Arnold Alanen Slide Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-1043

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Slides, approximately 1970s-2002, of the Copper Country. Included in the collection are views of buildings and landscapes within Keweenaw, Ontonagon, and Houghton County, with particular focus on the Calumet area, Quincy and Hancock, and Houghton; as well as copies of historic maps and photographs.

Also included in the collection is material related to White Pine and White Pine in Ontonagon County. This material includes negatives and contact sheets of images taken by Ed Brown, mostly of unidentified properties and a survey booth for White Pine situated outside of the Red Owl Store. Also included are White Pine related buttons, which read: “I Live in White Pine, Michigan,” “I’ve Been to White Pine Michigan,” “I Visited White Pine, Michigan,” and “I [heart] White Pine, Michigan.”

Dates

1970s-2002

Creator

Alanen, Arnold (Person)

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.

Biographical Note

Dr. Arnold R. Alanen is an emeritus professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on cultural landscapes, planned communities, company towns, and vernacular architecture.

Extent

0.20 cubic feet (4 slide boxes, 1 object box, and 2 folders (legal))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Slides, approximately 1970s-2002, of the Copper Country.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged into two series: 1. Copper Country slides and 2. White Pine materials including contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by Ed Brown and White Pine buttons. The Copper Country slides are arranged in the original order at the time of donation.