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September 25-28. 2008 ◆ Franklin Square Inn, Houghton, Michigan, USA Sponsored by Michigan Technological University with support from the National Science Foundation.
Industrial Archaeology Program at Michigan Technological University. This website describes the goals, faculty, students, and curricula for the master’s program (created in 1992) and the newly minted PhD program (2005). This site also provides links to the annual archaeological field-school at the West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York, and to the Society for Industrial Archeology. http://www.ss.mtu.edu/IA/iahm.html Bruce Seely and Patrick Martin. 2006. “A Doctoral Program in Industrial History and Archaeology at Michigan Tech,” CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship 3(1). This article details the efforts by faculty in the Social Sciences department to teach industrial heritage, as well as the recent National Science Foundation grant. http://crmjournal.cr.nps.gov/Print.cfm?articleIDN=2582
Quincy Smelter, Ripley, Michigan, Jet Lowe, HAER, 1978 Larry Lankton, 1997. " Keweenaw Copper: Mines, Mills, Smelters & Communities" Conference guide for the 1997 Society for Industrial Archeology Annual Conference. A description of mining, milling and smelting on the Keweenaw Peninsula and how when and where each operated. The guide also indicates where some of the best physical remains of historic technologies and industries can be found along the Peninsula. It explores how the land was transformed after the mine rush of the 1840s to meet the needs of commerce, transportation, mining, milling, smelting and communities. http://www.industrialarchaeology.net/IAWEB/ihworkshop/images/Keweenaw Copper.pdf Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. The Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections houses a wide variety of print, graphic and manuscript resources. Subject coverage includes University and campus life, towns and cities in the Keweenaw, and the companies, social organizations, events and personalities of the Copper Country and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The department's holdings include collections from the Quincy Mining Company and the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company, an extensive collection of regional newspapers on microfilm, public records from six counties in the Western Upper Peninsula and the area's largest collection of local history books and magazine titles. http://www.lib.mtu.edu/mtuarchives Keweenaw National Historical Park (KEWE). Formed in 1992 and administered by the National Park Service, KEWE preserves and interprets the copper mining operations of the peninsula’s two largest and most profitable companies: the Quincy Mining Company and Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. Unlike most parks, it has no entrance gates, campgrounds, or visitor centers. The National Park administers two areas exclusively and several sites in partnership with local museums and other private entities. The website includes photos and descriptions of key historical sites. Department of Michigan History, Arts, Libraries. This state department includes the Library of Michigan, Mackinac Island State Park Commission, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the Michigan Historical Center. The website provides links to a wide range of information on Michigan’s heritage resources.
Quincy Smelter, Ripley, Michigan, Jet Lowe, HAER, 1978 Presenter Guide PDF of guide for workshop presenters, including logistics, bios, intro materials. http://www.industrialarchaeology.net/IAWEB/ihworkshop/images/WorkshopGuide.pdf |
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