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Welcome to the Virtual Tour of

The Central Upper Peninsula

& NMU Archives

The NMU Archives is located on the first floor of the Harden Learning Resources Center. The Archives is

down the stairs from the Library and right around the

corner from the stairs.

The entrance is right next to the elevator and the

LRC/West Science tunnel: 126 Learning Resources

Center.

When you come in you will enter the

reading room.

A student assistant at the desk will

assist you.

Before starting your research, you must sign

so that we can maintain an accurate

count of patron visits.

Next, the staff will ask that you complete a patron registration form. This form provides information on the

conditions for using archival material and documents

the material we have retrieved for your use.

After you have registered, the staff will ask that you

place all coats and bags at our coat rack.

The Archives maintains many different types of

materials , including a reference library on local

and regional history.

You can review yearbooks as well as campus

and local directories at your leisure.

Our general reference shelf contains finding aides for specific

collections, such as the John D. Voelker papers, general

information about the campus and Marquette area, and a

finding aid for the Cleveland –cliffs Iron Mining Company

records..

The Archives’ microfilm collection includes a complete set of the region’s newspapers, the Henry D. Schoolcraft

papers, and National Archives records on Native

Americans

The vertical, photographic, slide, and archivist

subject files provide quick reference information

and are open for you to peruse in the Reading

Room.

The reference card file is another good source for

general information about NMU graduates, non-

graduates, student groups, and faculty through

the 1960’s.

The frequently used material from the Archives’

collections are maintained at the Harden Learning

Resource Center.

The bulk of the Archives’ collections are

maintained at the University Records Center (205

Services Building).

The Archives’ local government records are a frequently

used source for genealogical and property research.

A favorite resource for patrons conducting

genealogical research are the Marquette County

Naturalization records, 1854-1970

The Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company records

are the largest and most comprehensive set of

primary sources documenting the history of iron

mining in the Upper Peninsula.

The Archives also maintains an excellent collection of papers that

document the political history of the central Upper Peninsula, such as

the Dominic Jacobetti papers.

Because of the nature of the materials contained in the

archives only pencil and laptops are allowed for note taking

purposes, NO PEN!

The Archives maintains the Moses Coit Tyler collection of eighteenth and nineteenth

century publications on history, literature,

health, and education.

The Archives’ extensive oral history collection

documents numerous subjects on the history

of the central Upper Peninsula.

An Archives staff member is always available

to provide assistance and monitor use of

archival material.

For example, staff can make photocopies of

selected material upon request.

The Archives can now provide digitally

scanned materials, such as audio and video

cassettes.

Archival collections are carefully arranged

and described (processed) to provide

exceptional patron access .

The processing area is always a little messy with several

collections being processed at the same time.

A backlog of unprocessed collections never seems

to go away.

We always appreciate your comments.

Please let us know what you think of the

service!

Please come and visit us, meet the

archivist, and explore history.

Marcus C. Robyns, CA

University Archivist