The collection consists of copies of photographs (in which most actors are identified), slides, posters, Daily Times-News (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) newspaper clippings, inventories of these copies, media files of the reunion events of August 14, 16, 2009 held in Mount Pleasant, alumni invitations, questionnaires, and an attendance report. The only original format item is the McDonald’s place mat advertising the CMU Summer Repertory Company, [1977]. An addition to the collection includes reunion sound recordings on three Sony DVCams, 2009, and one microcassette, [2009]. Media Player, Excel, and Windows are necessary to play or view the 15 CDs and small 2009 external hard drive. A later addition includes a digital user copy of the 3 DVCams on an external hard drive. The digital copy was created in May 2013 by CMU. FACET, now CETL. Also on the hard drive are transfers with reformatted code to allow playback on non-proprietary software. The digital copies play with VLC media player and occupies 213 GB. The digital 1970s Theatre Reunion Folder includes: Fri open mike night, 2 hours 6 minutes, 31 seconds of open mike discussion; Sat night dinner, 52 minutes, 1 second of assorted piano and singing by reunion attendees and their memories; Sat round table 1 (2 hours, 13 minutes, 41 seconds) and 2 (5 minutes, 15 seconds) of alumni discussing their experiences at CMU and in CMU theatre; State of theatre, 51 minutes 57 seconds of discussion by Steve Berglund, CMU Theatre Director talking about what CMU theatre provides in experiences and opportunities for students; and Thrs setup, 8 minutes, 35 seconds, of background noise of people literally setting up the space, moving chairs, laughing and talking.
Other Clarke collections with CMU. Theatre materials in them include the CMU Vertical Files, Theatre Scrapbooks, CMU Public Relations and Marketing (CMUPRM) Videotapes and CMUPRM Posters.
