Clarke Historical Library

Clarke Historical Library Exhibit:

February - September 2019

Explore the Hemingway in Michigan Collection
View the Hemingway Collection in the Clarke Exhibit Booklet

Clarke Historical Library Speaker Series - Fall 2019

Presentations will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the
Sarah and Daniel Opperman Auditorium located in the Park Library.
A reception will follow each presentation in the Clarke Historical Library.

All events are free and open to the public.

George Colburn, Young Hemingway and His Enduring Eden: The Michigan Years, 1899-1921
Enjoy a new documentary exploring Northern Michigan’s role in the development of Nobel Laureate
Ernest Hemingway.

Presentation and two exhibit openings - one event!
Join us to celebrate the works of the three photographers, whose combined 66 years of service to CMU literally shaped visual history of the University. Honoring Peggy Brisbane, Robert Barclay, and Steve Jessmore. On the same night, an exhibit featuring personal works of these photographers opens in the Baber Room: Hands, Blues & Views.

Shaping Memories Through 3 Lenses
On exhibit in the Clarke Historical Library, Sept. 26, 2019 – Feb. 2020

Hands, Blues & Views - Personal Work of Peggy Brisbane, Robert Barclay & Steve Jessmore
On display in the Baber Room, Sept. 23 - Nov. 27, 2019

George Robson, Bath Schoolhouse Disaster
On May 18, 1927, violence in Bath Township, Michigan (12 miles north of Lansing) killed 38 elementary school age children and 6 adults, and left another 58 people injured. Learn about the school board treasurer who took revenge on a community he believed had wronged him. This presentation is made possible by the John and Audrey Cumming Endowment.

Both events are free and open to the public. Those in need of an accommodation
should call (989) 774-1100 or email clarke@cmich.edu.

Clarke Historical Library | Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 | clarke@cmich.edu | Phone: (989) 774-3352 | Fax: (989) 774-2160
If you need accommodations due to a disability while using the library facilities, please contact the Research Help Desk, either in person or via email.
Please be prepared to state what type of accommodation you require, e.g. reaching a book, stack retrieval, use of adaptive equipment, or other requests.