Copper Country Survey Records MS-912 Finding Aid Prepared by Lindsay Hiltunen

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 [email protected] Copper Country Survey Records MS-912

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

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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.

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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 - Copper Country Survey Records MS-912 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.

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 Survey Records MS-912 • Copper Country (Mich.)--History

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