Evergreen map collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of maps ranging in date from 1880 to 1930 and of areas all over the world, including Antarctica. The maps feature basic geography, as well as representations of war-time strategy, public buildings, and automobile maps.
Dates
- Creation: 1880, 1903-1930, undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more
Collection is open for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
No biographical or historical information is available at this time.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of maps ranging in date from 1880 to 1930 and of areas all over the world, including Antarctica. The maps feature basic geography, as well as representations of war-time strategy, public buildings, and automobile maps.
Other Finding Aids
A more complete legacy online finding aid for this collection is available: https://web.archive.org/web/20170504042730/http://old.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/manuscripts/msregisters/MS%20Gar%2034.pdf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the University from the estate of John Work Garrett.
There are very few indications of the origins of the collection or even how it came to reside at Evergreen, and the variety of maps, ranging from topographical maps to tourist guides to real estate plans, suggests no coherent theme to the collection. There is only one inscription of a name, E. N. Warder, who could be a relative of Alice Warder Garrett, wife of John Work Garrett.
Processing Information
There is no known processing information for this collection.
- Title
- Guide to the Evergreen map collection
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the John Work Garrett Library (Evergreen Museum and Library) Repository