Skip to main content

Indians of North America.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Other terms: American aborigines, American Indians, First Nations (North America), Culture, Indians of the United States, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Bay Mills Community College Library Native American Artifacts photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SLC-003
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs of Native American artifacts from the Great Lakes region. Although the photographs were taken in the early 2000s, the artifacts themselves date from approximately the 1830s to the 1960s. They were created by a number of tribes in the Great Lakes region, including the Ojibwe, Winnebago, Iroquois, and Potawatomi.

Dates: 1830 - 1960

Collection of "Anishinaabe News" newsletters

 Collection — Box 15-06-02
Identifier: MSS-269
Scope and Contents

This collection, MSS-269, Collection of "Anishinaabe News" newsletters, consists of copies of the newsletter published by the Center for Native American Studies (CNAS) at Northern Michigan University (NMU). The collection is separated into series each of which covers one calendar year of publication.

Dates: 2005-2010

Collection of "The Nishnawbe News" newspapers

 Collection — Box 15-04-02
Identifier: MSS-266
Scope and Contents

This collection, MSS-266, Collection of "The Nishnawbe News" newspaper, consists of printed copies of The Nishnawbe News which was published at Northern Michigan University from July 1971 through October 1983. The editions maintained in this collection run from 1971 through 1982 and is not all inclusive.

Dates: 1971-1982

Cornelius Sochay Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Sochay_Cornelius.pdf

Elizabeth Galer Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Interview_with_Elizabeth_Galer.pdf

Fred Dakota Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Dakota_Fred_Interview.pdf

Pat Gagliardi papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-060
Scope and Content Note This collection documents Pat Gagliardi’s political career in the Michigan House of Representatives. The collection includes, but is not limited to, newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, petitions, laws, bills, personal notes, grant applications, blue prints, maps, reports and studies, meeting minutes, and photographs. The collection is only partially processed and currently arranged into one record series: Project Files. Among the most significant subjects of interest to the...
Dates: 1981 - 1998

Henry R. Schoolcraft papers (microfilm) (Arch f 566 .S33 P26 1966)

 Collection
Identifier: MISC-005
Scope and contents note This collection contains microfilm copies of the Henry R. Schoolcraft papers housed at the Library of Congress. A complete finding aid is located here: http://findingaids.loc.gov/db/search/xq/searchMfer02.xq?_id=loc.mss.eadmss.ms000003&_faSection=overview&_faSubsection=did&_dmdid=. Schoolcraft was a leader of expeditions throughout the Great Lakes region; member of Michigan's legislative council; Indian agent at Sault Sainte Marie and Mackinac Island (Mich.); superintendent of...
Dates: 1782 - 1878

Judge Garfield W. Hood oral history interview

 Collection — Cassette Audio Cabinet: 2, Shelf: 9
Identifier: MSS-075
Scope and Contents Note

This oral history interview with Judge Garfield W. Hood documents the history of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community tribal court and government. Judge Hood was interviewed by Debra Williams. The complete interview is available online at the Recorded in Stone web site: http://voices.nmu.edu.

Dates: 1991

James Carter Oral History Interview, Part I

 Digital Record
Identifier: http://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Jim_Carter_10_27_16.mp3

James Carter Oral History Interview Part II

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Jim_Carter_10_27_16_part%20II.mp3

James Carter Oral History Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: http://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Transcripts/JamesCarter_OralHistory_Interview_Transcript.docx

Joe and Andy LeBlanc and Mike Willis Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/LeBlanc_Andy_and_Joe_Willis_Mike.pdf

Judge Garfield Hood Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Hood_Garfield_Judge.pdf

Judge Garfield W. Hood Oral History Interview (Audio)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/interviews/Hood-Garfield-Tribal-Judicial-System.mp3

Stewart Kingsbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-329
Scope and Contents The collection contains papers, data, audio cassettes and open reel tapes of interviews, and books dealing with place names in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including their origin and folkloric materials dealing with loggers, miners, Finnish-Americans, and Native Americans. The collection contains maps and file cards listing place names of all topographical features including cities, towns, and settlement areas in the Upper Peninsula. It contains copies of papers that describe Dr....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1980

Kristina Misegan Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Interview_with_Kristina_Misegan.pdf

Lillian Heldreth Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Interview_with_Lillian_Heldreth.pdf

Lucy Savard Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Interview_with_Lucy_Savard.pdf

Russell M. Magnaghi papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-317
Scope and Contents note This collection contains original records and manuscripts, photocopies of historical documents, project materials, news clippings, student term papers, correspondence, research notes, presentations, and publications of Dr. Russell M. Magnaghi, Northern Michigan University Professor Emeritus of History, known for his broad interest and involvement in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, ethnic groups in the U.P. (particularly Italian-Americans), and Northern Michigan University.The...
Dates: 1840 - 1998

Margaret Elena White Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/White_Margaret.pdf

Martin "Marty" Reinhardt Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Dr._Martin_Reinhart_Interview.pdf

Native American populations of the Upper Peninsula, 1929 - 1983

 File
Scope and Contents note

Contains materials related to Native Americans and their culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Dates: 1929 - 1983

Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Legal Review newsletters

 Collection — Box 15-06-02
Identifier: MSS-288
Scope and Content

This collection is composed of the "Native American Rights Fund: NARF Legal Review" newsletters, a bi-yearly publication that follows the activities of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF).

Dates: 1987-2006

Office of Indian Affairs (OIA) microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-301
Scope and Contents This collection documents the correspondence of the Office of Indian Affairs with the Michigan Superintendency, Arizona Superintendency, and Agents at Mackinac (MI), Sault Ste. Marie (MI), LaPointe (WI), Chippewa Agency (MN), and the Chippewa Agency of Crow Wing (MN). It also documents Ratified Treaties of 1854-1855 and the Adjutant General's Office reports on the Returns of Military Forces encamped at Ft. Brady (MI). Also included are microfilmed copies of the Indian Census Rolls from...
Dates: 1780 - 1940

Penny Olson Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Olson_Penny.pdf

Bernard C. Peters papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-308
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

Lewis Peters papers

 Collection — Box 25-04-06
Identifier: MSS-314
Scope and Contents note

The collection includes scattered minutes of the Biology Department; correspondence largely relating to Peters' research on the fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum; materials regarding attempts to establish an Institute for Indian Education at Northern; materials of and relating to Luther West, a former Biology faculty member at Northern best known for his research on the housefly; and a publication written by Peters on preveterinary curricular opportunities at Northern.

Dates: 1961 - 1991

Regions and communities of the Upper Peninsula, 1891 - 2016

 File
Scope and Contents note

Contains materials about specific cities, towns, and villages of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Dates: 1891 - 2016

Shirley McKasy Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Interview_with_Shirley_McKasey.pdf

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.


Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle Ave. • Marquette, MI 49855-5301 • 906–227–1000
© 2018 by the NMU Board of Trustees. NMU is an equal opportunity institution.