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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 15:24:08 -0700
From: Richard Soares <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fwd: Soil Maps <fwd>
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David,  Yes!  Preserve them.  I have encapsulated some of ours but only a
small part of them.
I have also created an index to the early soil maps of the West, i.e. to
1940, which was to be published by WAML and may still be published but
perhaps only on  the internet.  These maps are very useful for cultural
info, not just soil.  Some cover areas that were not yet mapped by the USGS.
I sometimes use them for genealogy questions, land/road dispute questions,
etc.
Rich

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>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:00:36 -0800
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>     I am thinking of applying for a grant to preserve our large collection
>of old county soil maps from the U.S. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.  We
>have over 600 of these maps dating from ca. 1900-1940.
>
>     I would like to know if other libraries have made efforts to preserve
>these maps, and if others think the preservation of a collection like ours
>would be worthwhile.  If anyone has any interesting stories about how
>researchers have used these maps, I would also like to hear them--they
>would be a big help for me in writing my justification.
>
>David Allen
>Map Collection
>SUNY Stony Brook
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Richard E. Soares
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2420 HBLL
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