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Papers, 1959-1962, including financial reports, correspondence and stock certificate of the Great Lakes Boat Works Incorporated. The Great Lakes Boat Works operated in Dollar Bay, MI.

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Papers, 1845-1974 1868-1974 (bulk 1915 - 1961), of Grover Cleveland Dillman, the fourth president of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Includes papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries and photographs from Dillman's career both prior to and including his presidency at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology.

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Collection, 1850-1934, compiled by H. Kenneth Hamar. Contains a history of Chassell, Michgan and records from various lumber companies of Michigan's Upper Peninsula including Hamar Land and Lumber Company, Worcester Lumber Company and the Sawyer-Goodman Lumber Company as well as land grant certificates, Houghton Chassell and Southwestern Railroad papers and various correspondence.

Abstract The Copper Miners' Strike of 1913-1914 in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula was marred by several acts of violence, notably the Italian Hall disaster and the Seeberville shootings. Swaby L. Lawton of the law firm Hanchette & Lawton represented the Quincy Mining Company during the strike and the Copper Range Company during the appeals against the conviction of deputes for the Seeberville shootings. This collection consists of the files of the law firm Hanchette & Lawton of Hancock...

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Minutes, 1928-1947, of the Hancock Chamber of Commerce in Hancock, Michigan. Bound volume includes minutes of the Hancock Chamber of Commerce; separate folder includes correspondence.

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Papers, 1902-1928, bulk dates 1918-1919, documenting the personal life and military experiences of Harvey William Raymond of Baraga, Michigan.

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Collection, circa 1998, of research notes and drafts for the book "The History of Pequaming" by Earl L. Doyle and Ruth B. MacFarlane. Often considered the most famous ghost town in Michigan, the complete story of Pequaming is told from the time of Native American settlement, through the Henry Ford "model community" era, and up to the present. Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, notes, clippings, financial records, maps, photographs, and other printed ephemera.

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Records, 1905-1993, of the Houghton Club, a private organization formed by and for the social elite of Houghton, Michigan in 1905. Includes correspondence, membership cards, financial records, photographs, and other printed ephemera. Also includes building records for the construction of the original club and its renovation and use in 1993 as a community building and municipal office space.

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Records, 1957-1977, of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners in Houghton County, Michigan.

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Houghton County Clerk administrative records and electors' registers, circa 1870-1938, of federal, state, and county elections held in Houghton County.