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Correspondence, 1866-1925, of Lucius L. Hubbard, a one-time professor at the Michigan Mining School, State Geologist of Michigan, and executive of Upper Peninsula copper mining companies.

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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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Research papers, 1915-1922, compiled in 1993 by Lawrence T. Fadner documenting the Navy Radio Station NUG in Calumet, Michigan, formerly owned and operated by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America with the call sign WCM. The radio station was taken over by the U. S. Navy in April, 1917 and was located on the Tamarack Junior location, owned by the Osceola Mining Company.

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Records, circa 1933-circa 1934, of Margaret Holley Chapman, the first woman to receive a degree from Michigan Technological University, then known as the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in Houghton, Michigan. She received her B.S. in General Science in 1933 and a B.S. in Chemistry the following year, also completing some graduate work.

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Records, 1903-1929, of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Stanton, Michigan. Photocopies include marriage and baptismal records, as well as church history.

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Reminiscences, 1947-1999, of graduates of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Compiled by the Michigan Technological Archives in 1999, includes memories of life at what was then the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in the late 1940s to the early 1950s as well as articles and newspaper clippings.

Abstract Research material, 1726-1978, compiled by Charles K. Hyde on mining history. Includes photocopies and microfilm of articles, journals, and book chapters pertaining to United States copper mining with a particular focus on Lake Superior copper as well as material on the British iron and steel industry. Also includes index cards with citations and research notes pertaining to the Quincy Mining Company, other Michigan copper mining activities, general topics in U.S./international mining, and...

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Genealogical information, photographs, and written recollections of the Pastora, Pastore, Boggio, and Ricca families of Houghton County, Michigan.

Abstract Collection, 1910-1991, compiled by Frederick Zint. Includes photographs, school notebooks, confirmation certificates, and printed ephemera from his mother, Pearl L. Olson Zint. In addition, collection contains military history research documents on Michigan's Copper Country regiments including a bibliography on the 32nd Infantry Division, photocopies of several articles on the 107th Engineer Regiment and the 142nd Aero Squadron, correspondence concerning the U.S. Coast Guard vessel, YANTIC...

Abstract Chronology, updated 2007, of the Pentti family and the Pentti Family Farm of Kenton, Michigan. Includes the major events in the Pentti family's history as well as the events leading up to their purchase and operation of the farm in Kenton, Michigan. Begins in 1870 when the Chicago and Northwestern Railway transferred the property to the State of Michigan and ends in 1964 with the death of Sophia Pentti. Lists births, deaths and marriages of the Pentti family as well as employment history...