Abstract Correspondence, 1941-1942, received and sent by Julius T. Nachazel, supervisor of the National Youth Administration's local vocational education program and a professor at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. As the supervisor of the War Training program held at the college under the auspices of the National Youth Administration, Nachazel's correspondence includes letters to and from the War Department, the State Board...

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Collection, 1899-1996, consists of financial and operational records, correspondence and photographs relating to the livery and floral businesses operated by the Nissila family of Ripley, Michigan. Also included are photographs and negatives unrelated to the business operations, including negatives taken during the family members’ services in WWII and the Vietnam War.

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Records, 1972-1974, of Northern Technical Services, Inc. located in Laurium, Michigan. Includes a catalog, and supplements, for machined and fabricated replacement parts for the mining industry as well as a letter announcing a stockholders' meeting.

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Papers, 1849; 1866-1944, of Oliver A. Farwell, a famous botanist and grandson of Daniel D. and Lucena Brockway. Includes business and personal correspondence, photographs, and records.

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Correspondence, 1924-1937, between Oliver St. Andre and the Lighthouse Service, later the Bureau of Lighthouses and the War Department Engineer Office. Includes several commendations for St. Andre and his assistant as well a description of a buoy recovery operation after ice had moved the mark off-station.

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Records, circa 1987, of the Ontonagon Citizens Information Committee, located in Ontonagon County, Michigan, a grassroots organization mainly concerned with hazardous waste disposal issues. Includes minutes, correspondence, guidelines and clippings.

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Records, circa 1970, of the Paavola Senior Citizens Center, formerly located in Paavola, Michigan. Includes new releases and correspondence related to the founding of the senior citizens center.

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Papers, 1840-2011, consist of research material compiled by Paul LaVanway on topics including Keweenaw County roads and highways, Brockway Mountain Drive and Copper Country history in support of his publications.

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Correspondence, 1859-1867, between Perkins Burnham and various members of his family as well as some unidentified business correspondence. As a clerk in a general store in Eagle Harbor, Michigan, Burnham describes to his family his job dealing with the miners from the Copper Falls Mine and the Central Mines in addition to his living quarters, meals and entertainment.

Abstract Part Indian, part French, Peter Crebassa (1807-1898) was a fur trader and postmaster who spent most of his life in L'Anse. In addition to his business activities, Crebassa was responsible for bringing Father Frederic Baraga (later the first bishop of Upper Michigan) to Lake Superior in 1843. The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several...