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Ojibwa Indians.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Other terms: Algic Indians, Anishinabe Indians, Bawichtigoutek Indians, Bungee Indians, Bungi Indians, Chipouais Indians, Chippewa Indians, Lac Courte Oreilles Indians, Ochepwa Indians, Odjibway Indians, Ojebwa Indians, Ojibua Indians, Ojibwauk Indians, Ojibway Indians, Ojibwe Indians, Otchilpwe Indians, Otchipwe Indians, Salteaux Indians, Saulteaux Indians

Found in 6 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
Found in: Superiorland Library Cooperative / Bay Mills Community College Library Native American Artifacts photographs

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
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / Collection of "The Nishnawbe News" newspapers

Hannah Bingham diary (April 1858) and Bingham Family letters (1778-1847) microfilm

 Partial collection — Box Microfilm Cabinet 1--Drawer 3
Identifier: MSS-368
Scope and Contents

This collection represents a portion of the Bingham family papers, held in their entirety by the Clarke Historical Library and microfilmed by the Clarke. It includes Hannah (Brown) Bingham's diary for April of 1858 and letters received by members of the Bingham family from 1778 to August 13, 1847.

Dates: 1778 - 1858
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / Hannah Bingham diary (April 1858) and Bingham Family letters (1778-1847) microfilm

John H. Pitezel papers microfilm

 Collection — Box Microfilm Cabinet 1--Drawer 3
Identifier: MSS-369
Scope and Contents The collection includes Pitezel’s correspondence mostly to family and friends (with notes and related materials), journals, and writings (essays and a poem), many of which later became books.Most of his letters are to his mother, brother, Joshua, and sisters, Caroline and Mary. They detail his religious activities, beliefs, the people and situations in which he traveled, preached, and lived, family news, the weather, and illnesses. He was strongly anti-Catholic and reported often...
Dates: 1824 - 1889
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / John H. Pitezel papers microfilm

Mazina'igan: A Chronicle of the Lake Superior Ojibwe newspapers

 Collection — Box 15-02-06
Identifier: MSS-132
Scope and Content

This collection contains the Mazina'igan newspaper and reflects the life of the Ojibwe in the Lake Superior Region.

Dates: 1999-Ongoing
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / Mazina'igan: A Chronicle of the Lake Superior Ojibwe newspapers

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...
Dates: 1964-1988; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1984
Found in: Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives / Charles H. Varnum papers

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.


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