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For over 50 years, we have been preserving and distributing Michigan Newspapers.

CMU's Birthday Collage — CMU's Historical Archive is housed in the Clarke Historical Library.

Documenting Ernest Hemingway's early years at Walloon Lake is an important activity at the Clarke.

Local Michigan History — Our Michigan History collection illuminates discrete aspects of our state.

Native American Chief Portrait Collection — The Clarke Historical Library's collection of Native American materials is among the strongest in the state.

New at the Library

Carrie Marsh, Director of Clarke Library

Carrie Marsh Announced as New Clarke Director

Carrie L. Marsh has been named the director of the Clarke Historical Library of Central Michigan University. She begins her duties on February 14. The announcement was made by Kathy Irwin, dean of University Libraries.

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Who is Medicine? New Drawings and Installations by Sabrina Nelson

January 11 - March 2, 2022

Baber Room Gallery, Charles V. Park Library

A series of intimate portrait drawings and installation vignettes exploring who and what can bring healing to a community, a family, the self, and future generations.

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