Box 11, Folder 7, Correspondence July to September 1873, Bod 11, Folder 7, Correspondence July to September 1873
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- 1873
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This folder contains correspondence, primarily professional, sent and received by Increase Allen Lapham from July to September 1873. Lapham was commissioned by Governor Cadwallader Colden Washburn to head the Wisconsin Geological Survey. The majority of the correspondence in this folder describes the coordinating efforts of Lapham and various people in establishing the Wisconsin Geological Survey. Topics include funding, hiring, data analysis, and updates on survey progress from scientists in the field. Also included are a few non survey-related letters. Other letters within the folder are from private companies looking for information on areas being considered for mining or construction.
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Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875)
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Subjects
- Chemistry
Data & lists
Forests
Geography
Geology
Institutions & associations
Law & legislation
Minerals
Railroads
Surveys & surveying
Topography
Wisconsin Geological Society - Type
- text
- Language
- English
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- Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875). Box 11, Folder 7, Correspondence July to September 1873,Bod 11, Folder 7, Correspondence July to September 1873. 1873. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll7/id/12740. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875), (1873) Box 11, Folder 7, Correspondence July to September 1873,Bod 11, Folder 7, Correspondence July to September 1873. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll7/id/12740
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- Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll7/id/12740>.