Maps #1

File — Box: 11, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection contains the personal papers and research materials of Isabel G. Patterson. The collection is separated into four (4) series:

1. Series 1 - Georgia History and Archaeology - research files, correspondence and other materials related to Georgia history, Indian sites, and the development of various projects.

2. Series 2 - Hernando DeSoto Manuscript/Personal Papers - contains correspondence and research of Hernando DeSoto’s journey through Georgia. Contents relate to Patterson’s position with the official DeSoto Commission in commemorating the 400th anniversary which was supported by the Colonial Dames of America and the Georgia chapter.

3. Series 3 - Photo Albums – contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera relating to archeological digs and her work.

Dates

Creation: 1920s-2000

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Several documents in Series 2 regarding DeSoto's Exposition is in Spanish.

Extent

From the Collection: 8.5 Cubic Feet (15 Hollinger boxes, 1 record box = 16 boxes total)

Additional Description

Processing Information

Folder contains the following maps: (1) Georgia Info-Map; (2) South Eastern States; (3) United States Interstate Map, c.1925; (3) State Highway System of Georgia, 1938; (4) Mexico, Central America and the West Indies, 1939; (5) United States of America, 1946; (6) Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation (1636-1740)