Ben R. Chynoweth Collection MS-220 Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert and Lindsay Hiltunen
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit January 27, 2015 Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 9/13/2013 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, 49931 906-487-2505 [email protected] Ben R. Chynoweth Collection MS-220
Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 3 Biography...... 5 Collection Scope and Content Summary...... 5 Arrangement...... 5 Administrative Information ...... 5 Related Materials ...... 6 Controlled Access Headings...... 6 Collection Inventory...... 8 Series I, Ben Chynoweth Isle Royale Research and Excursions...... 8 Series II, Mining and Geology...... 16 Series IV, Isle Royale Flora and Fauna...... 21 Series V, Isle Royale Political Founding...... 25 Series VI, Great Lakes Maritime History...... 30
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Summary Information
Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Creator Chynoweth, Ben
Title Ben R. Chynoweth Collection
Date [bulk] Bulk, 1890-1970
Date [inclusive] 1747; 1800-1975
Extent 22.93 cubic feet 28 manuscript boxes, 4 map drawers
Language English
Language of Material English
Mixed materials [Box] 1-25
Mixed materials [Drawer] 41-44
Abstract Collection, 1747; 1800-1975, bulk 1890-1970, of Ben R. Chynoweth, a resident of Hancock, Michigan and amateur historian of Isle Royale, Michigan. Collection documents the shipping, mining endeavors and fishing industry of Isle Royale in addition to the formation of Isle Royale National Park in 1940. Photographs in the collection show the island's geographical features, the people, the fishing industry, and the Great Lakes ships. Includes pamphlets, correspondence, maps, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings as well as an unpublished manuscript by Ben Chynoweth on the history of Isle Royale, "Here's Isle Royale." In addition, a bibliographic citation index is included.
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Preferred Citation MS-220, Ben R. Chynoweth Collection, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan.
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Biography
Born in Rockland, Michigan in 1898, Ben R. Chynoweth became a social science instructor in the Detroit public school system before retiring to Hancock, Michigan. Mr. Chynoweth became interested in Isle Royale and began collecting materials, beginning with materials given to him by a Mr. A. A. Webster, who had been collecting since the early 1900s. Chynoweth added all the material he could acquire and made numerous trips to the island for research. Ben Chynoweth died in December 1986 and is interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton, Michigan.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Photographs showing the island's geographical features, the people, the fishing industry, and the Great Lakes ships. Also found in this collection are pamphlets, correspondence, maps, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings as well as an unpublished versions of Ben Chynoweth's manuscript on the history of Isle Royale, "Here's Isle Royale" with corrections. In addition, a bibliographic citation card index is included.
Arrangement
The Ben R. Chynoweth Collection has been arranged into seven series. The contents within this series have been arranged when possible by their numerical position in Chynoweth's original filing system. The series are arranged as follows: Series I: Ben Chynoweth Isle Royale Research and Excursions Series II: Mining and Geology Series III: Fur Trade Series IV: Isle Royale Flora and Fauna Series V: Isle Royale Political Founding Series VI: Great Lakes Maritime History Series VII: Oversize Material
Administrative Information
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Revision Description This collection was processed during the NHPRC funded Detailed Processing Project. Small revisions to folder headings and notes was made in 2015. 1/27/2015
Conditions Governing Access 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Thirteen paige boxes of articles, photographs, artifacts, manuscript, etc. about Isle Royale and Great Lakes shipping history were donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Ben Chynoweth on July 30, 1984. A later donation consisting of three flat boxes containing Ben Chynoweth's bibliographic index was anonymously received.
Related Materials
Related Archival Material Ben R. Chynoweth's unpublished manuscript, "Here's Isle Royale," is found in this repository in MS-710: Here's Isle Royale Manuscript.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
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Genre(s)
• Citations (Bibliographic) • Clippings (Information artifacts) • Correspondence • Indexes (Reference sources) • Manuscripts (Document genre) • Maps (Documents) • Pamphlets • Photographs • Scrapbooks
Geographic Name(s)
• Isle Royale (Mich.) • Superior, Lake
Subject(s)
• Copper mines and mining--Michigan--Isle Royale • Fisheries--Michigan--Isle Royale • Fishers--Michigan--Superior, Lake • Fur trade--Superior, Lake, Region. • Shipping--Great Lakes (North America)
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Collection Inventory
Series I, Ben Chynoweth Isle Royale Research and Excursions 1800-1895; 1913-1970 (Bulk, 1913-1970)
Scope and Contents
This series contains a bibliographic index, correspondence, Upper Peninsula tourism material, manuscript notes and revisions, and photographs and postcards featuring Isle Royale and the Copper Country. Also found in this series are photographs and scrapbooks documenting Ben Chynoweth’s excursions to Isle Royale. Also found in this series are photographs and scrapbooks documenting Ben Chynoweth’s excursions to Isle Royale.
Box Folder
1 1 Exploration Fr. Undated
1 2 Fur-Fish Undated
1 3 Flora-Fauna Undated
1 4 Geology Undated
1 5 Douglass Houghton Undated
1 6 Mines Undated
1 7 Political-Articles Undated
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2 1 Political- Articles Continued Undated
2 2 I.R. [Isle Royale] National Park Undated
2 3 Navigation- Boats Undated
3 1 Navigation- Boats Continued Undated
3 2 Places and Names Undated
4 1 Notes and References of Isle Royale 1951-1962
4 2 Notes and References of Isle Royale [1950-1951?]
4 3 Isle Royale Paper-2 [Blank Stationery Paper] Undated
4 4 A History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by Alvah Sawyer-3 Apr 1962
4 5 "Old Notes and Junk"-4 Undated
4 6 Bibliography-5 Undated
4 7 Book References to Isle Royale-6 1962
4 8 $300 Account- 7 1951-1952; 1967
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4 9 Correspondence-8 1936-1940
4 10 Correspondence-8 1933-1935
4 11 Correspondence-8 1941-1942
4 12 Correspondence-8 1946-1952
4 13 Correspondence-8 1948-1955
4 14 Correspondence-8 1962-1967
4 15 Correspondence-8 1966-1969
4 16 Correspondence-8 1956-1960
4 17 Outgoing Correspondence-9 1934-1940
3 18 Outgoing Correspondence-10 1942-1946
4 19 Outgoing Correspondence-11 1951-1954
4 20 Outgoing Correspondence-12 1956-1960
4 21 Outgoing Correspondence-13 1961-1965
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4 22 Copies of letters regarding Isle Royale, Ben Chynoweth's manuscript-14 1966-1967
4 23 The University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collections Racklam Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-15 1951-1952; 1962, 1967
4 24 Publishers-16 1966-1967
4 25 Quotations Cleared-17 1952-1953; 1966-1968
4 26 John J. Jordan-18 1959-1967
4 27 Earl Gagnon-19 1943; 1951-1966
4 28 Copyright-20 1963-1967
4 29 Rejections-21 1951-1969
4 30 Some Novels about life in Michigan, pages from-277 Undated
4 31 Souvenir Post Cards-363 Undated
4 32 Keweenaw County Photograph and Print- items 474, 483 1800, 1956
4 33 Negatives made from Chynoweth Collection-638 Undated
4 34 My Isle Royal Trips-32 1932
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4 35 My Isle Royale Trips-33 1933
4 36 My Isle Royale Trips-34 1934
4 37 My Isle Royale Trips-1936-Harold and Ben-35 1936
4 38 Tormala (Eagle) (1/2) 1937
4 39 Tormala (Eagle) (2/2) 1937
4 40 Tonmala Boat Eagle-37 (1/2) 1938
4 41 Tonmala Boat Eagle-37 (2/2) 1938
4 42 Karl and Ben-38 1939
4 43 Beryl-Ben-39 1940
Box Folder Copper Queen- 40 (1/4) 1941 4 44
4 45 Book Keeping Journal- 40 (2/4) 1941
4 46 Photographs-Trip to Isle Royale- 40 (3/4) 1941
4 47 Photographs-Trip to Isle Royale- 40 (4/4) 1941
4 48 3 Items-41 1942
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4 49 Rates for Rock Harbor at Isle Royale-42 1943
4 50 Isle Royale Trip- pictures, letters, bills, etc-43 1944
4 51 Plans and Pictures of Ben and Ben Jr. Chynoweth's Trip to Isle Royale-44 1945
4 52 Souvenirs of Trip to Isle Royale on the South American-46 (1/2) 1947
4 53 Souvenirs of Trip to Isle Royale on the South American-46 (2/2) 1947
5 1 Isle Royale Trip-47 1952
5 2 "Show Me Cruise" to Isle Royale-48 1962
5 3 Pictures of Trip to Malone Bay-49 1966
5 4 Pamphlets, receipts, letters, souvenirs, ticket stubs, and itinerary for Isle Royale Trip-50 1967
5 5 Two Advertisements for Isle Royale Trips in 1932, 1937-59 1932, 1937
5 6 Beryl's Trip to Isle Royale-464 1941
5 7 Beryl to Isle Royale on the South American 1941
5 8 Photographs- Ben Chynoweth and his collection on Isle Royale and ships-470 1966
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5 9 Helen and Ben Chynoweth's Isle Royale Christmas Card-494 Undated
5 10 Siskiwit Bay- Isle Royale-112 1959
5 11 Tallman, George-118 1913-1915; 1929-1937
5 12 Photographs-Alfred A. Webster, items 475, 495, 498 Jul 27, 1937
10 1 Isle Royale Transportation Brochures-363 1936; 1952-1970
10 2 General National Park Correspondence-363 1966-1970
10 3 Isle Royale Brochures-363 1936-1970
10 4 Isle Royale Brochures-363 1941-1965
10 5 Isle Royale Island-138 1845; 1915-1936; 1946
10 6 Upper Peninsula Travel Brochures Circa 1965
10 7 Keweenaw Peninsula Brochures 1955; Circa 1965
10 8 Copper Country Tourist Pamphlets- 299 Circa 1955
10 9 Lake Superior Circle Tour Brochures Circa 1965
10 10 Ontonagon County Brochures Circa 1965
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10 11 Eastern and Central Upper Peninsula Travel Brochures Circa 1965
10 12 Great Lakes Cruises and Ferry Brochures 1945, 1951; 1966-1967
12 1 Main Street (Quincy) Hancock, Michigan-360 [Circa 1895?]
12 2 Lake View Prints-361 1931
12 3 Jacob Douglass Houghton 1951-1966
12 4 Jacob Douglass Houghton-366A 1966-1968
12 5 Jacob Douglass Houghton-366B 1967-1969
12 6 Misc. Index Cards-368 Circa 1955
12 7 Photos and Postcards and Misc.-341 Circa 1891; 1922-1966
12 8 Photos and Postcards and Misc. [postcards and ephemera]-341 1949-1966
12 9 Manuscript Collections-367 1962
Box Item
23 2 Photograph of Rock Harbor Light House taken by Will Stockley, assistant to Alfred C. Lane (from J. Harry Reeder, 1956)- 453 1889
Box Folder
24 1 Photo- Birch Island, McCargoe Cove- 453 1941
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24 3 Michigan History in Paintings, Michigan Historical Commission 1966
25 1 Cased Photograph, [Alfred A. Webster and Dennis Cooper on Board S.S. Alabama?, Item 475?] Undated
25 2 Newspapers [Michigan Tech 50th Anniversary Issue] Aug 5, 1936
25 3 Tourist Map of Copper Harbor, Mich.- 536 Undated
Series II, Mining and Geology 1846-1899; 1923-1970 (Bulk, 1899-1970)
Scope and Contents
Items found in this series include note files, articles, journals, and photographs related to copper mining on Isle Royale and geology. Items of particular interest in this series include a stock certificate from the Island Mining Company and a letterpress book belonging to Dr. William P. Scott who resided on Isle Royale from 1891 through 1892.
Box Folder
5 13 Vikings- 79 1930-1939; 1948; 1966
5 14 Jesuit Relations- Thwaites-80 1942
5 15 Wisconsin Historical Collections-81 1924
5 16 School Craft-96 Undated
5 17 The Copper Country of Michigan-280 [Jun 1953?]
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5 18 Ice Conditions of Keweenaw Waterway-282 Jan 29, 1929
5 19 Ontonagon Boulder-286 Oct 13, 1928
5 20 Octave Gardner-287 1938
5 21 W.W. Stockly-289 Undated
5 22 Angelique Mott-290 1845, 1905; 1924-1943
5 23 Diary of Shaw, Cornelius G. 1847- item 291 1847-1848
5 24 Douglass Houghton-294 1899; 1939-1969
5 25 Alfred Lane Letters-297 1893-1897; 1932-1941
5 26 Indian Head-298 1929, 1935, 1953
5 27 Ancient Copper Mines-301 1926, 1966
5 28 Mines-303 1896, 1966
5 29 Boston and Keweenaw by J. Robert Van Pelt-305 Jul 1948
5 30 Inland Seas, Quarterly Journal of The Great Lakes Historical Society, Spring 1953 1953
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5 31 Inland Seas, Quarterly Bulletin of The Great Lakes Historical Society-307 1952
5 32 Prehistoric and Modern Copper Mines of Lake Superior by S.L. Smith-309 Feb 27, 1915
5 33 A Summary of the Archeology of Isle Royale, Michigan-316 1931-1932
5 34 Isle Royale Notes- Geology-318 1936, 1951, 1953
5 35 Geographic Based Development Booklets-319 1938-1939
5 36 Island Mining-321 1874-1875; 1902, 1921, 1969
5 37 Copper Mines- Isle Royale-322 1933; Circa 1965
5 38 Cove Mining Company-323 [Circa 1965?]
5 39 Minong Mine-324 1876; [Circa 1965?]
5 40 Silver Island-325 1967-1968
5 41 Siskowit Mine 1847, 1868, 1952, 1956
5 42 Jacob Houghton-328 1899, 1937
5 43 Emma Gray-330 1966
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5 44 Island Mining Company Stock Certificate-468 May 4, 1874
5 45 Douglass Houghton Photographs- items 447 and 450 [1857?], 1914
5 46 The Ontonagon Boulder-483 Undated
5 47 Aboriginal Copper Miners of Isle Royale, Lake Superior-491 Undated
5 48 Mines and Mineral Statistics of the State of Michigan 1907
5 49 Mines and Mineral Statistics of the State of Michigan 1909
5 50 Annual Report of the Commissioners of Mineral Statistics of the State of Michigan 1907-1908
5 51 Annual Report of the Commissioner of Mineral Statistics of the State of Michigan 1908-1909
5 52 Dr. William P. Scott's Letter Book-327 1891-1892
6 1 Papers of the Academy of Science Arts and Letters-75 1931
10 13 Copper Mines on Isle Royale-288 Circa 1955
10 14 Douglass Houghton- 294 1914-1919; 1935-1969
10 15 Monument Rock- 296 1932, 1938
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10 16 Mining bibliography, news clippings, historical notes 1950
10 17 Indians-312 1846, 1930, 1939, 1966
10 18 Wendigo Mine- Jacob Houghton 1899, 1923, 1938, 1966
10 19 Wendigo Mine-Jacob Houghton-329 1932, 1965
10 20 2 Sections of Mining Journal Marquette, Cleveland Cliffs Centennial Ed.- 333 Jun 29, 1950
12 10 Mining Company Reports, late 1800's 1863-1889
12 11 Copper, Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan-375 [Circa 1960?]
13 1 Copper: Its Mining and Use by the Aborigines of the Lake Superior Region; Report of the McDonald-Masse Expedition by George A. West, 1928 and Newspaper Clippings 1928
25 4 Rocks on Isle Royale (Pictures)-285 1941
Series III, Fur Trade 1747; 1829-1898; 1937-1969 (Bulk, 1937-1969)
Scope and Contents
Note files, magazines, and articles relating to fur trade on Isle Royale and in the Lake Superior region.
Box Folder
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6 2 Partial Old Manuscript- Brule's Discoveries and Explorations-83 1898
6 3 Radison-Groseilliers-84 1948, 1958
6 4 Jonathon Carver and Alexander Henry-85 1958
6 5 A Map of French Settlements in North America-87 1747
6 6 American Fur Company-88 1952, 1956, 1959
6 7 Hudson's Bay Company-89 1936; 1959-1969
6 8 History of the U.P. and the American Fur Company-92 Undated
6 9 Michigan Pioneer Collections-95 Undated
6 10 To American Fur Company Post: Siskiwit Bay, Isle Royale-487 Sep 30, 1837
10 21 Dickinson, ASA Expedition to Isle Royale-86 1829
10 22 North West Co.-94 1934
Series IV, Isle Royale Flora and Fauna 1920-1972
Scope and Contents
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This series contains note files, photographs, articles, newsprint, and journals containing information about plants and wildlife found on Isle Royale. Also found in this series is artwork that once decorated Ben R. Chynoweth’s “Isle Royale Room” in his home in Hancock, Michigan.
Box Folder
6 11 Ben East-119 1931, 1936, 1951
6 12 Log Boom, South Shore at Siskiwit Lake, Isle Royale-449 1930
6 13 Paintings- a moose painted on a wooden plaque (pair)-462 Undated
6 14 Moose- photograph and Isle Royale Stamps- items 465 and 477 1936, 1938
6 15 Ecological Studies of the Wolf on Isle Royale, 2nd Annual Report 1971-1972
6 16 Lichens found on Isle Royale Aug 2, 1966
6 17 Framed ink drawing, cow moose and her young-488 Undated
6 18 Dr. A.E. Foote- Expedition-97 1949
6 19 Snakes-99 1935, 1965
6 20 Alfred A. Webster-100 (1/3) 1923-1940
6 21 Alfred A. Webster-100 (2/3) 1920-1929
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6 22 Alfred A. Webster-100 (3/3) 1924-1929
6 23 Department of Conservation- State of Michigan 1933-1952
6 24 The National Geographic Magazine Vol. XL No. 2 1921
6 25 Fish-104 1941, 1956, 1968
6 26 Fires-106 1930, 1936
6 27 Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science Art and Letters, Vol. XX, 125 1934
10 23 Birds-98 (1/2) 1928, 1931, 1964
10 24 Birds-98 (2/2) 1905, 1924, 1942
10 25 Trees-102 1949, 1966
10 26 Dogs-103 1956, 1962
10 27 Beavers-105 1912, 1951, 1966
10 28 Wolves-108 1937, 1952, 1970
10 29 Moose Articles-109 (1/4) 1931-1936; 1965-1970
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10 30 Moose Articles-109 (2/4) 1935-1936
10 31 Moose Articles-109 (3/4) 1922-1937; 1950
10 32 Moose Photographs-109 (4/4) 1931, 1936, 1959, 1966
10 33 John Linklater-110 1926-1942; 1966
10 34 Purdue University- Wolves and Mammals-111 1924; 1962-1967
10 35 Lakes, Inland and Bog-117 1922
10 36 Ben East Articles-120 1931, 1939
10 37 Community Relationships and Population Dynamics of Terrestrial Mammals of Isle Royale, Lake Superior 1968-1969
10 38 The Moose and Its Ecology 1949
12 12 Chronological History of the Isle Royale National Park Movement 1921-1946
12 13 Messenger-338 Jul 1942
25 5 Moose Photos-3-109 (1/4) Undated
25 6 Pictures and Lists of Trees and Ground Coverage on Isle Royale-107 Undated
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Series V, Isle Royale Political Founding 1866; 1893; 1929-1967 (Bulk, 1929-1967)
Scope and Contents
Maps, note files, articles, journals, and magazines containing information on the general history of Isle Royale and its founding as a National Park. Material of note in this series includes a Quit Claim Deed belonging to Peter Edison, the “Park Wilderness Proposal,” the “Park Plan,” and National Park Isle Royale brochures and informational handouts.
Box Folder
6 28 Talbert Abrams-"Mapping Isle Royale by Air"-22 1931, 1940, 1967
6 28 Houghton County [county map]-23 1968
6 30 Treaties relating to founding Isle Royale Undated
6 31 Belle Isle-26 1933-1936
6 32 Johnson-27 1935-1939; 1962
6 33 Minong Lodge-28 1933-1940
Box Drawer
6 34 Rock Harbor Lodge-29 (1/2) 1925-1942; 1965
6 35 Rock Harbor Lodge-29 (2/2) 1924-1942
6 36 Singer Hotel-30 1933-1934
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6 37 Rock Harbor Land Co. From Barney Onella-31 1893, 1953
6 38 News clippings on Isle Royale becoming a National Park-45 1946
6 39 Schools of Isle Royale, articles 1932-1934
6 40 Quit Claim Deed-Peter Edison-60 1925
6 41 Copies of 4 letters regarding Isle Royale becoming a National Park-61 1924, 1929, 1930
6 42 The Park Plan-62 1930-1938
6 43 Fort Wilkins-63 1934, 1937, 1953
6 44 Cemeteries-64 1951
6 45 Isle Royale County-65 1928
7 1 Jack and Jill Magazine with Isle Royale article and Marquette County Historical Society-66 1967, 1969
7 2 Limnos Vol. 1 No. 3-67 Fall 1968
7 3 "Isle Royale, Magnet of Michigan" by Edith Farmer Undated
7 4 Park Wilderness Proposal- 71 1966-1967
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7 5 The Copper Country of Michigan, magazine-72 1942
7 6 The Daily Mining Gazette-73 Aug 5, 1936
7 7 Houghton County Historical Society and Mining Institute Circa 1866
7 8 Articles on Michigan and Isle Royale-90 1926-1941; 1952-1962
7 9 National Park Service Info on Isle Royale-91 1938; 1950-1954
7 10 Land for Sale, Michigan Division of Lands 1947-1948
7 11 Isle Royale Dog 1924
7 12 Peter White-77 Undated
7 13 Isle Royale Calendar, Ed. by Ben East-457 1936
Box Folder
11 1 Michigan Magazine[s] 1926-1966
12 14 Isle Royale National Park Bulletin- 340 1960
12 15 Department of the Interior, Isle Royale National Park Project- 374 May 1938
Box Volume
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13 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1953 #1-391 1953
13 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1954 #1-393 1954
14 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1954 #2-394 1954
14 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1956-1958-396 1956-1958
14 3 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1959-397 1959
15 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1962-398 1962
15 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1966 #1-399 1966
15 3 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country, 1967- 401 1967
18 2 Scrapbook- Isle Royale- 408 1924-1935
18 3 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 409 1935-1936
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19 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 410 1937
19 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 411 1938
19 3 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 412 1939
19 4 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 413 1940
20 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 414 1941
20 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 415 1942- 1946
21 1 Information on the dedication of Isle Royale as a National Park- 416 1946
21 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 417 1947-1948
21 3 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings about Isle Royale- 418 1949-1951
22 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country- 390 1953
22 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country- 392 1953
22 3 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country- 395 1954-1955
23 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale-400 1969
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24 1 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country 1966
24 2 Scrapbook- newspaper clippings regarding Isle Royale, shipping and the Copper Country-402 1968
24 3 Scrapbook- Isle Royale-407 1922-1937
Series VI, Great Lakes Maritime History 1859-1975
Scope and Contents
This series consists of scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, articles, journals, and magazines relating to shipping in the Great Lakes. Also found in this series are documents from the U.S. Lake Survey.
Box Drawer
7 15 William S. Cooper-127 1920, 1928, 1940, 1951
7 16 Ships-130 (1/3) 1950-1966
7 17 Ships-130 (2/3) 1920; 1930-1968
7 18 Pilot's Certificate for Samuel Clemens-130 (3/3) 1859
7 19 John Paul Jone's: Qualifications of a Naval Officer, Abridged-131 1950
7 20 Lists, dealers in marine photos, correspondence-133 1949-1966
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7 21 Notes on Boats-134 1952-1969
7 22 Reverend E.J. Dowling, S.J.-135 1965-1968
7 23 John Fink-136 1951-1968
7 24 Edwin Wilson-Boat Dealer-137 1951-1970
7 25 Marine Historical Society, Detroit-139 1951-1968
7 26 Great Lakes Maritime Institute-140 1953, 1966
7 28 Algoma- Central-142 Circa 1965
7 27 Shipping on Lake Superior-141 1962
7 29 Algonquin-143 1958-1959
7 30 Arnold Transit Co.-144 Circa 1955
7 31 Ashley- Dustin Steamer Line-145 1916, 1954
7 32 Bethlehem Transportation Corporation-146 Circa 1955
7 33 Boland Cornelius-147 1958
7 34 Boothline- items 148 and 149 1961-1962
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7 35 Bradley-150 [1958?]
7 36 Brown and Company-151 Circa 1965
7 37 Browning S.S. Co.-152 Circa 1965
7 38 Canadian Pacific-153 Circa 1965
7 39 Canada Steamship Lines-154 1907, 1915; circa 1955
7 40 Chesapeake- Ohio R.R.-155 1967-1968
7 41 Chicago, Duluth, Georgian Bay Transt Co.-156 1967
7 42 Cleveland and Buffalo-157 1906; Circa 1965
7 43 Cleveland Cliffs-158 Circa 1965
7 44 Cleveland Tankers Incorporated-159 1968
7 45 Colonial-160 Circa 1965
7 46 Columbia-161 Circa 1959
7 47 Construction MA. [Materials] Corp.-162 Circa 1965
7 48 Cunard- White Star Line-163 1910, 1918; 1966-1968
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7 49 Detroit, Belle Isle, Windsor Ferry Co. (Bo-Lo)-164 1903, 1954
7 50 Detroit Cleveland Navigation Company-165 1946
7 51 Detroit Fire Boats-166 Circa 1965
7 52 Detroit Marine Mail-167 1932, 1967
7 53 Dominion and Owen Sound-168 1949
7 54 Ford Motor Company-169 1931; Circa 1965
7 55 Gartland S.S. Co.-170 1921; Circa 1965
7 56 Gilchrist Transportation Company-171 Circa 1965
7 57 Goodrich-172 Circa 1965
7 58 The Great Lakes News- 267 Sep 1944
7 59 The Great Lakes of America- 269 Jun 28, 1916
7 60 Ships and the Sea- 270 Nov 1952
7 61 The Mentor- 271 Aug 1929
7 62 U.S. Steel News- 272 Jul 1955
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7 63 Index to Topographic Maps of Michigan and Symbols- 274 1966
7 64 Detroit Marine Historian- 435 1947-1949; 1957
7 65 Detroit Marine Historian Jan 1950, Vol 3, No.5- July -Aug 1956, Vol. 9, No. 10 1950-1956
8 1 Great Lakes Steamship Co.-174 Circa 1965
8 2 Great Lakes Towing Company-175 Circa 1965
8 3 Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Co.-176 Circa 1968
8 4 The Griffin Mystery of First Lake Ship-176 1930, 1934
8 5 Great Lakes Transit Corp. Anchor Line- 177 1911-1932
8 6 Hall Corporation-178 Undated
8 7 M.A. Hannah- National Steel Corporation- 179 1920; 1954-1955
8 8 Green Bay Transportation Co.- Hart Line-180 Circa 1965
8 9 Huron Cement Company-181 Circa 1955
8 10 Hutchinson- Pioneer- Buckeye- Republic-182 1954, 1958
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8 11 Inland Steel Company-183 1954, 1966
8 12 International Harvester Company-184 Circa 1965
8 13 Jones- Laughlan-185 1930
8 14 Jupiter Steamship Company-186 1954
8 15 lake Superior Transit Company-187 1890-1896
8 16 Lumber Hookers 1898-1933; 1967
8 17 Mackinaw Transportation Company-194 1950, 1963
8 18 Maid of Mist-195 1966
8 19 Mariner's Church-196 Circa 1965
8 20 T.J. McCarthy S.S. Co. Circa 1965
8 21 U.S.S. Michigan Wolverine-198 Circa 1965
8 23 Michigan State Highway- 200 1931, 1948, 1968, 1969
8 22 Midland Steamship Line, Inc.-199 Circa 1965
8 24 Minn. Atlantic Transit Co.- 201 Circa 1965
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8 25 Mutual of Buffalo- 202 Circa 1965
8 26 Mutual of Escanaba- 203 1912, 1915
8 27 Nicholson Transit Company- 204 1953-1960
Box Folder
8 28 Northern Michigan Line- 205 Circa 1883
8 29 Northern Steamship Company-206 1901-1914; 1941-1967
8 30 Patterson Steamship Company-207 1962
8 31 Interlake Steamship Co. Pickland- Mather Company 1923, 1927; 1953-1955
8 32 Pittsburgh Steamship Company and American Steel and Wire Co.-209 1912, 1914; 1948-1967
8 33 The Three Portage Lake Bridges 1905-1915; 1956-1960
8 35 Red Arrow S.S. Co.-211 1958-1962
8 35 Reiss Steamship Company-212 1958-1962
8 36 Rockport Steamship Company-213 1932, 1937; 1954-1967
8 37 John Roen-214 1954, 1960
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8 38 Sault Locks-215 1912, 1966
8 39 Shenango Furnace Company- 216 1956, 1961
8 40 The Standard Oil Company- 217 1956-1962
8 41 Soo Locks- 218 1954, 1957, 1967, 1968
8 42 Stenbrenner [Kinsman]- 219 1954, 1960, 1965
8 43 Straits Transit Inc. and Mackinaw Island Ferry-220 Circa 1960
8 44 Texaco Oil Company-221 1954
8 45 Tomlinson Fleet-222 1918; 1953-1954
8 46 Upper Lakes- St. Lawrence-223 1954, 1956
8 47 U.S. Coast Guard-224 1902, 1905; 1940-1959
8 48 U.S. Lake Survey- U.S. Army Corp of Engineers- 225 1912-1922; 1934-1955
8 49 Waterways Navigation Company- 226 1953
8 50 Whale Backs- 227 1896-1921; 1950, 1962
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8 51 White Star Line- 225 1906-1913
8 52 Wilson Transit Co. and Nicholson Universal S.S. Co. Republic Steel Corp.- 229 1911, 1926; 1953-1966
8 53 J.T. Wing- 230 1950-1954
8 54 Wisconsin and Michigan Steamship Co.- 231 1941-1942; 1951, 1954
8 55 Wyandotte Transportation Company- 232 Circa 1960
8 56 Yancanuk Steamships- 233 1957, 1961
8 57 Yantic- 234 Circa 1960
8 58 Light Houses- 235B 1912, 1954, 1962
8 59 The Wisconsin Archeologist: The Ancient Copper Workings on Isle Royale: Published by the Wisconsin Archeological Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Vol. 10, July to October, 1911, No. 2-249 1911
8 60 Ancient Copper Mines on Isle Royale by N.H. Winchell-250 1881
8 61 Michigan History Magazine Vol. VII No. 3-4- Item 251 1923
8 62 Picture Book of Freighters- 254 Undated
8 63 Museum of Great Lakes History- 279 Circa 1955
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8 64 Kenncott Copper Corporation- 255 1965
8 65 The Bulletin, Lake Carrier's Association-257 Jul 1948- Nov 1948
8 66 Beacon Vol. 8 No. 1-258 Apr 1956
8 67 Welland Ship Canal-260 Circa 1955
8 68 Ships and the Sea Quarterly-261 Spring 1958
8 69 Shipyard Bulletin Vol. XIV No. 10-263 1952
8 70 The Telescope, Shipbuilders' Guild, Vol. 2, No. 4-278 Apr 1953
9 1 The Detroit Marine Historian Vol. 15 No. 12 Mid Summer 1956-Aug 1962
9 2 The Detroit Marine Historian, Vol. 16, No. 1- Vol. 19., No. 12 Sep 1962- Aug 1966
9 3 The Detroit Marine Historian, Vol. 20, No. 1- Vol. 23, No. 7 Sep 1966- Mar 1970
9 4 A Real Veteran-486 1928, 1962
9 5 Shipping Photographs- items 471, 466, 467, 451, 473, 469, 492, 516 1914, 1933, 1955, 1966
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9 6 Ranger II-484 Undated
9 7 Marine Historical Society of Detroit Aug 1970
11 2 Commander Eugene F. McDonald Jr. Circa 1942
11 3 U.S. Coast Guard Magazine- 264 Jun 1956
11 4 2 Pamphlets on Goderich, Ontario- 265 [1947?]
11 5 The Ship's Log- 268 1922
11 6 Newspaper Clippings on Ships- 276 1949-1959
11 7 Photo of Ship Monarch, Northern Navigation Co. Grand Trunk Railway Undated
11 8 Pictures and history of steamer Glenlyon or ex William H. Gratwick ii, ex Minnekahta 1893-1924
12 16 Industries of Ashland, Wisconsin-339 Oct 1883
12 17 Transportation Economics of the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Ship Channel Nov 1925
12 18 Copper Country Ships - General 1914-1921; 1935-1961
12 19 U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 1949
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12 20 Navy Ship Photos-423 1909; 1952-1965
12 21 U.S.S. Enterprise-424 Circa 1967
12 22 U.S.S. De Long-425 2/29/1956-3/18/1956
12 23 U.S.S. Willis A. Lee-426 1949, 1956, 1966
12 24 Marine Operations- Ford Motor Company Steel Division-641 1975
12 25 A Salute to the Ford Motor Company Fleet-642 1975
12 26 Navy brochures-422 1957-1967
12 27 Boatwrecks at Isle Royale 1924, 1938
12 28 U.S. Lake Survey Catalog of Charts of the Great Lakes and Connecting Waters 1940, 1952; 1964-1965
12 29 U.S. Lake Survey General Documents 1861; 1924-1962
12 30 U.S. Lake Survey History-367 1861-1879; 1965
12 31 U.S. Lake Survey Resources from Clyde D. Tyndall-367 1966
12 31 U.S. Lake Survey Resources from Clyde D. Tyndall-367 1966
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12 32 Chynoweth U.S. Lake Survey Notebooks-367 1871, 1956, 1966
12 33 U.S. Lake Survey Correspondence 1951-1969
12 34 Photographs- Keweenaw Waterway Repairs, U.S. Engineers, Houghton- 367 1914-1941; 1955
12 35 U.S. Lake Survey Bulletin No.59, Corps of Engineers, United States Army Apr 1950
12 36 The United States Lake Survey, Corps of Engineers, United States Army Apr 1969
12 37 Shipping Photographs-419 1925, 1952, 1954
12 38 Shipping Postcards and Prints-419 1898-1917; 1930, 1949
12 39 Shipping Postcards and Prints-419 1906, 1934, 1944
12 40 U.S. Coast Guard- items 433 and 434 in file 1944, 1946, 1967
12 42 Shipping Photographs 1880-1932; 1952
Box Volume
16 1 Photo album- Isle Royale boats- 403 Undated
16 2 Photo album- Portage Lake and Keweenaw boats Undated
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17 1 Folder- containing information on ship wrecks-406 Undated
18 1 Photo album- Isle Royale boats-405 Undated
Box Folder
23 1 Photograph of the sinking steamer, America, and pieces of deck brace, sank in Washington Harbor-497 1928
Box Item
23 1 Bayfield's North America, Sheet IV, Lake Superior Undated
Box Folder
23 2 U.S. Lake Survey Journals, U.S. Lake Survey Office, Detroit, MI- 427 1867
24 2 Isle Royale Sky Ranger Posters- Items 456 and 481 1966-1967
25 7 Isle Royale Ferry Posters- Items 455, 454, 283 1952, 1962
25 8 Lighthouses- 235 Undated
25 9 Boating Magazines (The Ship's Log and Maritime Reporter)-273 Nov 1, 1958
Note
The Ship's Log is not in this folder as Chynoweth's original folder title suggests.
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Series VII, Oversize Material 1631-1860; 1913-1964 (Bulk, 1913-1964)
Scope and Contents
Maps and blueprints relating to Isle Royale and the Copper Country. Also found in this collection are copies of Douglass Houghton's field notes a copy of Robert Thom's painting of Douglass Houghton.
Drawer Item
41 1 Road Map of Keweenaw County-612 1934
41 2 Isle Royale National Park Map-613 1943
41 3 Placemat, general chart of Lake Superior-616 1960
41 4 Old Champlain maps : 1688 with California shown as an Island, 1632 New France, 1770 World, 1805 U. S. etc.- 617 1688, 1631, 1770, 1805
41 5 Panoramic view of Keweenaw Peninsula with the populations of Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, and Lake Linden, with a total population of 100,000 people- 626 1913
41 6 Road Map of Keweenaw County- 627 Undated
41 7 Isle Royale National Park map with ancient diggings, camp sites, lodges, etc. located, 1943; Archaeological Exploration of Isle Royale by Fred Dustin in 1929-1930- 628 1929-1930; 1943
41 8 Isle Royale, U.S. National Park map with historical information-629 1939
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41 9 Isle Royale map with sketches of its scenes by Carlos Rawlings-630 1936
41 10 Chart showing the standard colors of the Great Lakes Fleets Smokestacks-631 Undated
41 11 Isle Royale National Park map showing campsites, lodges, firetowers, etc-633 1955
41 12 Keweenaw Peninsula map with mileages, all roads, landing fields, campsites, hunting camps, railroads, mines, parks, etc.-634 Undated
42a 1 Map of Isle Royale-567 1917
42a 2 Map of Isle Royale and Lake Superior with the shipwrecks marked-576 1929
42a 3 Map of Lake Superior and Portage Lake shipwrecks-580 1922
42a 4 Map of the World-584 Undated
42a 5 Map- proposal map of Isle Royale National Park-586 1941
42a 6 Keweenaw County road map by road commission. It was used to name Mt. Horace Greely.-587 Undated
42b 1 Photostatic sheets of Wm. Ives rectangular sheets of Isle Royale from the general land office, U.S. government, Washington, D.C. 1847
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42c 1 Keweenaw Road Commission Map of Isle Royale-590 1928
42c 2 Keweenaw County map of Isle Royale-591 1951
42c 3 Baraga County map showing roads-594 1938
42c 4 Map of Isle Royale by Carlos Rawlings-596 1936
42c 5 Map of Keweenaw Point shipwrecks-598 1956
42c 6 Blue print, political township of Isle Royale-599 Undated
42d 1 Maps – 5 Isle Royale maps by the U.S. Department of Interior; giving sections, names of places, mines-362 1931, 1943
43 1 Map of the Keweenaw peninsula by U.S. Land Survey-562 1932
43 2 Two maps of Isle Royale, Michigan, No. 981-563 1964
43 3 Map of Isle Royale-564 1932
43 4 Topographical map of Isle Royale-565 1957
43 5 Map of Isle Royale-569 1940
43 6 Map of Isle Royale, No. 981-578 1951
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44a 1 Map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin, with charts of the lakes and Isle Royale-579 1860
44a 2 Road map of Keweenaw and blue print of the same-585 1934
44a 3 Picture of the steamship "United States", flagship of the U.S. Lines-588 1952
44a 4 House plans for Ben and Helen Chynoweth for Bentler Avenue in Detroit-592 1939
44a 5 Fire map of Isle Royale-601 1936
44a 6 Two photos of the ship "Put in Boy,"-602 1911
44a 7 Picture of the frigate, "North Carolina"-604 1911
44a 8 Chart of some great Lakes ships-607 1947
44a 9 Two blueprint maps of Isle Royale by Wm. Ives-608 1847
44a 10 Michigan geological survey map of Isle Royale-609 1928
44b 1 Field notes of Douglass Houghton-615 Aug 1840
44b 2 Chart of ships' smokestacks and flags-621 1956
44b 3 Chart of ships' smokestacks and flags-622 1959
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44b 4 Copy of a painting by Robert Thom of Douglass Houghton. Printed picture of it-623 1840
44b 5 Section of geological map of Isle Royale and Lake Superior by John Farmer-625 1847
44c 1 Map, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan 1955
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