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Report, 1995, and supporting documentation prepared for the Michigan State House of Representatives by President Curtis J. Tompkins on Michigan Technological University's research activities, accreditation, and rankings.

Abstract Papers, circa 1922-circa 1984, of Dr. J. Robert Van Pelt, president from 1956-1964 of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Includes office files and reports, correspondence, copies of speeches, letters of congratulations on his appointment as president and newspaper clippings as well as the "Report of the Secretary's Survey Committee on the Geological Survey," a committee for the Department of the Interior in 1954,...

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Papers, circa 1955-circa 1973, of James D. Spain, a biochemistry professor at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. The faculty papers include research and proposals on the production of tumors in rats, mathematical modeling of biological processes, water research in Portage Lake, Lake Superior and Torch Lake, grant proposals, correspondence, and copies of Spain's master's thesis and doctoral dissertation as well as various files and reports.

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Papers, 1968-1998, of Janet Locatelli, a librarian at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes memorandum and reports from the various university committees Locatelli served on, as well as university publications for the library, the archives, parking, and other printed ephemera.

Abstract Papers, 1886-1954, of Julius T. Nachazel, a graduate and long-time employee of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. He was instrumental in establishing the Army ROTC program at the College and as a veteran of World War I, he was active with the local American Legion chapter. Includes personal and professional correspondence, information of organizing the ROTC program, photographs, and books on the American Legion and...

Abstract Collection, 1901, 1903; 1923-1999, of Kenneth L. Dorman, includes reports from Dorman's time as a legislative liaison with State Representative Dominic J. Jacobetti on mining, economic development, Seafarer Program/ Project ELF, veterans affairs, land use, and environmental issues. Also includes conference proceedings, records on the operations of Douglass Houghton Hall at Michigan Technological University and project files from Dorman's involvement with Upper Peninsula development, public...

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Records, 1918-1947, include elector registers for Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan as well as monthly reports, elementary student records and monthly grade registers from public schools in Keweenaw County, Michigan.

Abstract The Keweenaw Historical Society was founded in 1912 to "collect and preserve material bearing on the history of Keweenaw Peninsula, and to promote local historical study and research." After the death of President J. T. Reeder in 1937, the society became largely moribund and it was closed in favor of the new Houghton County Historical Society in 1961. The collection contains a large array of historical records collected by the society from throughout the Copper Country, including mining...

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Records, 2007, of the local steering committee of the "Key Ingredients Michigan Foodways" exhibit in Calumet, Michigan. Committee members included Julia Blair, Alison K. Hoagland and Erik Nordberg. Includes minutes of committee and public meetings and promotional materials developed by the steering committee to advertise the events as well as reports and other documents. Promotional materials include buttons and vinyl banners.

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Records, 1976-1988, of the Board of Education for the Lake Linden-Hubbell Public School Library in Lake Linden, Michigan. Includes minutes, agendas, and supporting documents.