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CDP3/3-2. Governmental Agencies in the Upper Peninsula

 Record Group Term
Identifier: CDP3/3-2

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

City of Ishpeming records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-373
Scope and Contents

MSS-373 consists of records from the city of Ishpeming, Michigan. The records are a mixture of loose papers and ledgers and cover various aspects of city government from the 1880s through the early 1950s.

Dates: 1880 - 1945
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / City of Ishpeming records

City of Marquette annual reports

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-135
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains end of fiscal year reports and audit reports by the different units and departments for the City of Marquette, Michigan. Of interest to the researcher is information provided on early businesses, individuals, and organizations with which the City did business and/or contributed to/supported, such as schools, the public library, and Departmental Reports. The collection's materials range in date from 1899 to 1962.

Dates: 1899 - 1962
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / City of Marquette annual reports

City of Marquette, City Commission minutes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-199
Summary/Abstract The City of Marquette, City Commission minutes contain thirteen bound volumes and eleven boxes of minutes, 1868-1993. The minutes contain information on the topics of city elections, city ordinances, street repair, construction and building permits, gaming, liquor bonds, public utilities, bills paid to the city, and public health. Reports are recorded from the Commission on Finance and Taxation; Commission on Police, Claims, and Grievances; Commission on Streets, Bridges, Sewer and Public...
Dates: 1868 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1868 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1993
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / City of Marquette, City Commission minutes

County of Marquette, County Commission Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-176
Abstract

MSS-176 consists of meeting minutes and agendas created by the Marquette County Board of Commissioners from regular, special, and committee meetings from 1852 through 2005. The records in this collection document the political, economic, and environmental history of Marquette County, Michigan.

Dates: 1852-2005
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / County of Marquette, County Commission Minutes

Ely Township records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-388
Scope and Contents

MSS-388 consists of records from Ely Township. The records are mainly ledgers. One box contains ledgers from the Ely School District; the other three boxes concern the running of Ely Township, including ledgers with board meeting minutes, financial records, and township audit reports.

Dates: 1880 - 2000
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / Ely Township records

Marquette County Board of Supervisors Proceedings of the Annual Meeting records

 Collection — Box 06-02-02
Identifier: MSS-013
Scope and Contents Note This collection is comprised of published volumes of the proceedings of the annual meetings of the Marquette County Board of Supervisors in Marquette, Michigan from 1933 to 1941. Each volume contains narrative reports and financial statements for each county department and service. Of particular note are the reports of the director of the Morgan Heights Sanatorium. The Sanatorium provided care for tuberculosis cases in Marquette County. These reports provide valuable demographic...
Dates: 1933 - 1941
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / Marquette County Board of Supervisors Proceedings of the Annual Meeting records

Onota Township Government records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-385
Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of ledgers. There are minutes from township board meetings, treasurers' reports, voter registration ledgers, assessment rolls, and a 1938 property inventory.

Dates: 1887 - 1975
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / Onota Township Government records

ABOUT THIS COLLECTION GUIDE

This collection guide includes collections from member organizations of UPLINK (the Upper Peninsula Digital Network) as well as the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. UPLINK collections document the history of the Upper Peninsula broadly, while the Central UP & NMU Archives focuses on such topics as Northern Michigan University history, the local iron mining industry, and the politics, economics, religion, environment, and culture of the Central Upper Peninsula region.


These finding aids will give you an overview of the contents and context of each collection. Finding aids only exist for collections that each organization has shared with UPLINK or (in the case of the NMU Archives) for processed collections. For a more comprehensive list of collections that might help with your research, please contact the relevant heritage organization(s) directly.


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