Correspondence with Prof. E. A. Lapham, Ann Arbor, Nov. 5, 1861, Jan. 17, 1862, July 28, 1862 / A. Winchell.

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Correspondence with Prof. E. A. Lapham, Ann Arbor, Nov. 5, 1861, Jan. 17, 1862, July 28, 1862 / A. Winchell.

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Three very cordial letters from Winchell to Lapham about exchanges of reports and information. In the July 1862 letter, Winchell mentions investigating salt harvesting in the Saginaw Valley. In the January 1862 letter, Winchell sends 10 copies of a report and responds to samples of lignite and brown coal sent to him by Lapham. In the November 1861 letter, Winchell introduces a colleague, Dr. Rominger. Newspaper clipping of a review by Lapham of the Winchell's "FIrst biennial report of the progress of the geological survey of Michigan."

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University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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Rominger, Carl Ludwig

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875

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Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875), scientist and scholar of Milwaukee, Wis., was a keen observer and prolific recorder of geographical, topographical, botanical, climactic, and other physical aspects of the state of Wisconsin. He served as President of the State Historical Society and State Geologist and was influential in urging the establishment of a weather bureau in 1869. From the description of Antiquities of Wisconsin, 1850-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207149049 ...

Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...