Huron Portland Cement, National Gypsum, Lafarge [ANC-16]

Finding Aid: The Alpena News Collection[Huron Portland Cement / National Gypsum / Lafarge]ANC-16Collection name: The Alpena News CollectionCollection number: ANC – 1 through ANC – 20[ANC-16: Huron Portland Cement / National Gypsum / Lafarge]Dates: c1915 – c1995Quantity: 295 linear feet total; ANC-16 = 6 boxes.Provenance note: Pre & post production of the daily newspaper:clippings & images kept & organized by employees of the paper. Donatedby William Speer, manager & editor, in 2007.Biographical & Historical Information: The earliest known Alpenanewspaper was the Thunder Bay Monitor (c1863-c1866). The Alpenanewspapers had various names and publishers with some of thenewspapers running in the same time frame. Alpena County Pioneer,Alpena Weekly Argus, and the Alpena Argus Pioneer seem to be variousnames of the same weekly paper that ran c1871 to 1917. The EveningEcho (c1890) and Alpena Frolic (1875-1880) were also Alpenanewspapers. The Alpena News, a daily paper, began production in 1899and is still in press today.“The Alpena News is a general daily newspaper in the City of Alpena,Michigan. USA. It has an approximate circulation of 10,000, and ispublished by Ogden Newspapers Inc. News reports are availableonline…The paper currently has between 20 to 50 employees. [3] It is thenewspaper of record for Alpena County. The circulation area of theAlpena News covers much of Northern Michigan, with a particularemphasis on counties in the northeast lower peninsula. The AlpenaNews is owned by Ogden Newspapers, which includes Escanaba's DailyPress, Houghton's The Daily Mining Gazette, Iron Mountain Daily News,Marquette's The Mining Journal, and Discover.” From Wikipedia, the freeencyclopediaScope & Content: Newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives,ephemera, and notes organized into various categories includingbusinesses, organizations, biographical, schools, churches, government,sports, and general subjects.Access: Open to research.Preferred Citation: The Alpena News Collection, Alpena County GeorgeN. Fletcher Public Library

Finding Aid: The Alpena News Collection[Huron Portland Cement / National Gypsum / Lafarge]ANC-16Contents:Alpena News CollectionANC-16: HURON PORTLAND CEMENT / NATIONAL GYPSUM / LAFARGEBox 1:Folder1. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1928-1955)2. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1956) (Jan-Aug)3. HPS/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1956) (Sept-Dec)4. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1957)5. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1958)6. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1959)7. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1960-1961)8. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1962-1963)9. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1964-1965)10. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1966-1967)11. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1968-1969)12. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1970)Box 2:Folder1. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1971)2. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1972)3. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1973) (Jan-May)4. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1973) (Jun-Dec)5. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1974-1977)6. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1978-1981)7. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1982-1985)8. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1986-1987)9. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1988-1990)10. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1994-1996)11. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (1997-1999)12. HPC/NG/L [newspaper clippings] (2000-2001)Box 3:Folder1. HPC/NG/L [photographs][Marine Division / vessels]2. HPC/NG/L [photographs][Marine Division / vessels]3. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [people]4. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [people]5. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [people]6. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [people]7. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [people]8. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [people]9. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [people]

Finding Aid: The Alpena News Collection[Huron Portland Cement / National Gypsum / Lafarge]ANC-16Box 4:Folder1. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [plant-aerial]2. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [plant-exterior]3. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [plant-exterior]4. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [plant-exterior]5. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [plant-interior]6. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [plant-interior]7. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [plant-interior]8. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [products]9. HPC/NG/L [photographs] [quarries]Box 5:Folder1. HPC [cement technology]2. HPC [cement technology] [roads]3. HPC [Marine Division / vessels]4. HPC [Safety Trophy Dedication](July 22, 1944)5. HPC/NG [brochures / ephemera]6. HPC/NG [Huron Cement News](1953-1962)7. HPC/NG [letters to the Editor –Alpena News]8. HPC/NG [miscellaneous notes, ephemera...]9. HPC/NG [pollution hearings] (1970-1973)10. HPC/NG [pollution hearings] (1970-1973)11. HPC/NG [pollution hearings] [court cases] (1972-1973)12. HPC/NG [Public & Customer Relations Guide for the Management of Huron Portland CementCompany] (1962)13. HPC/NG [Union – Local 135]Box 6:Folder1. L [H.E.A.L. & Lafarge supplement in Alpena News] (c1993)2. L [Olden etal vs. Lafarge Corporation] (2006)3. L [Olden etal vs. Lafarge Corporation] (2006)4. L [tax abatement] (2005)5. NG [Annual Reports] (1971, 1972, 1978, 1980 partial)6. NG [ephemera]