Photograph collection, 1889-1895, of Frederick Fraley Sharpless, a former professor of the Michigan Mining School in Houghton, Michigan and mining engineer consultant.

Collection, circa 1890s-2003, of the Gundlach family of Houghton, Michigan. Includes business papers and records from the Herman Gundlach, Inc. construction company and the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home as well as personal papers, photograph albums, notebooks, clipping albums, audiovisual materials, and other printed ephemera.

Collection, 1846-present, of historical newspapers from Michigan's Copper Country. Daily and weekly newspapers are available in both print and microfilm copies.

Papers, circa 1903-1930, compiled by Jack Pastor, a native of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Includes an annual report from the Franklin Mining Company with a handwritten debt dispute and the town budget for Torch Lake in Houghton County, Michigan.

Papers, circa 1955-circa 1984, of Kenneth R. Opal of Hubbell, Michigan. Includes photographs, certificates, and genealogy papers.

Photograph album, 1918-1919, belonging to the Hermann Family of Laurium, Michigan.

Papers, circa 2009 and ongoing, of graduate students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. This collection contains research papers from Michigan Technological University’s Archaeology of Industry students. Topics included are related to historical industrial features of the Keweenaw area.

Papers, circa 1980 and ongoing, of students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes papers from the Department of Social Sciences and the Department of Humanities. Paper topics include local history of Michigan's Copper Country and aspects of campus history.

Records, approximately 1919, documenting Houghton County servicemen who served during World War I.

Collection, circa 1860-2003, consisting of reference materials and drafts prepared by Lieutenant Colonel Richard Rupley for his research into topics in Michigan and American history.