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WHDF Radio Station Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-079

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Correspondence, reports, financial records, stock certificates, licenses, newspaper clippings, history of the station and other related ephemera. Also includes oversize maps and geological surveys of the surrounding area.

Dates

  • 1898-2010
  • Majority of material found within 1924 - 1979

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.

Biography

Operated locally from 1928-1978, Radio Station WHDF was founded by A.L Burgan, Charles C. McLeod and Paul Tinetti, utilizing their Ham radio equipment and working out of the third floor of the Herman Brothers Jewelers store in Calumet, Michigan. WHDF began broadcasting for a few hours each day. Radio Station WHDF was formally incorporated in 1929 through an agreement between Charles McLeod, George L. Burgan and A.L. Burgan. During the organization's history, partnerships were formed and changed, however the Burgan family remained central to the history of WHDF until its final sale to the Superior Shores Broadcasting Company in 1979.

Extent

2.73 Cubic Feet (5 manuscript boxes (legal), 3 map folders)

Abstract

Records, 1898-2010, bulk 1924-1979, of the WHDF Radio Station operating in the Copper Country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Includes correspondence, reports, financial records, stock certificates, licenses, newspaper clippings, history of the station and other related ephemera. Also includes oversize maps and geological surveys of the surrounding area.

Arrangement

MS-079 has been arranged into four series:

1.Correspondence 2.Operations and Licensing 3.Ownership and Stockholder Records 4.Oversize Material

Acquisition

A gift consisting of WHDF radio station papers and ephemera, including maps, news clippings, correspondence and manuscript material was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections on April 23, 2010 by Roland and Read Burgan.

Related Archival Materials

Archival materials found in this institution relating to WHDF include MS-587 Daily Mining Gazette Records Collection.

Title
WHDF Radio Station Records
Status
Completed
Author
Crystal Laudeman, revised by Rachael Bussert
Date
4/26/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

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