Special Collections are photographs received from private donors which are kept as separate entities. They range from vast groups of photos and negatives numbering in the thousands to three unique nature prints.

Private donations include images of Great Lakes vessels collected by Edwin Brown, DeWitt Watson, and Earl Crandall. Photos of Michigan scenes used to manufacture postcards are found in collections of the Albertype Company, Charles Childs, and Stanley Kufta, pertaining mostly to the western portion of the state.

Brown Collection: Wreck of the Steamer Mataafa, 1905 (neg. 06447) 164k

Brown Collection: Steamer Mataafa after the Storm, 1905 (neg. 06448) 153k

Choate Collection: Bird's Eye View of Lansing, Michigan, 1911 (neg 12702) 1.1M

Kufta Collection: Bathing Beach, Black Resort at Idlewild, Michigan, c 1940 (neg. C-3713) 309k

Civilian Conservation Corps Collection: New Barracks at Camp Cusino, Co. 689 (no neg.) 446k

Archives of Michigan
Michigan Library and Historical Center
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Phone: (517) 373-1408
E-mail: archives@michigan.gov

Updated 04/19/2006