The papers from HS 390 are archival research papers, relying on primary sources from archives such as the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. They are original research but inherently restricted to topics relevant to the archival holdings. In keeping with professional practices, they use Chicago Style footnoting. While part of a semester-long project, they reflect the scholarship of undergraduate History majors preparing for their capstone project (the HS 490 papers). The History Department hopes the local focus of these papers proves interesting and useful to others engaging in similar research.