Collections : [Central Michigan University Clarke Historical Library]

The collection documents the reconstruction and new addition of the CMU Park Library building and temporary redesign of Finch Fieldhouse. There is also one set of blue-line drawings of the old Park building.

Architectural materials collection, 1966, 1997-2001, 2005. The collection includes blue-line prints, Dec. 1966, by Roger Allen and Associates of Grand Rapids (Mich.) for the original Park Library. Architectural drawings for the renovation and addition to the Park Library include: a milestone schedule, concept drawings, site layout plans, an artist's renderings of interior and exterior views of the new building, a presentation drawing, composite floor plans for four floors, and a vendor sample board of office furniture for staff, 1997-2001, by Greiner and Associates of Grand Rapids. Some of the drawings are mounted on foamcor board. The collection documents various stages of the planning process for the new building, as well as the furniture, shelving, signage, and electricity plans for it, and the landscaping and planting around it. Lighting fixture drawings were created by H.M. Brandston and Partners, Inc., 1999. Custom furniture designs by Blanton and Moore, LLC are for maple study carrels, 2001, and exhibit cases, 2005. Also included is a three-dimensional model of the new building with a wooden base and clear plastic cover. The model measures 28x35x8 inches and includes the building, people, cars, trees, sidewalks, and Preston Street. The model is composed of carboard and plastic in red, white, blue, green, brown, and black. The collection is organized by format, size, and chronologically.

Researchers may also be interested in additional architectural materials documenting the addition which are found in the CMU. Park Library New library collection, 1996-2008, which is also housed in the Clarke Historical Library. This collection includes final drawings, which came to the archivist after re/construction was completed. The collection also documents the open house events and other events held in the new building. Collections documenting the history and functions of the library are also housed in the Clarke.

The papers include committee minutes, reports, statistics, surveys, photographs, expansion plans, policies, manuals, etc.

The Organizational Records include: committee minutes, reports, statistics, surveys, photographs expansion plans, policies, manuals, etc.

The records dated from 1958 through 1970 are mostly those of Eaton, who either created or collected them while he was the Head of the Library Department at CMU. Pre-1958 records were either created or collected by Charles V. Park.

The collection documents the reconstruction and new addition of the CMU Park Library building, as well as ongoing life in the new building.

This collection documents the reconstruction and new addition of the CMU Park Library building, as well as ongoing life in the new building, located on the corner of Preston and Franklin Streets in Mount Pleasant, through photographs, webpages, clippings (copies), publications, and other materials. This collection was kept separate from prior Park Library collection due to its timely nature and for ease of retrieval, as requested by the Dean of Libraries.

Included here are various publications of exhibits and events, news articles, website pages, and brochures generated since 2002 documenting ongoing events in the building. Of particular note is Library needs of faculty in a changing environment: report of findings, a report based on a survey, written by Professor Mary A. Senter, December 2006. Also included are two CD-Roms, one of the library’s opening, January 9, 2002, and another of the 50th anniversary of the library’s federal depository program, January 24, 2008.

Later additions to the collection from the Dean’s Office include materials used to plan the new building, 3 CD-Roms of photographs of the construction and dedication. The collection is ongoing. A 2023 addition from the Libraries Business Services legacy files includes photographs of the interior construction and completed building exterior, and a Michigan Construction journal featuring the new building, and a questionnaire asking for construction details which were included in the article (see Box 1 Exhibits/Events Brochures folder).

Reference Point, the Park’s newsletter, is separately cataloged and housed as a periodical in the Clarke’s collections.

For additional information about the Park, see other, related collections documenting the history of the Park Library in the Clarke Historical Library.

Organizational records, 1960, 2000, undated, include: various library committee Meeting Minutes, agendas, attachments; Building Blueprints; Publications, Budgets, Five-Year Plans, Reports; Central Michigan Interlibrary Region (CMIR) Grants and Meeting Minutes; Council of State College Undergraduate Library Directors Meeting Minutes; Dept. of Instructional Resources (DIR) Meeting Minutes, Reports, Five-Year Plans; and unpublished OCLS Conference materials. .

Organizational records, 1960, 2000, undated, include: various library committee Meeting Minutes, agendas, attachments, 1974-1984; Building Blueprints, etc., 1966-1981; Publications, Budgets, Five-Year Plans, Reports, 1973-1987; Central Michigan Interlibrary Region (CMIR) Grants and Meeting Minutes, 1971-1975; Council of State College Undergraduate Library Directors Meeting Minutes, 1970-1983; Dept. of Instructional Resources (DIR) Meeting Minutes, Reports, Five-Year Plans, 1974-1983; and unpublished OCLS Conference materials, 1977-2000. The collection is organized by series, alphabetically by topic, and chronologically. Some publications have been separately cataloged.

The papers include committee minutes, reports, statistics, surveys, photographs, renovation and future plans, policies, manuals, etc.

Organizational records, 1928, 1999, undated include: various library committee Meeting Minutes, agendas, and attachments, 1974-1984; Building Blueprints, etc., 1955-1981;’ Publications, B8udgets, Five-Year Plans, Reports, 1973-1987; Central Michigan Interlibrary Region (CMIR) Grants and Meeting Minutes, 1971-1975; Council of State College Undergraduate Library Directors Meeting Minutes, 1980-1983; Dept. of Instructional Resources (DIR) Meeting Minutes, Reports, Five-Year Plans, 1984-1983; and unpublished OCLS (Off-Campus Library Services) Conference materials, 1988-1999. Most of these materials came from Dean of Libraries Tom Moore’s office files while he was dean, but others were created and collected during the time John Weatherford was Director of Park, 1970-1988, with a few folders predating this. The collection is ongoing. It is organized by series, alphabetically by topic, and chronologically.

For additional information about the Park, see other, related collections documenting the history of the Park Library housed in the Clarke Historical Library.

Processing Note: Previously this collection was CMU.Park Library vertical files. Reference Point Newsletters are separately cataloged and housed as periodicals.

The papers include DAC (Dean’s Advisory Council) and SFC (See, feel, care) Meeting Minutes, agendas, and attachments, annual reports, five-year plans, bylaw revisions, goals, publicity and art materials, library master plan, 2015, LibQual Survey, 2011.

Organizational records, 1984-2016, include: DAC (Dean’s Advisory Council) and SFC (See, feel, care) Meeting Minutes, agendas, and attachments; Five-Year Plans, Annual and other Reports; Bylaws Revisions by the Faculty and by the Dean; Long-term plans; Goals; Libraries Review and Evaluation; Dean’s Evaluation, June 29, 2011; Dean’s Retirement information, June 2016; Publicity, Art, 2006-2009; Library Master Plan, 2015; and a LibQual Survey, 2011. These materials came from Dean of Libraries, Tom Moore’s office, after he retired in 2016. All boxes are .5 cubic foot boxes except #1, #3 and #7, which are .25 cubic foot boxes. The LibQual Survey was very important and highly positive about the services the library and library staff provided to the university community and surrounding communities.

The collection is ongoing. It is organized by series, alphabetically by topic, and in original order, which is reverse chronological.

For additional information about the Park Library, see other, related collections housed in the Clarke Historical Library.

This collection includes one oversized folder each of State of Michigan Executive Declarations for Gentle Friday at Central Michigan University (CMU), 1988, 2005; posters of events and performers sponsored by the CMU Program Board, 1978-1979, 1985, 2018, 20uu [2000-2018]; and a plaque of the Program Board Campus of the Year Award with newspaper article and photograph, 2001.

This oversized materials collection is in three oversized folders. Folder 1 is State of Michigan Executive Declarations for Gentle Friday at Central Michigan University (CMU), 1988, 2005. Folder 2 is posters of events and performers sponsored by the Program Board at CMU, 1978-1979, 1985, 2018, 20uu [2000-2024]. The posters are of actors, performers, musicians, musical groups, comedians, a magician, a LGBTQ+ Vlogger, and motivational speakers. The posters are all in color, mostly photographic, vary by size from 11 x 17 inches to 20 x 24 inches, some are signed, and some are mounted onto foamcor board. Folder 3 is a plaque of the Program Board Campus of the Year Award with newspaper article and photograph, 2001.The collection is in very good physical condition.

The collection includes photographs of CMU people, places, and events, 1962-2002, and undated.

The collection consists mainly of undated photographs, both black and white and colored, of various sizes, proof sheets, some on cardboard, and some negatives documenting a wide variety of Central Michigan University (CMU) staff, students, programs, departments, special events, and related topics. Some of the portraits in the collection predate 1962. Also, some of the photographs in the collection were taken by private photographers. There are two alphabetical runs in this inventory due to the way the material was transferred to the Clarke and processed. Due to the size of this collection it could not be interfiled into the earlier CMU. Photographs collection in file cabinets. After 2002, all CMU photographs were taken with digital cameras. Peggy Brisbane and her husband, Robert Barclay, took many of these photographs. Mugs means Mugshots. This is a term used by the photographers in the collection.

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)

The collection includes videotapes of Central Michigan University events, units, buildings, programs, activities, research, and people at CMU.

Videotape collection, 1989-1995 and undated, includes Central Michigan University (CMU) campus scenes, numerous campus buildings, sports, alumni, professors, commencements, 1990 and 1995, students, Clarke Historical Library, theatre, dance, music, woodshop, Beaver Island (Mich.), Music Building ground breaking, 1994, and the centennial of CMU, 1992-1993. Titles are taken directly from video labels. Videos are 3/4inch videotapes (71/4x5x11/4inch Ampax 197 Master Broadcast Videocassettes).