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Box 2

 Container

Contains 18 Results:

William Austin Burt- Biographies and other information about William Burt

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

William Austin Burt- A continuation of William Burt information

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

Solar Compass- Pictures, descriptions, and usage of William Burt's solar compass

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

Solar Compass- A continuation of solar compass information

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

Units of Measure- which includes foreign and native measurements and conversions

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

Sundial Information

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

Sundial Information- A continuation of information regarding sundials

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

Principal Meridian- Maps and articles about the principal meridian line and the beginning of surveying in Michigan

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

"Base and Principal Meridian Lines in Michigan"- a booklet written by Knox Jamison

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990

Birth of Writing- Papers on birth of writing in Mesopotamia and methods of surveying and engineering of the Etruscans

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: MS-036.003
Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Collection, 1980-1994, of Burton H. Boyum's history of surveying material. Boyum was a resident of Ishpeming, Michigan and dedicated much of his time to understanding the art of surveying, past and present, especially within the state of Michigan. Includes Boyum's manuscript for "Eighty Chains," correspondence with William Burt’s family members, surveyors’ notes (including William Burt’s), biographies of William Burt and information on his solar compass as well as books and magazines...
Dates: 1606-1990