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This collection documents alumni events that the Central Michigan University. Office of Alumni Relations successfully planned, organized and led, budget materials, and meetings of related committees and boards.

The first and largest series is Events (planned for alumni), 1928-2006, undated [bulk 1980-2006] 6 cubic feet (6 boxes). Types of Events are described above. Materials in the series may include photographs, programs, invitations, notes, letters, arrangement information, documentation of attendees, CDs, videos, and other materials. Other series include: Board of CMU Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, and related materials, 1967-2006 (approximately .5 cubic foot); Budget Books for Alumni Events, outings, endowments, scholarships, development, annual reports, honor roll of donors, and goals and objectives, 1975-2010 (approximately .5 cubic foot); Development Board Meeting Minutes, and related materials, 2000-2004 (4 folders), and a Slide presentation “CMU Reflections of the Past, Present and Future”, CMU Library Instructional Resources (some slides stamped as property of the Clarke Historical Library), (20 slides), undated (1 small slide box).

Processing Note: The collection was stored for a long time in an off-campus storage facility. In June 2014, the collection was split between the Clarke Historical Library Archives (informational materials, approximately 80 cubic feet) and the CMU Museum (objects) as much as possible.

A large percentage of the collection in the Clarke was withdrawn during processing. 74.5 cubic feet consisting mostly of massive duplication, blank forms, generic correspondence, miscellaneous financial records such as receipts and pay orders that were all well over seven years old, and miscellaneous notes. Approximately four cubic feet of duplicate books or other copyrighted works created by alumni were returned to the office as per their request. Twenty books and about .5 cubic foot of various types of alumni directories, which were not duplicates, were added to the Clarke collection and individually cataloged. One cubic feet of Chippewa yearbooks was retained by the Clarke to replace its Chippewas when they become worn out from use. One cubic feet of three-dimensional objects such as hats, tote bags, pins, and miniature Warriner Hall buildings, was transferred to the CMU Museum to join the rest of the objects there.

Additionally, initially housed with the collection was the Les O. Carlin Collection, 1940, 2014 (scattered), and undated (2 cubic ft. (in 2 boxes, 2 Ov. V., 1 framed object), which was separately processed and cataloged in the Clarke. Some of the materials in this collection initially went to the Museum and were later transferred to the Archives. For more information on this collection see its catalog record and finding aid.

Related Collections: Besides the collections mentioned above, other related collections in the Clarke include CMU. Development Office videotapes and two CMU. Public Relations and Marketing Posters collections.

The collection includes posters Central Michigan University events, departments, offices, speakers, workshops, conferences, and other topics.

This is a collection of posters mostly generated by Central Michigan University (CMU)’s Public Relations and Marketing Department. The posters promoted a wide variety of CMU events, departments, offices, speakers, workshops, conferences, etc. The size, color, and composition of the posters vary greatly. The poster designs range from basically enlarged photographs of university buildings, to stark words, to very artistic theatrical posters. Dated posters range 1968-2006, but the majority of the posters are undated. About half of the undated posters have a month and day but no year, for example, “An evening with Muhammad Ali. January 28.”

More than 600 posters are organized into CMU (more than 570) and non-CMU topics (more than 40). Each topic has its own folder. Additional posters have been added periodically so the alphabetical/ numerical order of folder listing is no longer in strict order. For ease of filing, new additions are added to the top of each folder. There are 570 CMU posters and 41 non-CMU posters. In the Folder Listing, the title or Description of the poster, date of poster, and size of poster, in inches, is given. Many posters have multiple dates on them, such as, for example, “Register for Classes, Mon. Dec. 1, 8-5, Tues. Dec. 2, 9-4, Weds…” Any posters that are damaged by rips or holes are also noted.

The collection is ongoing with poster coming from various sources.

Here are the topics of the posters in alphabetical order, which does not follow the folder order because of later, ongoing additions: CMU topics (folders), 570 posters total: Folder 5: CMU Admissions, 26 posters, 1983, 1986-1989, 1991, 1999, and undated; Folder 6: CMU and You Day, 19 posters, 1980-1989, 1991, 1993-1994, 1996-2000; Folder 1: CMU Art Festivals, 4 posters, 1994, and undated; Folder 7: CMU Art Gallery, 5 posters, 1983-1984, 1986-1987, and undated; Folder 8: CMU Artists Course [musicians], 27 posters, 1975, 1979-1980, and undated; Folder 9: CMU Athletics, 20 posters, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-1988, 1990-1994, and Undated; Folder 2: CMU Beaver Island, 15 posters, 1991-1993, 1998-2003, 2005, and undated; Folder 3: CMU Career Day, 5 posters, 198-1985, 1993, undated; Folder 4: CMU Charles Anspach Platform Series, 7 posters, 1980-1981, 1985, and Undated; Folder 30: CMU Clarke Historical Library, 2 posters, 1985, undated; Folder 20: CMU Conferences / Visiting Artist/ Artist Speakers Course [not musicians], 11 posters, 1976, 1979, 1982-1983, 1988, 1990-1991, and Undated; Folder 21: CMU Departments, 15 posters, 1980-1984, and undated; Folder 10: CMU Development Fund/ Campus Campaigns, 11 posters, 1974-1975, 1983, 1985-1989-1991, 1993, and undated; Folder 23: CMU Faculty Conferences/ Programs, 6 posters, 1980, 1986-1987, 2002, and undated; Folder 24: CMU Film Festivals, 15 posters, 1972, undated [1970s]; Folder 11: CMU Foreign Language Day, 18 posters, 1976-1979, 1981-1984, 1986-1995; Folder 8: CMU Front Row Central, 2 posters, 1995; Folder 25: CMU Graduate Studies/ Extended Degree Programs, 23 posters, undated; Folder 26: CMU Greater Michigan Instructional Materials Exhibits, 13 posters, 1975, 1977-1979, 1981-1982, 1984-1989, 1991; Folder 27: CMU Greek/ Fraternities / Sororities, 7 posters, 1989-1990, and undated; Folder 39: CMU Health Services, 6 posters, undated; Folder 28: CMU IPCD (Institute for Personal and Career Development) Distinguished Lecturer Series, 6 posters, undated; Folder 12: CMU Library, 10 posters, 1991, and undated; Folder 29: CMU Minority Affairs, 9 posters, [1974], 1977, 1982-1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2005, and undated; Folder 30: CMU Miscellaneous CMU, 7 posters, 1973, [1976], 1976, 1981, undated; Folder 30: CMU Museum, 5 posters, undated; Folder 31: CMU Musical Performances [no notation they are Artist Course-related], 55 posters, 1972, 1975, 1985-1997, 1999, 2001, and undated; Folder 32: CMU Office of Career Development of Handicapped Persons, 1 poster, 1976; Folder 33: CMU Other Speakers Sponsored by, 9 posters, 1975, 1981-1982, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000-2001, and undated; Folder 13: CMU Percussion Workshops, 5 posters, 1992-1995, 1998; Folder 14: CMU Program Board/ Speaker Series, 34 posters, 1974-1975, 1977, 1979-1981, 1984-1987, 1989, 1992-1994, 1998-1999, and undated; Folder 34: CMU Racism, 2 posters, undated; Folder 15: CMU Scholarship, 15 posters, 1990-1991, 1993-1995, 1999-2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, and undated; Folder 16: CMU School of Music, 26 posters, 1977-1978, 1980-1981, 1988, 1990-1993, 1995-1997, 2000-2001, 2003-2005, and undated; Folder 35: CMU Sexual Assault/ Sexual Harassment, 9 posters, undated; Folder 17: CMU Student Art Exhibits, 19 posters, 1977-1982, 1984-1985, and Undated; Folder 18: CMU Student Services, 19 posters, 1978-1980, 1983-1984, 1991, 2002, and undated; Folder 36: CMU Study Abroad Poster, 1 poster, undated; Folder 37: CMU Summer Classes/ Programs, 15 posters, 1982-1987, 1989-1992, and Undated; Folder 40: CMU University Theater, 84 posters, 1968, 1971-1972, 1976, 1981-1996, 2003-2005, and undated; Non-CMU topics (folders), 41 posters total: Folder 19: Community Events, 11 posters, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1989, 2005, and undated; Folder 22: Energy/ Conservation, 13 posters, 1978, and undated; Folder 4l: Miscellaneous, 5 posters, undated; Folder 38: Theater (not CMU), 12 posters, 1982-1984, 1986-1988, and undated.

Each folder is described in the following order in the Folder Listing: Poster Description. Date (if given) - size (any remarks)