-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: historical congressional district maps Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:35:35 -0700 From: Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] You can find CD-ROM versions of the Congressional districts at your nearest Federal documents depository. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/cd_metadata.html You may also want to try the latest TIGER files (2011 most recent edition). They are available as shape files. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2011/tgrshp2011.html From the National Atlas: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html?openChapters=chpbound#chpbound However, finding shapefiles for congressional district maps going as far back as 1789 might prove difficult. It is something that might need to be created. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ,-~~-.___. / | ' \ "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of ( ) 0 the few or the one." \_/-, ,----' ==== // Mr. Spock / \-'~; /~~~(O) Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan / __/~| / | =( _____| (_________| Carlos A. Diaz Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University Mailstop 7548 Ellensburg, WA 98926 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.lib.cwu.edu/government-publications/ Carlos' phone: (509) 963-1545 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> "Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee" <[log in to unmask]> 7/13/2012 6:15 AM >>> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: historical congressional district maps Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:20:51 -0400 From: Obenhaus, Bruce <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> I have a patron looking for historical congressional district maps for the US in digital format. We have several paper atlases taking mapping of the congressional districts back to 1788. What we really want is digital, preferably shape file or any other digital format. If anyone has any leads where they may be available please send the information to Ed Brooks at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Thank you. Bruce Obenhaus Government Information Specialist University Libraries Virginia Tech 540-231-6181 [log in to unmask] Depository 0629