I would agree with Leslie. If you're only interested in the map printing process, I would keep a couple of examples and get rid of the rest. 

Best, 

Julie 

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Julie Sweetkind-Singer 
Assistant Director of Geospatial, Cartographic and Scientific Data & Services 
Head Librarian, Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections 
Stanford University 
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From: "Leslie Wagner" <[log in to unmask]> 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:01:38 AM 
Subject: Re: Blue Line Maps?...I Think 



I would use the following criteria to make a determination. 



· Historical significance: 

o Was additional information added that differs from the originals, perhaps handwritten notes or markings, that suggest how the maps were used? 

o Is there any identification of the company that printed the blue line maps that at least documents the printer’s existence and function? 

o Can you determine when the blue line version of the maps were printed? 

· Is your organization interested in documenting map printing processes and/or the era of blue-line map printing? 

· Do you have space to store the maps and does their condition and/or content warrant preservation? 




Leslie Wagner 

Metadata Archivist 

Access & Discovery 

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries 

817-272-6209 

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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carlos Diaz 
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:39 AM 
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Subject: Blue Line Maps?...I Think 




Going through some batches of where I found what looks like blueline maps from the USGS . They are blue lines with no additional data 100,000 scale maps…it is literally just the geography with a few place names on what looks like newsprint paper. 



Do maps collections keep such maps? How useful are they? 



Any help you can give me would be most appreciated. 





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