Helen Martin materials, 1820-1971.

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Helen Martin materials, 1820-1971.

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Series 1 of record group RG 80-33 consists of materials of Helen Martin for the years 1820-1971. Included are reports; publications; research notes; material on or by Douglass Houghton for the years 1843-1937; correspondence; a biographical sketch; field notes from surveys; a poem possibly written by Houghton; field notes of Houghton; an index for his notes on the Schoolcraft Expedition to the source of the Mississippi River; a letter from Jacob Houghton to his sister informing her of her husband's death in 1845; a 1970 household inventory of Martin's; 19th century newspaper clippings; publications concerning mineral and rock types; and a 1922 Michigan history magazine.

2 mss. boxes (1 cu. ft.)

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State Archive of Michigan

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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...

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 ...