This collection consists of a single diary that Nora Silk kept from 1941 to 1944, with the bulk of the entries being from 1941. She briefly records the events of each day. The diary also contains a few locks of hair.

This collection documents Norman M. Fabry's military experience in World War II. Fabry was a Sherman tank commander (sgt). The collection consists of several letters and photographs.

This collection contains paper copies of the North Wind. They are also available on microfilm.

This collection contains letters, postcards, v-mails, and press releases about various alumni promotions and service history sent between 1942 and 1948.

This collection is an artificial collection that consists of yearbooks, bulletins, and "General Information Books" from Northern Michigan University. There are also a few scattered yearbooks from Iron Mountain High School, Ishpeming High School, and John D. Pierce High School (a teacher training school located in Marquette, Michigan).

This collection contains various photographs used in the publication of Northern Michigan University's commemorative centennial book. Important subjects include the Honor All Children Pow-Pow. The photographs are from 1998.

The collection contains a variety of student musical, choral, and theater performances at Northern Michigan University. However, the collection is not a complete documentation of such performances.

This collection of the Northern Michigan University Football Team photographs consist of team photographs and miscellaneous team member photographs from 1951 to 1954. Some of the individuals included in the photographs are Bob St. Martin, Sam Bogarin, Louis Myefski, Paul Gingrass, Ed Kuivinch, John Beaumier, Adrian Anglim, Bob Monck, Ted Fellman, and assistant coach Morgan Gingrass.

This collection consists of ten oral history video recordings and ten transcripts of those interviews.

This collection includes constitutions, agendas, correspondence, membership lists and directories, minutes, newsletters, and financial materials including treasurers reports.

This collection contains several images of students in groups outdoors at Northern State Normal School (now Northern Michigan University) in Marquette, Michigan. The students are engaged in various activities. Of particular note are images of Kaye Hall, the original Longyear Dormitory, and the Marquette Branch state prison. The photographs date from 1905 to 1910.

This collection documents the activities of the Northern Supper Club in Marquette, Michigan. Records include correspondence, promotional flyers, financial information, and mailing lists dating from 1995 to 1996.

This collection contains blueprints of various types of mining equipment and structures.

The "One Book, One Community" scrapbook from 2006 was created by Phyllis Wong and was transferred to the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives by Dan Truckey. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, flyers, and press releases.

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.

This is an artificial collection of maps held by the Ontonagon County Historical Society.

A catch-all artificial collection for individual items held by the Ontonagon County Historical Society that are not part of a larger collection. The collection includes posters and programs for events in Ontonagon, calendars, advertisements from local businesses, and tourism brochures.

An artificial collection of 39 issues from various newspapers in Ontonagon County, Houghton County, Baraga County, and Marquette County held by the Ontonagon County Historical Society. They range from 1871 to approximately 1995.

This collection consists of audio recordings and programs from concerts given by the Ontonagon (Area) High School senior and junior bands and choir from 1966 to 1981. There is also one recording of the Ontonagon High School alumni band.

This collection consists of two yearbooks and one commencement program from Ontonagon High School.

This collections consists of ledgers created by the Ontonagon Lighthouse keeper from 1871 to 1916. Most of the ledgers record supplies at the lighthouse, the amount of oil used each day, how long the lighthouse was lit, and the daily weather conditions. A 1937 blueprint titled "Ontonagon, Michigan Maitenance Soundings in Channel and Lake Approach" was tucked into the front cover of one of the ledgers. One ledger documents shipwrecks near the lighthouse.

This collection consists of three indices that list the names of people who applied for patent applications. It is unclear what years the ledgers cover or what geographic region. They are simply labelled A, B, and C.

This collection consists of a single ledger that contains plat maps for Ontonagon County. Plat maps record who owned each plot of land, and they are also semi-detailed maps of geographic features such as rivers, lakes, and railroads.