Box 4
Container
Contains 14 Results:
"Secrets of the Great Pyramid" (of Cheops)- excerpts from a book by Peter Tompkins
File — Box: 4, 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
Mackinac Bridge- Maps, articles, and coordinates
File — Box: 4, 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
Sambrook Thesis- Mackinac Lineaments- Chapter 1. Includes introduction, hypothesis, procedures, and study area.
File — Box: 4, 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
Sambrook Thesis- Mackinac Lineaments- Chapter 2. Discusses the problem of private claims and the survey of the public domain in the straits area, 1850
File — Box: 4, 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:
1850
Sambrook Thesis- Mackinac Lineaments- Chapter 3. Discusses railroads and the growth of the mainland settlements, Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, 1850-1900
File — Box: 4, 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:
1850-1900
Sambrook Thesis- Mackinac Lineaments- Chapter 4. Discusses impact of the automobile road network in the straits after 50 years, 1900-1950
File — Box: 4, 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:
1900-1950
Sambrook Thesis- Mackinac Lineaments- Chapter 5. Summary and conclusions: a post bridge perspective, 1850-1978
File — Box: 4, 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:
1850-1978
Sambrook Thesis- Mackinac Lineaments- Appendices and Bibliography
File — Box: 4, 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
Global Positioning Satellite- how they work, what they are used for, and other information
File — Box: 4, 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
Mining information- An account of life down in a copper mine, mining in the Keweenaw, and connections between mining and surveying
File — Box: 4, 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