Frances Loeb Library [Gund Hall]
Factsheet of archival materials concerning the Harvard University Institute of Geographical Exploration held by Frances Loeb Library.
After communication with many archivists and librarians at Frances Loeb library, I owe special thanks to Librarians Ines Zalduendo and Bruce Boucek for leading me to Box DL 2AQ4, which contains the Vertical Files, often abbreviated “VF” in Harvard Library systems, related to the HUIGE. These are all labeled “VF NAC 1244” and the folders include:
Box DL 2AQ4, photo taken by author
| Folder # | Folder Title |
|---|---|
| VF NAC 1244 | Standalone booklet: Department of the Interior USGS Bulletin 788-F: “Topographic Instructions of the United States Geological Survey for Map Compilation from Aerial Photographs” by T.P. Pendleton, 1928 |
| VF NAC 1244 | Folder: “Ahrens - Utilization of Aerial Photographs” containing a document from the “Resettlement Administration Land Utilization Division Land-Use Planning section”, Land-Use Planning Publication No.6 : “The Utilization of Aerial Photographs in Mapping and Studying Land Features” by T. P. Ahrens (Land Classification Unit of the Land-Use Planning Section of the Resettlement Administration), published in Washington D.C. in Oct. 1936. |
| VF NAC 1244 | Folder: “US Office of Land Use Coordination - Extent of Aerial photography” |
| VF NAC 1244 | Folder: “Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration Aerial Photographs” |
| VF NAC 1244 | Folder: “US Department of Agriculture - Aerial Photographic Reproductions” |
The elusive “missing” folder “Availability of Aerial Photographs”: