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Records, 1939-1949, of the Owls Club of Houghton County, Michigan, a social club that afforded an opportunity to members to associate and promote and maintain a spirit of good fellowship among its members. Includes minutes, membership lists and financial records.

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Photograph collection, 1954-1982, of photographs taken by Paul Hinzmann documenting Copper Country landmarks, including mining company structures and Michigan Technological University buildings.

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Invoices, 1870, from Cleveland Rolling Mill Co. billed to Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal Company of Houghton, Michigan. Legislation for construction of the canal was passed in 1861 and created the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal Company.

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Records, 1969-2012, of the Portage Lake Area Association for Family and Community Education (FCE).

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Records, 1967-1998, of the Portage Lake Area Church Women United association, drawn from nine local churches includes board meeting minutes, the treasurer's ledger, general minutes and a photo album with clippings.

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Article, 2011, pertaining to the Prince Fuse Factory, also known as the Prince and Vivian Fuse Factory, of Houghton County, Michigan.

Abstract Collection, 1917-2016, from the Quincy Mine Hoist Association. Includes board of directors' records, photographs, negatives, clippings, postcards, correspondence, blueprints, publications and other printed ephemera related to Quincy Mining Company as well as the establishment of the Quincy Mine Hoist Association. Also includes slides of the paintings by James K. Lawton of various Quincy Mining Company buildings hanging in the museum. James Lawton is the nephew of Charles Lawton, a Quincy...

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

Abstract Collection, 1870-1996; 2005, compiled by Reverend Herman Page on the history of Michigan's Copper Country with a particular focus on Copper Country railroads. This collection covers most of the railroads of the Copper Country including the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway, the Mineral Range Railroad, and the Hancock and Calumet Railroad as well as information on various mining companies and locations in the Copper Country. Includes glass plate negatives, photographs, clippings,...

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Business papers, 1982-1984, created by Rural Ventures, Inc. in support of a tentatively named Snow Country Produce Cooperative, a proposed produce co-op in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Includes a market study and two drafts of a business plan.