Houghton County Board of Commissioners Records
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Records, 1957-1977, of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners in Houghton County, Michigan. Includes organizational meeting minutes for the Board of Supervisors, minutes for the Houghton County Parks and Recreation Commission, minutes of the Houghton County Overall Economic Development Planning Committee and minutes of the Houghton County Planning Committee as well as financial records, annual reports, correspondence, publications, magazines and newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1957-1977
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 Houghton County Board of Commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.
Extent
0.68 Cubic Feet (1/2 manuscript box (legal size), 1 manuscript box (legal size))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records, 1957-1977, of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners in Houghton County, Michigan.
- Title
- Houghton County Board of Commissioners Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 3/24/2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository