Lavender Legacies Guide: United States: Michigan

Central Michigan University
Address: 142 Park, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: 989.774.3352
Fax: 989.774.2160
Web: http://clarke.cmich.edu/
Email: clarke@cmich.edu
Contact: Reference Assistant Susan Powers, power1sf@cmich.edu, 989-774-3964

History:
Central Michigan University was established in 1892 as Central State Teachers College. It has grown and changed names numerous times since. In 2010-2011 it had the fourth highest enrollment of Michigan’s fifteen public university, 28,389 students, of these 21,290 were enrolled at the Mount Pleasant campus and 7,099 enrolled online and at more than 60 locations throughout Michigan and North America. CMU has 6,756 graduate students.
The Clarke Historical Library was founded by Dr. Norman Clarke, Sr. in 1954. The Clarke is a quasi-independent department within the Park Library at Central Michigan University. It is governed by the Clarke Board of Directors.
The Clarke Library exists to document and promote public awareness in three main areas:
-The history of Michigan and the Old Northwest Territory
-Published works that shape the minds of young children, including both educational texts and children’s fiction
-The history of Central Michigan University

Current Holdings: Size and Content:
1)There are 4 CMU vertical files of materials documenting gay student organizations at the Clarke Historical Library. These files consist of newsletters, reports, fliers, etc. They are:
Diversity, Office of, 2 folders, 1980-1990s
Gay and Lesbian Programs, Office of, 2000
Gay Liberation, Inc., 1975
2) The GLBT student organization on campus wishes to send its scrapbooks to us in the near future. It is working on getting permission from those documented in the scrapbooks to release them to the archives.
3) There are also materials documenting radical students which included gay students and women’s rights movements in a few of the existing underground newspapers’ articles of the late 1960s in De Bolt, Joe. Central Michigan University Vietnam Moratorium Committee Records, 1967, 1983. 1 cubic ft.
4) In the Park Library, Media Services, there is 1 CMU-specific video, In our own words [videorecording] : Gay, lesbian & bisexual students at Central Michigan University. Publication: Mount Pleasant, Mi. : Central Michigan University, 1992.
5) CMU President William B. Boyd Papers, 1968-1978. 10.75 cubic ft. (in 12 boxes). Pres. Boyd was here during the late 1960s-1970s. There are 20-30 files regarding students, student code, student organizations, and student radicalism. His papers have a finding aid and have been cataloged in OCLC and MARC. In the next few years the finding aid to his paper will be searchable on Google and online.
6) There is also a collection of CMU Posters in the CMU. Public Relations and Marketing, Posters Collection, 1968, 2006, and undated, 8 cubic ft. (in 41 Oversized folders). A finding aid, MARC and OCLC record exists for this, and in the next few years the finding aid will be online and Google searchable. A number of relevant posters are in Folder 28 of the poster collection, including specifically:
Homophobia: Is there a cure? April 8, 1992 – 17” x 11”
A Revolution of Values: Ending Domination. September 16, 1992 – 17” x 11”
Simon LeVay: “Queer Science: The Use and Abuse of Research Into Sexuality”. April 6, 1999 – 17” x 11”
“You and Your Sensual Self”: Dr. Irene Kassorla. February 23 (no year) – 22” x 17”
7) FYI: There are additional non-archival, published materials in the Park Library (CMU’s main academic library) which are not MI or CMU-specific.
8) FYI: One of our subject librarians also has an excellent bibliography and source page for GLBT and gender studies which is momentarily off-line. I believe all the subject librarians’ pages are being switched to a new system, REFLIB. It is in the process now of going live. Her name is Aparna Zambare and she can be contacted at: zamba1av@cmich.edu 774-6427 Park 214. Usually the Park Library’s subject librarians’ websites can be accessed off the Park Library main webpage at http://library.cmich.edu/

Summary of the collections: 
1) De Bolt, Joe. Central Michigan University Vietnam Moratorium Committee Records, 1967, 1983.
1 cubic ft. (in 2 boxes, 1 reel, 1 videotape) Summary: Records, 1967-1971, 1983, and undated include an Oversized reel of an 8-mm film "Moratorium" by De Bolt with shots of a gathering of 4,000 protestors at Finch Fieldhouse, Central Michigan University (CMU), and 5,000 people marching through the streets of Mount Pleasant (Mich.), both on Oct. 15, 1969, a Nov. 14, 1969 memorial service, teach-in at Ferris State College, a rally at Finch Fieldhouse, with 500 people, and loading buses for marches in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15,1969. The film has an accompanying pamphlet. Also included are Committee accounts, meeting minutes, a petition, speeches, and newsletters. Underground newspapers and literature from other colleges related to anti-war efforts, radicalism, or pro-labor groups are included. Also included is a modern VHS video of the film. Finding Aids: A finding aid is available to assist researchers. Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States. Mount Pleasant (Mich.) -- History -- 20th century. Central Michigan University -- Faculty. Central Michigan University -- Students. De Bolt, Joe.a few items at most out of 1 cubic ft.
2) In our own words [videorecording] : Gay, lesbian & bisexual students at Central Michigan University. Publication: Mount Pleasant, Mi. : Central Michigan University, 1992.
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Producers, Mindy Kaplan, Michael Stemmler. Cast: Narrator, Carol Tanis. Summary: A discussion on sexuality by gay, lesbian, and bisexual students attending Central Michigan University. Format: VHS format. Subjects: Homosexuality -- Videorecordings. -- United States College students -- Sexual behavior Videorecordings. -- United States Central Michigan University -- Students Videorecordings. Other Author: Central Michigan University. Kaplan, Mindy. Stemmler, Michael. Tanis, Carol.
3) President William B. Boyd Papers, 1968-1978. 10.75 cubic ft. (in 12 boxes) Central Michigan University. Office of the President.
Information, 1968-1974 (5 folders); Correspondence, 1968-1978 (about 1 cubic ft.); Meeting Minutes from Central Michigan University (CMU) entities and educational related institutions and organizations, 1968-1978 (about 1 cubic ft.); a few Photographs, 1969-1971, undated (more are in the Subject Files); Reports from CMU entities and educational related institutions and organizations, 1968-1978, undated (about 1 cubic ft.); Speeches, 1968-1975 (9 folders); and Subject Files, 1968-1978, undated, on a wide variety of topics relating to education, CMU, and numerous CMU departments (7.75 cubic ft.), including Congratulatory letters on the occasion of Boyd's inauguration as CMU's seventh president on April 25, 1960 (2 folders). Financial reports, 1970-1975 are also included. The heart of the collection is in the Subject Files, which documents the change of focus for CMU during President Boyd's tenure. Projects, issues, students, and committees regarding social and racial issues, affirmative action, diversity, and minorities predominate. "Problem" students and organizations, student concerns, the Vietnam Moratorium, the Cultural Center, and issues concerning the faculty are also highlighted. Finding Aids: A finding aid is available to assist researchers. Subjects: Orphans Korea. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States. Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States. Multicultural education -- United States. Affirmative action programs -- United States. Minorities -- Education (Higher) Social aspects -- United States. Mount Pleasant (Mich.) -- History. Central Michigan University. Office of the President. Central Michigan University -- Administration. Central Michigan University -- History. Central Michigan University -- Finance. Central Michigan University -- Students. Central Michigan University -- Presidents. Central Michigan University. Faculty Association. Boyd, William B. Other Author: Boyd, William B.
4) Posters collection, 1968, 2006.
Corporate Author: Central Michigan University. Public Relations and Marketing. Description: 8 cubic ft. (in 41 Ov. folders) : ill. Summary: Collection of 563 posters, 1968, 2006 [bulk 1980-2006], and undated, created and/or collected by Central Michigan University Public Relations and Marketing. The posters promote a wide variety of CMU events, departments, offices, speakers, workshops, conferences, as well as some non-university community events, including theater, and miscellaneous topics of interest to the CMU community. The size, color, and composition of the posters vary greatly, as do the designs, which range from enlarged photographs of university buildings to very artistically designed theatrical posters. The vast majority of the posters are undated. Folders are organized alphabetically by topic. Posters are chronologically filed within folders. CMU poster topics include: Admissions; CMU and You Day; Art Festivals; Art Gallery; Artists Course; Athletics; Beaver Island (Biological Station); Career Day; Charles Anspach Platform Series (speakers); Conferences; Departments; Development Fund/ Campus Campaigns; Faculty Conferences/ Programs; Film Festivals; Foreign Language Day; Graduate Studies/ Extended Degree Programs; Greater Michigan Instructional Materials Exhibits; Greeks/ Fraternities/ Sororities; Health Services; IPCD (Institute for Personal and Career Development); Library; Minority Affairs; Museum; Musical Performances; Office of Career Development of Handicapped Persons; Other Speakers Sponsored by CMU; Percussion Workshops; Program Board/ Speaker Series; Racism; Scholarship; the School of Music; Sexual Assault/ Harassment; Student Art Exhibits; Student Services; Study Abroad; Summer Classes/ Programs; Theater. Non-CMU poster topics include: Community Events, Energy/ Conservation; Miscellaneous; and Theater. Finding Aids: A finding aid is available to assist researchers. Subjects: Central Michigan University. Public Relations and Marketing. Central Michigan University -- History. Central Michigan University. Institute for Personal and Career Development. Central Michigan University. Theatre Dept. Central Michigan University. Athletics. Central Michigan University. Development Office. Central Michigan University. Health Services. Central Michigan University. Libraries. Central Michigan University. Museum of Cultural and Natural History. Central Michigan University. Development and Alumni Relations.

Collection Growth: The Clarke would be interested only in northern MI (north of Lansing, south of Mackinaw) GLBT organizational materials. The basic policy is that we collect and house MI history, post-statehood, created between Lansing and Mackinaw. There are other archives in the state north and south of this area that collect and house the MI history collections for their regions.

Access and Use:
All the materials described above are available to patrons. You do not have to be students or staff of CMU to access the collections. Copies of materials can be made for personal research reasons at a minimal cost, unless the donors have specified no copies to be made. Copies materials, not copyrighted, for publication purposes can be made at a higher cost. Patrons are responsible for following copyright rules regarding copyrighted materials.
Physical Access:
We require that patrons bring a form of photo id, fill out a researcher form and request form for materials (we are a close stacks facility, meaning no public browsing of the historical collections is allowed), and follow reading room rules. Patrons may also email or call requesting copies or with inquiries. We will do about 20 minutes of research for someone for free, but the more specific the request the easier for us to fulfill the request. There are reasonable, minimal charges for copying, scanning, and mailing. Patrons may use cameras to photograph collections, with the director’s approval.
Regular hours are 8-5 M-F. We are open some Saturdays, Sept-Nov. and Jan.-April, 9-1. Appointments may be made at the discretion of the reference librarian’s schedule. We are closed federal holidays and at the end of December through New Year’s Day.
We are wheel chair accessible on the first floor, and the building meets all handicap accessible requirements. There is also handicapped parking available. There are no general parking spots reserved for non-CMU patrons. Please contact us for directions, a map, and a guest parking permit in advance of your visit.
The written access policy, Rules of the Clarke Historical Library (as noted on the back of the researcher registration form)
1) The use of the Clarke Historical Library Reading Room is reserved for researchers using the Clarke Historical Library material.
2) Patrons are required to leave identification with the reference librarian while using Library materials.
3) Clarke Historical Library material may not be removed from the Reading Room.
4) No more than three books may be consulted at a time without special permission.
5) Only pencil may be used for note taking.
6) All material must be handled with care.
7) Tracing is not allowed.
8) Photographing is with permission only.
9) No food, beverage, gum, or smoking is allowed.
10) Coats, parcels, and backpacks must be left in the lockers.
11) Photocopying is available at the discretion of the staff.
12) The library reserves the right to inspect personal material which has been brought into the Reading Room.
13) Use of cell phones is prohibited in the Reading Room.

Services:
Research space
Reference assistance on site
Telephone reference
Internet reference (e-mail/web)
Copying services
Audiovisual facilities
Exhibitions Loan agreements for exhibits: This depends on the institution requesting the loan, if they can provide sufficient, required security and archival environmental conditions, etc., and on the exhibition itself as not all of the materials are physically strong enough to travel and some of the materials in our exhibits are borrowed from other collections, both private individuals and public institutions.
We do NOT loan materials.
We also do presentations to groups and tours of the facility, upon request, and dependent on availability.

Indices to the collections:
There is an inventory to the CMU Vertical Files in which the two files are located. A MARC and OCLC record exist for the video. There is a finding aid, MARC and OCLC records for the manuscript collections, which will be online and Google-searchable in the next few years. When we receive the LGBT CMU student organization’s scrapbooks a finding aid and MARC/OCLC record will be created and put online so it is searchable by Google.

Updating Collection Descriptions:
Not specifically Gay/Lesbian collections. We sometimes describe new collections of major size and importance in our newsletter and we always describe exhibits. Past exhibits are described online at the Clarke’s website at http://clarke.cmich.edu/.
We have recently begun using a Clarke blog, and the Archivist has a personal blog in which she describes items of interest from various collections.
The Clarke blog is at http://www.clarkehistoricallibrary.org/
My blog is at http://archivistrising.blogspot.com/
The Clarke’s newsletter can be found online at http://clarke.cmich.edu/clarke_library_info_tab/newsletters/newsletters_index.html

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