Copper mines and mining -- History -- Michigan
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Clarence Monette Collection
Collection, undated, contains research materials, articles, photographs, historical documents, electronic records and objects relating to the publications of Michigan's Copper Country historian and author Clarence Monette.
Dan Behnke photograph collection
Collection, 1971-2009, of slides, print photographs, and mounted images created and maintained by photographer, Dan Behnke.
Franklin Pardee Collection
Collection, 1962-1970, compiled by Franklin Pardee documenting the beginnings of the Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Inc. Includes board meeting minutes, correspondence, studies and maps concerned with the feasibility of transforming the Quincy Mining Company site into a tourist site.
J. Robert Van Pelt Copper Range Company Research Collection
Larry Chabot Papers
Papers, 1953-2008, compiled and written by Larry Chabot, document the history of the White Pine Copper Company located in Ontonagon County and operated by the Copper Range Company. Includes newspapers, clippings, photocopies, newsletters, reports and correspondence related to the history of the White Pine Copper Company from the time the mine opened in 1953 to its closure in 1995.
Louis G. Koepel Collection
Collection, 1911-1978, compiled by Louis Koepel, a resident and historian of Michigan's Copper Country. Includes Securities and Exchange Commission filings for the merger of the Copper Range Company with Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, SEC paperwork for the Calumet and Hecla, Inc. sale to Universal Oil Products, auction catalogs for disposition of the W. Parsons Todd Collection, parts catalogs, patents. Also includes blueprints for the J. P. Cooper house in East Hancock, Michigan.
Roy Drier Photograph Collection
Photograph collection, compiled by Dr. Roy Drier documenting the Copper Country historical sites, includes copper mines and miners.
T. Kilgore Splake Collection
Collection, 1995-present, of T. Kilgore Splake, a poet, photographer, and editor from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Includes photographs, a partial manuscript on the history of copper mining, and various publications.
The Seeberville Murders: Death and Life in the Copper Country in 1913 Photograph Collection
Photograph collection, 2003, of images from Professor Kim Hoagland's presentation, "The Seeberville Murders: Death and Life in the Copper Country in 1913," given as part of the Fourth Thursday in History series sponsored by the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections and the Keweenaw National Historical Park. Includes descendants of Joseph and Antonia Putrich, the owners of the boarding house where the murders took place in 1913.
Virtual Upper Peninsula Web Project Records
Records, 2000, documenting the Virtual Upper Peninsula (VUP) project, a product of the Michigan Technological University's Humanities 3120 course, Fall 2000.