Map case 2, drawer 11

Content Description

Eight published blueprints detailing the construction of banjos and dulcimers:

1-2. Mt. Chart 709 and 710 - Fretless Banjo (Mountain style, improved), BBP-07, 1976 April 5
3-4. Mt. Chart 711 and 712 - 5-String Banjo, BBP-01, 1974 August 27
5-6. Mt. Chart 713 and 714 - Hammered Dulcimer (with bass), not dated, HDP-01
7-8. Mt. Chart 715 and 716 - Mountain Dulcimer, MDP-01, 1974-1977

Abstract

Large format paper map of the Richmond and Louisville R.R. "connecting the railroads of Virginia with the railroads of Kentucky." Condition: poor, fragile. Handle with special care.

Abstract

U.S. Geological Survey map of Kentucky. A. F. Hassan, cartographer. Compiled in 1914. Modified polyconic projection. Noth American datum. Edition of 1918, reprinted 1926.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Kentucky maps not associated with the Geology Department or the Mountain Collection.

Scope and Contents

Large pencil drawing: map of the Berea College campus, created in 1938 or 1939 (based on the buildings shown and not shown in the drawing). Very fragile. The drawing has broken into two parts. [Note: shown in the 2023 "My Favorite Things" exhibition at Hutchins Library. Item selected by Ian Paine '23.]

Scope and Contents M. Hanson Drawings and Maps of Berea College, plans for designs, 1913, "The Collegium" 1913; "Plan No. 2" for Tabernacle of Berea College, 1913; 1881 plan for depot grounds Berea KY, drawn by J.G.H. (includes Broadway, railroad); train depot plan suggestion of J. G. Hanson for depot, 1881, dated 1913 as Plan 6; Drawing, plan for treasurer's office for Berea College, 1913; oldest plan for depot grounds, 1910; chapel or church plan, multiple dates; copy of map of Berea town and area including...

Content Description From the Collection: The assemblage of maps in this collection conveys visual information about the geography, geology, and topography of the United States, its natural resources, political subdivisions, and transportation routes that were developed during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the maps in the collection were originally gathered and utilized by the Berea College Geology Department. Others were collected by the college Library as part of the Weatherford-Hammond Mountain Collection. The...