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Michigan Technological University J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MTU-019

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

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

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