Muriel H. Parry map collection

Collection Summary

Title	Muriel H. Parry map collection
Inclusive Dates	1538-1990
Call No.	G3201.A5 coll .P3 Parry
Creator	Parry, Muriel H.
Extent	approximately 871 items
Extent	871 folders
Language	Collection material in English, Latin, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese
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.gm021025
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2021588017
Summary	The collection consists of some 871 maps that are largely pictorial. Muriel H. Parry, a librarian for the U.S. State Department, compiled the maps and several were deaccessioned from the State Department's library. Formats in the collection include single map and maps in books, magazines, calendars, and advertisements. In addition, there are maps on napkins, gift cards, cloth, etc. Included are maps by Ernest Clegg, Richard Edes Harrison, Hal Shelton, Daniel K. Wallingford, MacDonald Gill, Chase Ernest Dudley, among others. Parry created a map that is part of the collection.