Transcript, 1987, of "U.P. the Hard Way," a talk given by Walter Koski for the Ontonagon County Historical Society in Ontonagon, Michigan. Details his early life in Winona, Michigan; his return to Finland shortly after its independence from Russia; and his illegal return to the United States, using his brother's papers. Also details his career with various cooperative societies in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Papers, 1864-1940, of William A. Childs, a Civil War veteran and long-time employee of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company in Calumet, Michigan. Includes a transcription of a portion of Childs' diary during the Civil War, a history of Copper Harbor by Oliver A. Farwell, and photocopies of letters between sisters Charlotte Farwell and Sarah "Sallie" Scott.