Douglass Houghton papers, 1821-1839

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Douglass Houghton papers, 1821-1839

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435447652

Contains a diary of Henry Schoolcraft's expedition to the sources of the Mississippi River, correspondence, and papers concerning Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute.

0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525650

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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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...

Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

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