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Calumet Historic District Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-836

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, 1974, created by Kathryn Eckert from the Michigan History Division and David Thomas, a native of Calumet, Michigan about the historic district of Calumet. Includes architectural descriptions by Kathryn Eckert and photographs by David Thomas.

Dates

  • 1974

Access

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

Biography

Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The village may itself be included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District. It is bordered on the north by Calumet Township, on the south by the unincorporated town of New Town and Blue Jacket, on the east by Blue Jacket and Calumet Township, and on the west by Yellow Jacket and Calumet Township. The population was 879 at the 2000 census. Calumet's nickname is Copper Town U.S.A.

Extent

0.23 Cubic Feet (1/2 manuscript box )

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection, 1974, created by Kathryn Eckert from the Michigan History Division and David Thomas, a native of Calumet, Michigan about the historic district of Calumet. Includes architectural descriptions by Kathryn Eckert and photographs by David Thomas.

General Physical Description note

0.18 cubic feet1/2 manuscript box (letter size)

Processing History

Elizabeth Russell,6/17/2011

Title
Calumet Historic District Collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
Date
6/17/2011
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

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