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.

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.

Audio cassettes, 1973, containing oral histories and course lectures prepared for HU 450: Literature of the Upper Peninsula.

Papers, 1900-1925, of William J. Uren of Houghton, Michigan. Includes photographs of the Ahmeek Mill construction, building of the Douglas Houghton Memorial in Eagle River, Michigan as well as other mining related images. Also includes postcards, newspaper clippings and two legal briefs on the proceedings of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company acquisition of the Bigelow group of mines, including the Ahmeek, Isle Royale, Osceola Consolidated, Seneca and Tamarack Mining Companies.

Papers, 1867-1880, of William S. Thomas, a one-time resident of Eagle River, Michigan. Includes a diary as well as a weather journal that in addition to documenting the daily weather, also describes some of his plant finds. Also included is a photo album featuring images from Marquette, Michigan and north into the Copper Country.