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Diary collection, 1866-1897, of the Brockway family, including Daniel D. Brockway, his wife Lucena Brockway, J. N. Scott and his wife Mrs. J. N. Scott. It is probable that this last individual is the Brockway's daughter, Sarah L. Scott, one of the earliest white persons to have been born in the Lake Superior region. The majority of the diaries (twenty-seven of the thirty-two items) are by Lucena Brockway.

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Photograph collection, 1843-1979 (bulk 1883-1960), of several generations of Brockway descendants, an early merchant and community building family in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Includes many photographs of the descendants of Daniel D. and Lucena Brockway, including members of the extended Farwell, Gardner and Childs family lines.

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Collection, 1840-2012, documenting the Cannon and Cole Families.

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DVD and memorabilia, 2016, for the Claiming Iggy film project, a local documentary about the musician Iggy Pop's connections to the Keweenaw.

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Accounts, 1894-1925, of the United States Coast Guard at the Copper Harbor Light Station in Copper Harbor, Michigan. Includes daily expenditures and daily accounts of stores as well as the general account of supplies for Gull Rock Light Station, located off the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Also includes an unidentified ship's log.

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Records, circa 1850-circa 1900, pertaining to Copper Harbor Light Station in Copper Harbor, Michigan. Includes letters and appointments of lighthouse keepers and lighthouse inspectors for the 11th district which includes Copper Harbor.

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Copper Harbor, Michigan store ledgers, 1864-1878.

Abstract Collection, 1852-1924, of the Daniel Brockway family, an early merchant and community building family in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Contains correspondence, financial records and legal records of Daniel Brockway's many land and business ventures throughout the Great Lakes region, particularly the activity of several stores Brockway operated with his son, Albert A. Brockway, under the partnership D.D. Brockway & Son. The collection also includes records of several mining enterprises...

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Collection, 1996-1999, of newsletters written and distributed by John Kaleita in Lac La Belle and Copper Harbor, Michigan. Includes copies of the North Shore Scene, the South Point Points and the South Shore Scene.

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Photograph collection, undated, of the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course in Copper Harbor, Michigan. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, cabins at the site, the golf course and other area scenes. In addition, it includes a blueprint map of the golf course, a copy of a menu and postcards of Brockway Mountain and highway M-26.