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Established: 1971. Affiliate since July 2011. Membership: N/A ( The Smith Center does not operate a consortium). Annual dues: N/A.

Web site: http://www.newberry.org/smith/

Statement of Purpose: The Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography was founded in 1971 to support the mission of the Newberry Library as it relates to the field of the history of cartography. The Library, open to the public without charge, is an independent research library and educational institution dedicated to the expansion and dissemination of knowledge in the humanities. The Newberry is committed to facilitating research, teaching, and publication in an atmosphere of full and free intellectual inquiry. In keeping with this mission, the Center pursues two collateral objectives. First, it seeks to advance knowledge of the history of cartography, defined as the history of the creation, use, and interpretation of maps and the relationship between mapping and other facets of human history. Second, the Center aims to promote the use of the Library's cartographic collections by scholars, educators, and the general public. The Center fulfills these goals through a wide variety of modes of creation and dissemination of scholarship. These include, but are not limited to, conferences, exhibitions, fellowships, institutes, lectures, publications, seminars, and workshops.

Officers and Staff

Director:
James R. Akerman
Smith Center for the History of Cartography
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 255-3523
Email: akermanj@newberry.org

Program Assistant:
 Will Gosner
Smith Center for the History of Cartography
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 255-3659
Email: gosnerw@newberry.org

Annual Meeting Date: N/A

Publications: Mapline (newsletter); The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography (published by the University of Chicago Press)

 

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