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Houghton County Election Records

 Collection — Box: 1-6
Identifier: MS-768

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Houghton County Clerk administrative records and electors' registers, circa 1870-1938, of federal, state, and county elections held in Houghton County. The first series mostly relates to the clerk's administration of the vote, including designing ballots. The second series consists of copies of the registers of electors (voters) submitted by the township clerks.

Dates

  • 1870 - 1938

Language of Material

English

Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Historical Note

Elections in Houghton County (above the township and village level) are administered by the county clerk under the supervision of the Michigan secretary of state. The county Board of Election Commissioners, which consists of the judge of probate, the county clerk, and the county treasurer, holds legal responsibility for approving the actions of the county clerk.

Extent

5.35 Cubic Feet (6 manuscript boxes)

Abstract

Houghton County Clerk administrative records and electors' registers, circa 1870-1938, of federal, state, and county elections held in Houghton County.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series:

Series I: Election Records, 1870-1938

Series II: Registers of Electors, 1886-1915

Series I is arranged chronologically and Series II is arranged alphabetically.

Related Materials

State records held at the Michigan Tech Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections include the following election records from the Houghton County Clerk's Office:

RG 56-11-A

RG 77-105, Volume 6: Board of Election Commissioners Proceedings

RG 89-464, Volumes 31-36: Election Records

Separated Materials

One folder of material related to the Huron Dam Disaster was separated to the Huron Dam Disaster Collection (MS-905).

Title
Houghton County Election Records
Author
Daniel Michelson
Date
Apr 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

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

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US