Mihelcic and Reagan Family Papers

Collection — Box: 1-2

Identifier: MS-911

Staff Only

Scope

Papers, 1911-1979, of the Mihelcic and Reagan families of Houghton County, Michigan. The collection includes academic, personal, and professional materials of the Reagan and Mihelcic families. Houghton, Isle Royale, Ripley, and Trimountain are the prominent areas of interest as the families resided and vacationed in these areas. The collection contains photographs, a book, booklets, clippings, memorabilia, a yearbook, paychecks, and other ephemera. Included in the collection is one oversize scrapbook document Harris John Reagan's World War II military career in the 403rd Antiaircraft Gun Battalion.

Dates

1911-1979

Creator

Reagan family (Family)

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.

Historical note

The materials in this collection were accumulated by the Mihelcic and Reagan families. The Mihelcic family lived in Trimountain and vacationed on Isle Royale. Frances Mihelcic worked for the Copper Range Company.

Harris John Reagan was born on April 1, 1911 in Michigan to Michael and Rose Reagan and was a resident of Hancock. He attended grade school at the Ripley School in Ripley, Michigan and went on to graduate from Houghton High School in 1930. Reagan married Anne Mihelcic on July 5, 1941 and served during World War II in the 403rd Antiaircraft Gun Battalion. Following the war, he went on to work for the Quincy Smelting Works in Ripley. He died on May 5, 1979.