Sedgwick County Surveyors Notebooks
Collection Summary
Title: | Sedgwick County Surveyors Notebooks |
Call Number: | MS 96-06 |
Size: | 1.0 linear feet |
Acquisition: | Donated by Judge Paul Buchanan, 10-20-1994 |
Processed by: | KRM, 12-14-1995; MN, 11-2012 |
Restrictions: | None |
Literary Rights
Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.
Content Note
The Sedgwick County Surveyors Notebooks cover the
years 1919, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1958 and 1964. The notebooks include sketches
of county roads, road locations and elevations, ditch grades, channel changes,
stream soundings, benchmarks, bridge features, surrounding terrain and flora
features in Sedgwick County Kansas. These notebooks also note the survey
team members, daily weather, buildings and crops along the surveyed roads.
The collection includes three notebooks on Wichita, Kansas, with sketches
of street and alley intersection locations and benchmarks in the city.
Historical Note
During the time covered by the county notebooks
in this collection the chief surveyor of Sedgwick County was R. H. Brown.
This department was merged with the Sedgwick County Engineers Department
in 1931 and the chief engineer was G. O. Heinig. During the years covered
by the Wichita notebooks the city chief engineers were P. L. Brockway in
1958, and W. E. Smith in 1964.
The duties of the county surveying department at that time were to survey and maintain county roads, right of ways, bridges, channels and banks of streams and water courses in the county. The department was also to prepare and research county maps and soil conditions relevant to the roads. The city engineer department’s responsibilities included the above duties pertaining to the city along with other requirements.
The duties of the county surveying department at that time were to survey and maintain county roads, right of ways, bridges, channels and banks of streams and water courses in the county. The department was also to prepare and research county maps and soil conditions relevant to the roads. The city engineer department’s responsibilities included the above duties pertaining to the city along with other requirements.
Detailed Description: Series Listing
Series 1 | Box 1 | Sedgwick County Surveyors Notebooks (6). Dates: August 11, 1919 - September 2, 1919; October 26, 1925 - October 29, 1925; November 18, 1925 - November 20, 1925; July 31, 1928 - August 13, 1928; January 27, 1931 - April 1, 1931; April 3, 1931 - May 7, 1931. Included in this series are hand drawn sketches of various county roads, water courses, right of ways, benchmarks and nearby terrain features. Measurements, calculations and locations of the above features along with stream soundings, soil types, hedge surveys, ditch grades, daily weather and survey team members are also noted. [Note to researcher: The Sedgwick County Public Works Bureau, Engineers Department, has three hundred plus notebooks of this series along with earlier time period materials in its current possession.] |
Series 2 | Box 2 | Wichita Engineers Street Intersection Notebooks (3). Dates: May 15, 1958; February 18, 1964. The three notebooks cover the intersection benchmark locations of streets and alleys in the city of Wichita, Kansas. They also contain some sketches of street sections. |