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Finding-Aid for the D.G.W. Ricketts Collection (MUM00389)

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Descriptive Summary
PURL:
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00389/
Creator:
Ricketts, D.G.W.
Title:
D.G.W. Ricketts Collection.
Inclusive Dates:
1917-1966
Materials in:
English
Abstract:
The collection encompasses D.G.W. Rickett’s correspondence, maps, publications, and manuscript of “Solution of Land Survey Problems.” Approximate dates range from 1917-1966. The collection is comprised of three hollinger boxes.
Quantity:
3 boxes, 1 large envelope, & 1 book.
Number:
MUM00389
Location:
F-13.
Repository :
The University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library
Department of Archives and Special Collections
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
Phone: 662.915.7408
Fax: 662.915.5734
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/
Cite as:
D.G.W. Ricketts Collection (MUM00389). The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.
Scope and Contents Note
The collection encompasses D.G.W. Rickett’s correspondence, maps, publications, and manuscript of “Solution of Land Survey Problems.” Approximate dates range from 1917-1966. The collection is comprised of three hollinger boxes.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open.
Use Restriction
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”, that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Container List

BOX 1:

Folder 1: AD. Undated. Draft of Resume of D.G.W. Ricketts.

Folder 2: General Correspondence, 1917-1966.

Folder 3: Professional Correspondence, 1936-1966.

Folder 4: Correspondence and documents relating to Deer Island Project.

Folder 5: Miscellaneous notes.

Folder 6: TD. Undated. “Principal Undertaking, in the years listed, in the Civil Engineering and Surveying Experience of D.G.W. Ricketts, Registered Civil Engineer and Surveyor.”

Folder 7: Rickett’s original file entitled, “Procedure for co-ordinate calculations, etc.”

Folder 8: Rickett’s original file entitled, “Index Map of Oak Ridge.”

Folder 9: D.G.W. Rickett’s Certification of License (Canada, Louisiana, and Mississippi).

Folder 10: Miscellaneous charts and maps.

Folder 11: Periodical articles.

BOX 2:

Folder 1-Folder 8: TMs. Undated. Solution of Land Survey Problems/ D.G.W. Ricketts.

Box 3:

Folder 1: TMs. [1966]. Speech to Mississippi Association of Land Surveyors/ D.G.W. Ricketts.

Folder 2: TMs. Undated. “Retracing with Variations”/ [D.G.W. Ricketts?]

Folder 3: Rickett’s original file entitled, “Correspondence, book publication. January 18, 1965-June 14, 1966.”

Folder 4: Rickett’s original file entitled, “Solution of Triangles.”

Folder 5: Two spiral bound small notebooks [academic notes?].

 
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