WHDF Radio Station Records
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.
- 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