Michigan Office of Civil Defense Records, Circa 1953-Circa 1961.

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Michigan Office of Civil Defense Records, Circa 1953-Circa 1961.

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Records, circa 1953-circa 1961, of the Michigan Office of Civil Defense in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. Includes a typed overview of the organization structure of the state office as well as flyers listing the civil defense ground observers and their contact information for Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties.

0.01 cubic feet; 1 folder.

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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