Summary Information
Geopress Scrapbooks
1939-1941
AGSL Manuscript Collection 11
.2 cubic ft. (1 box)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)
This collection consists of three scrapbooks containing
clippings from Geopress, a cartographic news agency.
The scrapbooks include maps and information about various geographic areas,
particularly those associated with World War II.
English
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Biography/History
Geopress, a publishing company specializing in maps
and geographic data, was founded by Rado Sandor in 1939 while he was living in
Geneva, Switzerland. Sandor, born in Hungary in 1899, was a cartographer and a
Soviet military intelligence agent during World War II. Geopress focused on news collection and dissemination.
Scope and Content Note
The scrapbooks, dating from 1939 to 1941, contain maps and text, published by Geopress, largely focusing on political boundaries and
divisions, battles and tensions, and occupied territories during World War II. Maps
of Europe are the most common, but also included are maps and text pertaining to
Africa, Asia, and North America.
Preferred Citation
Citation Guide for Primary Sources
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to
all members of the public in accordance with state law.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
The American Geographical Society (AGS) received these scrapbooks from an unknown
donor on an unknown date.
The American Geographical Society (AGS) donated these scrapbooks to the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries in 1978 as part of its entire map
and library collections.
Denise Gergetz (supervised by Christel Maass in the UWM Libraries' Archives
Dept.) processed the collection in October and November 2009.
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