoskey maintains the originals. All digital CDs contained in the collection are housed in CD cases, stored in folders.

The collection consists of 2,000 scans of images and 47 CDs of a miscellaneous nineteenth century photographic collection, which were scanned in 2013.

The collection includes approximately 2,000 scans of images and 47 CDs of the LTHBM miscellaneous photographic collection of glass-plate negatives, photographs and negatives, mostly nineteenth century. The collection was loaned temporarily to the Clarke Historical Library so it could be scanned for preservation purposes in 2013. Images in the collection include mostly Petoskey (Mich.) centennial, buildings, churches, hotels, the hospital, railroads, streets, numerous people, and businesses, as well as mills located along Bear River, the waterfront, boats, and steamships. Other Michigan locations documented in the collection include Alanson, Pellston, Bay View, Boyne City, Boyne Falls, Carson, Carp Lake, Charlevoix, Cross Village, Harbor Springs, Oden, Onaway, Pellston, Sturgeon Bay, and Walloon Lake, as well as Camp Daggett.

Boxes 1-7 include an inventory of images and prints of all scanned images. Images were scanned both at 600 and 72 dpi. Box 8 contains the CD-ROMS. The original collection was returned to the LTBHM. For further information see the inventory in Box 1.

A backup copy of all the scans and CDs is in a separate location in the stacks.

The collection was kept in its original order during processing. The collection contains only scans of original photographs, while the LTBHM maintains the originals. All digital CDs contained in the collection are housed in CD cases, but are not individually stored in folders.

The collection includes: CMU. SGA committee meeting minutes, reports, budget, Bylaws and Constitution, and subject correspondence on topics of interest to SGA, 2012-2017, and undated.

This is the 2016-2017 additions to the Central Michigan University. Student Government Association (CMU. SGA) organizational records. The 2016 addition (.25 cubic foot box) includes: committee meeting minutes, reports, budget, Bylaws and Constitution, and subject correspondence on topics of interest to SGA. Oversized materials include a scrapbook, and posters, two about SGA elections, 2015-2016, and three about diversity, undated. Three of the posters are laminated. The 2017 addition (.25 cubic foot box) includes 1 folder each of: Debate Materials, March 27, 2107; House Meeting Minutes and E-Council, 2012-2014 (pre-2015 materials are for reference); Legacy Notes and Administrative, 2015-2016; Legislation (originals, signed), 2016-2017; Pamphlets, Fliers, 2016-2017; Parliamentary Guide, undated; RSO and Grow! Flier, 2017; and SBAC (Student Budget Allocation Committee) Packet, 2015-2016. The collection is ongoing and is organized by size, alphabetically, and chronologically. Researchers may also be interested in other collections of CMU. SGA which are housed in the Clarke.

Researchers may also be interested in other collections of CMU.SGA which are housed in the Clarke.

Collection of research materials Westbrook amassed for his book on historic homes of Mount Pleasant and Isabella County, Michigan.

The collection consists of materials, scanned photographs, copies of pages from historical books, notes, and other materials Westbrook amassed for his book, and drafts of his chapters. A copy of the Morning Sun [Mount Pleasant, Mich.] newspaper article about his research and the release of the book, 2012, and a CD of Westbrook’s work is also included.

The collection, 2011-2016, includes accreditation materials, brochures, handbooks, webpages, and posters documenting the history of CMU. CMED.

The collection, 2011-2016, includes accreditation materials, brochures, handbooks, webpages, and posters documenting the history of CMU. CMED. This collection is not the official organizational records of CMED. The collection is organized by size and then alphabetically. The collection is ongoing.

Transcriptions (copies) of oral history projects created by Central Michigan university faculty and students mostly of Central Michigan University (CMU) faculty, staff, students, and alumni, documenting their diverse experiences at Central Michigan University, in Mount Pleasant.

Transcriptions (copies) of oral history projects created by Central Michigan university faculty and students mostly of Central Michigan University (CMU) faculty, staff, students, and alumni, documenting their diverse experiences at Central Michigan University, in Mount Pleasant. One oral history is of a Michigan Native American woman discussing her memories of her family members who were forced to attend the Mount Pleasant Indian School, her experiences of the school's impact on her family and the tribe, and memories of one family member who graduated from eighth grade at a Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. Currently, all of these transcriptions CLOSED to researchers unless permission is granted by Professor Jay Martin. The collection is ongoing.

The Stephen L Barstow collection consists of various architectural records dating between 1953 and 1988, mostly undated, drawn or collected by Barstow.

The Stephen L Barstow collection consists of various architectural records dating between 1953 and 1988, mostly undated. The records are organized by topic. There may be drafts and copies, as well as some original blueprints for each building, but the collection does not include an entire set of complete blueprints for any building. Drawings include proposed developments, sketches, site plans, mechanical and other details, floor plans, survey maps, site profiles and plans, preliminary views, alternate plans, design development plans, elevations, master development plans, foundation plans, among others. There are various types of pencil notations on blueline and trace paper drawings. Items within each folder are numbered in pencil in the lower right corner to assist patrons in retrieving specific items.

The collection includes architectural drawings of various houses and churches of Midland, Michigan, including the Church of the Nazarene, and other nearby buildings including West Midland Community Center, Northwood Institute, Crown Petroleum, Inc. gas station on US-23, the Midland County Santa Claus Workshop [house], West Midland County Parks Site Plan, Midland Hospital’s chronic care room. Blueprints for Interlochen Music Camp, Kent Intermediate Schools, Bay Refining Company Station, Central Pumping Station, DePauw University Performing Arts Center, Kalamazoo Nature Center, the Leonard Refineries, Inc. service station and sign, Stadium Boulevard Site Plan, Theater for Wayne State University, Young Subdivision curb grades, Roscommon Congregational Church, Temple Beth-El in Spring Valley, New York, lamps and decks are also included.

Note: Some records are brittle due to high acidity and there is also an issue of fading.

Copyright Note: Many of the drawings in the collection are copyrighted by Alden B. Dow. It is unclear how or why Barstow collected them. “Copyright of all Aden B. Dow materials is held by the Alden B. and Vada B. Dow Creativity Foundation. Patrons wishing to reproduce the material for purposes other than scholarship purposes must contact the Foundation.” Drawings in the collection which are not under Dow copyright are so indicated in the folder listing.

The collection includes scanned printoffs and CDs created in 2011 of a Harbor Springs, Michigan, area photographic collection, 1877, 2011, and undated.

The collection consists of scans and CDs of postcards and photographs of the Society. The originals are housed at Harbor Spring History Museum. These are scans and CDs of the original collection, which was loaned temporarily to the Clarke for preservation copying in 2011. The scanned collection in the Clarke is organized by the Society’s accession numbers, 1990-2011. The collection, 1877, 1985, mostly undated, includes images of people, animals, and buildings, mostly in Harbor Springs, Michigan, and the surrounding area, Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey, Lapeer, Mancelona, and Albion College. Images also include lighthouses, hotels, the Indian school in Harbor Springs, churches, train station, steamers, beach and scenic scenes, and birds-eye-views. Scans are housed in Box 1 (.5 cubic foot). Box 2 (.25 cubic foot) consists of seven CDs; six CDs which are user copies of the scanned images, and one is of the inventory spreadsheet, which describes the collection in more detail.

Preservation Note: For preservation purposes, as per Clarke policy of March 25, 2011, six CDs of the scanned images and one of the inventory spreadsheet (Duplicates of Box 2) are housed in the Clarke’s vault. Researchers are not allowed access to the preservation copies stored in the vault.

Copyright Note: As per the 2011 agreement between the Society and the Clarke…“The Clarke Library retains the right to make copies of the scans or prints made from the scans available to researchers for their personal use. Al scans or pictures…must be attributed to the Harbor Springs Historical Museum. All requests for publication or other public use, other than by the Clarke Itself, will be directed to the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, which retains authority over such projects.”

The collection consists of 2077 scans of images and 18 CDs of a miscellaneous photographic collection, 1901-1962, mostly 1925-1945, and undated, which were scanned in 2010.

The collection includes 2077 scans of images and 18 CDS of the Society’s miscellaneous photographic collection of glass-plate negatives, photographs and negatives, 1901-1960s, mostly 1925-1945, and undated. The collected was temporarily loaned to the Clarke so it could be scanned for preservation purposes in 2010. These images include Burt Lake, Pickerel Lake, Bay View, Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, Oden, Petoskey, Pellston, and Walloon Lake, Michigan, people, stores, and buildings and tourist sites on Mackinac Island. Major topics documented include Camp Algonquin, now a YMCA camp in Hastings, Old Petoskey Hospital, little Traverse Hospital, winter sports and queens, portraits of many unidentified people, boats, cottages, logging, fishing, Miss Ethel Shepherd’s art classes, and a wedding at the cottage of O. J. Laylander at Burt Lake. Some images were taken by Foley Photography Studio (Traverse City, Michigan). A descriptive list of folder labels of the originals is in the front of Box 1.

The collection consists of 1735 scans of images and 18 CDs of a miscellaneous photographic collection, 1875-1980, which were scanned in 2010.

The collection includes 1735 scans of images and 18 CDs of the Little Traverse Bay Historical Museum miscellaneous photographic collection of glass-plate negatives, photographs and negatives, 1875-1980. The collection was temporarily loaned to the Clarke Historical Library so it could be scanned for preservation purposes in 2010. These images include mostly Petoskey, Michigan people, schools, classes, parades, buildings, businesses, homes, churches, and Native Americans. Also included are images of Cross Village, Harbor Springs, Omena, Alanson, Pickerel Lake, Carp Lake, Pellston, Oden, Boyne City, Charlevoix, and Walloon Lake, Michigan, people, buildings, places, and events. Also included are numerous unidentified portraits of people, ships, boats, mills, fraternal organizations, trains, railroad stations, a “dummy” train wreck at Harbor Springs, winter scenes, sports, and festivals, Beaver River, Emmet County Bar Association, Emmet County Road Commission, and William Jennings Bryan in Chicago, 1897. Some of the images are copies of earlier images. A descriptive list is in the front of box 1.