Military Maps collection
| Record No. | SC122 |
| Main Entry | Military Maps Collection |
| Title | Military Maps collection |
| Dates | 1898-1960 |
| Physical Description | 1 m of cartographic material. -- 73 photographs. |
| Bio/Admin History | Military maps have been collected by the McPherson Library since at least the early 1960s. Dr. R.H. Roy, the first incumbent of the Chair of Military History, solicited maps from veterans of the two world wars by placing letters to the editor in local newspapers and then turned the resulting donations over to the University Archives. Military map holdings have been augmented from time to time by other donations and have been complimented by the map component of records such as those of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's). A list of donors is included at the back of the inventory. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military maps. |
| Scope and Content | The collection consists primarily of published map series of Europe during World War I and World War II, and several of Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. Some aerial photographs are included. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the collection. |
| Finding Aids | Finding aids available. |
| Online Finding Aids | Military Maps: An Inventory of the Holdings D.N.D. Maps, Accession 1998-075 (PDF, 124 kB) File List for Accession 2008-026 File List for Accession 2008-033 |
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| Provenance | Roy, Reginald Herbert, 1922-, collector University of Victoria (B.C.). Libraries. Special Collections, collector |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Aerial photographs Europe--Aerial photographs Europe--Maps Military history--20th century Military maps--Bibliography--Catalogues Roy, Reginald H., 1922- World War, 1914-1918--Maps--Bibliography--Catalogues World War, 1939-1945--Maps--Bibliography--Catalogues |
| Related Links | Military History Collections |