Abstract Papers, 1897-circa 1999, of Alfred Nicholls, Cornish emigrant to Central Mine, Michigan. Includes theater playbills and photographs for the Calumet Theatre's production of "Princess Bonnie," starring Nicholls' daughter, Mildred, as Bonnie and Red Jacket Opera House's production of "The Grand Duchess." Other photographs include the Central Mine reunion, the Central Mine coronet band and family photographs. Also included is a photocopy from "The Cornish Overseas" by Philip Payton on the Upper...

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Records, 1867-1925, of Allouez Township in Michigan. Collection is photocopies of original records, including minutes of the Township Board, register of voters and an account book that contains a list of books in Township Library.

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Correspondence, 1873-1874, from Benjamin Knight, a miner in Calumet, Michigan to his brother John Knight, a blacksmith in Wisconsin. Includes some details on their relatives and friends in Cornwall, England as well as the lack of trustworthy banks in Calumet and the lack of clothing stores. Also contains clipping of Benjamin Knight's obituary.

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Event list, 1900-circa 1970, from the Calumet Theatre in Calumet, Michigan. Includes a chronology of events and performances held at the Calumet Theatre and the attached ballroom.

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A collection of research papers prepared by former Calumet High School Principal, R. Charles Stetter, concerning the Central Mine in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Includes photographs, photocopies, research notes, clippings and manuscript documents.

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Correspondence, 1889-1899, to and from various members of the Densham family as well as from the First National Bank of Ironwood, Michigan regarding the settlement of Francis' estate after his death at the East Norrie Mine in Ironwood. Also includes some genealogical sources and information about the cave-in that lead to Francis' death.

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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.

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Collection consists of 29 sheets (39 images) of negatives and three pages of photocopied images, approximately 1933-2022, depicting landscape scenes and views of individuals and group at wintertime in Big Traverse Bay, Michigan.

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Diary, 1899-1905, of Flora Baumgartner (Mrs. P.G. Baumgartner), a resident of the Jacobsville, Michigan. Her diary chronicles events in the Copper Country of Michigan's Western Upper Peninsula as well as events of national interest such as the death of Queen Victoria and the assassination of President William McKinley.

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Diary, 1886-1891, of Francis Jacker, the lighthouse keeper at Raspberry Island, Wisconsin, part of the Apostle Islands group in Lake Superior. Includes descriptions of daily activities, with notes on ships passing the lighthouse.