Records of the Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey Division, 1837-1970.

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Records of the Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey Division, 1837-1970.

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This record group consists of materials from the Michigan Geological Survey Division (ca. 1837-1840). The first series of records are reproduced records relating to geology (ca. 1837-1840), mainly negative photostatic reproductions of random pages from a narrative journal or copy book believed to have been maintained by Alexander Winchell or Douglass Houghton (no source is identified). The other series of records are general records relating to Douglass Houghton accumulated by staff (1838-1970). These records include: letters in and carbons of letters out seeking information on Douglass Houghton from R.C. Allen, State Geologist (1915-16); correspondence (1838-1945); reprints (1844-1946) of items relating to geology; notes (ca. 1940-1945), abstracts of information from board minutes believed to have been typed by Helen M. Martin; miscellaneous reference materials (1844-1970); maps (1859, 1905), one a tracing of section at Stony Point, the other showing geological formations and contours of rock surface of the southern Peninsula of Michigan; clippings (1858, 1941); description of rocks comprising the Douglass Houghton Monument (n.d.); photograph (n.d.), sepia print identified on reverse: "fossils of E. [or G.] Shaney's [sic] collection in Grand Rapids.

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Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891

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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...

Houghton, Richard

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Houghton, Sarah D.

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Houghton, J., Jr. (Jacob), 1827-1903

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Mining expert and engineer; Superintendent of Detroit Waterworks, credited with discovering iron ore in Upper Peninsula. From the description of Jacob Houghton papers, 1853-1904 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 435462872 ...

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...

Houghton, Alured

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Allen, R. C. 1881-1948.

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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...