Alberta Sawmill / Ford Forestry Center Collection, 1921-1998.

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Alberta Sawmill / Ford Forestry Center Collection, 1921-1998.

Collection, 1921-1998, compiled by Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections contains manuscript material and photographs documenting a sawmill developed by the Ford Motor Company in Alberta, Michigan and its subsequent reincarnation as the Ford Forestry Center, a learning center for the School of Forestry and Wood Products at Michigan Technological University. Also includes oversize plat books and timber records denoting reserves, ownership and type of growth.

5.0 cubic feet; 1 manuscript box, 1/2 manuscript box, 3 flat boxes, 3 map folders.

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