Burton H. Boyum papers
Content Description
This collection documents Boyum's business and travel activities. Records include correspondence, publications, travel memorabilia and documents, financial material, photographs, calendars, and newsclippings.
Dates
- 1922 - 1999
Creator
- Boyum, Burton H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from MSS-123, Burton Boyum papers, 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.
Biographical / Historical
Burton Boyum worked for many years as the chief geologist for Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company. Boyum was also very active in historic preservation and was instrumental in the establishment of the Marquette Iron Range Heritage Theme Park. He researched and wrote extensively on local and regional history. His papers document a range of activities, from personal travel and family gatherings to local history organizations to his years living in Australia while working for the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box containing photographs, memorabilia, correspondence, and various paper documents relating to projects and publications Burton Boyum was involved with.) : The photographs are somewhat warped and will need to be flattened if put into folders. All of the papers are in good condition. ; Photos are 4x7 inches and approximately 3x3 inches. Papers are 8.5x11 or newspaper sized.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged thematically.
- Australia. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Calendars. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company
- Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
- Clippings (information artifacts). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Geologists. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Geology. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historic preservation. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Local history. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marquette Range Iron Mining Heritage Theme Park
- Mather Inn (Ishpeming, Mich.)
- Mather Inn Preservation Society (Ishpeming, Mich.)
- Photographs. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Publications (document genre). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Travel documents. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Upper Peninsula (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Burton H. Boyum papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Annika Peterson
- Date
- 8/27/2015
- 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
