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Historic Houghton Walking Tour Research Material

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: MS-818

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Research material, 2001, for the Historic Houghton Walking Tour, a walking tour of Houghton, Michigan that illustrates the roles of various influences that built and changed the city through the years. There is a virtual tour available on-line that complements the walking tour. Includes research data and text for the walking tour signage. While the project was made possible by the City of Houghton Preservation Committee, the historic research and text was provided by Erik Nordberg, University Archivist at Michigan Technological University. Additional research was completed by undergraduate students in an architecture class taught by professor Kim Hoagland.

Dates

  • 2001

Access

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

Conditions Governing Technical Access

Box 2, folder 4 contains one CD-R with JPG files, requiring use of CD playback equipment. As of 06/04/2024 files reviewed on disk are inaccessible with error note of: "file structure is corrupted and unreadable."

Biography

Covering a span of 15 blocks, the tour illustrates the roles of various influences that built and changed Houghton, Michigan. Many local businesses share the pride in their heritage and have posted historic photo displays that enhance the tour (excerpted from http://history.cityofhoughton.com/history/index.html#, access June 2011).

Extent

0.53 cubic feet (2 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Research material, 2001, for the Historic Houghton Walking Tour, a walking tour of Houghton, Michigan that illustrates the roles of various influences that built and changed the city through the years. There is a virtual tour available on-line that complements the walking tour. Includes research data and text for the walking tour signage. While the project was made possible by the City of Houghton Preservation Committee, the historic research and text was provided by Erik Nordberg, University Archivist at Michigan Technological University. Additional research was completed by undergraduate students in an architecture class taught by professor Kim Hoagland.

Title
Historic Houghton Walking Tour Research Material
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
Date
6/2/2011
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

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