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Central Upper Peninsula & NMU Archives

The Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives houses the historical records of Northern Michigan University and historical materials documenting the history of the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee and Schoolcraft counties.

First Ever Trivia Night at the Archives

The NMU Archives will be having its first ever Trivia Night later this month on March 28. Stop in to test your knowledge on NMU History and for a chance to earn a $50 first place award. The event is being held at the Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives, located in room 126 of Harden Hall (formerly Harden Learning Resources Center). Check out some cheat sheets on our blog to help you study:

Cheat Sheets

Regional Historical Manuscript Collections

The Archives is transitioning to a new catalog for its finding aids, ArchivesSpace. ArchivesSpace allows you to browse our collections by title, name of person or institution, or subject, and to search our descriptions of them by keyword.

The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Mining Company Digitization project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, focuses on three record series from the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Mining Company collection. View it <a href="http://archives.nmu.edu/cci/">here</a>.

View our online exhibits! <a href=/archives/online-exhibitions> Online exhibits</a> are produced throughout the year. Currently available are exhibits on <a href="http://archives.nmu.edu/THOMSOON_COM_LANDING_PAGE/HTML/index.html">Holy WAH! Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A Radio History</a> and <a href="http://archives.nmu.edu/beaumier/ghosttowns/index.html">Remnants: Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula.</a>

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Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives•126 Learning Resource Center•archives@nmu.edu•906-227-1225

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