Thanks to Kate, We now have an image of the title block for NYC.  A full scan is not necessary.  With the title block I can 1) guess the call number that would have been assigned, and 2) verify we have the correct map if I find something that looks appropriate.

 

For the curious, the title of the Idaho Map is “Bureau of Highways Map of the State of Idaho Showing State Highways and Connecting Roads.” I found a penciled note on the back tying it to the Federal Writer’s Project when I unencapsulated it.

 

Still looking to verify whether our 1938 Iowa highway map is the from the FWP book. It is titled “Iowa” and has the copyright statement “copyright 1938 by the State Historical Society of Iowa.” It has a legend in the lower right corner of the map, a “Key to Towns and Cities” and “Points of Interest” The back is blank.  U.S. Highways, mounds, and state parks are shown in red. Waterways are blue, and the remainder is in black ink.

 

Thanks!

 

Kathy

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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Heather Ross
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Subject: Re: Looking for Citation information to Maps Published in State Guides made by Federal Writer's Project

 

Penn State has a copy of the NYC map that is laminated.  We could get a clean scan of it.

 

Regards,

 

Heather Ross

Manager, Donald W. Hamer Maps Library

Penn State University Libraries

 

From: "Katherine Cordes" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:07:47 AM
Subject: Re: Looking for Citation information to Maps Published in State Guides made by Federal Writer's Project

 

Hi Kathy, 

 

We have the map taken from the NYC guide. Street map of Manhattan, City of New York [cartographic material] / Federal Writers' Project W.P.A. New York City.. Our copies of the map are encased in mylar and near impossible to take a good image of, but I've included images of the titles from the map itself in case that's of use.

 

Best

 

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Kate Cordes| The New York Public Library

Public Service Manager



Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

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On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

All,

 

We have several Federal Writer’s Project Guides that we are attempting to reunite with the accompanying folding maps.  At some point (probably prior to 1992) someone separated the maps from the state guides and put the maps in the map collection.

 

We were able to identify some of the maps because they have “Federal Writers Project, Works Progress Administration” or something similar printed on them.  However, we are still missing 3 of the maps.  I’m wondering if they are in our collection, but don’t list the Writer’s Project/Program on the map.  For example, we have a road map of IOWA that is the same style and the correct publication year, but is copyrighted by the State Historical Society of Iowa.

 

If any of you have the maps associated with the below guides, could you provide me with a citation to the map or a photo/scan of the identifying information.

 

Fed. Writer's Project.

                Iowa, a guide to the Hawkeye State, New York : |b Viking Press, |c 1938,  + 1 folded map formerly in pocket. American guide series.   F621.F45

 

Fed. Writer's Project (NY, NY)

                New York City guide: a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs ... NY, Random House, 1939, + 1 folded map formerly in pocket. American guide series.   F128.5.F376 1939a

 

Fed. Writer's Project (Idaho)

                Idaho, a guide in word and picture ... Caldwell, Id., Caxton Printers, 1937, doesn't specify but written note says "vertical file", American guide series.   F746.F45

 

I found online digital copies of two of these travel guides, but, alas, the scanned map pocket with the map folded in it was not helpful.

 

Thanks much!!!

 

P.S. – I think I remember hearing something about these guide books at a conference, perhaps WAML?

 

 

Kathy Stroud

David and Nancy Petrone Map/GIS Librarian Knight Library

1299 University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403-1299

541-346-3051