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June 2017
History of Tiger Baseball Topic of Summer Speaker Event
Join us for a talk by Detroit Tigers historian and prolific author Bill Anderson in the Park Library Auditorium on June 13. For this event only, the start time will be 6:30pm. Anderson's talk will be filled with Tigers anecdotes and images, and followed by a reception at the Clarke.
Jesse Owens Signature Donated to the Clarke
The Clarke Historical Library is the recipient of a CMU-related Jesse Owens signature, donated by former CMU student Jerry Priebe. Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete, notable for his achievements at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The son of a sharecropper and grandson of a slave brought home 4 gold medals from the games. Owen's signature is on a Central Michigan College 3rd Annual All-Sports Banquet program. The banquet was held May 4, 1955 in the Keeler Union Ballroom of Powers Hall, and Owens was the guest speaker. Jerry Priebe, then a CMU music student providing musical entertainment at the event, got the signature as a thank you after playing Sweet Georgia Brown at Owens' request.
Native Treaties Travelling Exhibition
The Clarke organized travelling exhibition 'Native Treaties - Shared Rights' will soon wrap up its time at River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe. The show then moves on to a stop at the Ionia County Free Fair, July 13 ? 22. This well-regarded, educational exhibit has toured the state extensively, including stops in the Upper Peninsula. The exhibit centers on how treaties were applied to topics such as land, education, and hunting and fishing rights. It incorporates graphic primary materials into interpretive exhibit panels. Clarke Historical Library has a number of travel ready exhibits. If your organization is interested in hosting a show, please check our
web page for available exhibits.
Treaty of Prarie du Chien (1825) chromolithograph by J.O. Lewis, 1835
Soo Locks Exhibit Up Through August
Our current exhibit 'As Remote as the Moon: Soo Locks in Photos' remains on view in the Clarke galleries through August. Based on an extensive set of historic glass plate negative photographs owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the show features documentary panels, historic photographs (including stereograph cards) as well as other artifacts. The exhibit captures the grand scale of the locks and their vital importance to the American economy. Although the exhibition will soon close, the Clarke's entire Soo Locks image database can be browsed
online anytime.
Opening 3rd lock, 1914
Summer Time is Research Time at the Clarke Historical Library
The Clarke hosts CMU and visiting researchers throughout the summer. For our visitors, this is a key season to spend concentrated time on projects. And they tell us the parking is easier too! Summer hours are Monday ? Friday from 8am-5pm. The University Libraries (Clarke and Park) will both be closed on the following dates: July 4 (Independence Day), and September 4 (Labor Day).
Reference librarian John Fierst readies for a meeting with a group of local historians
125th Anniversary Exhibit Opens September 13
Central Michigan University will soon celebrate the 125th anniversary of its founding. Included in the celebration will be a new exhibition in the Clarke galleries, scheduled to open on September 13. Read about the forerunner of today's CMU in the recent blog posting'125th Anniversary of the Mount Pleasant Improvement Company.'
Groundbreaking of the new Normal Building, September 19, 1892
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