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Subject:        Death of Dr. Walter W. Ristow
Date:   Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:29:54 -0400
From:   John R Hebert <[log in to unmask]>


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It is with sadness that I note the passing of Dr. Walter W. Ristow on April 3, 2006.  Dr. Ristow, former chief of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress (1968-1978) and on staff from the late 40s, is well known in the field of map librarianship, the history of cartography, and map collecting.  He is known for his broad research and publishing in the field, in the move to the development of machine readable cataloging of cartographic objects in the Geography and Map Division, and his extensive participation in professional organizations both in the United States and abroad.  A few years after his retirement from the Library of Congress, a special fund was established in his name, the Walter W. Ristow Fund, which intends to support research and writing about the cartographic collections of the Library of Congress.  He was 97 years old, only a few days short of turning 98.

Dr. John R. Hébert
Chief, Geography and Map Division
Library of Congress
Washington

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