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Research Guides for Rare Books & Manuscripts

Michigan History, General & Reference

General
Atwell, W.  (1937).  Do you know - an illustrated history of Michigan, in questions and answers, in pictures, in text.  Drawings by Kreigh Collins.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Booth Newspapers, Inc.  Rare Books F566.A88

Bagley, J.J. (1875).  Pauperism and crime in MI in 1874-75.  Extracts from the message of Governor John J. Bagley, with official reports and documents.  Lansing: W.S. George.  Rare Books HV86.M542 1875

Darby, W.  (1819).  A tour from the city of New York, to Detroit, in the MI Territory: made between the 2d of May and the 22d of September 1818...The tour is accompanied with a map upon which the route will be designated; a particular map of the falls and river of Niagara, and the environs of the city of Detroit.  New York: Kirk & Mercein.  Rare Books F123.D21 1819

Educators of Michigan, Biographical.  (1900).  Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co.  Rare Books LA2315.M5 E4

Historical and scientific sketches of MI: comprising a series of discourses delivered before the Historical Society of MI, and other interesting papers relative to the territory.  (1834).  Detroit: Stephen Wells & George L. Whitney.  Rare Books F561.H57 1834

Hollands, H.T. St. B.  [c.1906].  When MI was new.  Chicago: A. Flanagan Co.  Rare Books F556.H74

Littlejohn, F.J. (1875).  Legends of MI, and the old North West, or, A cluster of unpublished waifs, gleaned along the uncertain, misty line, dividing traditional from historic times.  Allegan, MI: Northwestern Bible and Publishing Co.  Rare Books E78.M6 L7 1875a

McCracken, S.B. (1876).  MI and the centennial; being a memorial record appropriate to the centennial year.  Ed. and pub. by S.B. McCracken under the sanction of the State centennial board of managers.  Detroit: Printed for the publisher.  Rare Books F566.M128

McMurtrie, D.C. (1931).  Early printing in MI, with a bibliography of the issues of the MI press, 1796-1850.  Chicago: John Calhoun Club.  Rare Books Z209.M59 M2

Men of Michigan: a collection of the portraits of men prominent in business and professional life in MI.  (1904).  Detroit, MI: MI Art Co.  Rare Books F565.M54

Men of Progress: embracing biographical sketches of representative MI men with outline history of the state.  [c.1900].  Detroit, MI: Evening News Assoc. Rare Oversize F565.M55

Michigan Geological Survey.  (1861).  First biennial report of the progress of the Geological Survey of MI, embracing observations on geology, zoology and botany of the lower peninsula.  Made to the governor, December 21, 1860.  Lansing, Hosmer & Kerr, Printers to the state.  Rare Books QE125.A11x 1861

Michigan Pioneers: the first one hundred years of statehood, 1837-1937: a record of the early development of a group of MI communities.  [1937].  Detroit, MI: J.L. Hudson Co.  Rare Books F566.H88 copies 1-2

Michigan Railroad Commission.  (1874-1919).  Annual Report, MI Railroad Commission.  Lansing, MI: The Commission.  Storage HE 2709.M5

Michigan State Medical Society.  (1930).  Medical history of MI...compiled and edited by a committee, C.B. Burr, M.D., chairman, and published under the auspices of the MI state medical society.  Minneapolis and St. Paul: Bruce Publishing Co.  Rare Books R249.M55 1930

Robertson, J. (1877).  The Flags of MI.  Lansing, MI: W.S. George & Co.  Rare Books E514.4 R6

Russell, J.A. (1927).  The Germanic influence in the making of MI.  Detroit: University of Detroit.  Rare Books F575.G3 R8

Sheldon, E.M. (1874).  The early history of Michigan: from the first settlement to 1815.  New York: A.S. Barnes & Co. Rare Books F566.S54

Walton, G.M.J. [1926].  Libraries in MI: an historical sketch in the year of the golden jubilee of the American Library Association 1876-1926.  Lansing, MI: Michigan State Library.  Rare Books Z732.M6 W2

Wight, J.A.  (1884).  Fifty years of the Synod of Michigan: a discourse given at the meeting of the Synod at Monroe, October 10, 1884.  Coldwater, MI: A.J. Aldrich & Co.  Rare Books BX9178.W5 F5x

Winchell, A.  (1881).  Sparks from the geologist's hammer.  Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co.  Rare Books Q171.W74 1881
 

Reference
Backus, C.K. MI Almanac. Detroit: Detroit News Co.  Rare Books AY206.D4 M5 1869-75, 1879

Cyclopedia of MI; historical and biographical synopsis of general history of the state, and biographical sketches of men who have, in their various spheres, contributed toward its development.  [1900].  New York: Western Pub. & Engraving Co.  Rare Oversize F565.C98 1900

Farmer, S. [c.1901].  The MI Book: A state cyclopedia with sectional county maps, alphabetically arranged.  Detroit, MI: S. Farmer.  Rare Books F564.3.F3x

Walling, H.F.  (1873).  Atlas of the state of MI, including statistics and descriptions of its topography, hydrography, climate, natural and civil history, railways,...etc. by Alexander Winchell...C.I. Walker [etc.] Drawn, compiled and edited by H.F. Walling.  Detroit: R.M. & S.T. Tackabury.  Rare Oversize G1410.W3x

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