Copper Country Survey Records MS-912 Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Hiltunen This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit June 26, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 6/26/2014 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, 49931 906-487-2505 copper@mtu.edu
Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biography and History... 4 Collection Scope and Contents... 4 Arrangement...4 Administrative Information...4 Controlled Access Headings...5 Collection Inventory... 7 - Page 2 -
Summary Information Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Creator United States. Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission. Title Copper Country Survey Records Date [inclusive] 2012-2013 Extent 0.45 cubic feet; 1 manuscript box (legal size) Language English Language of Material English Mixed materials [Box] 1 Abstract Records, 2012-2013, of the Copper Country Survey, a historic preservation project which surveyed above-ground structures and historic resources in Keweenaw, Houghton, and Ontonagon counties as well as northwestern Baraga county. The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission oversaw the survey. Preferred Citation MS-912, Copper Country Survey Records, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan. - Page 3 -
Biography and History The Keweenaw National Historical Park was established to preserve and interpret the copper-mining history of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The park's Advisory Commission, composed of seven volunteers appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, oversaw this study, which was funded by the Americana Foundation, the Federal Highway Administration National Scenic Byways program, the National Park Service, and private donors. Collection Scope and Contents Records, 2012-2013, of the Copper Country Survey, a historic preservation project which surveyed above-ground structures and historic resources in Keweenaw, Houghton, and Ontonagon counties as well as northwestern Baraga county. The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission oversaw the survey. The reports contain information about the historic resources identified over the course of the project. The Final Report and Historic Preservation Plan identifies critical issues for historic preservation in the Copper Country and discusses goals that address those issues. The collection includes interim and final reports and DVDs. The DVDs contain digital photographs, maps, survey forms, worksheets, databases, and copies of the reports. Arrangement This collection is arranged by material type. Administrative Information Publication Information Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 6/26/2014 - Page 4 -
Conditions Governing Access Copper Country Survey Records MS-912 Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Conditions Governing Use Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections. Acquisition The contents of this collection were donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Ryan Holt, on behalf of the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission, on December 17, 2012 and March 11, 2014. Processing History 6/26/2014 by Lindsay Hiltunen Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) Keweenaw National Historical Park (Mich.). Genre(s) Data Digital photographs DVDs Maps Reports Surveys (Documents) Geographic Name(s) - Page 5 -
Copper Country (Mich.)--History Copper Country Survey Records MS-912 Subject(s) Historic buildings--michigan--copper Country Historic buildings--michigan--houghton County Historic buildings--michigan--keweenaw County Historic buildings--michigan--ontonagon County Historic preservation--michigan--copper Country Local history--michigan--copper Country - Page 6 -
Collection Inventory Phase II and III Interim Report Oct. 2012 Final Report and Historic Preservation Plan Aug. 2013 Final Report and Historic Preservation Plan - District Survey Forms Aug. 2013 Phase II and Phase III Final Products - DVDs 2012 - Page 7 -