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Subject: 'Mapping Washington, D.C.' conference at the Library of
Congress, May 18 and 19, 2012
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:31:56 -0400
From: Redmond, Edward James <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship'
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The Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division invites you to
attend its annual Philip Lee Phillips Society Conference to be held at
the Library on May 18th and 19th, 2012. This free conference brings
together map historians, architectural historians, landscape architects,
and other map enthusiasts for the first conference devoted to the
mapping of Washington, D.C.
For additional information, including speaker abstracts and registration
information see http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/plp2012conference.html and
the press release (below) which can also be found online via
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-087.html
Please feel free to forward this on to any individuals or groups who may
be interested.
Ralph Ehrenberg, Chief
Geography & Map Division
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540 - 4650
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April 30, 2012
*“Visualizing the Nation’s Capital: Two Centuries of Mapping Washington
D.C.”*
*At the Library of Congress May 18-19*
/Former Mayor Anthony Williams to Deliver Keynote Address/
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The Library of Congress on May 18 and 19 will present the first
conference devoted to mapping the nation’s capital, covering the period
from Pierre-Charles L’Enfant’s 1791 Plan of the City of Washington to
the present. “Visualizing the Nation’s Capital: Two Centuries of Mapping
Washington, D.C.”
will take place from *9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18, *with a
reception from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., and from *9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
on Saturday, May 19*, with tours of the Geography and Map Division from
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The conference is free and open to the public. Reservations are needed;
contact *[log in to unmask]* or call 202-707-1616.
Friday’s program will take place in the Coolidge Auditorium and the
reception will be held in Room 119, both located in the Thomas Jefferson
Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Saturday’s program will be
in the Mumford Room and the tours will be in the Geography and Map
Division Reading Room, both located in the James Madison Building, 101
Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
The event, which is the Philip Lee Phillips Society Annual Conference,
is sponsored by the Library’s Geography and Map Division and the
Phillips Society, which was established in 1995 as an association of
collectors, geographers, historians and map enthusiasts, with a shared
interest in supporting the programs and activities of the Geography and
Map Division.
*Anthony Williams*, who served as mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1999 to
2007, will deliver the keynote address titled “The Mayor as City
Planner” on Friday afternoon.
Additional participants are:
*Dan Bailey*, director of the Imaging Research Center and professor of
visual arts, University of Maryland, Baltimore campus.
*Jon Campbell*, geographer, U.S. Geological Survey, and member of the
U.S. Board of Geographic Names.
*Timothy Davis*, historian, Park Historic Structure and Cultural
Landscapers Program, National Park Service.
*Ralph E. Ehrenberg*, chief, Geography and Map Division, Library of
Congress.
*Ronald Grim*, curator of maps at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center,
Boston Public Library.
*Don Alexander Hawkins*, architect, Don Hawkins & Associates, former
chair of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City.
*Charlene Drew Jarvis*, former council member, District of Columbia.
*Chas Langelan, *professional land surveyor and director of the
Surveyors Historical Society.
*Gail S. Lowe*, senior historian, Anacostia Community Museum,
Smithsonian Institution.
*Iris Miller*, director of the Urban Institute Studio/Landscape Studies
in the School of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of
America.
*Patrick O’Neill*, independent archaeologist and historian.
*Thomas Patterson*, senior cartographer, National Park Service, Harpers
Ferry Center.
*Edward Redmond*, reference specialist, Geography and Map Division,
Library of Congress.
*Douglas Richardson*, executive director, Association of American
Geographers.
*Pamela Scott*, architectural historian.
*Susan Spain*, executive director, The National Mall Plan, National Park
Service.
*William A. Stanley*, chief historian emeritus, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
*Richard W. Stephenson*, former specialist in cartographic history,
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
*Roberta Stevens*, assistant chief, Geography and Map Division, Library
of Congress.
*Eliza Voigt*, planner, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park
Service.
*Schedule*
*Friday, May 18*
**
*Morning Program, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.*
Welcome by James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress
Opening Remarks by George Tobolowsky, chair of the Philip Lee Phillips
Society
**
*Introductory Address*
Introduction (Ehrenberg)
“From L’Enfant to the Senate Park Commission: Mapping the Nation’s
Capital from 1791-1902” (Stephenson)
*Session I: Washington’s Washington*
Moderator (Grim)
“George Washington and His Maps of the Washington Region” (Redmond)
“Plantation Maps of the Pre-Federal City” (O’Neill)
*Afternoon Program, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.*
**
*Session II: Laying Out the New Capital*
Moderator (Stanley)
“Andrew Ellicott and his Survey of the Federal Territory on the Potomac,
1791-1793” (Langelan)
“Geometry and Geography of the L’Enfant Plan” (Hawkins)
*Session III: Charting Washington’s Waterways and Waterfronts*
Moderator (Jarvis)
“Shifting Perspectives: Evolving Visions of Washington’s Waterfronts and
Stream Valleys” (Davis)
“Two Rivers and the City: Reclaiming a Vision” (Miller and Lowe)
*Keynote Address*
Introduction (Richardson)
“The Mayor as City Planner” (Williams)
*Reception, 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.*
*Saturday, May 19*
*Morning Program 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.*
**
*Session IV: Names on the Land*
Introduction (Campbell)
“Leaving Their Mark: Street Names in the Developing City” (Scott)
*Session V: Mapping Across Generations*
Moderator (Stevens)
“Visualizing L’Enfant’s City of Washington Through Computer Simulation
(Bailey)
“From Maps to Apps: Visitor Orientation at the National Mall” (Patterson)
“Beyond Map Brochures: Wayfinding, Education and Experiencing the
National Mall in the 21st Century” (Spain and Voigt)
*Tours of the Geography and Map Division, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.*
**
**More information on the conference presentations is available at
*www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/plp2012conference.html
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/plp2012conference.html>*
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