Hal Shelton manuscript map collection

Collection Summary

Title	Hal Shelton manuscript map collection
Span Dates	1949-1966
Call No.	G3201.B7 coll .S5
Creator	Shelton, Hal.
Extent	chiefly manuscript maps
Extent	33 maps; 1 exhibit flyer; and 2 audio cassettes
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm015002
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014593001
Summary	The Hal Shelton collection contains 33 manuscript maps, an exhibit flyer, and an interview with Shelton on two audio tapes. NASA employed this collection of maps by Shelton to index photos of Earth taken on early space missions. The maps represent Shelton's use of natural colors that added realism in the depiction of landforms while retaining orthographically accurate position and scale for each feature. Shelton worked for the U.S.G.S. from 1938 until 1949. He later made maps for Jeppesen Co. and the Times Mirror Company from the 1950s to the 1970s.