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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Central Michigan University’s Clarke Historical Library is offering a competitive grant award to improve access to a Michigan newspaper.
<a href="https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/services/digmich-newspaper-preservation/digmich-news-grant/grant-application">
Read more about the grant and application requirements</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This grant is made possible by the Robert and Susan Clarke Endowment with additional funding provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the
Library of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information, please contact us at
<a href="mailto:ClarkeMicrofilm@cmich.edu">ClarkeMicrofilm@cmich.edu</a> or call (989) 774-4420.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#6A0032">Carrie Marsh
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">(she/they)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director, Clarke Historical Library<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Park Library 142B | 989-774-3965<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Central Michigan University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#6A0032">Carrie Marsh
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#6A0032">(she, they)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director<i> </i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">|
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Clarke Historical Library<b><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Park Library 142B | 250 Preston Street
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">| </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI 48859<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">P: 989-774-3965 | E: <a href="mailto:marsh4c@cmich.edu">
<span style="color:blue">marsh4c@cmich.edu</span></a> | <a href="http://www.cmich.edu/">
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