Collections : [Central Michigan University Clarke Historical Library]

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.

Collection of miscellaneous Coe Township records, 1859-1901, and undated.

This collection of miscellaneous township records is organized alphabetically by the names of folders and topically by general subject such as Drains, Elections, Highways, School Districts, Taxes, and Township Clerk Materials. Some materials are further divided chronologically.

His papers include biographical material on the Howes and Holmes families and on Ithaca Civil War veteran Myron R. Holmes, and Ithaca and Gratiot County, Michigan, history.

The collection provides genealogical information on the Holmes family, especially Civil War veterans, and general information, mostly through photographs of the Gratiot County Herald newspaper, documenting families and life in Gratiot County in the early 1900s.

The collection documents some of the history, people, businesses, and events of Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

This artificial collection documents some of the history, people, and events of Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

The collection consists of material collected and written by Virginia Kjolhede's mother, Marion Kraft Larson, about her school mate Ernest Hemingway and the Hemingway family, and the papers and photographs of Virginia's husband, Ted Kjolhede, respected athlete, alumni, coach, and athletic director of Central Michigan University.

The collection is divided into two series, each in its own box: first the materials of Ted Kjolhede, and second, the materials of Marion Kraft Larson. Materials in each box are in alphabetical and chronological order. Acidic clippings were photocopied and the originals were withdrawn from the collection.

Series (Box) 1 consists of materials documenting the life of Ted Kjolhede, including biographical materials, photographs of his athletic career and teams, articles and letters to the editors he wrote, many of which were published in his role as guest columnist of the local Mount Pleasant newspaper, the Morning Sun, and various materials related to CMU athletics, CMU World War II graduates, and his career at CMU.

Series (Box) 2 consists mostly of newspaper and magazine articles (copies) collected or created by Marion Kraft Larson about Ernest Hemingway. Also included are a few biographical materials about Marion. Of particular interest, is her Memory Book of Oak Park and River Forest Township High School, 1917, signed by Ernest and Marcelline Hemingway, among others, and her 1972 paper about her memories of Ernest and other Hemingways, entitled “Yes, I Knew Ernest Hemingway.” There is one undated, color photograph of Marion, and a photograph album, 1912-1913, probably of her primary school mates. Also included is one oversized photograph of the Oak Park and River Forest Township High School graduation class, 1917.

The collection consists mainly of handwritten cookbooks, brochures, calendars, catalogs, recipes, recipe cards, menus, dining guides, and other materials related to food, meals, and cooking.

The published cookbooks Hathaway also donated to the Clarke have been individually cataloged. Miscellaneous materials are found in this collection, which consists mainly of Michigan cookbooks, brochures, calendars, food and equipment catalogs, recipes, recipe cards, menus, dining guides, and other materials related to food, meals, and cooking, 1928-2003 (Scattered), and undated. A number of these items are handwritten and more manuscript than publication in nature. Also included in the first folder is a copy of the 2006 Clarke exhibit catalog and website pages about the Maureen Hathaway cookbook collection.

Processing Note: All duplicates and non-Michigan materials were removed from the collection and returned to the donor as per the donor’s request.

The collection includes all the correspondence, notes, testimony, resolutions, subpoenas, newspaper articles, press releases, hearing schedules, and other subject files collected by the Senate Committee during its investigation of CMU.

The collection includes all the correspondence, notes, testimony, resolutions, subpoenas, newspaper articles, press releases, hearing schedules, and other subject files collected by the Senate Committee during its investigation of CMU. Most of the correspondence, subject files, and testimony dates to 1965, although some of the affected professors and deans’ folders include materials dating back as far as 1949. Undated materials are circa 1965. Boxes 1-2 are both legal-size .5 cubic foot boxes, while Box 3 is a legal-size .25 cubic foot box.

The collection consists of a wide range of musical compositions composed by Rivard.

This collection documents a wide range of musical compositions composed by Dr. Rivard, 1951-1999. There are compositions for orchestra, band, and small instrumental groups and solos, and these pieces may include conductor’s scores and/or various instrumental parts. While a few of the pieces have been published and copyrighted, most are unpublished. They are in good condition. For processing reasons, the collection has been organized by size, legal-size or oversized materials, and then alphabetically by title. Sometimes because of size differences, the score is physically separated from the musical parts. Boxes 1-2 are legal-sized materials. Boxes 3-4 and oversized materials and are housed in oversized, flat drop-front boxes.

Musicians may prefer the following list organized by musical genre. Orchestra: 1. Cupid and Psyche—Symphonic Poem, M.M. Thesis, 1951, Score; 2. Concerto Sinfonia for chamber orchestra—Ph.D. dissertation project, 1958, Score and Parts; 3. Overture to War of the Comedians—full orchestra, 1956, Score and Parts. Band: 4. Capriccio Concitato, 1955, Score and Parts; 5. Four Jazz Originals, 1976, Score and Parts, copyright 2008 by Nancy Rivard; 6. Concerto for Brass Quintet and Band, 1987, Score and Parts; 7. Echoes from the Twilight Zone, 1997, Score only. Small Instrumental Groups and Solos: 8. Three Biblical Scenes, Brass Choir, 1957, Score and Parts; 9. Sombrero Fallout-Incidental Music, Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion, 1978, Score and Parts; 10. Arioso and Scherzo, Woodwinds and Harpsichord, 1958, Score and Parts; 11. Sonata for Trombone and Piano, 1955, Score and Parts, published in 1969 by Tenuto Press, now G. Schirmer; 12. Set for Alto Saxophone and Piano, 1991, Score and Parts; 13. Quadrivalence, Bass Trombone and Piano, 1990, Score and Parts, to be published 2010; 14. A Lenten Contemplation, Trumpet and Organ, 2007, Score and Parts; 15. Philosophical Hautboy, Oboe, Strings, Percussion, 1953, Score and Parts; 16. Four Songs from the Masques of Ben Johnson, SATB, 1967, Scores; 17. Elizabethan Song Set, Mezzo-soprano and Piano, 1993, Score.

All the material in Acc#72163 was digitized and is available in the CMU digital collections, Scholarly and Creative Works under Rivard Collection of Music Scores.

Acc#76882, is not digitized. It was processed in late 2020-early 2021, and is found in Boxes 2 and Box 5. In the back of Box 2 are five legal-size Rivard original show tunes scores and parts for the CMU Marching Band, mostly pen on manuscript stave4 paper, with some copies and one written in pencil. Box 5 includes Rivard’s eleven Jazz and seven Show Tunes scores and parts and a lead sheet for CMU jazz and marching bands as well as a red Notebook of Show Tune scores. The Jazz scores and parts are all printed ink on cream colored or white paper. Some of the Jazz folders include a photocopy of the piano score by the original composer. The six Show Tunes are photocopies of Rivard’s compositions on white paper with acid stains where the pages were once taped together. Handwritten notations that were on the originals are visible on the copies. The Show Tunes music stave Notebook includes undated scores by Rivard in pencil, most of which have additional notation added by him in pencil and/or ink. The red Notebook scores include: Strike Up The Band, Rockin’ Chair, Caravan, Chicago, Stampin’ at the Savoy, Rhapsody in Blue, Everything’s Turning Up, Jazz My Blues (Segué), ½ Time P-G Fanfare, and ½ Time Pre-Game Fanfare, At some point, the front right lower corner of the red Notebook got wet and bled through pages of the first three scores to varying degrees, although none were rendered illegible or seriously damaged. Researchers with allergies please note: The Notebook has a light musty smell, but does not have mold.

The collection consists mainly of slides, mostly of Beaver Island, Michigan, and some of nearby Garden Island, with some biographical information and correspondence.

The collection consists mainly of colored slides (in 5 slide boxes) Hohn took of people (researchers, students, and Boy Scouts), various buildings, lighthouses, boats, shores, wildlife, water, and flora on Beaver Island, 1960, 1988, and undated. Some slides of nearby Garden Island are also included. The slides are organized chronologically, since many of them lack additional identifying information.

Also included are several folders of Biographical Information about Hohn, 1959, 1981; his Correspondence with CMU officials, 1961-1986; and printoffs from the CMU Biological Station website, 2006.

Processing Note: A large number of slides from foreign countries and other states, as well as completely unidentified slides were withdrawn from the collection during processing.

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.