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Collection, 1860-1901, of the Hennes family, owners of several general stores in Michigan's Copper Country.

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Collection, 1833-1994, bulk 1860-1964, of genealogical and historical materials compiled by June and Richard Ross of Redlands, California.

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Diary, 1943-1944, of Lieutenant Robert J. Stolzy. Describes his experience as a pilot in World War II, flying sorties over Europe. Last entry by Stolzy is five days before his death, although an additional entry was made by his commander, Captain Sedman (?), explaining the circumstances of Stolzy's last mission, although at the time it was undetermined if he had managed to bail out safely.

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Diary, 1848, of Lydia Reed Smith Douglass. Photocopies of original and typed transcript of the diary describe her first year of marriage to Columbus C. Douglass, including trips to Illinois and Wisconsin to meet her in-laws and her trip to and subsequent life on Isle Royale, Michigan where her husband, then an employee of the Ohio and Isle Royale Mining Company, had moved to open and manage a mine and smelting operation.

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Diaries, 1941-1985, kept by Mary Harrington of Hubbell, Michigan. Documents the daily life of a local woman.

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Diary, 1946-1950 and 1956-1961, of Peter Richard Steinen, transcribed and compiled by his grandson, Robert J. Steinen.

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Oral history interview, 1974-1986, of Peter Henry Wolfe. Based on his journals of his hike on the North Country Trail, Mr. Wolfe reads his entries and expands upon them on tape. Includes two of the journals and transcriptions of the interviews.

Abstract Collection, 1838-1972, of Scott Turner, an alumnus of the Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Through his long career, Turner worked around the globe in various mining jobs, including managing the Arctic Coal Company in Spitsbergen (now known as Svalbard) and director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines as well as surviving the sinking of the Lusitania. He received many awards during his career, including the first-ever Distinguished Alumni Award...

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Articles and letters for Reverend Stephen Polkinghorne, the father of Wilfrid C. Polkinghorne; newspaper articles, letters, pictures, and awards for Wilfrid C. Polkinghorne.

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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.