Finding Aids
The Geography and Map Division holds more than one hundred named special collections that have been acquired through gifts, government transfers, and purchases or assembled by division specialists according to common themes. Many of these collections are processed and have finding aids online. Others are in varying stages of processing and may have guides, inventories, or print finding aids available on-site. Collections with no finding aids or other guides are described by catalog records in the online catalog. Links are provided in this list of special collections to both finding aids and catalog records.
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A
- Aaron Schoen World War I map collection.
- Adam Hérold Collection of Materials Relating to the Sino-French War in Tonkin.
- Andres Soriano map collection.
- Anthony A. Faranda World War II maps, photographs, and papers collection.
- Arthur J. Goldberg celestial chart and map collection.
- Atwell, Donald Lockhart, 1925-1989 Donald L. Atwell Papers.
- Atwood, Wallace Walter, Jr., 1907-1992. Wallace Atwood Jr. map collection.
B
- Barry, J. Neilson (John Neilson), 1870-1961. J. Neilson Barry manuscript maps collection tracing the exploration of Lewis and Clark in the Pacific Northwest.
- Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection.
- Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930. Tasker Howard Bliss collection of World War I maps and related materials.
- Boazio, Baptista. Map and views illustrating Sir Francis Drake's West Indian voyage, 1585-6. 1589.
- Bob Crozier World War II military intelligence map and aerial photograph collection.
- Bodega y Quadra 18th century coastal chart collection.
- Bond, Robert S. Robert S. Bond World War II map collection.
- Bostick, William A. William A. Bostick World War II charts and maps collection.
- Brazil map collection.
- Brode, Wallace R. (Wallace Reed), 1900-1974. Wallace R. Brode map collection.
- Burwell, Charles Lee, 1917- Charles Lee Burwell collection of materials related to World War II.
C
- C. R. Hughes Embargo Act of 1807 map tracings collection.
- Carl Chance Korean War map and papers collection.
- Carvo, S. R. S. R. Carvo World War II map collection.
- Chance, Carl. Carl Chance Korean War map and papers collection.
- Charles B. Peterson road map collection, 1911-2007.
- Charles E. Goad fire insurance map collection, 1894-1909.
- Charles Lee Burwell collection of materials related to World War II.
- Charles Oscar Maas map collection, 1920-1997.
- Charles P. Taft map collection, 1948-1966.
- Charles Pelot Summerall map collection.
- Chrisman, Nicholas R. Nicholas R. Chrisman collection.
- Clarence F. Smith map collection.
- Clift, Robert. Robert Clift World War II map and papers collection.
- Collection of maps on postcards and business cards, 1910-2013.
- Commander Royal Lovell collection, 1944.
- Cook, David W., 1931- David Cook Washington Post map collection.
- Cook, David W., 1931- Washington Post Persian Gulf War map collection.
- Copeland railroad survey collection.
D
- David Cook Washington Post map collection.
- David L. Quaid World War II map collection.
- David L. Quaid World War Two map collection.
- David Recht nautical chart collection.
- Dayton Accords map collection.
- Dayton Agreement map collection.
- Dayton Peace Accords map collection.
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917. George Dewey map collection.
- Deyo, Morton L. (Morton Lyndholm), 1887-1973. Morton L. Deyo World War II map collection.
- Diroca World War 2 map collection.
- Diroca World War II map collection.
- Donald L. Atwell Papers.
E
- E. G. Squier map collection.
- Elmo N. Pickerill map collection.
- Engineering Societies Library. Engineering Societies Library map collection.
- Engineering Societies Library map collection.
- Ethel M. Fair map collection.
- Everett Strait Hughes map collection.
- Ewaldsen, Otto A. Otto A. Ewaldsen World War II map collection.
F
- Fackler, Glenn R., 1917-2009. Glenn R. Fackler World War II map collection.
- Fair, Ethel M. (Ethel Marion). Ethel M. Fair map collection.
- Faranda, Anthony A. (Anthony Albert), 1924-2018. Anthony A. Faranda World War II maps, photographs, and papers collection.
- Farrell, Frank, 1912-1983. Frank Farrell map collection.
- Finn Ronne and Edith M. Ronne map collection.
- France. Armée. Service géographique. Maps showing entrenchments in France during World War I at a scale of 1:10,000.
- France. Armée. Service géographique. Maps showing entrenchments in France during World War I at a scale of 1:20,000.
- France. Maps showing entrenchments in France during World War I at a scale of 1:20,000.
- Francis R. Valeo map collection, 1954-1980.
- Frank Farrell map collection.
- Frantz, Harry W. (Harry Warner), 1891-1982. Harry W. Frantz map collection, 1922-1950.
- Friis, Herman R. (Herman Ralph), 1905-1989 Herman R. Friis cartographic manuals collection.
- Furlong, William Rea, 1881-1976. William Rea Furlong map collection.
G
- G. Malcolm Lewis collection of cartographic activities of the North American Indian and Inuit peoples at the Library of Congress, 1972-2000.
- The Gambia map collection, 1670-1965.
- Gary W. North map collection.
- G.E. Mueller map collection.
- General Framework for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina map collection.
- George Dewey map collection.
- George Sabin Gibbs map collection.
- Gibbs, George Sabin, 1875-1947. George Sabin Gibbs map collection.
- Gifford Pinchot map collection.
- Glenn R. Fackler World War II map collection.
- Goad, Charles E. Charles E. Goad fire insurance map collection, 1894-1909.
- Goldberg, Arthur J., 1908-1990. Arthur J. Goldberg celestial chart and map collection.
- Great Britain. Inter-service Topographical Department. Inter-Service Topographical Department World War II map collection.
- Greeley, Ronald. Ronald Greeley lunar map collection, 1963-1970.
- Grim, Luther E., 1914-1964. Luther E. Grim and Dorothy H. Grim map collection.
- Guinea map collection, 1880-1969.
- Guinea-Bissau map collection, 1827-1969.
- Gustavus Sohon collection of cartographic and artistic works.
H
- Hal Shelton manuscript map collection.
- Hammond Incorporated. Hammond World Atlas Corporation archive of print records and samples of printing methods.
- Hammond World Atlas Corporation archive of print records and samples of printing methods.
- Harrison, Richard Edes. Richard Edes Harrison maps and papers collection.
- Harry W. Frantz map collection, 1922-1950.
- Hauslab, Franz, 1798-1883 Hauslab-Liechtenstein map collection.
- Hauslab-Liechtenstein map collection.
- Heezen-Tharp collection.
- Heezen-Tharp collection : Antarctica.
- Heezen-Tharp collection : Arctic Ocean.
- Heezen-Tharp collection: Atlantic Ocean.
- Heezen-Tharp collection : Indian Ocean.
- Heezen-Tharp collection : Pacific Ocean.
- Heezen-Tharp collection : World/Miscellaneous.
- Herman R. Friis cartographic manuals collection.
- Hérold, Adam. Adam Hérold Collection of Materials Relating to the Sino-French War in Tonkin.
- Herold J. Wiens collection, 1939-1971.
- Hines, John Leonard, 1868-1968. John Leonard Hines map collection.
- Hughes, C. R. C. R. Hughes Embargo Act of 1807 map tracings collection.
- Hughes, Everett Strait, 1885-1957. Everett Strait Hughes map collection.
I
- Ian Mumford World War II cartographic intelligence reports collection.
- Inter-Service Topographical Department World War II map collection.
- Inter-Service Topographical Department World War Two map collection.
J
- J. Neilson Barry manuscript maps collection tracing the exploration of Lewis and Clark in the Pacific Northwest.
- J. Thomas Schneider map collection.
- Jack Eshe World War II aeronautical charts collection.
- James Fowler Simmons map collection.
- Jay I. Kislak Collection, 2000 BCE-2007 CE.
- Jay I. Kislak collection of the archaeology and history of the early Americas.
- J.F. Sanders World War II aeronautical chart collection.
- Joel L. Morrison collection.
- John Fox World War II map collection.
- John Leonard Hines map collection.
- John W. Moyer map collection.
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg collection of materials related to a Historical atlas of South Asia.
- Joseph P. Mastrangelo Washington Post map collection.
K
- Karl Bender World War II German military intelligence map collection.
- Kislak, Jay I., 1922-2018. Jay I. Kislak Collection, 2000 BCE-2007 CE.
L
- Laura Wood Roper map collection.
- Lewis, G. Malcolm. G. Malcolm Lewis collection of cartographic activities of the North American Indian and Inuit peoples at the Library of Congress, 1972-2000.
- Liberia map collection, 1764-1970.
- Littlewood, William H. William H. Littlewood map collection.
- Look, Richard M. (Richard Millard), 1916-1998. Richard M. Look map collection.
- Los Angeles filming locations map collection.
- Lovell, Royal, 1903-1985. Commander Royal Lovell collection, 1944.
- Luther E. Grim and Dorothy H. Grim map collection.
M
- Maas, Charles Oscar, -1919. Charles Oscar Maas map collection, 1920-1997.
- Maps showing entrenchments in France during World War I at a scale of 1:10,000.
- Maps showing entrenchments in France during World War I at a scale of 1:20,000.
- March, Peyton Conway, 1864-1955. Peyton Conway March map collection.
- Marie L. Tornello World War II aeronautical chart collection.
- Marshall Ryder World War II aeronautical chart collection.
- Mastrangelo, Joseph P. Joseph P. Mastrangelo Washington Post map collection.
- McConnell's Economic Surveys collection.
- McConnell's Economic Surveys (Los Angeles, Calif.). McConnell's Economic Surveys collection.
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901. William McKinley map collection, 1890-1906.
- Merriam, Mylon, 1904-1984. Mylon Merriam collection.
- Morrison, Joel L. Joel L. Morrison collection.
- Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814. Minto map collection, 1769-1811.
- Minto map collection.
- Mortimer, Paul E. (Paul Eugene), 1915-2005. Paul E. Mortimer map collection.
- Morton L. Deyo World War II map collection.
- Moyer, John W. (John William). John W. Moyer map collection.
- Mueller, G. E. (George Edwin), 1918-2015. G.E. Mueller map collection.
- Mullin, Solomon, 1917-2015 Solomon Mullin World War II map collection.
- Mumford, Ian, 1925-2015. Ian Mumford World War II cartographic intelligence reports collection.
- Muriel H. Parry map collection.
N
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People map collection.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People map collection.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Board of Geographic Names map proofs collection.
- Neil Sheehan map collection.
- Newsmap Collection, 1942-1946.
- Nicholas R. Chrisman collection.
- North, Gary W. Gary W. North map collection.
- Norwood, Virginia. Virginia Norwood Papers.
O
- Oregon. Department of Transportation. Town plan maps of Oregon.
- Otto A. Ewaldsen World War II map collection.
P
- Parry, Muriel H., 1922-2004. Muriel H. Parry map collection.
- Paul E. Mortimer map collection.
- Paul Swazuk World War II map and papers collection.
- Payne, Richard Houston, 1920- Richard Houston Payne World War II map collection.
- Peel, Thomas F. (Frederic), 1915-1985. Thomas F. Peel World War II map collection.
- Peter L. Stark World War II map collection.
- Peterson, Charles B. III (Charles Buckley), 1936-2021. Charles B. Peterson road map collection, 1911-2007.
- Peyton Conway March map collection.
- Phillips, Samuel C. (Samuel Cochran), 1921-1990. Samuel C. Phillips map and chart collection.
- Piccard, Don, 1926- Piccard family map collection.
- Piccard family map collection.
- Pickerill, Elmo N. (Elmo Neale), 1885-1968. Elmo N. Pickerill map collection.
- Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Gifford Pinchot map collection.
- Prince, Willard B., 1888-1949. Willard B. Prince collection of World War I maps and related materials.
- Progressive military maps of the United States.
Q
R
- Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826. Minto map collection, 1769-1811.
- Recht, David. David Recht nautical chart collection.
- Reid family map collection.
- Richard Edes Harrison maps and papers collection.
- Richard Houston Payne World War II map collection.
- Richard Houston Payne World War Two map collection.
- Richard M. Look map collection.
- Robert Clift World War II map and papers collection.
- Robert S. Bond World War II map collection.
- Ronald Greeley lunar map collection, 1963-1970.
- Ronne, Edith M. (Edith Maslin), 1919-2009. Finn Ronne and Edith M. Ronne map collection, 1930-1994.
- Ronne, Finn. Finn Ronne and Edith M. Ronne map collection, 1930-1994.
- Roper, Laura Wood, 1911-2003. Laura Wood Roper map collection.
- Royal Lovell collection.
- Ryder, Marshall, 1918-2014. Marshall Ryder World War II aeronautical chart collection.
S
- S. R. Carvo World War II map collection.
- Saarinen, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick). Thomas F. Saarinen collection.
- Samuel C. Phillips map and chart collection.
- Schneider, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1895-1976. J. Thomas Schneider map collection.
- Schoen, Aaron. Aaron Schoen World War I map collection.
- Schöner, Johann, 1477-1547. Schöner Sammelband. 1516?.
- Schwartzberg, Joseph E. Joseph E. Schwartzberg collection of materials related to a Historical atlas of South Asia.
- Second World War unit route maps collection.
- Senegal map collection, 1690-1973.
- Sheehan, Neil. Neil Sheehan map collection.
- Shelton, Hal. Hal Shelton manuscript map collection.
- Sierra Leone map collection, 1764-1965.
- Simmons, James Fowler, 1795-1864. James Fowler Simmons map collection.
- Smith, Clarence F. Clarence F. Smith map collection.
- Sohn, Bertha Schooler, 1915-2006. Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection.
- Sohon, Gustavus. Gustavus Sohon collection of cartographic and artistic works.
- Solomon Mullin World War II map collection.
- Solomon Mullin World War Two map collection.
- Soriano, Andres, 1898-1964. Andres Soriano map collection.
- Squier, E. G. E. G. Squier map collection.
- Stark, Peter L. (Peter LeRoy), 1953- Peter L. Stark World War II map collection.
- Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955. Charles Pelot Summerall map collection.
- Swazuk, Paul. Paul Swazuk World War II map and papers collection.
T
- Taft, Charles P. (Charles Phelps), 1897-1983. Charles P. Taft map collection, 1948-1966.
- Tasker Howard Bliss collection of World War I maps and related materials.
- Tharp, Marie. Heezen-Tharp collection.
- Tharp, Marie. Heezen-Tharp collection : Antarctica.
- Tharp, Marie. Heezen-Tharp collection : Arctic Ocean.
- Tharp, Marie. Heezen-Tharp collection: Atlantic Ocean.
- Tharp, Marie. Heezen-Tharp collection : Indian Ocean.
- Tharp, Marie. Heezen-Tharp collection : Pacific Ocean.
- Tharp, Marie. Heezen-Tharp collection : World/Miscellaneous.
- The Office of Strategic Services maps on microfilm collection.
- Thomas F. Peel World War II map collection.
- Thomas F. Saarinen collection.
- Thomas R. Yanosky collection, 1928-1996.
- Tobler, Waldo R. (Waldo Rudolph), 1930- Waldo R. Tobler collection.
- Tornello, Marie L. Marie L. Tornello World War II aeronautical chart collection.
- Town plan maps of Oregon.
- Transatlantic submarine cable chart collection, 1884-1931.
U
- United States Army Corps of Engineers. Progressive military maps of the United States.
- United States. Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch. Newsmap Collection, 1942-1946.
- United States. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Dayton Accords map collection.
- United States. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. World War II military intelligence map collection:.
- United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Board of Geographic Names map proofs collection.
- United States. Office of Strategic Services. The Office of Strategic Services maps on microfilm collection.
V
- Valeo, Francis R. (Francis Ralph), 1916-2006. Francis R. Valeo map collection, 1954-1980.
- Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War collection.
- Virginia Norwood Papers.
W
- Waldo R. Tobler collection.
- Wallace Atwood Jr. map collection.
- Wallace E. Dreyer World War II map collection.
- Wallace R. Brode map collection.
- War map.
- Washington Post Persian Gulf War map collection.
- Wiens, Herold J. (Herold Jacob), 1912-1971. Herold J. Wiens collection, 1939-1971.
- Willard B. Prince collection of World War I maps and related materials.
- William A. Bostick World War II charts and maps collection.
- William H. Littlewood map collection.
- William McKinley map collection, 1890-1906.
- William Rea Furlong map collection.
- World War 2 unit route maps collection.
- World War II military intelligence map collection:.
- World War II unit route maps collection, 1944-1945.
- World War II United States unit route maps collection.
- WW2 unit route maps collection.
- WWII unit route maps collection.