The Archives will be closing at 4:00 May 6th through May 10th. We will resume our normal hours on May 13th, Monday through Friday from 1:00 to 5:00.
The Archives is happy to welcome Julie Blair back as the Interim University Archivist, beginning on April 25, 2013. Julie has had extensive experience with our archives from the public and technical services dimensions, has knowledge of and ties to the community and the departments most associated with the archives, andhas gained a great deal . . .
The Archives will close at 3:30pm on Tuesday, April 23. The public is invited to a going away party for Erik Nordberg which will be held 4:00-6:00 in the Rozsa Lobby. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served and remarks will begin around 5:00. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our researchers. Contact . . .
Labor and and management conflict in the Keweenaw Peninsula is explored through a traveling exhibit in Painesdale during the month of April. “Tumult and Tragedy: Michigan’s 1913-14 Copper Strike,” a traveling exhibit created by the Michigan Tech Archives, will be on display through May 1. The exhibit is hosted by the Sarah Sargent Paine Historical . . .
The Archives Reading Room reopened for research on Tuesday, April 2. Current hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This has allowed the Garden (lowest) Level of the library to be reopened as well. Delays associated with the freeze-drying and delivery processes — our materials are being managed by . . .
Join us in celebrating Erik Nordberg’s outstanding service to Michigan Tech and the Copper Country. And, to congratulate him as the new Executive Director of the Michigan Humanities Council. Rozsa Lobby, Tuesday April 23rd, 4 – 6 PM Remarks at 5 PM
The Michigan Tech Archives is pleased to announce three recipients of awards in its 2013 travel grant program. Funding for the program is provided by the Friends of the Van Pelt Library, and encourages out-of-town scholars to visit Houghton to undertake research using the collections of the Michigan Tech Archives. Robert Goodrich, associate professor of . . .
“Tumult and Tragedy: Michigan’s 1913-14 Copper Strike,” a traveling exhibit created by the Michigan Tech Archives, will be on display from March 4 to March 27 at the L’Anse Area School Public Library, located in L’Anse High School. The library will be open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. A special open house will take . . .
Dr. Larry Lankton, professor emeritus from Michigan Technological University, will discuss “Mine Safety Issues in the 1913 Strike Era” during a special open house at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, in conjunction with a special exhibit at Houghton’s Carnegie Museum. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit, “Tumult and Tragedy: . . .
The Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections seeks a graduate student intern for Summer 2013. As a regional history manuscript collection, the Michigan Tech Archives collects material which documents the history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula, including its historic copper mining industry. The intern selected will receive substantive . . .