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Oral history project, 1914-1972, includes oral history tape recordings, partial transcriptions, field notes and reports from interactions with ten teachers from towns across Michigan's Upper Peninsula in collaboration with Northern Michigan University.

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Papers, 1868; 1886-1937, of Walter S. Prickett, a resident and farmer in Sidnaw, Michigan. The majority of this collection is correspondence, but also includes maps, land deeds, farm reports and documents as well as articles and clippings.

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Collection, 1973-1994, of research papers, reports and bibliographies about Torch Lake in Lake Linden, Michigan. Includes material prior to, during and after the designation of Torch Lake as an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Site.

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Reprints, 1930-1951, of reports by the U. S. Bureau of Mines. Topics include mining methods, milling methods, mining laws, coal mining, quarrying and gravel methods, iron ore, petroleum, operating details, elements, minerals, radium, metal consumption, metallurgy, safety work, physical abstracts, geophysical abstracts, and trace elements. The geographical areas covered are international in scope.

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Collection, 1968-1997, of material relating to the Navy's Seafarer Program and Project ELF, compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan.

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Records, 1940-1978, of telephone lines for three United States Coast Guard stations in Lake Superior, Michigan: Huron Island, Eagle Harbor, and Portage Entry. Records include location diagrams of poles in relation to surrounding structures, span of cables, kind of material and date set. Also includes Bell System Practices manuals, by AT and T, for private branch exchange installation and maintenance.

Abstract Records, 1968-1974, of the Upper Great Lakes Timber, Inc., a consortium of forestry leaders formed to work on timber industry issues, including product field testing, cooperative work with small landowners, and other business issues. Its formation led to the Timberman Association, a trade association to represent forestry businesses, and the Michigan Forest Association, focused on the special needs of forest land owners. Records include minutes, reports, employment applications, and other...

Abstract Papers, 1978-1982, compiled by the Upper Peninsula Federation of Landowners, a non-profit organization in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, founded in 1974. Includes copies of the original Kutak, Rock and Huie versions of Michigan's House Bill 4706, "Legislative Proposal for the Organization and Financing of Forest Development Districts in Michigan" an analysis of the bill by the Department of Natural Resources, copies of the Commercial Forest Act amendments of 1981 and Forest Improvement Act of...

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Records, 1920-2002, of the Upper Peninsula Firefighters Memorial Museum in Calumet, Michigan. Includes minutes, agendas, correspondence, project files, newsletters, and other organizational files.

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Records, circa 1987-circa 1989, of the Upper Peninsula Newspaper Project, a joint venture between Central Michigan University and Michigan Technological University. Includes correspondence between project staff as well as with participating communities and potential participants and funding agencies. Also includes reports on the status of the project.