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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