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Papers, circa 1965-circa 1979, of Dr. Raymond Lloyd Smith, sixth president of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes minutes, correspondence and clippings as well as files and reports on long range planning, campus building plans, the Ford Forestry Center and the Sault St. Marie branch of Michigan Technolgical University. Also includes photographs and audiovisual materials.

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Records, 1969-2022, of the International Frisbee and USA Guts Hall of Fame.

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Records, circa 1951-circa 1979, concerning the disposition of the Redridge dam and emergency repair efforts. Includes correspondence, documents from both the Copper Range Company and Stanton Township and photographs.

Abstract Collection, 1870-1996; 2005, compiled by Reverend Herman Page on the history of Michigan's Copper Country with a particular focus on Copper Country railroads. This collection covers most of the railroads of the Copper Country including the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway, the Mineral Range Railroad, and the Hancock and Calumet Railroad as well as information on various mining companies and locations in the Copper Country. Includes glass plate negatives, photographs, clippings,...

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Correspondence, 1927-1945, between Rex R. Seeber, a graduate and professor at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan and his former students. Includes details of the former students' jobs at various mining companies, both nationally and internationally, as well as Seeber's news about the College and former classmates.

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Correspondence, 1859-1910, received and sent by Richard M. Hoar, a prominent early citizen of Houghton, Michigan. Includes correspondence pertaining to his business with his brother, J. Hoar & Brother, a general merchandise business, as well as other business related correspondence, bills and receipts. Also includes correspondence from his capacity as a member of the Michigan state legislature and Houghton town official.

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Collection, circa 1900-circa 1959, of Robert C. Matson, a professor of mining and civil engineering at the Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Includes several research volumes containing lists of mines with sources of information, facilities reports from the Sault St. Marie and Houghton campuses for the College, and correspondence.

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Records, 1921-1998, of the Rotary Club of Hancock.

Abstract Roy Ward Drier (1897-1974) was a lifelong resident of Calumet, Michigan. A graduate of the Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University), Drier began collecting historical material for what was formally known as the Keweenawan Collection in the summer of 1933. For the following several decades, Drier would amass a significant collection of historical records relating to the Copper Country. The collection contains a substantial amount of historical materials collected by...

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Records, 1934-1936, of the steamship S.S. SEMINOLE, a 188-foot steamer constructed for the U. S. Coast Guard and repurposed as a passenger ship in Houghton, Michigan after decommissioning by the Coast Guard. Includes correspondence, financial records, purchase order records, payroll records and passenger ticket stubs as well as other printed ephemera.