Your Best Summer Archives Trip
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and that means that the reading room at the Michigan Tech Archives is about to get busier. As one might imagine, the average driver finds...
View ArticleCopper Range Railroad Exhibit on View in Ontonagon
The Michigan Tech Archives recently installed its traveling exhibit, Becoming the Pride of the Upper Peninsula: The Formative Years of the Copper Range Railroad, at the Ontonagon County Historical...
View ArticleFlashback Friday: The Widow
Julia Dally was a Cornishwoman by birth, blood, and upbringing. She knew, when she married a miner, that her husband might die under tragic circumstances. Surely she did not expect that tragedy to come...
View ArticleAt Work in the Archives: A New Grad Looks Back
Today’s blog post was written by one of our outstanding archives student assistants, a 2022 Michigan Tech grad. Now beginning life in the real world, she shares in her experiences in the Michigan Tech...
View ArticleFlashback Friday: That’s Why We Sing It Here
Attend a Michigan Tech hockey game, as so many students and community members have loved to do over the years, and there’s no escaping the music. That’s not to say that anyone would desire such an...
View ArticleMichigan Tech Archives Seeking Summer 2023 Intern
The Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, a department within the J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, is currently seeking applicants...
View ArticleArchives Travel Grant Program 2023 – Call for Applicants
The Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, a department within the J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, is currently accepting...
View ArticleQueens Exhibit at Winter Carnival Alumni Social
Winter Carnival is almost here! The Michigan Tech Archives is pleased to co-host the Alumni Social on Saturday, February 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Opie Reading Room of the Library. On view will...
View ArticleMichigan Tech Archives Seeking Summer 2024 Intern
The Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, a department within the J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, seeks applicants for the Friends...
View ArticleWelcome Summer 2024 MTU Archives Intern
On behalf of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, in partnership with the Friends of the Michigan Tech Library, we hope you will help us welcome our...
View ArticleTheft & Forgiveness: The Strange Case of Charles Heikkinen
Have you ever done something wrong and felt terrible about it? Are there things that you’ve done many years ago that you still think about? Little things like breaking your sibling’s favorite toy,...
View ArticleWhat the Heck is That? Types of Cousins and Cousins Removed
Genealogy is one of America’s most popular and most accessible hobbies, but sometimes the terms associated with it boggle the mind. Our archivists are here to help make the jargon of history make sense...
View ArticleSummer 2024 Intern Farewell
As the new academic year begins, we take a moment to thank our fantastic summer 2024 intern, Katie Higley, for all of her hard work and wish her well on her next journey. Summer in the MTU Archives is...
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