Scope and Content Note
The Thomas R. Yanosky Collection contains roughly 450 items in three containers and seventeen file folders. It includes correspondence, a varied assortment of maps, prints, photographs, and some original artwork. The collection is organized into two series. The first series includes items documenting his 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. The second series 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.