Archives Center Road Maps Collection
name: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by unknown donor.
creator: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
setName: label: See more items in
content: Archives Center Road Maps Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection comprises road maps of the Unites States and Mexico spanning from the 1935 until 1996.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The collection features maps that span from 1935 to 1996 and cover multiple states and regions, which is indicative of American driving culture.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Cubic feet (maps)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1930-2000
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center by the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1295
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Road maps
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into 2 series.

Series 1: State Maps

Series 2: Regional Maps
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Holly Nelson.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Road maps -- United States
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection contains largely United States state and region road maps from the 1935 to 1996. States represented include California, Texas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.

Regions include the North, Northeast, Southwest, as well as whole maps of the United States and Mexico.

Many of the maps include multiple destinations.