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William H. Littlewood map collection
31 items. 1 folder. 12 maps. 17 volumes. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of nine maps of the Osaka-Kobe area of Japan, one World War II-era map of the United States that includes military insignias, 17 issues of The Geographical Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, and two Swedish government documents. William H. Littlewood, the compiler, was a chief oceanographer with the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office and science attaché with the U.S. Foreign Service.
Charles B. Peterson III road map collection, 1911-2007
14,476 maps in 151 boxes (67.2 linear ft.) and 7 index card boxes (2.8 linear ft.). -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The Charles B. Peterson III road map collection contains maps collected by Charles B. Peterson III dating from 1911 to 2007. The maps cover locations in the United States, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Peterson, as a child, began collecting maps from gas service stations and later wrote letters to publishers, in which he requested maps. Peterson described each map on 3 x 5 inch index card. The index cards are part of the collection and housed in seven boxes.
William McKinley map collection, 1890-1906
14 items. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of 14 maps associated with the larger collection of papers belonging to former U.S. President William McKinley that are held in the Manuscript Division. This collection includes an annotated Russo-Japanese War map, a religious-themed map, a map of Vermont, weather maps, maps of religious missions in China, annotated U.S. railroad maps, an annotated map of Yellowstone National Park, blueprint maps, and a map of the proposed Panama Canal. The maps in this collection relate to events during and after the McKinley administration, including the establishment of new foreign concessions in China, the Russo-Japanese War, the start of the Panama Canal project, and more. Three maps have been cataloged separately and are are listed as constituent units.