Joseph Donnelly Manuscript Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-719

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, manuscript and research notes written by Joseph Donnelly on the development of child guidance and mental health programs in the Copper Country, specifically on the Child Guidance Clinic of which he was instrumental in founding. The clinic was moved from St. Joseph's Hospital to the Copper Country Mental Health Center, of which Donnelly was a director.

Dates

undated

Creator

Donnelly, Joseph M. (Person)

Access

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

Biography

Joseph M. Donnelly, 1895-1975, was born in Ontonagon, Michigan. As a lawyer, Donnelly worked his way up through county and state offices until becoming United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan in 1934. Returning to Houghton, Michigan in 1939 he resumed private practice until being appointed probate officer for Houghton County in 1953. Judge Donnelly retained this position until his retirement in 1971. Donnelly was the author of "Cloverland," a history of the Upper Peninsula and was active in the American Legion, the Elks, the Knights of Columbus and the Army and Navy Club at Grand Rapids.