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1. Arthur J. Goldberg celestial chart and map collection

   10 items. 9 maps. 1 textual document. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection consists of two celestial charts published by National Geographic and seven tourist maps that depict locations in the Mid-Atlantic states, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, and Japan. Golderberg, the compiler, had a career as a lawyer, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, secretary of labor, and United States representative to the United Nations.

2. Thomas R. Yanosky collection, 1928-1996

   450 items; 3.5 linear feet. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Thomas R. Yanosky Collection relates largely to his cartographic and artistic careers and accomplishments. Included are items documenting is contributions to shaded-relief mapping, as well as his study of color and design in cartography; materials pertaining to his experience as an instructor at the Army Map Training Center; and samples of his own artwork. A second section of the collection contains materials relating to his colleague, Mylon Merriam, and documents Merriam's participation in the Eclipse Exepdition to Rebun Jima, Japan, in 1948; his collaboration with Dr. Eduard Imhof in Zurich, Switzerland; and information concerning various films and publications produced during his career at the U.S. Army Map Service. The Merriam section supplements a separate collection of Merriam maps and papers donated to the Library in 1983.