WGGL FM 91.1 Collection, 1967-1980.

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WGGL FM 91.1 Collection, 1967-1980.

Collection, 1967-1980, of WGGL FM 91.1, a locally broadcast radio station of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, eventually becoming an affiliate of Minnesota Public Radio. The majority of the collection includes reel to reel magnetic tapes with some office files and other printed ephemera.

81.0 cubic feet; 81 paige boxes.

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Michigan Technological University

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A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Margaret Holley Chapman grew up in Lake Linden and graduated from Calumet High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lawrence College in 1932 and went on to attend Michigan College of Mining and Technology, becoming the first female to receive a degree from the college. After receiving a B.S. in General Science in 1933, she also received a B.S. in Chemistry in 1934 and worked on a master's degree in 1934 and 1935. She worked in the Corrosion Lab for ...

WGGL (Radio Station : Houghton, Mich.)

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This radio station, an affiliate of Minnesota Public Radio as of 2011, offers news and classical music. The station broadcasts from the Michigan Technological University campus in Houghton, Michigan, in the Administration and Student Services building and receives some support from MTU. WGGL can be heard on 91.1 FM stereo throughout the western Upper Peninsula. Joseph Kirkish, Professor Emeritus, founded WGGL and managed the radio station from 1969 to 1976, broadcasting a variety of groundbreaki...