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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