Herman Gundlach Photograph Collection MS-038

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1 Herman Gundlach Photograph Collection MS-038 Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit June 25, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 6/3/ Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, copper@mtu.edu

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biography... 4 Collection Scope and Content Summary... 4 Arrangement...5 Administrative Information...5 Controlled Access Headings...5 Collection Inventory Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Creator Gundlach, Herman "Winks", Jr., Title Herman Gundlach Photograph Collection Date [inclusive] Extent 2.8 cubic feet 8 manuscript boxes Language English Language of Material English Mixed materials [Box] 1-8 Abstract Photograph collection, , of Herman Gundlach, Jr., president of, a construction company based in Houghton, Michigan. Includes photographs from 84 photo albums showing buildings constrcuted by Herman Gundlach and successive contruction firms. Most buildings are in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, espcially Houghton and Ontonagon counties. Preferred Citation MS-038, Herman Gundlach Photograph Collection, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan. - Page 3 -

4 Biography A native of Houghton, Michigan, Herman 'Winks' Gundlach was born in He received his baccalaureate in civil engineering from Harvard University in During his student years, he played varsity football and lacrosse for the Crimson and captained the 1934 football team. He was named to various All-Eastern and All-American football teams and played for the College All-Star Squad against the Chicago Bears in the 1935 All-Star Game. Following graduation, he played professional football with the Boston Redskins for a brief period before returning to Houghton to manage his family's construction business. From 1941 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was discharged with the rank of Major. Following the war, he returned to Houghton and built Gundlach Construction into one of the largest and most respected general contracting firms in Michigan. From 1946 until he retired in 1988, Gundlach Construction built many, if not most, of the major structures in the Upper Peninsula. Among the buildings constructed by Gundlach are many of the Michigan Tech buildings including Dillman Hall, the home of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Herman was President of Copper Country Concrete Corporation, President of Douglass House Hotel Corporation, Chair and President of Houghton National Bank and served on the boards of several other corporations. Included in Mr. Gundlach's impressive list of honors are: Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Michigan Chapter, Associated s; Fellow of ASCE; Director and Chair, Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home; Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame; Dial Help Outstanding Service Award; National Organization for Women, Outstanding Service Award; Harvard Sports Hall of Fame; and others too numerous to mention. Herman was a member of the Michigan Tech President's Club, received the Michigan Tech Distinguished Service Award in 1983, and was elected to the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame in Over the years, he has been a special friend of the civil and environmental engineering students at Michigan Tech. Herman was married to Barbara Kettle Gundlach who passed away in He has four daughters and four grandchildren. Herman Gundlach passed away in 2005 (excerpted from accessed June 3, 2010). Collection Scope and Content Summary Photographs from 84 photo albums showing buildings constrcuted by Herman Gundlach and successive contruction firms. Most buildings are in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, espcially Houghton and Ontonagon counties. - Page 4 -

5 Arrangement Items in MS-038 have been arranged by project. Administrative Information Publication Information Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 6/3/2010 Revision Description This collection was processed during the NHPRC funded Detailed Processing grant. 6/11/2014 Conditions Governing Access Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Conditions Governing Use Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections. Acquisition A gift of 84 photo albums containing photographs of buildings constructed by Herman Gundlach and successor construction firms was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Herman Gundlach, Jr. on January 17, Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) - Page 5 -

6 . Suomi College. Herman Gundlach Photograph Collection MS-038 Genre(s) Photographs Geographic Name(s) Calumet (Mich.) Hancock (Mich.) Houghton (Mich.) Isle Royale (Mich.) Marquette (Mich.) Ontonagon (Mich.) White Pine (Mich.) Personal Name(s) Gundlach, Herman "Winks", Jr., Subject(s) Buildings--Michigan--Upper Peninsula Church buildings--michigan--upper Peninsula Commercial buildings--michigan--upper Peninsula Construction industry--michigan--upper Peninsula Construction projects--michigan--upper Peninsula Courthouses--Michigan--Upper Peninsula Public buildings--michigan--upper Peninsula School buildings--michigan--upper Peninsula - Page 6 -

7 Collection Inventory Box Folder New Corporate Headquarters for the UP Power Company (Photos), Houghton, MI Undated UP Engineering and Architectural Associates, Inc. Architect/Engineer Devenish Associates, Inc. Interior Planning and Design Portage Lake United Church (Photos) Houghton Mi Graheck, Bell, Kline, and Brown Architects Portage Lake United Church (Clippings) Houghton MI Graheck, Bell, Kline, and Brown Architects Houghton County Courthouse Parking Deck and Renovation (Photos) Houghton, MI Page 7 -

8 UP Engineering and Architectural Associates, Inc. Architects and Engineers Houghton County Courthouse Parking Deck and Renovation (Clippings) Houghton, MI UP Engineering and Architectural Associates, Inc. Architects and Engineers Jims Foodland Supermarket (Photos) Houghton, MI Jims Foodland Supermarket (Clippings) Houghton, Mi Jims Market Too, Jim Vencato, Owner (Photos) Houghton, MI Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp. Engineers Jims Market Too, Jim Vencato, Owner (Clippings) Houghton Mi, Page 8 -

9 Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp. Engineers Houghton National Bank, Main Office, Rebuilding/Renovation (Photos) Houghton, MI W.F. Cann Company, Inc. Architects General Houghton National Bank, Main Office, Rebuilding/Renovation (Clippings) Houghton, MI W.F. Cann Company, Inc. Architects General Dee Stadium (Photos) Houghton, MI Portage Township Schools, New Elementary School (Photos) Houghton, Mi Page 9 -

10 G. Arntzen and Co. Architect Portage Township Schools, New Elementary School (Clippings) G. Arntzen and Co. Architect New High School, Houghton-Portage Township Schools (Photos) Houghton, MI Hitch Inc. Architects, Engineers Grand Rapids, MI New High School, Houghton-Portage Township Schools (Clippings) Houghton, MI Hitch Inc. Architects, Engineers Grand Rapids, MI An Addition to the Portage Township Elementary School (Photos) Houghton, MI C. Arntzen and Co. Architects - Page 10 -

11 An Addition to the Portage Township Elementary School (Clippings) Houghton, Mi An Addition to the Portage Township Elementary School (Clippings) City of Houghton Municipal Parking Facility, Contract 1 (Photos) U.P. Engineering and Architectural Associates Inc. Engineering and Architecture City of Houghton Municipal Parking Facility, Contract 1 (Clippings) Houghton, MI U.P. Engineering and Architectural Associates Inc. Engineering and Architecture Copper Country Sanatorium (Photos) Houghton, MI St. Joseph St. Patrick Church (Photos) Houghton, Mi Page 11 -

12 Surplice Associates, Inc. Architects and Engineers St. Joseph St. Patrick Church (Clippings) Houghton, Mi Surplice Associates, Inc. Architects and Engineers New Elementary School Hancock Public Schools (Photos) Hancock, MI Greiner, Inc. Architects and Engineers (Grand Rapids, MI) Herman Gundlach, Inc. New Elementary School Hancock Public Schools (Clippings) Hancock, MI Greiner, Inc. Architects and Engineers (Grand Rapids, MI) Herman Gundlach, Inc. Low Rent Housing, Michigan 63-1 (Photos) Hancock, MI Coder Taylor Associates Architect General - Page 12 -

13 Low Rent Housing, Michigan 63-1 (Photos) Hancock, MI Coder Taylor Associates Architect General Detroit and Northern Savings and Loan Association Headquarters Building (Photos) Hancock, MI Tarapta, Macmahon, Paulsen Associates, Inc. Architects Herman Gundlach, Inc. Detroit and Northern Savings and Loan Association Headquarters Building (Clippings) Hancock, MI Tarapta, Macmahon, Paulsen Associates, Inc. Architects Herman Gundlach, Inc. Soumi College, Library and Science Building (Photos) Hancock, MI Warren Holmes Company Architects General Soumi College, Library and Science Building (Clippings) Hancock, Mi Page 13 -

14 Warren Holmes Company Architects General Soumi College Dormitory (Photos) Hancock, Mi Tmp Associates Architects Soumi College Dormitory (Clippings) Hancock, MI Tmp Associates Architects Physical Education Building, Soumi College (Photos), Hancock MI Warren Holmes Co.- Architects - General Physical Education Building, Soumi College (Clippings), Hancock MI Warren Holmes Co.- Architects - General - Page 14 -

15 Soumi College, Residence Hall and Student Center (Photos), Hancock MI Warren Holmes Co.- Architects - General Copper Country Sheltered Workshop, Houghton County Airport (Photos), Hancock MI Bloomquist and Associates- Architects - General Copper Country Sheltered Workshop, Houghton County Airport (Clippings), Hancock MI Bloomquist and Associates- Architects - General Sacred Heart Church (Photos), Calumet MI Berners, Schober Associates, Inc.- Architects and Engineers Herman Gundlach, Inc.- Sacred Heart Church (Clippings), Calumet MI Page 15 -

16 Berners, Schober Associates, Inc.- Architects and Engineers Herman Gundlach, Inc.- Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. (Photos), Escanaba and Ontonagon MI Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp. Engineers Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. (Clippings) Escanaba and Ontonagon MI Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp. Engineers Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. Outfitting Shop/Admin. (Photos), Escanaba and Ontonagon MI Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp. Engineers Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. Outfitting Shop/Admin. (Clippings), Escanaba and Ontonagon MI Page 16 -

17 Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp. Engineers L'anse Village Wastewater Treatment Facility, Baraga County- Board of Public Works (Photos), Baraga MI Williams and Works- Architects - General L'anse Village Wastewater Treatment Facility, Baraga County- Board of Public Works (Clippings), Baraga MI Williams and Works- Architects - General Medical Care Facility (Photos), Ontonagon MI Morgenstern, Stanius, and Thorsen- Architects Medical Care Facility (Clippings), Ontonagon MI Page 17 -

18 Low Rent Housing, Senior Citizens (Clippings), Ontonagon MI Coder- Taylor Associates- Architects Low Rent Housing, Senior Citizens (Photos), Ontonagon MI Coder- Taylor Associates- Architects Huss Ontonagon Pulp and Paper Co., Division of Hoerner Boxes Inc. (Photos), Ontonagon MI Huss Ontonagon Pulp and Paper Co., Division of Hoerner Boxes Inc. (Clippings), Ontonagon MI Victoria Bridge, Ontonagon River (Photos), Ontonagon MI Page 18 -

19 Michigan State Highway Dept. - General Victoria Bridge, Ontonagon River (Clippings), Ontonagon MI Michigan State Highway Dept. - General Ontonagon County Courthouse (Photos), Ontonagon MI C. Everett Thorsen- Architect - Ontonagon County Courthouse (Clippings), Ontonagon, MI C. Everett Thorsen- Architect - Ontonagon Memorial Hospital (Photos) Barber and Mattern, Inc.- Architects - General Ontonagon Memorial Hospital (Clippings) Page 19 -

20 Barber and Mattern, Inc.- Architects - General White Pine Copper Company, Slag Treatment Plant (Photos) Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp.- Design - Construction White Pine Copper Company, Slag Treatment Plant (Clippings) Herman Gundlach Engineering Corp.- Design - Construction Mineral River Plaza (Photos), White Pine MI Alden B. Dow Associates, Inc. - Architects - Mineral River Plaza (Clippings), White Pine MI Alden B. Dow Associates, Inc. - Architects - - Page 20 -

21 D.J. Jacobetti Michigan Veteran's Facility, 50 Bed Addition (Photos), Marquette MI Undated 4 7 Gunn Levine Associates, Inc.- Architects - General Practical and Fine Arts Class Room Building, Northern Michigan College (Photos), Marquette MI Practical and Fine Arts Class Room Building, Northern Michigan College (Clippings), Marquette MI Detroit and Northern Savings and Loan Association, Office Building (Photos), Marquette MI Graheck, Bell, Kline and Brown- Architects and Engineers Herman Gundlach, Inc.- Detroit and Northern Savings and Loan Association, Office Building (Clippings), Marquette MI Page 21 -

22 Graheck, Bell, Kline and Brown- Architects and Engineers Herman Gundlach, Inc.- The Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co., Electrostatic Precipitator, Empire Mine (Photos), Palmer MI Schweitzer Creek Dam and Empire Mine Projects (Photos), Palmer MI Upper Peninsula Generating Co., Presque Isle Station, Precipitators: Units 1-4 (Photos), Marquette MI Stone and Webster Michigan Corp.- Architects and Engineers Herman Gundlach, Inc.- Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital (Photos) Page 22 -

23 Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital (Clippings) Camp Casino Facility (Photos), Shingleton MI Blomquist, Nelson and Associates- Architect - Forrest Center, The Cleveland Cliffs, Iron Company (Photos), Munising MI Forrest Center, The Cleveland Cliffs, Iron Company (Clippings), Munising MI City of St. Ignace, Waterworks Improvements (Photos), St. Ignace MI Page 23 -

24 McNamee Porter and Seeley- Engineers and Architects Herman Gundlach, Inc.- Wadsworth Hall Addition (Photos), Houghton MI Wadsworth Hall, Original Building (Photos), Houghton MI Wadsworth Hall, Original Building (Clippings), Houghton MI Memorial Union Building (Photos) Mathematics and Physics Building M.C.M.T. (Photos), Houghton MI Page 24 -

25 Mathematics and Physics Building M.C.M.T. (Clippings), Houghton MI Chemistry and Biological Sciences Building (Photos), Houghton MI Harley, Ellington, Cowin and Stirton, Inc.- Architects Chemistry and Biological Sciences Building (Clippings), Houghton MI Harley, Ellington, Cowin and Stirton, Inc.- Architects Campus Utilities Tunnel, MTU (Photos), Houghton MI Commonwealth Associates, Inc.- Architects - Campus Utilities Tunnel, MTU (Clippings), Houghton MI Page 25 -

26 Commonwealth Associates, Inc.- Architects - Coed Dormitory and Food Service Facility, MTU (Photos), Houghton MI Tarapata Macmahon Associates, Inc.- Architects Coed Dormitory and Food Service Facility, MTU (Clippings), Houghton MI Tarapata Macmahon Associates, Inc.- Architects Arts and Humanities Center, MTU (Photos), Houghton MI Dow Howell Gilmore Associates, Inc.- Architects - Arts and Humanities Center, MTU (Clippings), Houghton MI Page 26 -

27 Dow Howell Gilmore Associates, Inc.- Architects - St. Albert's Student Center (Photos) St. Albert's Student Center (Clippings) Civil Engineering- Geology Building (Photos), Houghton MI Electrical Engineering Building, MTU (Photos), Houghton MI Swanson Associates, Inc.- Architects - General Electrical Engineering Building, MTU (Clippings), Houghton MI Page 27 -

28 Swanson Associates, Inc.- Architects - General Library Building (Photos), Houghton MI Library Building (Clippings), Houghton MI Ores Research Building (Photos) Ores Research Building (Clippings) Isle Royale Rock Harbor Water Treatment Plant (Photos), Isle Royale MI Page 28 -

29 National Park Service, Denver CO - General Isle Royale Rock Harbor Water Treatment Plant (Photos), Isle Royale MI National Park Service, Denver CO - General Isle Royale National Park, Construction of Maintenance and Propane Facilities and Foundation Repairs at Nakomis Lodge and Rock Harbor (Photos), Isle Royale MI National Park Service, Omaha NE - General Isle Royale National Park, Construction of Maintenance and Propane Facilities and Foundation Repairs at Nakomis Lodge and Rock Harbor (Photos), Isle Royale MI National Park Service, Omaha NE - General Mechanical Engineering Engineering Mechanics Building (Photos), Houghton MI Page 29 -

30 Linn Smith Demiene- Adams, Inc.- Architects - Mechanical Engineering Engineering Mechanics Building (Clippings), Houghton MI Linn Smith Demiene- Adams, Inc.- Architects - Administration Building, MTU (Photos), Houghton MI Charles M. Valentine and Associates, Inc.- Architects Administration Building, MTU (Clippings), Houghton MI Charles M. Valentine and Associates, Inc.- Architects Student Development Complex, MTU, VI (Photos), Houghton MI Page 30 -

31 Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, MTU, VI (Clippings), Houghton MI Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, MTU, VI (Newspaper Article), Houghton MI Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, Phase II and III (Photos), Houghton MI Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, Phase II and III (Clippings), Houghton MI Page 31 -

32 Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, Phase II and III, Volume 2 (Photos), Houghton MI Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, Phase II and III, Volume 2 (Clippings), Houghton MI Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, Phase II and III, Volume 2 (Newspaper Article), Houghton MI Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, Phase II and III, Volume 3 (Photos), Houghton MI Page 32 -

33 Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Student Development Complex, Phase II and III, Volume 3 (Clippings), Houghton MI Ralph R. Calder and Associates, Inc.- Architects - Indoor Tennis Facility, MTU (Photos), Houghton MI G. Arntzen and Co. Architect Indoor Tennis Facility, MTU (Clippings), Houghton MI G. Arntzen and Co. Architect Married Student Housing, MTU (Photos), Houghton MI Married Student Housing, MTU (Clippings), Houghton MI Page 33 -

34 - Delta Sigma Psi Building (Photos), Houghton MI Groveland Pellet Stacker (Photos) Undated 7 18 Manistique Pulp and Paper Co. (Photos), Manistique MI Undated 7 19 Cherne Co. Boiler Job (Photos) Village of Houghton Water Reservoir (Photos) Undated Page 34 -

35 Northern Michigan Water Co. (Photos) Undated 7 22 Centennial (Photos) Houghton County Jail (Photos), Houghton MI Tech Biology (Photos), Houghton MI Church of the Good Shephard (Photos) Healy Residence, US 41 (Photos) Page 35 -

36 Harry Cohoda's Residence (Photos) Undated 7 28 MTU Girl's Dorm (Photos), Houghton, Mi Holy Family Church (Photos), Ontonagon, Mi 7 30 Ford (Photos) Citizen's State Bank Page 36 -

37 Houghton Bank (Photos), Houghton, Mi Undated 7 33 Hancock Housing (Photos), Hancock, Mi Superior National Bank and Trust Co. Building (Photos) J.C. Penney Co. Building (Photos) Baraga Armory (Photos), Baraga, Mi Page 37 -

38 U.P. Power Building (Photos), L'Anse, Mi J.J. Newberry's (Photos) Michigan Bell Telephone Co. (Photos) Victoria Dam (Photos) Bosch Brewery (Photos) Central Dial Office (Photos) Page 38 -

39 T-P Drive In (Photos), Chassel, Mi Masonic Building (Photos), Houghton, Mi Pearce Residence (Photos) Vollwerths (Photos) Undated 8 13 Ontonagon (Photos) Page 39 -

40 White Pine (Photos) White Pine, New Copper Refining Furnace (Photos) Dr. L. Aldrich, Office (Photos) Undated 8 17 Dr. Sloane, Office (Photos) Undated 8 18 Bell Telephone Garage (Photos) Page 40 -

41 Area 68, Coal Silos - Boiler (Photos) Houghton County Memorial Airport (Photos) Undated 8 21 Village of Houghton Water Reservoir (Photos) Undated 8 22 Generator Building Calumet A.F.B. (Photos), Calumet, Mi St. Albert The Great Chapel (Photos) Undated 8 24 Suomi Restoration (Photos), Hancock, Mi Page 41 -

42 Victoria Pipe Line (Photos) U.P. Power Co. (Photos), L'Anse, Mi U.P. Power Company Transmitter (Photos) Undated 8 28 Paper Mill (Photos), Ontonagon, Mi Williams Residence (Photos) Page 42 -

43 P. Ruppe Residence (Photos) Gundlach Residence (Photos), Houghton, Mi Holy Family Church (Photos), Ontonagon, Mi Undated 8 33 Church of the Good Shephard (Photos) Undated 8 34 Church of the Good Shephard (Clippings) Undated Page 43 -

44 Marquette North Power Plant (Photos), Marquette, Mi Undated 8 36 The new 30-B Crtane (Photos) Wooden Speed Boat (Photos) Undated 8 38 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (Photos), Houghton, Mi Operations Shelter Building A.F.B. (Photos), Calumet, Mi Michigan Bell Telephone Co. (Photos), Escanaba, Mi Page 44 -

45 Dashaveyor (Photos) Undated 8 42 Miscellaneous Buildings, Commercial (Photos) Undated 8 43 Miscellaneous Buildings, Residential (Photos) Undated 8 44 Miscellaneous Buildings, Churches (Photos) Undated Page 45 -