MS-525 — Roland Burgan Collection
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Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Lindsay Hiltunen This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit July 24, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 1/19/2011 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, 49931 906-487-2505 [email protected] Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biography.......................................................................................................................................................4 Collection Scope and Content Summary...................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6 Copper Country Community History......................................................................................................6 Copper Country Military History............................................................................................................9 Copper Country Radio History............................................................................................................. 11 Copper Country Hockey History...........................................................................................................11 - Page 2 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Summary Information Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Creator Burgan, Roland "Bruce" Title Roland Burgan Collection Date [inclusive] 1934-2013 Extent 1.12 cubic feet; 3 manuscript boxes and 1 media box Language English Language of Material English Mixed materials [Box] 1-4 Abstract Collection, 1934-2013, of Roland Bruce Burgan, a resident of Hancock, Michigan. Preferred Citation MS-525, Roland Burgan Collection, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan. - Page 3 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Biography Roland Bruce Burgan, is a local historian who has spent several decades photographing the history of the Copper Country. As of 2013 he is the official photographer for the City of Hancock's website. Collection Scope and Content Summary Collection, 1934-2013, of Roland Bruce Burgan, a resident of Hancock, Michigan. As the photographer for the City of Hancock's website and a local historian, the collection includes materials related to Burgan's career and hobbies. Materials inlcude photographs, articles, audiocassettes, and CDs collected and, in part, captured by Burgan. Subject matter pertains to local events and history, including parades, new construction, college commencements, the city of Hancock website, the sesquicentennial celebration for the city of Hancock, local scenery, and the early history of radio broadcasting in the Copper Country and Michigan Technological University. Administrative Information Publication Information Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 1/19/2011 Revision Description Added new materials from a recent accession and updated the notes. 7/24/2014 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. - Page 4 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Acquisition The material in the Roland Burgan Collection is donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Roland Burgan on an on-going basis. Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) • City of Hancock (Mich.). • United States. Naval Reserve Center (Hancock, Mich.). Genre(s) • Audiocassettes • Compact discs • Floppy disks • Negatives (Photographic) • Photographs • Printed ephemera Geographic Name(s) • Hancock (Mich.) • Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.) Subject(s) • Construction projects--Michigan--Copper Country • Hockey--Michigan--Copper Country • Landscapes--Michigan--Copper Country • Local history--Michigan--Copper Country • Naval reserves • Radio broadcasting--History--Michigan--Copper Country - Page 5 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Copper Country Community History Collection Inventory Copper Country Community History Box 3 Hancock, MI Post Office Construction Photos October 1934-March 1935 Box Folder 1 19 Post Office Construction Photographs 1934-1935 1 2 Michigan College of Mining and Technology Sky Diving Club Photographs, Negatives, and Clippings 1956-1960 2 5 Michigan College of Mining and Technology Sky Diving Club Photographs 1959 1 1 Keweenaw Waterway and Michigan College of Mining and Technology Aerial Photographs 1957 Box 3 Hancock Web Page Images and Captions 1998-2012 Box Folder 1 3 Removal of Engineer's Control Booth, South Tower of Portage Lake Lift Bridge Photographs 1997 Box - Page 6 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Copper Country Community History 3 Portage Health Systems 1996-2000 Box Folder 1 8 Portage Health System Hospital Construction, Hancock, MI Photographs 1998 Box 3 Portage Health System Hospital Dedication 2000 Box Folder 2 4 Portage Health Systems Dedication Programs and Clippings 2000 1 6 Houghton County Medical Care Dementia Wing Construction, Hancock, MI Photographs 1998 1 10 New Hancock Water Tank, Quincy Hill, MI Photographs 1998 1 17 Rosza Center, Michigan Technological University, Construction and Dedication Photographs 1 9 Department of Public Works Construction, Hancock, MI Photographs 1998 1 7 Hancock High School Construction Photographs 1998 1 4 Hancock City Hall Check Signing Ceremony Photographs 1998 1 5 Summer, Hancock, MI Panoramic Photographs 1998 - Page 7 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Copper Country Community History 1 12 Copper Country Fireman's Tournament, Hancock, MI Photographs 1998 1 11 Michigan Technological University Parade of Nations, Hancock, MI Photographs 1998 1 13 Bridgefest Parade, Hancock, MI Photographs 1998 1 14 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Hancock, MI Photographs 1998 1 22 138th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, Hancock, MI Photographs 2001 Box 3 Prime Minister of Finland, Honorable Paavo Lipponen, Suomi College April 27-29, 2000 3 CLK 2000 : Images of the Calumet/ Laurium Area, 2nd All Class Reunion 2000 Box Folder 1 18 SmartZone Meeting Photographs 2000 1 16 SmartZone Announcement Photographs 2001 2 1 Copper Island Beach Club Project 2001 2 8 Aerial Photographs and Miscellaneous Clippings Box 4 City of Hancock 2013 Web Page Pictorials and Captions CD - Page 8 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Copper Country Military History 4 Quincy Volunteer Fire Department Fall 2013 CD 4 Sesquicentennial City of Hancock: Hancock Copper by Dr. Larry Lankton, CD 2013 4 Sesquicentennial City of Hancock: The Irish by Dr. Mulligan, CD 2013 4 Sesquicentennial City of Hancock: Journey to the Surface by Deborah Mann, the Italians, CD 2013 4 Sesquicentennial City of Hancock: Jacob's Sandstone by Karen Hubbard, CD 2013 Copper Country Military History Box 3 First Nike-Apache Missile Launch Photos : Keweenaw Missile Range January 28-29, 1971 3 Keweenaw Missile Range : Rocket Launch Photos (1-10) 1971 3 Keweenaw Missile Range : Rocket Launch Photos (11-17) 1971 Box Folder 1 15 Keweenaw Missile Range : Rocket Launch Photographs 1971 Box 3 "History of the Hancock Naval Reserves," by Roland Burgan March 20, 1941 Box Folder - Page 9 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Copper Country Military History 2 3 "History of the Hancock Naval Reserves," by Roland Burgan 2012 Box 3 History of Naval Reserve Center : Special Addendum (Photo #19) 2012 3 Hancock Naval Reserves : 9-202M Division 2009 Box Folder 2 2 U. S. S. Mount Vernon, Hancock Naval Reserves Box 3 "A History of Alfred Erickson Post 186, American Legion, Hancock, MI," by Roland Burgan undated Box Folder 2 6 "A History of Alfred Erickson Post 186, American Legion, Hancock, MI," by Roland Burgan 2012 1 23 Key to Unknown Photo - Names of Alfred Erickson American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps 1949 General note Photograph is found on compact disc in box 3. 1 20 Memorial Day : Alfred Erickson American Legion, Post 186, Hancock, MI Photographs 2000 2 7 Copper Country Military Units - Page 10 - Roland Burgan Collection MS-525 Copper Country Radio History Box 3 CMSgt. Daniel Hackmeier (Retired) : World War II Bataan March Survivor 2003 Copper Country Radio History Box 3 Early Amateur Radio at Michigan Technological University : A Program by Professor Walter T. Anderson, PE, WSERB 1995 3 The Golden Age of Radio : An Interview with John Sincock, WSCSI 1998 Box Folder 1 21 WBKP-TV channel 5 videos and clippings 1999 Box 3 WHDF Oral History (aired WGLI, Keep It In the U.P. Program) 2009 3 Ham Radio : Broadcast Discussion on WCCY, Dave Torrey, CCRAA President 2010 Copper Country Hockey History Box 3 Hancock Outdoor Hockey : Rink Panel Discussion (Part 1 and Part 2) 2013 3 Hancock Outdoor Hockey : Rink Panel Discussion (Part 1) 2013 3 Hancock Outdoor Hockey : Rink Panel Discussion (Part 2) 2013 - Page 11 -.