Longyear Spitsbergen Collection, 1819-1978.

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Longyear Spitsbergen Collection, 1819-1978.

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Collection, 1819-1978, of John Munro Longyear relating to the coal operations of the Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of Norway, especially on Spitsbergen, the largest island. Includes photographs, publications, newspaper clippings, maps, and correspondence. Some published items are in various non-English languages; English translations are available for a portion of the publications.

3.0 cubic feet; 6 manuscript boxes.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 8145278

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

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Longyear, John Munro, 1850-1922

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Michigan Upper Peninsula real estate agent. From the description of John Munro Longyear reminiscences, 1912. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420780 The Longyear Fund was established by J. M. Longyear, a member of the Board of Control of the Michigan Mining School. It was awarded to students in need of financial aid and was to be repaid to the school, with interest, as soon as practicable after graduation. From the description of Longyear Fund Cash...

Turner, Scott 1880-1972.

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Student at University of Michigan. From the description of Scott Turner student notebooks, 1900-1902 and 1904. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421624 Scott Turner began his mining career in a somewhat ordinary manner, completing his BS and Engineer of Mines degrees at the Michigan College of Mines in 1904 at the age of 24. A native of Lansing, he had completed an associate's degree at Ann Arbor before taking up the mining trade as his life's pass...

Arctic Coal Company

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