White Deer Lake Lodge journal 1908-1909

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White Deer Lake Lodge journal 1908-1909

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This collection consists of the log and journal of James Scanlan, dated June 1, 1908 through November 24, 1909. The log documents Scanlan's employment at the White Deer Lake Lodge formerly located north of Champion, Michigan. Information includes orders to local and external businesses for building materials, grocery supplies, reports on the progress of work projects, and replies to inquiries from the owners and their agents. The collection also includes a set of photographs of the White Deer Lake Lodge prior to the demolition of the three log buildings in 1970.

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Olson Library, Northern Michigan University, Lydia M. Olson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8142510

Olson Library, Northern Michigan University, Lydia M. Olson Library

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Bentley, Cyrus

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McCormick, Cyrus H. (Cyrus Hall), 1859-1936

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Chicago-based manufacturers and philanthropists. Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936), was the oldest son of reaping machine inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr. After his father's 1884 death, Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr. took over as president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, and continued in that role when the company merged with rival Deering Harvestor Company in 1902 to create the International Harvester Company. He married Harriet Bradley Hammond in 1889 and h...

Scanlan, James

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Tanner, Constance

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