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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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Photograph collection, circa 1892-circa 1912, compiled by John F. Campbell. Includes images of Copper Country railroads, particularly the Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad.

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Photograph collection, circa 1867-circa 1967, of John T. Reeder, a resident of Houghton, Michigan and employee of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. Includes photographs of buildings, communities, copper mining operations, and family members, as well as wildlife, plants, and flowers.

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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Collection, circa 1863-circa 1883, of mining company records compiled by Lawrence J. Remington of Houghton, Michigan. Includes stock certificates, insurance policies, indenture letters, bills and receipts, correspondence, inventories and other printed ephemera from the South Pewabic Copper Company, Sheldon Mining Company of Lake Superior, Columbian Mining Company, Quincy Mining Company and Douglass Houghton Mining Company.

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Collection, mostly undated, of glass slides collected by the Michigan Technological University Archives in Houghton, Michigan. Includes a Michigan College of Mines alumni reunion in 1911, miscellaneous copper and iron mining scenes, a photographic print of the Calumet and Hecla dredge, and images of the ammonia leaching process at the Calumet and Hecla Lake Linden plant.

Abstract Collection, 1855-present, of maps compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. This historical map collection is composed of lake survey charts, mineral and mining, land ownership, topographical and road maps dating from 1855 to the present. An important series of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps are available on microfilm, charting Keweenaw Peninsula towns and mining locations in great detail for the period...

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Collection, circa 1895-circa 1985, of negatives compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Includes images of Michigan's Copper Country, copper mines and mining, and Michigan Technological University's campus and events.

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Files, undated, of photographs compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan. Includes images of Michigan's Copper Country as well as the Michigan Technological University campus and events. Covers a broad range of topics in Copper Country history, including companies, Michigan Technological University, towns, buildings, events and people.

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Collection, undated, of postcards compiled by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in Houghton, Michigan.