Walter William Ristow Papers
Scope and Contents
The Walter W. Ristow collection consists of articles written by Ristow during his career as a map librarian. They are arranged alphabetically by title.
Dates
- 1933-1985
Creator
- Ristow, Walter William (Person)
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Biographical Note
Walter W. Ristow was born in La Crosse in 1908. He received a bachelor’s degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1931 and a master’s degree from Oberlin. After completing his doctoral studies in 1937, Ristow was named chief of the map division of the New York City Library. During World War II he also worked for the U.S. Military Intelligence preparing geographical information for air strikes in the Far East. Ristow was employed by the Library of Congress in 1946 and was made Chief of the Map Division in 1968. He retired in 1977. During his career Ristow wrote many articles on map librarianship and the history of maps and mapmaking.
Extent
1 cubic_foot
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ristow was named head of New York Public Library’s map division in 1937 and served for nine years. In 1946 he began working at Library of Congress and was named chief of the map division in 1968. Ristow was born and raised in La Crosse, Wis., but spent most his adult life in the eastern United States.
This collection consists of articles, 1933-1985, written by Walter W. Ristow, on the subjects of map librarianship and the history of maps and mapmaking. The articles are arranged alphabetically by title.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Walter W. Ristow, October 1985, and Harold Ristow, October 1985
(Accession Nos. 1985.011, 1985.013)
Physical Description
3 archives boxes
OCLC Number
28417004
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Groskopf, October 1985
Creator
- Ristow, Walter William (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Walter William Ristow Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Amy Groskopf, October 1985
- Date
- 1985 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository