Bernard C. Peters papers
Scope and Contents
This collection, MSS-308: Bernard C. Peters papers, is arranged by subject. The series identified as Research Notes are in numerical order based on the microfilm the notes were taken from.
I. Publications
II. Research Notes -- Microfilm
III. Research Notes -- Douglass Houghton's 1840 Field Journal
IV. Manuscripts
V. Photographs
VI. Correspondence
VII. Maps
Dates
- 1722 - 1904
Creator
- Peters, Bernard C. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from MSS-308, Bernard C. Peters paper, must be obtained from the University Archivist. The University Archivist may be reached by phone at 906-227-1225, or e-mail, archives@nmu.edu. The University Archivist may also be reached in Room 126 of the Learning Resource Center, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI. NOTE: VERY LITTLE OF THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL. WE CANNOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THIS COLLECTION THAT WAS COPIED FROM OTHER REPOSITORIES, AND WE ARE NOT THE PROPER SOURCE FOR CITATION OF SAID MATERIALS. PLEASE CONSULT WITH THE ARCHIVIST BEFORE CITING/PUBLISHING ANY OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS COLLECTION.
Biographical/Historical
A native of Illinois, Bernard C. Peters came to Northern Michigan University in 1960 and taught in the Geography Department until his retirement in 1994. A geographer/historian by training, he received his bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University, master's degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph. D. from Michigan State University. His dissertation and early publications dealt with landscape perception and pioneer settlement in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
In 1983, the Northern Michigan University Press published "Lake Superior Journal: Bela Hubbard's Account of the 1840 Houghton Expedition," edited by Dr. Peters. In recent years, Dr. Peters has been concentrating his research and publishing efforts on the history of Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior. His most recent publications include, "Hypocrisy on the Great Lakes Frontier: The Use of Whiskey by the Michigan Department of Indian Affairs," (The Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 18 [Fall 1992], pp. 1-13) and "John Johnston's 1822 Description of the Lake Superior Chippewa," (The Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 20 [Fall 1994], pp. 25-46).
[Information contained in the Biographical Note was obtained from "Lake Superior Place Names" From Bawating to the Montreal" written by Dr. Bernard C. Peters (1996).]
Extent
3 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The materials in this collection are arranged by subject and in numerical order. The subject identified as Dr. Peters' research notes are arranged in numerical order based on the publication and reel number of the microfilm the notes were taken from.
General
Much of this collection consists of material copied or photographed from manuscript collections at the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library, Central Michigan University's Clarke Historical Library, and other libraries and archives inside and outside Michigan.
- College teachers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Geologists. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Geology. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Northern Michigan University period (1963-) Subject Source: Local sources
- Northern Michigan faculty and staff. Subject Source: Local sources
- Research notes. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Upper Peninsula (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Bernard C. Peters papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Glenda K. Ward, Arrangement and Description Specialist
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives Repository
Harden Learning Resources Center 126
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette 49855 United States
906-227-1225
906-227-1333 (Fax)
archives@nmu.edu
