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...

Abstract Files, undated, of newspaper clippings and printed ephemera compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. Includes regional historical information about Michigan's Copper Country and Michigan Technological University campus and events as well as biographical information on significant and noteworthy individuals in local history. Covers a broad range of topics in Copper Country history, including companies, Michigan...