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Helen M. (Mandeville) Martin

Born: 11/20/1888  
Died: 04/28/1973
Parents: Mary J. Martin

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Glimpses into the life of Carl Ludwig Rominger Biography Adult [Ann Arbor] : Museum of Paleontology [University of Michigan] 1973
Something about Caves in Michigan Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Lansing, MI: Geological Survey Division, Department of Conservation 1958
An Index of the Geology of Michigan, 1823-1955 Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Lansing, Mich. : Speaker-Hines & Thomas, Inc. 1956
Development of Stratigraphic Nomenclature of Michigan Rock Formations, 1837-1956 Non Fiction , Michigan Adult [Lansing?] : Michigan Geological Survey Division 1956
Outline of the Geologic History of Michigan Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Conservation, Geological Survey Division 1952
Outline of the Geologic History of ........County
- Set includes Branch, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Mecosta, Midland, Ottawa, Ingham, Lenawee, Cheboygan, Ogema, Roscommon 		Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Conservation, Geological Survey Division 1950
Rocks and Minerals of Michigan
- with O.F. Poindexter and Bergquist.(Publication Years: 1945, 1962, 1965) 		Non Fiction Adult Geological Survey 1945 -1965
They Need Not Vanish: A Discussion of the Natural Resources of Michigan
- Discussion of the Natural Resources of Michigan 		Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Conservation 1942
Ne-Saw-Je-Won: As the Ottawas Say, a Tale of the Waters That Run Down from Lake Superior to the Sea
- Much of this tale...is drawn from 'The Pleistocene of Michigan and Indiana and the history of the Great Lakes' [by Dr. Frank Leverett and Frank B. Taylor] and from Dr. Leverett's Moraines 		Folklore , Michigan Adult Cleveland : William Feather Company 1939

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Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame 1988

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Who's Who
Men of Science
Papers are in the State Archives

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Science (M. S.) in geology and chemistry University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1917
Bachelor of Science (B. S.) Universty of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1908

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Conservation Chairperson National Council of State Garden Clubs 1958 -1964
Compiler of Geological maps, lecturer, and research geologist Department of Conservation Lansing , MI 1934 -1958
Geologist Oil Companies 1923 -1934
Editor and Economic Geologist and director of the Land Economic Survey Geological Survey Division of the Michigan Department of Conservation (now Department of Natural Resources) Lansing , MI 1917 -1923
Taught high school and college classes 1908 -1917
Established conservation school for teachers Higgins Lake , MI

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