Brodeur and Banks Family Papers

Collection — Box: 1-13

Identifier: MS-920

Staff Only

Scope and Content Summary

Papers, 1889-1988, documenting the family history of the Brodeur and Banks family, primarily Alvin J. Brodeur and Esther Ruby Banks and various family travels. The majority of the collection is comprised of family scrapbooks documenting national and internationl travel in the mid-twentieth century. The collection also includes correspondence, creative writing in the form of short stories, poetry, and plays, certificates, diplomas, and loose photographs.

Dates

1889-1988

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 and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Extent

8.54 Cubic Feet (5 paige boxes, 4 manuscript boxes (legal oversize), 3 manuscript boxes (1/2 letter size), and 1 flat box.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers, 1889-1988, documenting the family history of the Brodeur and Banks family, primarily Alvin J. Brodeur and Esther Ruby Banks and various family travels.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series; Series I, Scrapbooks and Series II, Other Family Papers.

Acquisition

MS-920, Brodeur and Banks Family Papers, was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in two donations by James Brodeur and Joan Matrosic on September 3, 2013 and October 3, 2014.