Collection Summary
Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection
1932-1994
1932-1994
G3700 coll .S6 Sohn
Sohn, Bertha Schooler
75 items
3 folders
English
Spanish
Collection material in English and Spanish.
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
The collection consists of seventy-five maps depicting locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan.
Provenance
Bertha Schooler Sohn donated the materials to the Geography and Map Division in
1996.
Processing History
The collection was processed and arranged by the Geography and Map Division in 1997.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection are governed by the Copyright
Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international
copyright laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection collection is open to research. Researchers
are advised to contact the [Geography and Map Reading
Room] prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance
notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Container number, Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection collection, Geography and Map
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Bertha Schooler Soh was born on August 7, 1915 in New York City and died July 31,
2006.
Sohn was a cataloger with the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, D.C., from
1963 to 1987.
Thereafter, she worked as a freelance researcher and translator and
volunteered in the library of the Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C.
She was a member of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of seventy-five maps depicting locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan.
Arrangement
The Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection collection is organized in
a single series with subseries for each geographic area.
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[Series I:](ead10001) Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Sohn, Bertha Schooler, 1915-2006, compiler.
Places
Canada--Maps.
Europe--Maps.
Japan--Maps.
Mexico--Maps.
United States--Maps.
Form/Genre
Maps.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/2021588047]
Container List
1 - 3
Bertha Schooler Sohn map
collection
75 items
Alaska
1 item
The Matanuska Valley:
Southcentral Alaska road and recreation map, 1976
1976
Arizona
2 items
Arizona road map, 198-
198-
Arizona Highways Magazine.
Grand Canyon National
Park, 1987
1987
Connecticut
1 item
Connecticut official
1981-1982 transportation and recreation map, 1982-1983
1982-1983
National Park Service.
Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi
1 item
Exxon map, 1976
1976
Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
2 items
Exxon map, 1973
1973
AAA map, 1986
1986
Eastern United
States
4 items
Citgo map, 1972
1972
Exxon map, 1976
1976
Exxon map, 1978
1978
AAA map, 1981
1981
Florida
8 items
Florida tourguide
vacation map, 1972
1972
Gulf Oil.
Miami Beach, Fort
Lauderdale area, 1974
1974
Florida official road
map, 1975
1975
Department of Transportation.
Exxon map of Florida,
1975
1975
Greater Sarasota street
map
First Federal Savings.
Dolph's indexed street
map - Jupiter through Lake Worth
Greater
Orlando
Flagship Bank of Florida.
Singer Island. Directory
and map. Riveria Beach and Palm Beach shores.
Singer Island Businessmen's Assocation.
Illinois
2 items
Illinois official
highway map, 1953
1953
State of Illinois.
Illinois official
highway map, 1980
1980
State of Illinois.
Indianapolis
1 item
AAA map
Iowa
2 items
Guide to streets and
public transportation in Greater Iowa City, 1980
1980
Iowa official state
transportation map, 1981
1981
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce.
Kansas and
Nebraska
1 item
Phillips 66, 1974
1974
Kentucky and
Tennessee
1 item
Phillips 66, 1968
1968
Includes Greater Louisville.
Maryland
1 item
Batimore and vicinity,
1969
1969
Esso.
Batimore and vicinity,
1973
1973
Exxon.
Massachussetts
1 item
Boston and vicinity,
1968
1968
Esso.
Includes Cape Cod.
Nevada
2 items
Nevada, 1973
1973
Chevron.
Standard Oil of California.
Las Vegas City map,
1973
1973
Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
New Jersey
2 items
Mobil map, 1970
1970
Texaco map, 1970
1970
New York
11 items
Esso map, 1971
1971
Citgo map, 1972
1972
Exxon map, 1976
1976
Buffalo and vicinity,
1936
1936
Standard Oil of New York.
Guide to Letchworth
Park, State of New York, 1935
1935
Genesee State Park Commission.
Map showing highways,
public campsites and historic sites in the Adirondack and Catskill
Mountains of the New York State Forest Preserve, 1932
1932
Conservation Department, State of New York.
Long Island and New York
City, 1964
1964
Mobil.
Long Island /
Westchester County, 1969
1969
American Oil Co.
New York City and Long
Island, 1967
1967
Esso
New York City and Long
Island, 1977
1977
Exxon.
North Carolina and South
Carolina
1 item
Esso map, 1970
1970
Ohio
1 item
Humble map, 1969
1969
Pennsylvania
4 items
Amoco Oil Co. map, 1974
1974
Exxon map, 1976
1976
Exxon map, 1980
1980
Texaco map, 1972
1972
Tennesee and
Kentucky
1 item
Esso map, 1968
1968
Texas
1 item
American Oil Co., 1964
1964
Virginia
1 item
Maps of Frederick County
and Winchester, Virginia, 1986
1986
Washington, D.C.
2 items
Map and vistor's guide,
1975
1975
Exxon
Map and vistor's guide,
1976
1976
Exxon.
Western and Central United
States
1 item
Phillips 66, 1966
1966
Canada
7 items
Atlantic provinces,
featuring city area map of Halifax, 1969
1969
Manitoba / Saskatchewan,
featuring city area maps of Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, 1971
1971
Shell Oil.
Montreal, 1970
1970
Ontario featuring city
area maps of Hamilton, downtown Ottawa, and metropolitan Toronto,
1971
1971
Shell.
Ontario, 1972
1972
Esso.
Metropolitan Toronto,
1994
1994
Quebec, 1972
1972
Shell.
Mexico
1 item
Mapa turistico, 1984
1984
England
2 items
Geographer's map of
London
Newcastle upon
Tyme
France
2 items
Chaumont-Strassbourg
Michelin 62.
Verdun-Wissembourg
Michelin 57.
Greece
1 item
Large road
map
Netherlands
1 item
Maastricht
Scotland
1 item
Glasgow and the
west
Guide map and a street plan.
Sweden
4 items
Stockholm,
1966
1966
Uppsala,
1973
1973
Visby,
1972
1972
Japan
1 item
Tourist map of Japan,
1983
1983