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Special CollectionsSpecial Collections are photographs received from private donors which are kept as separate entities. They range from vast groups of photos and negatives numbering in the thousands to three unique nature prints.
Private donations include images of Great Lakes vessels collected by Edwin Brown, DeWitt Watson, and Earl Crandall. Photos of Michigan scenes used to manufacture postcards are found in collections of the Albertype Company, Charles Childs, and Stanley Kufta, pertaining mostly to the western portion of the state.
Brown Collection: Wreck of the Steamer Mataafa, 1905 (neg. 06447) 164k
Brown Collection: Steamer Mataafa after the Storm, 1905 (neg. 06448) 153k
Choate Collection: Bird's Eye View of Lansing, Michigan, 1911 (neg 12702) 1.1M
Kufta Collection: Bathing Beach, Black Resort at Idlewild, Michigan,
Civilian Conservation Corps Collection: New Barracks at Camp Cusino, Co. 689 (no neg.) 446k
Click Archives of Michigan to visit the Archives of Michigan home page. Archives of Michigan Michigan Library and Historical Center 702 W. Kalamazoo Street Lansing, MI 48913 Phone: (517) 373-3559 (Select option "3" from the voice menu.) E-mail: archives@michigan.gov Updated 01/19/2013 |
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