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Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

"My Keweenaw Home" Sheet Music

 Collection — Sc_box MS 5, Folder: 33
Identifier: MS-914
Abstract

Sheet music for "My Keweenaw Home" by Paul Papke and C. Emile Pekula, copyright 1939.

Dates: 1939

On Copper Rocks and Copper Foundations of Lake Superior Manuscript

 Collection — Sc_box MS 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: MS-469
Abstract

Manuscript, 1890, by John Luther Harris while he was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Handwritten copy of "On Copper Rocks and Copper Foundations of Lake Superior," Boston, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1890

Peggy Germain Collection

 Collection — Sc_box MS 1, Folder: 37
Identifier: MS-417
Abstract

Collection, 1989, of author Peggy Germain. Two children's stories, with space on each page for children to illustrate. Copyrighted by Peggy Germain, the author is noted as Mary Kitti (which may be a pseudonym) and the series is noted as Germain Sister Series, No. 1 and No. 2. Includes "How Lake Superior Got Its Name" and "Why the Copper Country Gets So Much Snow."

Dates: 1989

Quincy Mining Company Engineering Drawings Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-012
Abstract

Collection, 1860-1979, of the Quincy Mining Company in Hancock, Michigan. Drawings include commercial, domestic, industrial, and public buildings, machinery, subterranean maps, surface maps, transportation systems, utilities, and tools.

Dates: 1860-1979

Quincy Mining Company Housing Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-707
Abstract

Photograph collection, 1998, black-and-white photographs taken in 1998 by Nancy Fisher documenting the remaining Quincy Mining Company housing in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. Also includes photocopies of maps showing the different housing locations on Quincy Hill including Limerick, Pewabic, Lower Pewabic, and Sing Sing.

Dates: 1998

Roland Burgan Collection

 Collection — Box 1-4
Identifier: MS-525
Abstract

Collection, 1934-2014, of Roland Bruce Burgan, a resident of Hancock, Michigan with interests in photography and local history.

Dates: 1934-2015

Snow Removal Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-066
Abstract

Photograph collection, undated, of snow removal equipment and processes in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Includes images of snow removal techniques involving railroads, machinery, and horse-drawn equipment.

Dates: undated

Stock Certificate Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-666
Abstract

Collection, 1858-1956, of stock certificates from various companies.

Dates: 1858-1956

Walter G. Swart Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-144
Abstract

Papers, 1904-1911, of Walter G. Swart, a mining engineer associated with the American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company. Includes correspondence between Swart and Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, as well as reports to stockholders for companies in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, including Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, Osceola Consolidated Mining Company and Seneca Mining Company.

Dates: 1904-1911

Wesley Williams Ephemera

 Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: MS-582
Abstract

Ephemera, 1931-1975, collected by Wesley Williams, a resident of Ahmeek, Michigan. Includes scrapbooks with newspapers clippings, mostly from the Daily Mining Gazette with indexes of the articles and obituaries included. Also contains a chronological summary from newspaper accounts of the Copper Miners' Strike, 1913-1914 as well as other ephemera including poems by Wesley Williams, memorabilia cards and admission tickets.

Dates: 1931-1975