California State University, Northridge, Geography Map Library id74
Mailing Address:
Geography Map Library, California State University, Northridge
135 Sierra Hall, 18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8249Phone: 818-677-3465
Fax: 818-677-7840
Email: map.library@csun.edu
Contact: Ms. Kris Tacsik, Map Curator
Web site: http://maplibrary.csun.edu/
Institution Type: College/University, Library
Location of Institution: San Fernando Valley
Archive and Collections
Description: The Geography Map Library possesses approximately three hundred fifty thousand flat map sheets as well as numerous atlases, aerial photographs, gazetteers, and geographic teaching aids. It is a depository library for the United States Geological Survey, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, and Natural Resources Canada. As a result, the library’s resources are both varied and extensive. Among the holdings are topographic maps of California and other states; general and thematic maps for the United States and the world, including road, city, tourist, and geological maps; atlases and gazetteers, such as National Atlas of the United States of America, Atlas of California, and California Water Atlas; aerial photographs for the San Fernando Valley (1928, 1938, 1949, 1960) and all of Los Angeles County (1952–1954); and color aerial photographs of the urban areas of Los Angeles County (1989). The library also has a collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance atlases dating from the 1880s to 1963; these massive volumes document, in fine detail, historic land use in most of the principal cities and some of the small towns on the West Coast, as well as in a number of cities and towns in other regions of the United States.
Regions Covered: Los Angeles
Type of Materials: Architectural Drawings, Institutional Publications, Maps, Official Records, Photographs
Time Periods: 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963
Languages: English
Access
Year Round Access: No
OnSite Technology: No
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: Monday - Thursday. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Reservations not requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Research Hours: Monday - Friday. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Reservations not requiredAccess Procedures: Advance inquiries and reservation are required for access to the Sanborn collection.
Management
Catalogue System: Cataloged in the publication "Catalogue of Sanborn Atlases" at CSUN by Rees & Hoeber, 1973. The collection is organized by city and date.
Repository/Depository: No
Loan To Others: No
Exhibited: No
Makes Purchases: Yes
Formalized Purchases: Yes
Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets
