Alice's article, "The Library's Map Division Goes to War, 1941-45,"
appeared (first?) in *Biblion*,  volume 3, number 2 (spring 1995).  Via
Hathitrust, it looks like there are 5 pages that contain "Office of
Strategic Services" or "OSS."  If you can't get your hands on a copy,
Julie, let me know.

Nancy Kandoian
NYPL Map Division

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Nancy A. Kandoian
Map Cataloger
The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, Room 117
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The New York Public Library
5th Avenue and 42nd Street
New York, New York 10018
(212) 930 0586

On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 8:23 PM, Angela R Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi John and everyone,
>
>
> Out of curiosity, how many OSS maps were produced? The AGS Library as over
> 1300 cataloged (a few hundred more not cataloged).
>
>
> Here is a link to an excel spreadsheet with our titles:
>
> https://panthers-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/acope_uwm_edu/
> EbcFsPDtNalHs44p_pTiGYIBJXSwVXuzM83Nl7AfQhHS-g
>
> <https://panthers-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/acope_uwm_edu/EbcFsPDtNalHs44p_pTiGYIBJXSwVXuzM83Nl7AfQhHS-g>
> oss maps at agsl 2018
> <https://panthers-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/acope_uwm_edu/EbcFsPDtNalHs44p_pTiGYIBJXSwVXuzM83Nl7AfQhHS-g>
> Shared via OneDrive
>
> Angie
>
>
>
> Angie Cope
> AGS Library, UW Milwaukee Libraries
> 2311 E. Hartford
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> Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211
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> <http://www.uwm.edu/libraries>http://uwm.edu/libraries/agsl/
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> *From:* Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> on behalf
> of John M Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Monday, May 28, 2018 7:56 AM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: [MAPS-L] OSS maps question
>
>
> Hi Julie,
>
>
>
> I have been researching OSS maps since finding them in the LSU
> Cartographic Information Center.  I’m working on cartobibliography of the
> maps.  I have photocopies or digital camera photos of all of the OSS maps
> in the National Archives flat maps drawers and a photocopies of the Request
> Record used to access the maps at the Archives.  If you have any questions
> about specific maps, feel free to contact me by e-mail or phone.  I’m on
> Central time.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> John M. Anderson
>
> Map Librarian and Director
>
> Cartographic Information Center
>
> Department of Geography & Anthropology
>
> LSU
>
> Baton Rouge, LA 70803
>
> (225) 578-6247
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf
> Of *Julie Sweetkind-Singer
> *Sent:* Friday, May 25, 2018 1:59 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* OSS maps question
>
>
>
> Hi, all,
>
>
>
> I’m researching the history of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) maps
> in order to learn more about our collections.  I’ve been searching for
> papers on this collection specifically and have yet to find a good article
> about the map production themselves – why, how the topics were chosen,
> etc.  Anyone know of work in this area?  I’ll keep searching, too, but
> thought I’d ask the collective mind.   Thanks!
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Julie
>
>
>
> # # #
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> Julie Sweetkind-Singer
>
> Assistant Director of Geospatial and Cartographic Services
>
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>
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> Stanford, CA 94305
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