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Clarke Historical Library
The Clarke collects, preserves, and makes accessible CMU's unique historical research collections for the benefit of CMU students, faculty, staff, and society. We collect the history of Michigan and the Old Northwest Territory, children's literature, and the history of Central Michigan University. We are open to all and invite you to explore our special collections in person and online.
Search for materials in the Clarke
All of the Clarke's rare books and archival collections.
Detailed guides to our archival and manuscript collections.
Historical Michigan newspapers digitized by the Clarke.
Michigan newspaper collection digitized by the Clarke.
Documents and books digitized by the Clarke.
Curated, topical exhibits of Clarke collections.
Events
Clarke Speaker Series - How Indigenous Women Teachers Helped Boarding School Students Resist Assimilation
Speaker event - Dr. Gere adds a new dimension to received accounts of boarding schools by focusing on the contributions of Indigenous women teachers.
, Mt. Pleasant
Clarke Speaker Series - Ruthless Ingenuity: Detroit's Purple Gang
Speaker event discussing Jewish mobsters who ran Detroit during the Prohibition.
, Mt. Pleasant
