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Correspondence, 1873-1874, from Benjamin Knight, a miner in Calumet, Michigan to his brother John Knight, a blacksmith in Wisconsin. Includes some details on their relatives and friends in Cornwall, England as well as the lack of trustworthy banks in Calumet and the lack of clothing stores. Also contains clipping of Benjamin Knight's obituary.

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Oral history, before 1998, audio recording and transcript of talk given by David Chimino, a professor at Michigan Technological University. Reminisces about his time as a student in the Adams Township school system, especially Jeffers High School in Painesdale, Michigan.

Abstract Records, 1949-1962, documenting the dismissal of Edward V. Sittler, an assistant professor of German at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in Houghton, Michigan. Includes correspondence, clippings and legal papers documenting the hiring and dismissal of Sittler and the subsequent lawsuits brought by Sittler against the college. Also includes transcripts of some of Sittler's broadcasts during World War II. Sittler was a United States citizen who renounced his citizenship to become...

Abstract Collection, 1981-2003, of the grassroots organization, Fight For Justice, whose membership included tribal elders, men, women and children of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Assinins, Michigan. Includes transcripts and audio recordings with fifteen people involved in the takeover of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Center. Also includes information on the initial takeover of the center and the aftermath, consequences and opinions of the takeover as well as tribal history,...

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Diary, 1886-1891, of Francis Jacker, the lighthouse keeper at Raspberry Island, Wisconsin, part of the Apostle Islands group in Lake Superior. Includes descriptions of daily activities, with notes on ships passing the lighthouse.

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Testimony, December 29, 1913-December 31, 1913, from the Italian Hall Disaster Inquest by the coroner of Houghton County, Michigan. Typed testimony from witnesses and others involved in the Italian Hall tragedy that killed 73 people, mostly children, on December 24, 1913.

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Notes, 1970-1975, taken by Eva F. Rintala about the restoration of Karki Hill Cemetery in Portage Township, Michigan as well as the upkeep of the nearby Askel Cemetery (formerly the Otter Lake Public Cemetery). Includes notes on the physical restoration as well as the interaction with the Portage Township government.

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College administrative records, 1885-1956, largely of the Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan.

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Oral histories, circa 1974-circa 1984, of people associated with Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Subjects include graduates from the class of 1902 to 1940 , the first woman graduate, members of the Board of Control, a past president, and faculty members.

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Transcripts and notes, 1984-1988, of news briefs for WMPL radio station based in Hancock, Michigan.