Hans E. Fredeen Collection

Collection — sc_box: MS 5, Folder: 28

Identifier: MS-901

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, 1940-2008, detailing the life of Hans E. Fredeen, a science teacher raised in Marquette, Michigan. Fredeen was born in Sweden and emigrated as a small child. He visited Isle Royale frequently as a young man, eventually writing a history of the area. Fredeen was also active with the Boy Scouts of America as a scout, scoutmaster, handicraft instructor, or Assistant Director at the summer Boy Scouts of America camps in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Includes genealogies, biographies, clippings, postcards, and several articles on Isle Royale and the Boy Scouts written by Hans E. Fredeen.

Dates

1940-2008

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical note

Hans Emil Fredeen was born in Tidaolm, Sweden in 1906. As a small child, he moved with his family to Marquette, Michigan, where he graduated from Marquette High School in 1924 and Northern Michigan Normal (now Northern Michigan University) in 1930.

Hans Fredeen was an avid outdoor enthusiast who frequently hiked and camped at Isle Royale. He was also associated with the Boy Scouts of America, receiving the prestigious Gold Card award for his 50 years of service to scouting.

He was a science teacher in the Dearborn Public Schools until his retirement in 1971. He passed away in 1986 at his home in Rapid River, Michigan.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection, 1940-2008, of family genealogies and biographies of Hans E. Fredeen and his family. Also includes clippings, postcards of Copper Harbor, Michigan, and several articles written by Fredeen on Isle Royale and the Boy Scouts of America's history in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Acquisition

The Hans E. Fredeen material was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Diane D. Kordich on January 21, 2013.