Mt. Baldhead Radar purchase letters

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Mt. Baldhead Radar purchase letters

Entry/Object ID

2021.47.08

Scope and Content

Four photocopies of documents pertaining to the purchase of the Saugatuck Gap Filler Annex on Mt. Baldhead.

Context

give insights into the decommissioning of the site

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.47

Source or Donor

Peterson, Roland J. "RJ" 1926-2020

Acquisition Method

Donation

Notes

The stapled packet of four pages was given to Nathan Nietering, SDHC executive director, from RJ Peterson in 2017.

Archive Items Details

Title

Letter from Michigan Congressman Edward Hutchinson to RJ Peterson of River Queen Boat Works

Description

CC'd to Lynn McCray, Saugatuck Village President, this letter acknowledges Petersons interest in purchasing the radar station.

Date(s) of Creation

May 19, 1969

Title

Letter from Daniel T. Kingsley, Commissioner, Property Management and Disposal Service, General Services Administration, Washington D.C. to Representative Edward Hutchinson

Description

Informing Hutchinson that request to purchase radar installation has been forwarded to General William F. Cassidy, Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C,

Date(s) of Creation

May 16, 1969

Title

Memo from RJ Peterson to Kit Lane, Jack Sheridan, the Commerical Recrod and Saugatuck Council

Description

Two page memo outlining RJ Peterson's recollection of the radar installation purchase.

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 4, 2005

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Accession Number

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hutchinson, J. Edward 1914-1985, McCray, Lynn

Create Date

October 6, 2021

Update Date

March 8, 2022