Robert Havira collection, 1837-1949.

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Robert Havira collection, 1837-1949.

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Papers of Helen M. Martin, State of Michigan Geologist, include a looseleaf notebook containing Outline of the geological history of Michigan, by Helen M. Martin, ca. 1949, with annotations, maps, charts, and graphs; Northern Lower Michigan field trip log for Lansing teachers, 1947; Indian place names in Michigan and their meanings; Geology 215 field trip itinerary with notes; Publications of Geological Survey Division; and a photomechanical reproduction of the original handwritten Act No. 15, "To provide for a geological survey of the State, February 20, 1837, signed by Michigan Governor Stevens T. Mason.

1 box (0.25 cu.ft.).

Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Havira, Robert,

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Martin, Helen M. (Helen Mandeville), 1889-1973

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Helen Mandeville Martin (1889-1973) devoted her life to the conservation of Michigan's natural resources. A native of South Dakota, she attended the University of Michigan, intending to be a writer, but changed curriculums and earned an A.B. degree in chemistry and geology. From 1908-1916, she taught high school geology and physiography in Battle Creek, Michigan. She earned her master's degree in geology and chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1917. Her career as a geologist and editor ...

Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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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...