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Wesley Perron Railroad Collection

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: MS-447

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, 1865-1987, compiled by Wesley E. Perron, an avid railroad enthusiast and Marquette, Michigan resident. Includes photographs, information and clippings about numerous area railroad companies, particularly the Copper Range Railroad and the Mineral Range Railroad.

Dates

  • 1865-1987

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Wesley E. Perron was an avid railroad enthusiast who collected information on a wide variety of topics concerning railroading in northern Michigan. He was born on 15 November 1907 in Minneapolis, the son of Edward and Henriette (Hurst) Perron. He lived in Marquette since 1952 after moving from Duluth. Perron worked as a traffic manager for the Soo Line railroad until his retirement in 1973. He died on 17 March 1995 (Obituary, Marquette Journal, 19 March 1995). (Accessed from Perron Collection, http://dssa.habitant.org/perron.htm, June 11, 2010).

Extent

2 Cubic Feet (2 paige boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection, 1865-1987, compiled by Wesley E. Perron, an avid railroad enthusiast and Marquette, Michigan resident. Includes photographs, information and clippings about numerous area railroad companies, particularly the Copper Range Railroad and the Mineral Range Railroad.

General Physical Description note

2.0 cubic feet2 paige boxes

Processing History

Elizabeth Russell,6/14/2010

Title
Wesley Perron Railroad Collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
Date
6/14/2010
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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