-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: what to do with historic U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey
chart collection
Date:   Fri, 18 May 2007 07:43:17 -0400
From:   Yolanda Carter <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Why don't you offer publicly to give them away to faculty, staff, and
patrons at your university.



At 04:42 PM 5/17/2007, you wrote:
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        what to do with historic U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey
>chart collection
>Date:   Thu, 17 May 2007 15:35:03 -0500
>From:   Richard Stringer-Hye <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To:       Richard Stringer-Hye <[log in to unmask]>
>To:     [log in to unmask]
>
>Vanderbilt has a fairly extensive collection of historic U.S. Coastal and
>Geodetic Survey maps and nautical charts, mostly from the late nineteenth and
>early twentieth centuries. Unfortunately, many are brittle and fall to pieces
>when touched, while others are still in pretty good condition. We can no
>longer
>store these in our map collection or in our storage facility and are wondering
>what we can do with them. We hate to discard them as they are beautiful.
>Shipping them also seems prohibitive. Hoping you experts might have an thought
>or an opinion? Thanks much, Rick
>
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>Richard Stringer-Hye
>Science and Engineering Library
>Vanderbilt University
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>Tel: 615.343.4395
>Fax: 615.343.7249