[CALMAP:46] Re: Sanborn maps

From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer (sweetkind@stanford.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2006 - 20:43:50 PST

  • Next message: Linda P Newman: "[CALMAP:47] RE: Sanborn maps"

    Hi Linda,

    We are slowly (glacially) moving towards getting the LoC scans done. This
    will ONLY be California Sanborns, pre-1923. We are probably going to start
    with a pilot project of a few cities to work out all the kinks before
    wholesale scanning of the state begins. If all goes well, with fingers
    crossed, we hope we'll start scanning in the spring. It depends how long
    it takes to come to an agreement on a contract.

    So, please, scan away!

    Julie

    Quoting Linda P Newman <lnewman@unr.edu>:

    > Good afternoon, CalMappers, I just read in the latest base line a brief
    > mention in John Hebert's report that the UC/Stanford group had approached
    LoC about scanning the Sanborn maps, pre-1923. Can you tell me of the
    progress of this project?
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    > Is it just CA Sanborn maps or all US?

    > --I ask because I'm about to begin scanning pre-1923 NV Sanborn maps.
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    > Thanks!
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    > Linda Newman
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    > University of Nevada Reno
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    Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    Head Librarian, GIS & Map Librarian
    Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
    Stanford University
    650-725-1102



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