Keweenaw Park, Michigan, 1978/1992

Containers:

Box 289

Scope and content:

Kemp was appointed by the United States Senate to investigate and evaluate the possibility of creating a national historic landmark that incorporated the story of Calumet Township, Michigan and the Quincy Mine, two areas on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan known for their relation to the copper mining industry. The plans ultimately led to the establishment of today's Keweenaw National Historical Park. Kemp worked with faculty at Michigan Technological University, CLK Foresight Inc., Quincy Mine Hoist Association, and local community members on the evaluation. This box includes Kemp's materials related to his evaluation, including correspondence, reports, NRHP nominations, brochures, ephemera, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set, and books. The box also includes facsimile clippings and facsimile reports. Subjects include the Quincy Mine complex in Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan; the Quincy Mining Company; the villages of Calumet, Hecla, and Laurium in Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan; Isle Royale National Park in Keweenaw County, Michigan; and the copper mining industry. Frequent correspondents include the staff of United States Senator Carl Levin, Reverend Robert Langseth of the NPS Committee, and Burt Boyum of Quincy Mine Hoist Association. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 13, Folder 10: two brochures (undated), one map (undated), three clippings (undated).

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