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CENTRAL UPPER PENINSULA AND
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
 
126 Harden Learning Resources Center
1401 Presque Isle Ave.
Marquette, MI 49855
906-227-1225
archives@nmu.edu

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARCHIVAL RECORDS

A name index to the following records on MS Access is available in the Archives reading room.

Declarations of Intent, 1852-1970, 13 cubic feet

The declarations of intent show the name, country of origin, and date. Records from the 1906 to 1970 show the petition number, the name, age, occupation, description, birthplace, date, current address, port emigrated from, name of vessel (or train), last foreign residence, renunciation of allegiance to foreign power, and date of arrival. Arranged chronologically.

Citizenship Certificates, 1872-1906, 3 cubic feet

Includes the name, date, country of origin, renunciation of allegiance to a foreign power, and signature of judge granting citizenship. Each volume has a separate name index. Arranged chronologically.

Petition and Record, 1906-1970, 11.6 cubic feet

These second papers also have copies of the first papers bound with them. The record includes the petition number, name, current residence, occupation, birthplace, birth date, port of departure, date of departure, port of arrival, date of arrival, name of vessel (or train), date of declaration of intention, renunciation of allegiance to a foreign power, and date of citizenship. Arranged chronologically.

Applications for Transfer of Petition, 1939-1970, .1 cubic feet

This record series consists of requests for transferring petition papers from one court to another. Usually the individual involved changed residence from a different county or state to Marquette County. These applications show the name of the judge the case is being transferred to, the name of the court the petition is being transferred from, the name of the petitioner, his/her current address, the petition number, the date of the request, and the court the petition is transferred to. Arranged chronologically in one folder.

Court Orders, 1930-1971, .3 cubic feet

This record series documents naturalization petitions granted or denied. Includes the court, the date, the petition number, the name of the petitioner, and the cause for denial or continuance.

This record series contains the names of litigants, type of case or crime, names of the attorneys, description of action taken or court proceedings, verdict, date, name of judge or justice of the peace, accompanying documents, when fine paid and amount, plus remarks. Some volumes have marriages recorded in back. Most volumes have alphabetical index at front. Arranged chronologically.

This record series documents taxable persons and property. Entries include name of the owner, legal description of the property, number of acres, value, kinds and amount of taxes assessed. Arranged alphabetically by township and then chronologically.

For a complete list of relevant local government archival records, please visit the Archives website at www.nmu.edu/archives and click on the link entitled collections.

 

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Mining Company Records, 1846-1960, 1200 cubic feet

The Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives acquired the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Records from the state of Michigan in 2001. The records are on deposit with NMU and are still owned by the state of Michigan. Previously, the State Archives of Michigan maintained the records. The collection includes general administrative records, reports, payroll records for individual mines; correspondence, shipping records, financial records, and maps and plans

For a complete list of relevant CCI archival records, please visit the Archives website at www.nmu.edu/archives and click on the link entitled collections.

 

 

Church Records

  1. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Records, 1856-1998, 8 cubic feet

This collection documents the history of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the first Episcopal Church in Marquette. Records include minutes, correspondence, agendas, published and unpublished material, financial records and constitutions and bylaws. Of particular interest are a complete set of the vestry minutes, newsletters and reports, and the church register beginning in 1856.

2. Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan, 1984-1994

This collection consists of archival material in various formats. Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, published and unpublished histories, centennial celebration material, confirmation and appointment records, council minutes, land records, bishops election records, VHS video tapes, photographic prints and slides, audio cassettes and tapes. Of particular note are the histories of individual churches and the administration of bishops. Also documented are church youth and community activities.

University Records

  1. NMU Graduate and Non-Graduate, Faculty, and Student Organization Index, 1899-1961

A card file database of former students, faculty, organizations. Arranged alphabetically and available in the Archives reading room

  1. Office of the Registrar enrollment Records, Graduation Lists, and Phone Directories, 1900-1990’s

Extensive lists of graduates be year and statistics on student enrollment. Collection includes promotional brochures, pamphlets, and phone directories of students and faculty.

  1. The Peninsulan Yearbook, 1910-1980, (gaps; 1911-1920; 1932-1939; 1942-1945)

An excellent resource for information on graduates, students, faculty and staff, and student organizations.

ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS

The Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives maintains an extensive oral history collection that documents the social, economic, political and demographic history of the region. Important subjects include the Italian-American immigration, underground mining, labor history, Northern Michigan University, the Great Depression, and World War II.

 

Between 1982 and 1985, the Center for Oral History at Northern Michigan University and Dr. Russell Magnaghi completed over 150 individuals with a variety of first and second generation Italian-Americans from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A catalogue to the collection is available from the Archives web site. The project visited every Italian-American community in Upper Michigan, neighboring Wisconsin, and Ontario. These communities included:

Students of the former National Mine School followed by Aspen Ridge Middle School, conducted numerous oral history interviews from 1983-2000. From these interviews, they wrote and produced 17 books entitled “Red Dust” as part of the Red Dust local history project. Maxine Honkala, Sharon Richards and Bobbi Ameen directed the project. The student’s received national and state awards for the documentaries which they produced for National History Day.

A collection of audio tapes of various individual and events of historical significance to the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University.

GENEALOGIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS

  1. Genealogical tree of the Jacques Family, 1662-1919
  1. Turbessi, Anelio Frances papers includes Italian and American passports, various certificates, occasional correspondence, mostly in Italian
  1. Marquette High School Yearbooks:
    1. Agora, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907
    2. Tatler, 1915, 1920, 1927
  1. Italian American Federation of the Upper Peninsula, 1922

Membership roll and dues book covering local Italian-American fraternal associations in the Upper Peninsula.

  1. Del Club Alpino

Membership roll and dues book fro the club in Calumet. Many members were original or early settlers in the Copper Country, most of whom were from the Piedmontese villages (north of Turin) or Pont and Locana Canavese in Northern Italy.