SIU-C map room Holds Vast Cartographic Collection At SIUC
The Morris Library map room at Southern Illinois University Carbondale houses about 170000 items used for travel planning research and education. The collection includes 156th to 19th century Mississippi River maps, 45000 aerial photos, numerous geological and defense maps, platbooks, moon maps, globes, and 1300 cartographic references. Lectures and student projects cite maps for geology archaeology and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Library
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jean M. Ray
Map Room
North America
Ray
River Forest
Phillip Lang
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Valley
Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris
Jean Gottman
Siuc History Department
Illinois
Cairo
Sou
Defense Mapping Agency
Ilinois
Bureau of Census
CIA
Unesco
Smithsonian Institution
Psychic’s pendulum points to Valier area for long‑lost brother
Kirkland woman Colletta Coe 46 believes her brother Eugene Givens born 1933 and adopted in Oklahoma may live in Illinois after a clairvoyant linked the name Walter and a Valier area. The family relations span Mary Jane Bell Givens, John Kirby Givens, and siblings Franky Sheridan Buddy Givens and Doris Givens.
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Valier
Kirkland, Wash
Coletta Givens Coe
Eugene Givens
Sapulpa
Oklo
Eugene
Ens
Franky Sheridan
Buddy” Givens
Coe
Doris Givens
Albert Goeke
N.E
Kirkland
Wash
Carbondale Park Board Accepts Three Resignations
The Carbondale Park Board accepted Thursday resignations from district director Robert Coatney, assistant director John Allen, and aquatics director Bill Jackson. Coatney leaves June 20 for a Texas chemicals sales post and will remain in Carbondale. Allen exits August 22 to return to Southern Illinois University Carbondale for full-time decorative studies. Jackson completes his last day and joins Upchurch Travel Inc. in Carbondale.
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Carbondale Park
Coatney
John Allen
Park District
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Bill Jackson
University City Swimming Pool
Park Dis
Carbondale Man Wins State Award For Youth Advocacy
William H. Young of Carbondale, a social worker with the Marion office of the Department of Children and Family Services, is among 50 state agency staffers chosen as winners in the Governor's Incentive Economy Program. He received the honor for creating a successful youth advocacy program serving Franklin and Williamson counties. Winners and their families earned an all expense paid weekend at an Illinois state park.
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William H. Young
Carbondale
Young
Marion
Dept. of Children and Family Services
Franklin
Williamson
Illinois
Ilinois Information Service
Frankfort contract awarded to Dees Construction
A $57,169 contract for road improvement on Lincoln Street from Main to Elm in West Frankfort was awarded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Dees Construction of West Frankfort will perform 12 miles of base course and surface work.
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West Frankfort
Dees Construction of
Illinois Department of Transportation
Lincoln Street
Main Street
Elm Street
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Siu-C
Thern
Gloria Juhl
Northbrook
Park Board
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnuut Street
Murphysbere
Linois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboere Independent
Associated Press
Southern Illinois
Jackson
Upchurch Travel Inc
Frankfort
L.F
Anderson WiNdow
HI Way
Southern
Moco, Inc
Washington Carbondale
Paul Michaels
THE
Sterling
Universal Automotive, Inc
E. Poplar
Harrisburg
Jim‘s Sporting Goods
Mardale
Center
Norfolk
Island
Schefflera
Caladium
Cecil
Rampers
Featuring
Marvin
Shirley Oetjen
East
Sav-Mart
Goldsmith's
Herrin & Carbondale, Illinois
Jones
Dallas Cowboys
America
Paducah Datsun
Kentucky Ave
Paducah
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!