Lydia C. Hopkins papers, 1825-1876.

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Lydia C. Hopkins papers, 1825-1876.

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This collection contains a large number of materials on Michigan public men and measures, many of them of decided interest. Included are eight Thanksgiving proclamations, 1826-1834 and 1873-1878. Also included are numerous petitions and memorials to the Territorial and State legislatures and to the Governors of Michigan requesting organizations of towns, appointments of particular men to office and dealing with other public matters. Reports of Douglass Houghton on the geological survey of Michigan in th 1830s, and of the State Board entrusted with the Michigan exhibition at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in the 1870's are contained in the collection.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Hopkins, Lydia C.

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Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...

Houghton, Douglass, 1809-1845

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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...