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Photographs, circa 1948, taken by A.B. Quello of people and activities in Laurium, Michigan.

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Histories, 1994-2002, tracing the lineage of the Combo family, originally from County Cork, Ireland and later Houghton, Michigan.

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Research papers and biography, 1997-1999, on Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr. compiled and written by David Hayes, a graduate of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Hayes' research focuses on Leavitt's association as a consulting engineer with the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company and his relationship with the president, Alexander Agassiz. Includes photocopies of material from the Michigan Technological University Archives as well as other institutions.

Abstract The Keweenaw Historical Society was founded in 1912 to "collect and preserve material bearing on the history of Keweenaw Peninsula, and to promote local historical study and research." After the death of President J. T. Reeder in 1937, the society became largely moribund and it was closed in favor of the new Houghton County Historical Society in 1961. The collection contains a large array of historical records collected by the society from throughout the Copper Country, including mining...

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Family papers, 1861-2003, compiled or produced by Mary Ralph Erkkila, her mother Annie Sullivan Ralph, and their relatives on the lives and familial relationships of the Sullivan and Ralph families in the Upper Midwest.

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Ephemera, 1931-1975, collected by Wesley Williams, a resident of Ahmeek, Michigan. Includes scrapbooks with newspapers clippings, mostly from the Daily Mining Gazette with indexes of the articles and obituaries included. Also contains a chronological summary from newspaper accounts of the Copper Miners' Strike, 1913-1914 as well as other ephemera including poems by Wesley Williams, memorabilia cards and admission tickets.