Abstract
The Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives started seventeen years ago as an idea among faculty members of the university's department of history. Noting Michigan Technological University's successful archives program, a group of NMU history professors contacted the State Archives of Michigan. They asked about the state's local government records depository program and inquired whether the state archives offered any training or assistance in creating a university archive. Although the idea of establishing a local government records depository program faded, the desire to start a university archive remained strong. In 1985 the university sent two history professors to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., for an intensive training program in archival management. One of those professors, Cliff Maier, later received a half time appointment as the university's first archivist. Determined that the program would thrive and grow as an integral part of the university's educational mission, Dr. Maier worked to build support for the appointment of a professional archivist with training and experience in records management and historical manuscript collection development. With the support of the library and the university's administration, Dr. Maier won a National Historical Publications Records Commission
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