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1. Nicholas R. Chrisman collection : gray literature on the origins of computerized geographic information systems

   41 boxes (21 linear ft.) . -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Nicholas R. Chrisman is a pioneer in the field of geographic information systems, known commonly as GIS. From 1972 to 1983, he worked at the Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis; he went to work in GIS research, instruction, and journal publications as an editor and writer. His forty-plus year career is represented in this collection of 41 archival boxes containing gray literature, manuscripts, letters and other printed material; it also contains GIS maps, computer files, software, and printouts.

2. Joel L. Morrison collection : gray literature on the origins of computerized geographic information systems

   98 folders. 21 archival boxes (10.5 linear ft.). -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Joel L. Morrison was active in the development of geospatial data standards, bringing together diverse efforts within the United States to create the Spatial Data Transfer Standard. He compiled a large body of papers on the topic from professionals around the world. His collection of gray literature and white papers from 1963 to 2001 by cartographic and geographic experts from around the world. The papers address the development of computerized geographic information systems. Also part of the collection are materials and correspondence from his time as Professor at The Ohio State University. These include notes during the writing of his book Elements of Cartography and for Goode's World Atlas. As aslo present is correspondence and materials relating to his work as editor for Annals of the Association of American Geographers and as chairman for the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping.

3. Waldo R. Tobler collection : the beginnings of computerized geographic information systems

   42 folders. 1 archival box (.5 linear ft.). -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Materials from Waldo R. Tobler's time as an Assistant Professor to Professor at the University of Michigan from 1961 to 1977 and portions of his thesis when a student at the University of Washington from 1957 to 1961. Items in the collection include manuscripts, lectures, published papers, manuscript maps, early cartographic computer programs, and instructional materials.

4. Gladys B. West and Ira V. West papers, 1944-2023 (bulk 1955-1999)

   800 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. 86 digital files (237.27 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Mathematicians. Articles, biographical material, calculations, certificates, correspondence, personnel records, flowcharts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, and photographs in both physical and digital formats relating primarily to the careers of Gladys B. West and Ira V. West as mathematicians at the Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground (now the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division) as well as to their personal lives. Particularly well-documented is Gladys B. West's career and her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, later incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS). Additional material in physical format includes a dissertation journal, manuals, notebooks, and printed matter. Material in digital format also includes a map.