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

Central Michigan University Archives — CMU's Historical Archive is housed in the Clarke Historical Library.

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

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

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newspaper pages on microfilm threaded through the pulleys of a scanner

2024 Digital Michigan Newspaper Grant Program Awardees

Ishpeming Area Historical Society and Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum, Ishpeming, MI
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, Midland, MI
Lapeer District Library, Marguerite de Angeli Library, Lapeer, MI
Howard Miller Library, Zeeland, MI
DeWitt District Library, DeWitt, MI
Alma Public Library, Alma, M

New exhibition at the Clarke features the Lucile Clarke Memorial Children’s Library

Our new exhibition, Enchanting Collections/Collecting Enchantment: The Lucile Clarke Memorial Children's Library, showcases the fruits of the labors of over five decades of collectors, book dealers, and librarians to build a world-class collection of books, art, and other materials that have shaped young minds across the centuries

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2024 Digital Michigan Newspaper Grant Program Awardees

New exhibition at the Clarke features the Lucile Clarke Memorial Children’s Library

Dr. Lloyd Cofer: A Look Back at a Leader of the CMU Board of Trustees