Title: Isaiah Bowman Scrapbooks on Political Geography
Inclusive Dates: 1921-1926

Creator:

• Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950

Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 4

Quantity: 15 volumes
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)

Abstract:

Isaiah Bowman's Scrapbooks on Political Geography (Volumes 1-5) consist primarily of newspaper and magazine clippings related to political geography and international relations, collected in connection with subjects covered in his book The New World: Problems in Political Geography. Volumes 6-15 are geography books owned by Isaiah Bowman and the Bowman family.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-agsl-agslmss0004

Isaiah Bowman was born in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on December 26, 1878. He was an American geographer, educated at both Harvard and Yale. Bowman was the director of the American Geographical Society from 1915 to 1935. He was also a chief territorial advisor during World War I. His book The New World: Problems in Political Geography, published in 1921, is one of his notable works. Bowman passed away in Baltimore in 1950.

The Scrapbooks on Political Geography consist primarily of newspaper and magazine clippings focusing on Europe, Asia, and Africa. The clippings are mostly from The New York Times, The Literary Digest, The New Republic, and The Nation.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• American Geographical Society of New York Records. AGSNY Archival Collection 1.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

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).

Custodial History

Isaiah Bowman donated the scrapbooks (Volumes 1-5) to the American Geographical Society (AGS) on August 31, 1933. 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. Books owned by Isaiah Bowman and members of the Bowman family (Volumes 6-15) came to the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) as a donation from the Bowman Family in 2023.

Processing Information

Denise Gergetz (supervised by Christel Maass, UWM Libraries' Archives Dept.) processed the collection in October 2009.

	Scrapbooks
Volume   1	1921
Volume   2	1921-1922
Volume   3	1922-1923
Volume   4	1923-1924
Volume   5	1924-1926
	Books
Volume   6	Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, by Charles O. Paullin and edited by John K. Wright, 1932
Volume   7	Atlas of American History, Scribners, 1943
Volume   8	Geographical Review, Isaiah Bowman Memorial Number, January, 1951
Volume   9	Geography in the Making, by John K. Wright, 1952
Volume   10	The Life and Thought of Isaiah Bowman, by Geoffrey J. Martin, 1980
Volume   11	Mark Jefferson: Geographer, by Geoffrey J. Martin, 1968
Volume   12	Richard Hakluyt and the English Voyages, George Bruner Parks 1928
Volume   13	Stielers Hand-Atlas: 100 Karten in Kupferstich mit 162 Nebenkarten, Justus Perthes, 1918
Volume   14	The Times Survey Atlas of the World, by J.G. Bartholomew, 1922
Volume   15	Well-Drilling Methods, by Isaiah Bowman, 1911