Photograph collection, circa 1900-circa 1920, of photographs by Upper Peninsula photographers. Includes mainly portraits of unidentified people, arranged by photographer, type and description. Includes several tintypes as well as a group portrait of the 1911-1912 I.E. Swift Company sponsored hockey team.

Collection, 1899-2007, of the Herman Gundlach, Inc. construction company in Houghton, Michigan. Includes architectural construction drawings for many of the buildings at Michigan Technological University and the Newberry State Hospital as well other significant structures in Michigan's Copper Country.

Collection, circa 1975, of the Historic American Buildings Survey's work in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Copper Country. Includes source people, considered buildings, structures, sites and districts, nominations for State Register of Historic Places and research documents on specific buildings, structures, sites and districts in Baraga, Delta, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Luce and Ontonagon Counties.

Collection, undated, of material on the historic districts and buildings of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Collection, 1846-present, of historical newspapers from Michigan's Copper Country. Daily and weekly newspapers are available in both print and microfilm copies.

Collection, 1937-2007, of Isabella Hagen, a Calumet, Michigan native. Isabelle was actively involved with the local theater as well as being a talented piano teacher and performer. Includes programs, posters, clippings, and photographs from Isabella's involvement with the Little Theater and the Michigan Technological University Women's Club.

Scrapbook, 1937-2007, compiled by Janet Anuta Dalquist commemorating the life of Isabella Nadeau Hagen, a resident of Houghton, Michigan. Includes service bulletins from the First Presbyterian Church in Houghton, programs from various recitals, photographs and newspaper clippings. Also includes remembrances of Isabella from friends, musicians, students, parents, actors, directors and choir members.

Records, 1909-1982, of the Italian American Federation of the Upper Peninsula, a mutual benefit association that united the various Italian mutual benefit societies of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Includes convention programs, membership cards, minutes, correspondence and newspaper clippings as well as a gavel and several photographs.

Collection, circa 1980, of material from a humanities course in folklore taught by associate professor John W. "Jack" Jobst at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. The material contains information on local, regional, and statewide folklore and legends and includes assignments, topics, clippings, and notes.

Papers, 1899-1979, of James Chynoweth, an early developer of Michigan copper mining. Includes correspondence relating to his mining and business interests. Also includes a reminiscence from his granddaughter, Elizabeth Viola Boersma.