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Autobiography, circa 1984, of Marie McCurdy, a native of Ripley, Michigan. Includes description of her early life in Ripley and Hancock, her stay in the sanitorium with tuberculosis, as well as her time in Canada where her husband was a gold miner near Ontario. Also includes anecdotes upon returning to Michigan with accounts of her husband's illness from silicosis and her subsequent activities after his death.

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Papers, 1908-1975, 2015, of the Meinardi Family of Hancock, Michigan.

Abstract Correspondence, 1905-circa 1911, between commanders of the Michigan Naval Brigade, Second Battalion in Hancock, Michigan and various officials. Topics range from ill-fitting uniforms to munitions and troop and officer assignments. A large portion of the correspondence is from H. Stuart Goodell, commander of the YANTIC and owner of the South Range Mercantile Company in Painesdale. Also included is a "Boat Book," published by the U.S. Navy in 1905 and covers all topics related to proper boat...

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Records, 1976-1982, of the Industrial Learning Center at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. The Industrial Learning Center was an occupational training program, located in the former Naval Reserve Center in Hancock, offered by the University to area students. Includes papers on the acquisition of the Hancock Naval Reserve Center for the ILC, reviews of the ILC prior to the decision to close the Center, clippings and photographs.

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Menu, circa 1931, from the New Venice Cafe, formerly located in Hancock, Michigan in the Elk's Temple Building. Offering both classic American dishes as well as Italian fare, the front cover invites the customers to "Dine and Dance". Joe Fenili is listed as the proprietor.

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Eighteen photographs, June 1958-January 1959, depicting construction workers and progress on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.

Abstract Ledgers, 1864-1881, for the Perkins and Company store located in Hancock, Michigan. Includes detailed accounting of items bought by customers, inventory, profit and loss statements, and freight charges. Customers include several mining companies as well as unidentified school districts and hospitals. Two of the day books are embossed with the initials "JHS," one also has James H. Seager written on the inside cover. Seager was a local entrepreneur and general store owner in Franklin Mine and...

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Ledger, 1903-1924, of the Portage Coal and Dock Company located in Ripley, Michigan. Includes financial records for expenditures, bills payable and bills receivable as well as records for the Hancock and Calumet retail branches, rents, dock repairs, hard and soft coal sales and some corporate accounts.

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Records, 1851-1999, of the First Congregational Church of Hancock, Michigan, the First Presbyterian Church of Houghton, Michigan and the Portage Lake United Church of Houghton, Michigan. Includes minutes, financial reports, membership records, photographs, correspondence and other records.

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Research papers, circa 1880, on the ethnic makeup of various communities in Quincy Mining Company housing on Quincy Hill, Hancock, Michigan. Includes research papers, housing statistics and maps.