Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Michigan Polar-Equator Club Records
00152
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Michigan Polar-Equator Club.
- Title
- Michigan Polar-Equator Club records
- ID
- 00152
- Date [inclusive]
- 1965-2000
- Extent
- 2.5 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Historical Note
In December 1964, several Michigan outdoorsmen began discussing the idea of organizing an association with the intent of promoting communication and camaraderie between those Michigan sportsmen who had hunted or fished outside the continental United States. Initially calling themselves the "Michigan Explorers," these men held a series of meetings in early 1965 to organize the club. They changed their name to "The Michigan Polar-Equator Club," and under the leadership of chairman Harold Walter and secretary-treasurer Rollin Baker, by-laws and operating policies were created. The first official meeting was held April 23, 1965, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The club objectives are stated in the by-laws and emphasize public education in natural resource use, conservation and preservation activities, and the promotion of club-member social gatherings. Principal activities included twice-yearly publication of a newsletter called the Logbook, conservation efforts, minor political activities, social events, and the establishment of the Michigan Polar Equator Trail.
Scope and Contents note
The collection is organized into an administrative series, a general subject series and photographs series. The administrative series contains committee and membership materials. All correspondence has been sorted and filed by type. The general subject series has been organized into sections on associated organizations, conservation activities, general reference, the Michigan Polar Equator Trail, political activities, projects, and publications. The associated organizations subseries contains correspondence, bulletins, and newsletters as available on the listed organizations. The general reference subseries is made up of items which are not strictly germane to the normal operation of the club. The material tends to supplementary information of use primarily to individual members. There are miniseries on hunting and on miscellaneous publications. The Michigan Polar Equator Trail was a major project of the organization in which they created a trail across Michigan at the 45th parallel, and the collection contains material on the creation, maintenance, and history of the trail.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections December 1983
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
AT revisions September 2013
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Rollin Baker.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan Polar-Equator Club.
Genre(s)
- By-laws
- Letters (correspondence)
- Minutes (Records)
- Newsletters
- Photographs
- Postcards
Personal Name(s)
- Baker, Rollin H., (Rollin Harold), 1916-2007
- Baker, Rollin H., (Rollin Harold), 1916-2007
- Walter, Harold
Subject(s)
- Nature conservation -- Michigan
- Outdoorsmen -- Michigan
- Outdoorsmen -- Societies and clubs
Collection Inventory
Administrative Files 1965-1999Scope and Contents note |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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By-laws |
1 | 1 | ||
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Short History |
1 | 2 | ||
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Agendas -- 1965, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1990, 1994 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Minutes |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1965 - 1970 |
1 | 4 | ||
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1971 - 1979, 1982, 1994 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Executive Board Membership Lists |
1 | 6 | ||
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Meeting Attendance Lists -- 1965 - 1968 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Meeting Correspondence |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1965 - 1971, 1973 -1974 |
1 | 8 | ||
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1975 - 1979 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Meeting and Special Event Announcements |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1965 - 1973 |
1 | 10 | ||
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1975 - 1979 |
1 | 11 | ||
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1983 - 1999, n.d. |
1 | 12 | ||
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Newsletters from the Secretary -- June 8, 9171, Dec. 3, 1983, May 2, 1993 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Dues Lists -- 1969 - 1974, n.d. |
1 | 14 | ||
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Financial Correspondence and Records -- 1965 - 1969, 1972 - 1977 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Contribution Correspondence and Material -- 1972 - 1974, 1976 - 1977 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Donation and Correspondence Material -- 1966 - 1970, n.d. |
1 | 17 | ||
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Dues Correspondence -- 1969 - 1971, 1973, 1975 - 1976, n.d. |
1 | 18 | ||
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Organizational Correspondence -- 1964 - 1965 |
1 | 19 | ||
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Executive Correspondence -- 1965, 1968 - 1970, 1975 1 -978 |
1 | 20 | ||
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Rollin Baker Correspondence |
1 | 21 | ||
Committees 1965 - 1977 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Committee Correspondence -- 1966, 1968 -1 970, 1975 - 1977 |
2 | 22 | ||
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Committee Lists -- 1969, 1971, 1975 - 1976 |
2 | 23 | ||
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British Honduras Committee |
2 | 24 | ||
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Long Range Program Committee |
2 | 25 | ||
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Membership Committee |
2 | 26 | ||
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Natural History Museum Committee |
2 | 27 | ||
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Printed Roster Committee |
2 | 28 | ||
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Program Committee |
2 | 29 | ||
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Special Projects Committee |
2 | 30 | ||
Membership Materials |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Membership Materials |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1965 |
2 | 1 | ||
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1966 - 1967 |
2 | 2 | ||
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1968 - 1969 |
2 | 3 | ||
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1970 - 1971 |
2 | 4 | ||
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1972 - 1976, 1979 |
2 | 5 | ||
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Membership Applications |
2 | 6 | ||
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Membership Nominations -- 1966 - 1976, n.d. |
2 | 7 | ||
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Curriculum Vitae |
2 | 8 | ||
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Articles and Information on Various Members |
2 | 9 | ||
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Membership Lists -- 1965 - 1995 |
2 | 10 | ||
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General Subject |
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Associated Organizations 1965 - 1995 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Explorers Club Correspondence and Information |
2 | 11 | ||
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Michigan Partners of the Alliance |
2 | 12 | ||
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Michigan United Conservation Clubs |
2 | 13 | ||
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Safari Club International |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Correspondence |
2 | 14 | ||
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Newsletters -- 1976 - 1978 |
2 | 15 | ||
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Detroit Chapter. Journal -- October 1976 |
2 | 16 | ||
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Sierra Club |
2 | 17 | ||
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Miscellaneous Organizations |
2 | 18 | ||
Conservation Activities 1965, 1979 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Conservation-Related Information |
3 | 1 | ||
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Great Lakes Lamprey Control |
3 | 2 | ||
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Indian Fishing Controversy |
3 | 3 | ||
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Kitengela Fund |
3 | 4 | ||
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Large Spotted Cat Coat Requests |
3 | 5 | ||
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Michigan Deer Herd Management |
3 | 6 | ||
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Resolution to Establish Wild Rivers |
3 | 7 | ||
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Save the Quetzal Project |
3 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Correspondence |
3 | 8 | ||
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Information |
3 | 9 | ||
General Reference 1951 - 1979 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Canadian Lakes |
3 | 10 | ||
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Clippings |
3 | 11 | ||
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General Reference Information |
3 | 12 | ||
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Associated Booking Consultants, Inc. |
3 | 13 | ||
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Christi's South Kensington |
3 | 14 | ||
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Gordon Cormack |
3 | 15 | ||
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Arthur Court Designs |
3 | 16 | ||
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Frontiers International |
3 | 17 | ||
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Klineburger |
3 | 18 | ||
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Knopp Brothers |
3 | 19 | ||
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Pelee Island Hunt |
3 | 20 | ||
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Rowland Ward Limited |
3 | 21 | ||
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World Exhibition of Hunting |
3 | 22 | ||
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World Wide Trophy Outfitters |
3 | 23 | ||
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Michigan State University Museum |
3 | 24 | ||
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Miscellaneous |
3 | 25 | ||
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Miscellaneous Announcements |
3 | 26 | ||
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Miscellaneous Correspondence -- 1965 - 1970 |
3 | 27 | ||
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Miscellaneous Pamphlets |
3 | 28 | ||
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"African Wildlife News" -- December 1969 |
3 | 29 | ||
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"Alaska" Magazine -- August 1975 |
3 | 30 | ||
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"American Shotgunner" -- November 1974 |
3 | 31 | ||
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"Michigan Conservation" -- January - February 1968 |
3 | 32 | ||
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"Michigan Counties" -- December 1970 |
3 | 33 | ||
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"Michigan Living" -- September 1978 |
3 | 34 | ||
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"Michigan Natural Resources" -- July - August 1972, September - October 1974 |
3 | 35 | ||
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Newell-Gulf Road Logs |
3 | 36 | ||
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Outdoor Editors |
3 | 37 | ||
Michigan Polar-Equator Trail 1970 - 1996 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Related Administrative Materials |
4 | 1 | ||
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Artwork |
4 | 2 | ||
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Brochure |
4 | 3 | ||
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Committee Materials |
4 | 4 | ||
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Correspondence |
4 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1970 - 1971 |
4 | 5 | ||
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1972 |
4 | 6 | ||
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1973 |
4 | 7 | ||
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January 8, 1974 - September 19, 1974 |
4 | 8 | ||
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September 19, 1974 - September 26, 1974 |
4 | 9 | ||
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October 1, 1974 - December 23, 1974 |
4 | 10 | ||
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January 2, 1975 - May 21, 1975 |
4 | 11 | ||
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May 22, 1975 - December 29, 1975 |
4 | 12 | ||
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1976- 1978, n.d. |
4 | 13 | ||
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Financial Materials |
4 | 14 | ||
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Historical and Geographic Materials |
4 | 15 | ||
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Newspaper Clippings and Advertisements |
4 | 16 | ||
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Miscellaneous |
4 | 17 | ||
Political Activities 1965 - 1979 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Anti-Hunting Information |
4 | 18 | ||
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British Columbia Trophy Fee Controversy |
4 | 19 | ||
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Gun Legislation/Dodd Bill. Correspondence |
5 | 1 | ||
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Gun Control Legislation/Dodd Bill. Information and Materials |
5 | 2 | ||
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Hickel Appointment Protest |
5 | 3 | ||
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Miscellaneous Political Activities |
5 | 4 | ||
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Crago Museum Suggestions |
5 | 5 | ||
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Shiga Project |
5 | 6 | ||
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Miscellaneous Projects |
5 | 7 | ||
Publications 1965 - 1998 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Logbook-Related Correspondence |
5 | 8 | ||
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Logbook Information |
5 | 9 | ||
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Logbooks 1 - 12 |
5 | 10 | ||
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Logbooks 13 - 20 |
5 | 11 | ||
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Logbooks 21 - 25 |
5 | 12 | ||
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Logbooks 26 - 29 |
5 | 13 | ||
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Logbooks 30 - 33 |
5 | 14 | ||
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Logbooks 38 - 58 |
5 | 15 | ||
Maps |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Polar-Equator Trail |
5 | 16 | ||
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Miscellaneous |
5 | 17 | ||
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Photographs, Postcards and Other Images |
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Photographs |
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| Box | ||||
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Alaska. Iliamna Lake. Lodge |
LC Photo 38 | |||
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Animals. Rhinoceroses |
LC Photo 38 | |||
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Animals. Tigers |
LC Photo 38 | |||
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Michigan. Grayling Hotel |
LC Photo 38 | |||
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People. Groups. 1965 Organizational Meeting |
LC Photo 38 | |||
Postcards |
Drawer Postcards |
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Animals |
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Animals. Bears |
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Animals. Lions |
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Art. Painting. Ted Long. "The Muggers" |
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Australia |
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Automobiles. Buick |
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Canada. Manitoba. Winnipeg Lodge |
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Denmark. Odense |
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Eskimos |
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Florida. Miami Beach Hotel |
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Florida. St. Petersburg Beach |
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Florida. Sarasota |
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Hawaii. Honolulu Hotel |
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Hawaii. Oahu |
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Kashmir. Sringar |
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Michigan. Kalamazoo. Nature Center. |
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New Mexico |
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New York. New York. Buildings |
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Plants. Passion Flower |
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Somalia. Mogadiscio |
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Unidentified |
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Virgin Islands. St. Thomas |
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Oversized Materials |
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| Drawer | ||||
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Michigan Senate Concurrent Resolution (No. 12) to Designate the Michigan Polar -Equator Trail February 19, 1971 |
2 | |||
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