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Robert Miles collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00610

Scope and Contents

The Robert Miles collection contains 27 photographs from Charlevoix, Ironton, Petoskey, and Beaver Island, Michigan. Included are photos of town scenes, fish packing, ice cutting, lumbering mills, the Beaver Island locomotive, ships, and individuals from these respective northern Michigan communities.

Dates

  • Creation: 1897 - 1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Robert C. Miles (1902-1986) owned and operated a photography studio in Charlevoix, Michigan. (Source: 1940 U.S. Federal Census)

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (, 27 photographs)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

The photographs were transferred by Robert Miles to the Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections.

Accession: 02836 Date: August 10, 1965

Legal Status

Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Property Rights: Michigan State University

Genre / Form

Geographic

Topical

Title
Robert Miles Collection
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
K. Grimm
Date
February 2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330