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Manuscript, circa 1987, of "A School in the Woods" by Charles Symon about Thomas Bright Wyman's forestry school, the School of the Woods once located in Munising, Michigan. Includes a manuscript copy of an article that appeared in Michigan History magazine (Jan/Feb 1987) with a few variations.

Abstract Collection, 1747; 1800-1975, bulk 1890-1970, of Ben R. Chynoweth, a resident of Hancock, Michigan and amateur historian of Isle Royale, Michigan. Collection documents the shipping, mining endeavors and fishing industry of Isle Royale in addition to the formation of Isle Royale National Park in 1940. Photographs in the collection show the island's geographical features, the people, the fishing industry, and the Great Lakes ships. Includes pamphlets, correspondence, maps, scrapbooks and...

Abstract Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...

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Collection, 1953, 1964, contains a manuscript by C. Harry Benedict of an article published in January, 1953 in Montana Magazine of History, "The Calumet and Hecla Story" as well as an address by Dr. J. R. Van Pelt for the dedication of the Michigan Technological University's Benedict Laboratory in April, 1964.

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A collection of research papers prepared by former Calumet High School Principal, R. Charles Stetter, concerning the Central Mine in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Includes photographs, photocopies, research notes, clippings and manuscript documents.

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Collection, 1954-after 1982, of manuscripts based on civilian diver Carl Peterson's account of his participation in the Osceola Mine Dewatering Project. Also included are copies of photographs of the project and an article "Unwatering the Osceola Lode" (Kramer, A.S. et al. Reprinted from Mining Engineering, April 1956).

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Manuscript, 2004, Charles K. Hyde's updated manuscript for "Copper for America : the United States copper industry from colonial times to the 1990s" (Tucson : University of Arizona Press).

Abstract This collection documents much of the administrative and research aspects of the Ecological Studies of Wolves on Isle Royale (also referred to as the wolf-moose project) while under the direction of the research project's first and second primary investigators, Durward L. Allen and Rolf O. Peterson. Few materials are from John A. Vucetich, who began co-directing the project with Peterson in 2003. Research topics focus on wolves and moose, but include topics such as vegetation, birds, and...

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Manuscript, circa 1968, typescript manuscript of "Here's Isle Royale," a history of Isle Royale National Park written by Ben Chynoweth.

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Collection, circa 1998, of research notes and drafts for the book "The History of Pequaming" by Earl L. Doyle and Ruth B. MacFarlane. Often considered the most famous ghost town in Michigan, the complete story of Pequaming is told from the time of Native American settlement, through the Henry Ford "model community" era, and up to the present. Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, notes, clippings, financial records, maps, photographs, and other printed ephemera.