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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Research material, approximately 2009-2017, on the history of veterans of the Upper Peninsula compiled and written by Paul Nelson, Richard Rupley, and Roland Burgan.

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Collection, undated, of material related to Barzditis Lewis, the original switchboard operator at Wadsworth Hall on the Michigan Tech campus.

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Research papers and biography, 1997-1999, on Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr. compiled and written by David Hayes, a graduate of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Hayes' research focuses on Leavitt's association as a consulting engineer with the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company and his relationship with the president, Alexander Agassiz. Includes photocopies of material from the Michigan Technological University Archives as well as other institutions.

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Collection, 1940-2008, of family genealogies and biographies of Hans E. Fredeen and his family. Also includes clippings, postcards of Copper Harbor, Michigan, and several articles written by Fredeen on Isle Royale and the Boy Scouts of America's history in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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Collection, 1860-1901, of the Hennes family, owners of several general stores in Michigan's Copper Country.

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Research and promotional materials, 1960-2013, pertaining to the book "Hidden Gems and Towering Tales: A Hancock, Michigan Anthology," edited by Laura Mohon and John S. Haeussler.

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Papers, 1899-1979, of James Chynoweth, an early developer of Michigan copper mining. Includes correspondence relating to his mining and business interests. Also includes a reminiscence from his granddaughter, Elizabeth Viola Boersma.

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Collection, 1880-1968; 2007-2019, of the Lawton family of Michigan. Includes field notebooks of Charles DeWitt Lawton, written during his tenure as the State of Michigan Commissioner of Mineral Statistics, as well as correspondence of Charles Latham Lawton and Swaby Lawton. Also contains biographical information on family members including Charles Latham Lawton, Swaby Lawton, Nathan Oliver Lawton, Charles E. Wright and Ross Dunbar Blackburn.

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Collection, undated, of biographical files of the faculty and staff of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Files were created by the news bureau, a department within the University's communications department. Files include resumes, biographical information sheets, academic vitae, newspaper clippings, press releases, and some photographic prints.