Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, papers, and books of Joseph and Richard M. Hoar. The Mssrs. Hoar were brothers, born in England in the early nineteenth century. Joseph emigrated to the United States first (the exact date is unknown), and entered the general merchandise business in Houghton (Houghton County), Michigan. Richard M. Hoar emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1854 and in 1859 moved to Houghton where he and Joseph formed a dry goods business under the name of J. Hoar and...

Scope and Contents The William K. Clute collection consists of a lecture on the history of Sault St. Marie and Soo Locks. The collection includes the text of lecture, glass lantern slides, and list of titles of the slides. Images include steamships in the locks, the locks, construction of the locks, panoramic views of the Michigan and Canadian sides, aftermath of an accident in the Canadian locks in 1909. Other images include the Japanese Torii gate and lanterns, Carnegie library, Old Fort Brady Park, and the...