Mixed Media

Reel Michigan: A Film Project at the Clarke Historical Library

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Abstract

The Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University (CMU), is both an archives and a historical library with a collecting focus on Michigan history, children’s literature, and CMU history. The Clarke has a variety of film formats in various collections, some contain a film or two, and some are composed entirely of film. Most of the films are 16 mm acetate and document CMU or Michigan history and range from home movies to more professionally created films. Highlights of the collection include CMU marching band performances, Hans Lantzsch downriver community workshops, Sen. Robert Griffin films (visiting China during the Nixon administration), and Professor Joe De Bolt’s Vietnam Moratorium film documenting CMU and national student protests in 1969.

How to Cite:

Bentley, J., Graves, T. & Matyn, M., (2017) “Reel Michigan: A Film Project at the Clarke Historical Library”, MAC Newsletter 44(3), 34-38.