The Clarke Historical Library is part of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It is inside the Charles V. Park Library on the university's campus. The library was created in 1954 by Norman E. Clarke Sr., who donated his library and collections to the college, which he had attended as a young man. The library started with 1,500 books, 60 groups of manuscripts, 150 maps, 400 visual items, and 50 broadsides, including some early papers. His collections included many memoirs, scholarly works, treasures, opinion pieces, and fiction.

The Michigan Historical Review is a journal reviewed by experts in the field, focusing on Michigan history. It was published twice a year by the Clarke Historical Library and the History Department at Central Michigan University from 1974 to 2021. It is now published by the Historical Society of Michigan. The Clarke also holds many publications by Ernest Hemingway, a famous 20th-century writer born and partly raised in Michigan. The collection includes Hemingway's papers and photographs from his cottage on Walloon Lake in northern Michigan. The Clarke Historical Library allows individuals, groups, and organizations to use its materials for research and undergraduate studies. The library created a website in 1996.

The Clarke is a place where Central Michigan University stores archives and documents about Michigan's history and literature. Its collections include a section for children's books and archives of EC Warriner, the fourth president of the university. The Clarke provides public programs, such as exhibits and guest speakers, twice a year.