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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, announces its annual competitive grant program to digitize a Michigan newspaper and host it in the
<a href="https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/">DigMichNews database</a>. <a href="https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/services/digmich-newspaper-preservation/digmich-news-grant">
Read more about the application requirements and apply online</a>. Completed applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Digital Michigan Newspaper Grant program is supported 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 and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more information, email <a href="mailto:ClarkeMicrofilm@cmich.edu">
ClarkeMicrofilm@cmich.edu</a> or call (989) 774-4420, Monday – Friday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Carrie Marsh (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director, Clarke Historical Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Park Library 142B | 989-774-3965<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Central Michigan University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#6A0032;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Carrie Marsh
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#6A0032;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">(she, her)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">|
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">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;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Park Library 142B | 250 Preston Street
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">|
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI 48859<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">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/"><span style="color:blue">www.cmich.edu</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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