Richard Edes Harrison maps and papers collection

Collection Summary

Title	Richard Edes Harrison maps and papers collection
Span Dates	1920-1994
Call No.	G3200 coll .H3 Harrison
Creator	Harrison, Richard Edes
Extent	ca. 348 maps, some ms., some photocopies, some plastic, some cloth, some col.
Extent	70 archival boxes (37.5 linear ft.)
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.gm015003
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95684605
Summary	Maps, including manuscript maps, professional and personal papers of cartographer-artist Richard Edes Harrison that highlight his influence on popular cartography from the 1940s to the 1970s. The collection includes examples of work from Fortune, Life, Time, and the U.S. government, among others. It consists of illustration boards, tracing sheets or paper sheets, photoreproductions, and proof prints or printed sheets. Most items are manuscript materials for stages of the cartographic process, from conception and design through compilation, drawing, lettering, separation for process photography, and printing. Also included are the unprocessed materials related to Harrison's interest in birdwatching, Central Park, urban planning, and Yale alumni records. Harrison's published maps are cataloged separately.