Michigan Technological University J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library Collection
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Collection, 1918-2020, of material from and about the J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes papers of former directors and employees of the Library, as well as annual reports, minutes, agendas, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, reports, building specifications, employee photographs, and information about acquisitions and holdings.
Dates
- 1918-2020
Language of Material
English
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.
Biography
The library at Michigan Technological University was built in 1966 and renamed in 1988 to honor Michigan Technological University's fifth president, J.R. Van Pelt. The Van Pelt Library contains 80,000 square feet and houses a substantial proportion of the university's print collection, as well as staff offices. The John and Ruanne Opie Library addition, dedicated in 2005, adds 54,000 square feet of student space, including a towering study area of more than 13,400 square feet. The library is a model of the integration of electronic services with traditional resources, providing public computers, high speed wireless internet access throughout the building, a digital studio, 3D printers, and a host of other advanced technologies alongside an ever-expanding monograph and serial collection.
Extent
34.87 Cubic Feet (43 manuscript boxes and 1 object)
Abstract
Collection, 1918-2020, of material from and about the J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.
Processing History
Elizabeth Russell, 9/1/2011, Emily Riippa, 12/13/2016 and Allison Neely, 3/06/2019
- Academic libraries -- Michigan -- Houghton
- Academic library directors -- Michigan -- Houghton
- Agendas (Administrative records)
- Committees
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Houghton (Mich.)
- Minutes
- Naming ceremonies
- Newsletters
- Personal papers
- Photographs
- Reports
- Science and technology libraries -- Michigan -- Houghton
- Title
- Michigan Technological University J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library Collection
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell; Revised by Emily Riippa; Revised by Allison Neely, 1/23/2019, 12/15/2021
- Date
- 9/1/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository