The University of Texas
at Arlington Libraries
Vol. XV III* No. 1 * Spring 2004
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Special Collections The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Vol. XV III* No. 1 * Spring 2004 |
Special Collections now offers a PDF format that can be downloaded to your printer! Click on the title, Compass Rose PDF above and the file will be deliver to your computer. Don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader? Adobe offers free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .
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The article describes the Squire Haskins photographic archives recently acquired by Special Collections. McClurkin relates the history of the Dallas firm, considered among the premier aerial photographers in the Southwest and and its owners, Squire Haskins and his son Ben. While the photo archives includes commercial, architectural, convention, and portrait photography, the main focus of the collection is aerial images.
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This is the first appearance of a recurring column intended to keep readers informed of happenings in Special Collections. New Coordinator, Ann Hodges, will provide insight into happenings behind the public face of Special Collections. In this premier column, she covers recent activities of Special Collections personnel, reports on new projects undertaken by the division, and briefly describes some exciting new acquisitions.
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McClurkin describes two recently acquired manuscript collections relating to the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 and its aftermath. The Lt. Delaney Floyd-Jones Letters, 1846-1862, with forty-one autographed letters, and the Lt. Joseph Bennett Plummer Copy Letter Book, 1849-1853, with three hundred letters, are rich additions to the comprehensive collection of Mexican War materials held in Special Collections.
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Article reports on the multi-year project to inspect, evaluate, preserve, and conserve the maps and atlases in Special Collections, by Cartographic Archivist, Kit Goodwin, who worked with independent conservator, Gayle Young of Weatherford, Texas. The maps and atlases include a number of prominent items in the collection with dates ranging from 1690 to the early twentieth century. The conservation project was made possible with support from the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas, Texas.
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Hodges describes the 1722 publication of de la Peņa as "the first book devoted entirely to Texas." One of only eleven copies in existence, the book records the re-occupation expedition led by the Marques de Aguayo in response to the French invasion of 1719. The report, in addition, contains four engraved maps depicting presidios of the region.
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On Friday, October 4, 2004, the Virginia Garrett Lectures will explore the many ways in which maps reflect the connection between cartography and art. The Lectures will also illustrate the strong connection between science of mapmaking and the creative and artistic expression that mapmakers bring to their work. Information on the lectures and the Texas Map Society meeting following on Saturday are noted.
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published semi-annually by Special Collections, The University of Texas
at Arlington Libraries, Box 19497, Arlington, Texas 76019-0497. ISSN
1065-9218 Special Collections and other staff members who helped produce this issue are Dr. Gerald Saxon (editor), Maritza Arrigunaga, Maggie Dwyer, Katherine Goodwin, Ann Hodges, Carolyn Kadri, Brenda McClurkin, Blanca Smith, Gary Spurr, and BettyWood. The purpose of The Compass Rose is to raise awareness of Special Collections' resources and to foster the use of those resources. The newsletter also reports significant new programs, initiatives, and acquisitions of Special Collections.
A compass rose is a circle graduated to degrees of quarter points and printed on a chart or map for reference.
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