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Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-196
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents Note:
The records of the Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association consist of materials that document the history of the U.P. 200 and Midnight Run sled dog races organized and run by the Association. The collection is held in two cubic foot boxes, two large flat storage boxes, one smaller box, and one drawer in oversized item storage. It is organized in three separate series: (1) Internal Documents, (2) Arts and Crafts, and (3) Media and Advertising. The collection documents the...
Dates:
1990 - 2015
Upper Peninsula Writing Project (UPWP) records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-309
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the published works generated by the Upper Peninsula Writing Project from 1993 to 2009. There are three serial publications: "True North," "Yoopers: voices, visions, and verse," and "voices, visions, and verse" which are arranged within the individual series chronologically. The remaining publications represent the annual compilation of writings by participants in the UPWP workshops and are arranged chronologically.
Dates:
1993 - 2009
Charles H. Varnum papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-076
Scope and Contents Note
The collection is comprised of political papers and office materials created by Charles H. Varnum and office staff during his time in the Michigan House of Representatives. These papers include correspondence, reports, financial materials, questionnaires, news clippings and advertisements, photographs, plaques, indices, film reels, audio cassettes, speeches, project files, campaign materials, and publications from 1964-1988. These papers document his work as a Michigan Representative and as a...
Dates:
1964-1988; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1984
John D. Voelker papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-039
Scope and Contents Note
The John D. Voelker papers document Voelker's life, his career as a lawyer, prosecuting attorney of Marquette County, and associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and his activities as a writer and trout fisherman. The legal case files shed light on economic and social conditions in Marquette County during the 1930s and 1940s. The published and unpublished manuscripts document Voelker’s development as a writer and the effort he put into crafting his works. The correspondence covers a...
Dates:
1871 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1990
Dwight B. Waldo papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-321
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of photocopies of portions of the Dwight B. Waldo Papers held by Western Michigan University. It documents his time spent as the first principal of Northern State Normal School (now Northern Michigan University). It includes correspondence and letters of reference which cover the 1899-1904 period which Waldo spent at Northern. Also included are a 1939 obituary and eulogy for Waldo.
Processed April 1995
Processed April 1995
Dates:
1899 - 1939
Charles J. Westen papers
Collection — Box: 08-06-01
Identifier: MSS-070
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains papers, correspondence, and memorabilia of Charles Westen's years at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. The collection also includes photographs of Westen and the Marquette area that date to the 1950s. Also included is the "Sixth Grade Reporter," a student newspaper for J.D. Pierce School. Photographs document Westen's J.D. Pierce School class, his professional teaching career, family fishing and camping trips, and cross-country ski trips. The...
Dates:
1948 - 1960
White Deer Lake Lodge journal
Collection — Box: 09-02-06
Identifier: MSS-118
Scope and Contents Note
This collection consists of the log and journal of James Scanlan, dated June 1, 1908 through November 24, 1909. The log documents Scanlan's employment at the White Deer Lake Lodge formerly located north of Champion, Michigan. Information includes orders to local and external businesses for building materials, grocery supplies, reports on the progress of work projects, and replies to inquiries from the owners and their agents. The collection also includes a set of photographs of the White Deer...
Dates:
1908-1909
Margaret Whitman papers
Collection — Box: 25-01-02
Identifier: MSS-048
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of Northern Michigan University memorabilia. Items include photographs of homecoming (1949), basketball and football teams, and the Tri Mu Fraternity; a homecoming program for 1948, a commencement program from 1981, copies of Horizons, and a personal scrapbook. The materials date from 1948 to 1993.
Dates:
1948 - 1993
Harold Wiitala photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-020
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains photographs of families in "Vetville," the common name for married student housing at Northern Michigan University, preparing to move or for graduation, including images of the students' children. The collection also contains photographs of a Rod and Gun Club outing and of fans and concession stands at Memorial Field (located where the Berry Events Center now stands) during an NMU football game. The photographs were taken by Harold Wiitala between 1952 and 1955.
Dates:
1952 - 1955
William Bonifas Lumber Company records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-136
Scope and Contents note
This collection features four ledgers from the William Bonifas Lumber Company. Each ledger contains information about lumber lands with land descriptions, jobbers, and various accounts. Although the writing is at times difficult to read, this collection can be useful to someone researching local and/or Upper Peninsula lumbering. The ledgers date from 1910 to 1936.
Dates:
1910-1936
Winthrop Iron Company records
Collection — Box: 09-05-03
Identifier: MSS-348
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of business correspondence of the Winthrop Iron Company. This correspondence is in the form of letters and Western Union telegraphs. The materials cover the time span of August 1899 to October 22, 1901, the time period covering the take over of Winthrop Mine by National Steel.
Correspondents are: Winthrop Iron Company, Oliver Iron Mining Company, I. B. Davis and Son, Manufacturers, Chapin Mining Company, M. A. Hanna and Company, and F. Braastad and Company.
Dates:
1899-08 - 1901-10-22
Wisconsin Central, Ltd (WC) collection
Collection — Box: 06-06-03
Identifier: MSS-378
Scope and Contents
This collection, MSS-378, Wisconsin Central, Ltd. (WC) collection, documents a 1998 proposed track connection in Escanaba, Michigan. The materials are copies and the location of the original documents is unknown.
Dates:
1998-03-16
Women's campaign file collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-007
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains campaign material for various female candidates for regional and state political office between 1972 and 1995. The candidates represent both the Democratic and Republican parties. The material consists of campaign fliers, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and informational flyers. The more substantive files also contain contact information and donor information.
Dates:
1972 - 1995
The Women's Center Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-302
Scope and Content
As part of the 40th Anniversary of The Women's Center in 2013, Jane Ryan began a series of oral history interviews of women who founded, volunteered, received services, or worked at the Center, located in Marquette, Michigan. Taken together the oral histories describe how and why women organized and established the Women's Center. Interviewees discuss the nature of early educational workshops and programs benefiting women and families in the Marquette area. Recipients of the Center's services...
Dates:
2013 - 2014
Women's Center records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-384
Scope and Contents
This collection contains audio-visual materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, membership lists, financial documents, legal documents, workshop files, events files, committee files, and more from the Marquette Women's Center. It documents the local women's rights movement from the 1970s through the 2010s and the Women's Center involvement with policy and programs related to women's access to employment and higher education, discrimination against women, domestic...
Dates:
1975 - 2014
Phyllis Wong papers
Collection — Box: 24-07-01
Identifier: MSS-299
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, newsclippings, and memorabilia of various events that Phyllis Wong participated in while at Northern Michigan University. The photograph file contains pictures of various events to include:Izzo-Mariucci Golf Classic (July 1, 2005) with 2 photos of Les and Phyllis Wong with Tom Izzo and Steve Mariucci
University Garden Club (December 2005)
Phyllis Wong with USOEC athelete William Farley (August 26, 2005)
NMU Mascot Wildcat Willy with...
Dates:
2004 - 2012
Woods Distributing Company records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-244
Content Description
This collection of Woods Distribution Company Records was transferred to us by the Michigan Tech Archives. The records cover the Woods Dist. Co. bankruptcy case in Manistique. The collection includes correspondence, closing documents, and liquidation inventories.
Dates:
1986 - 1988
WWI Negaunee Troops photograph
Item — Folder: Map Cabinet 1--Drawer 6
Identifier: MSS-236
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains one sepia photograph (83 cm x 21 cm) of the Negaunee troops before deploying for World War I. The photograph was taken by Lassie Studio.
Dates:
1917
Roscoe C. Young autobiography
Collection — Box: 08-06-01
Identifier: MSS-130
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains the autobiography of Roscoe Cyprian Young, including his life in Blue Earth, Minnesota; Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; and Escanaba and Marquette, Michigan. Of special interest is his account of life and work in the late nineteenth century, including working for civil engineer S. H. Selden, his work on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad beginning in 1883, and the building of the railroad across the Upper Peninsula and points south and west. Included after receipt of the...
Dates:
1920
Zonta Club records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-006
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains the correspondence, financial records, committee records, audit reports, meeting minutes, and agendas, newsletters, and membership records, annual reports, bylaws correspondence, committee records, and International District reports of the Zonta Club in Marquette, Michigan.
Dates:
1970 - 2004
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This is your guide to our historical collections of personal papers, organizational records, and manuscripts. Our collections cover 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. Search by Keyword, Name, Title, Subject, or Collecting Areas. The finding aids for our collections will give you an overview of the contents and information on where they are located.Northern Michigan University
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