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Harley Sachs Papers

 Collection — Box: 1-5
Identifier: MS-462

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Papers, 1969-2016, of Harley L. Sachs, former faculty member at Michigan Technological University. The collection primarily consists of original and copies of Sachs' publications, writings, and memoirs (restricted). Also included are several board games, 1969-1988, developed by Harley L. Sachs. The board games in this collection include "Police State," a game of strategy and survival and its later iteration "Comrades."

Dates

  • 1969-2016

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Access to Sachs' autobiography is restricted; consult repository for details.

Biography

Though born in Chicago and raised in Indiana, Harley L. Sachs considers himself an international, having lived in Germany, Sweden, Scotland, and Denmark. He earned a degree in English at Indiana University, then served in the US Army in Germany. After getting his Master's degree at I.U. he returned to Europe and worked under cover for several years. He met and married Ulla Hintz in Stockholm, Sweden and they spent a year's honeymoon in a Scottish castle. Returning to the USA, Sachs taught English briefly at Southern Illinois University then moved to Michigan Technological University in the Upper Peninsula where he and his wife raised three daughters. Harley L. Sachs is the author of many novels, short stories, magazine articles and newspaper columns. His short stories have been broadcast on the BBC World Service short wave and on Oregon Public Radio’s Golden Hours.

Extent

2.23 cubic feet (3 manuscript boxes and 2 flat boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Papers, 1969-2016, of Harley L. Sachs, former faculty member at Michigan Technological University.

Title
Harley Sachs Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Allison Neely, 07/06/2022
Date
12/8/2009
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
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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Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US