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The Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council is a Traverse City-based environmental watchdog group. Members are primarily from a region comprised of five counties in Northwestern Michigan including Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Kalkaska, and Antrim counties, although some members who feel a special affinity for the region are from downstate or out of state. The papers document the councilâ??s attention to local environmental concerns and their interactions with various government agencies, corporate entities, and individuals in the name of sound environmental stewardship.

The records of the council are divided into four series, reflecting general areas of interest to the organization: Land Use, Toxic Cleanup Efforts, Transportation, and Board Minutes. In turn, the subseries within these series reflect advocacy efforts or controversies that fall under the general category.

Postcard views of Michigan cities and the University of Michigan.

The Michigan Historical Collections postcard collection contains picture postcards of Michigan scenes. The collection was brought together by MHC staff. The postcards depict a large number of Michigan communities, with the largest number of cards relating to Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan, and Detroit.

The postcards are arranged by the name of the town shown in the picture. In cases where names have changed, or for rural places that might be identified with several surrounding towns, the postcards are filed according to the name used on the card. For instance, postcards of the Irish Hills region can be found under that name as well as under the nearby towns of Brooklyn and Onsted.

Outsize postcards are located in Box 12, and a few postcards too large for that box are located with the medium sized photographs in UCCm.