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Collection, 1905-2004, of the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, the official Mineral Museum of Michigan, located on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes correspondence, financial reports, collection catalogs, collection documentation, mineral show papers, visitor records, photographs, awards, and other printed ephemera.

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Photograph album, circa 1913, with scenes of Houghton and Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, taken by A.L. Dickerman, a mining engineer. Includes photographs of the Mayflower, Old Colony and Wolverine mines as well as scenes from the 1913-1914 Michigan copper miners' strike.

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Photographs, circa 1948, taken by A.B. Quello of people and activities in Laurium, Michigan.

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Research papers, undated, created and compiled by Marko Lulich used in writing the book, "Akogibing, at, in, from, or to the Lake Called Akogib." Includes handwritten notes, excerpts from other sources, maps, newspaper articles and photographs. The main focus of the collected documents is Michigan's Lake Gogebic region, but some surrounding towns are included as well.

Abstract Collection, 1921-1998, compiled by Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections contains manuscript material and photographs documenting a sawmill developed by the Ford Motor Company in Alberta, Michigan and its subsequent reincarnation as the Ford Forestry Center, a learning center for the School of Forestry and Wood Products at Michigan Technological University. Also includes oversize plat books and timber records denoting reserves, ownership and...

Abstract Papers, 1897-circa 1999, of Alfred Nicholls, Cornish emigrant to Central Mine, Michigan. Includes theater playbills and photographs for the Calumet Theatre's production of "Princess Bonnie," starring Nicholls' daughter, Mildred, as Bonnie and Red Jacket Opera House's production of "The Grand Duchess." Other photographs include the Central Mine reunion, the Central Mine coronet band and family photographs. Also included is a photocopy from "The Cornish Overseas" by Philip Payton on the Upper...

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Papers, 1888-2000, collected and produced by Dr. Allan M. Johnson during his career as student, professor, and research leader at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes research material, articles and photographs relating to different geological projects, scientific journals and papers. The majority of these pertain to minerals of the Upper Peninsula as well as the safety and environmental issues of local mines in the Upper Peninsula.

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Personal papers, circa 1900-circa 1946, of Almon P. Young, a professor at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Includes personal correspondence, correspondence from India, expense records, scrapbooks, clippings, and other printed ephemera as well as a banner from Purdue University, of which Young was a graduate. In addition to having worked at the Nadiad Industrial Institute, Young did missionary work in India.

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Collection, circa 1940-circa 1990, of Alpha Phi Omega's Epsilon Lambda Chapter at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Consists largely of the organization’s documents, memorabilia, and photographs and includes meeting minutes, national documents, member information, officer documents, clippings, photographs and memorabilia.

Abstract Collection, circa 1903-circa 1918, of material of Andrew Jackson, a 1913 graduate of the Michigan College of Mines in Houghton, Michigan. Includes photograph albums with captions of family photographs of the Jackson and Rowe families, local scenery, student field trips and activities at the Michigan College of Mines (including snowball fights and athletic team photographs), and scenes of road construction. Also includes loose photographs of family members, field notebooks, two diplomas from...