Series XI: Adams Township Records, 1905 - 1941
Scope and Contents
The records of Adams Township contain of election records, township convention and caucus records, correspondence, school records, reports, financial and tax records, and records relating to the Board of County Supervisors' Equalization Committee. Most material is from Supervisors F. W. Denton (1915-1917) and William C. Cole (1917-1932) and the Township Clerk's office.
Dates
- 1905 - 1941
Language of Material
English, except for a very small number of files in French, Finnish, or German.
Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Note that most folders in the collection do not have titles written on them. Please refer to the collection inventory for the titles.
Biographical / Historical
The center of Copper Range Company mining operations until the 1950s, Adams Township contains the Village of South Range and the unincorporated communities of Atlantic Mine, Baltic, Painesdale, Toivola, and Trimountain. The township was separated from Portage Township in March 1867 and named after the Adams Mining Company, one of the predecessors to the Atlantic Mining Company.
Extent
From the Collection: 590.25 Cubic Feet (434 boxes, 49 drawers, 447 volumes)
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically.
Creator
- From the Collection: Copper Range Company (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository