Jacob Houghton papers, 1845-1907.

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Jacob Houghton papers, 1845-1907.

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Letters, 1845, describing the death of his brother, Douglass; also family correspondence and miscellaneous newspaper clippings, citations and notes concerning the genealogy of the Houghton family; letterbook, 1884-1885, concerning Michigan copper deposits; scrapbook, undated, concerning Houghton's career as a mining engineer and as superintendent of the Detroit, Michigan, waterworks; and photographs.

.4 linear ft. (2 v. and 3 folders)

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Houghton, Jacob, 1827-1903.

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Mining engineer and geologist. From the description of Jacob Houghton papers, 1845-1907. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420985 ...

Houghton family.

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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...