Papers of the North American Boundary Commission, 1854 - 1862
Scope and Contents
RGO 61 contains observations and computations from stations engaged on the survey of the North American boundary.
Dates
- Creation: 1854 - 1862
Creator
- North American Boundary Commission (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
The North American Boundary Commission carried out the determination and marking of the boundary along the forty-ninth parallel dividing the United States and Canada. The boundary survey was carried out by two commissions appointed in the U.S. and Britain in 1856, led respectively by Archibald Campbell and Col. J.S. Hawkins, with Major J.G. Parke and Captain R.W. Haig as the astronomers. The survey began in 1857, and was completed in 1861. The final report was signed by the two commissioners in Washington in 1869.
Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
A handlist is kept in the Manuscripts Reading Room.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were found at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in 1898 by Otto Klotz, who was then in the employ of the Government of the Dominion of Canada.
General
This description was created by Robert Steiner, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives. The administrative history was compiled with reference to Otto Klotz, 'The History of the Forty-Ninth Parallel Survey West of the Rocky Mountains', 'Geographical Review', Vol. 3, No. 5, May 1917, pp. 382-387.
Originator(s)
North American Boundary Commission
Finding aid date
2007-05-24 12:30:23+00:00
Repository Details
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