Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

Container	Title
	Series: 7. Events and Honors, 1851-2006
	Subseries: 7A. AGS Events, 1851-2000 Scope and Content Note: This subseries includes materials relating to events held by the AGS, such its centennial celebration, annual dinners, lectures, and Fliers' and Explorers' Globe signings. Contains correspondence, photographs, programs, invitations, and other ephemera.
	AGS Centennial Celebration
Box 260 Folder 1	certificates of congratulations from other societies, 1952
Box 238 Folder 1	Charter Day, dinner and ceremony, 1952
Box 238 Folder 2	Charter Day, photographs, 1952
Box 238 Folder 3	commemorative plaque, 1952
Box 238 Folder 4	dinner and ceremony, 1952
Box 246 Folder 1	dinner photographs, 1952 View selections from this folder
Box 260 Folder 2	dinner photographs, 1952
Box 238 Folder 5	dinner to inaugurate centennial year, 1951
Box 241 Folder 1	letters of congratulations, 1951-1952
Box 238 Folder 6	list of gifts received, undated
Box 260 Folder 3	map autographed by guests, 1952 View selections from this folder
Box 246 Folder 2-3	photographs, 1952 View selections from these folders
Box 241 Folder 2	Serbian Geographical Society, 1952
	AGS Semi-Centennial Celebration
Box 241 Folder 3	expenses, 1904-1905
Box 241 Folder 4	minutes, guest list, report, 1904, undated
Box 241 Folder 5	program, 1904
Box 260 Folder 3	program, 1904
Box 241 Folder 6	responses, 1904-1905
	Annual Dinners
Box 238 Folder 7-25	general, 1958-1972, 1974-1975
Box 241 Folder 7	general, 1973
Box 246 Folder 4-17	photographs, 1959-1967, 1969-1972
Box 246 Folder 18-19	photographs, 1974, 1978
Box 248 Folder 1-2	photographs, 1968, 1973
	Celebration of the Completion of the Map of Hispanic America
Box 238 Folder 26	correspondence, 1944-1946
Box 259 Folder 1	dinner, photograph, 1945 View selections from this folder
Box 238 Folder 27	programs and invitation, 1945
Box 241 Folder 8	publicity, 1945-1946
Box 238 Folder 28	seating and guest lists, 1945
	Fliers' and Explorers' Globe
Box 238 Folder 29	astronaut signings, 1962-1969 View selections from this folder
Box 259 Folder 1	Charles A. Lindbergh signing, photograph, 1927
Box 256	globe signing register, 2000 Physical Description: 1 volume
	Lectures Other Finding Aids Index of lectures and papers presented to the AGS
Box 238 Folder 30	general, 1881-1956
Box 249-250	list of lectures given, 1865-1916 Physical Description: 2 volumes
Box 238 Folder 31	list of lectures given, copy, 1865-1916
Box 259 Folder 2	Lord Nathan Reception, 1958
Box 437 Folder 9	Lord Nathan Reception, negative, 1958 Physical Description: 1 safety film negative
Box 238 Folder 32	Miscellaneous Events, ephemera, 1872-1933
Box 259 Folder 2	Miscellaneous Events, unidentified group in front of AGS building, photostat, undated
Box 248 Folder 3	Public Sittings, photographs, 1968 Note: See also Series 5F
	Society Meetings Note: For notecard index to minutes see Council Minutes Index, box 119. Other Finding Aids Index to Council and Society Minutes
Box 251	minutes, volumes 1-4, 1851-1861 View selections from volumes 1-4 Physical Description: 4 volumes
Box 252	minutes, volumes 5-7, 1862-1877 View selections from volumes 5-7 Physical Description: 3 volumes
Box 253	minutes, volumes 8-10, 1878-1927 View selections from volumes 8-10 Physical Description: 3 volumes
Box 238 Folder 33-35	minutes, volumes 11-12, 1926-1948 View selections from these folders
Box 254	scrapbooks, ballots, 1868-1912 Physical Description: 1 volume
Box 254	scrapbooks, lecture tickets, 1896-1944 Physical Description: 1 volume
	Subseries: 7B. Exhibitions, 1893-1967 Scope and Content Note: This subseries contains items on exhibitions that the AGS presented, held either at the AGS headquarters or at other conferences and events. The exhibits are of a geographical nature and most of the materials in this subseries are photographs of the exhibits, but there are some programs, publications, and correspondence as well. For additional materials on exhibits, see Series 5A and 5D.	⇧
Box 246 Folder 20	AGS Exhibition, photograph, 1951 View selections from this folder
Box 238 Folder 36	"Descriptive Catalogue of an Exhibit of Maps, Photographs, and Instruments of the AGS", 1939
Box 248 Folder 4	"Exhibition on Highway of the Sun", Victor Von Hagen, photographs, 1955
Box 238 Folder 37	Grolier Club, "Books on Polar Exploration", 1932
Box 238 Folder 38	Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton Celebration, 1909
Box 238 Folder 39	International Geophysical Year, "12 Centuries of Maps", 1957
Box 246 Folder 21	Map Display at the Congress on Surveying and Mapping Conference, photograph, 1969 View selections from this folder
Box 238 Folder 40	"Milestones in American Geography", 1940
Box 241 Folder 9	Special Libraries Association 50th Anniversary Celebration, AGS historical highlights, 1959
Oversize Folder 90	U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, AGS exhibit of maps, partial, 1939
Box 246 Folder 22	West Point's Contribution to the AGS, Association of American Geographers, 1967 View selections from this folder
Box 238 Folder 41	World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, items for display, 1893
	Subseries: 7C. Medals and Honors, 1857-2002 Scope and Content Note: This subseries consists of materials relating to honors that the AGS bestowed on geographers, explorers, and other prominent contributors to the field of geography. The honors came in the form of various medals for different types of accomplishments and honorary memberships to the AGS. The subseries is primarily correspondence from the AGS to these individuals. Also contains materials on funds for the medals, photographs of the medals and presentation ceremonies, and other ephemera from the events. For an index of various types of honorary members, see Series 1D.	⇧
Box 239 Folder 1	Alexander and Ilse Melamid Medal, 1924-1941, undated
Box 239 Folder 2	Biographies of Medalists and Honorary Members, 1924-1941, undated
Box 239 Folder 3	Brenner, Victor D., sculptor, regarding Nansen medal, 1898
Box 239 Folder 4	Charles P. Daly Medal Fund, undated
Box 239 Folder 5	Clippings, 1924-1925, undated
Box 239 Folder 6	Correspondence, general, 1900-1929
Box 241 Folder 10-11	Corresponding and Honorary Members and Fellows, 1862-1939 View selections from folder 11
Box 241 Folder 12	Corresponding Member Award, David Livingstone, photostat, 1857
Box 74 Item 10	Cullum Medal of Ellen Churchill Semple, 1914
Box 239 Folder 7	David Livingstone Centenary Medal Fund, 1913, undated
Box 241 Folder 13	Designs, 1896-1924
Box 73 Item 10	Dies for Text on Medals, 1896-1914
Box 259 Folder 3	Dulles, John Foster, honorary fellow certificate, photostat, 1952
Box 239 Folder 8	Funds, general information, 1942-1971
Box 239 Folder 9	General Information on Medals, 1974-1975, undated
Box 239 Folder 10	George Cullum Geographical Medal Fund, undated
Box 242 Folder 1	George Davidson Medal and Research Fund, 1935-1946
Box 258	Index of Medalists and Honorary Fellows: 1896-1965, 1966
Box 443	Harrison, Richard E., interview with O.M. Miller and R.E. Harrison after presentation of Miller Medal, 1968 Physical Description: 1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7½ ips)
Box 246 Folder 23	Koch, Lauge, presentation of Daly medal, photographs, 1930 View selections from this folder
Box 242 Folder 2	Lists of Medalists and Honorary Fellows, 1896-1973, undated
Box 437 Folder 9	Lloyd-Jones, Donald J., presentation of Morse Medal, negatives, 1999 Physical Description: 32 safety film negatives
Box 246 Folder 24	Lloyd-Jones, Donald J., presentation of Morse Medal, photographs, 1999
Box 242 Folder 3	Logbook of Cullum and Daly Medalists with Inscriptions, 1896-1924
Box 239 Folder 11	Making of Medals, 1892-1924
Box 246 Folder 25	Medal Ceremony, photographs, 1952 View selections from this folder
Box 242 Folder 4-11	Medalists, 1897-1939 View selections from folder 11
Box 242 Folder 12	Medalists and Honorary Fellows, 1943-1944
Box 239 Folder 12-19	Medalists and Honorary Fellows, 1948-1974
Box 240 Folder 1-2	Medalists and Honorary Fellows, 1975-1995
Box 240 Folder 3	Medallic Art Company, 1935-1975
Box 240 Folder 4	Medals and Medalists Booklet, 1929
Box 240 Folder 5	Memoranda Booklet on Medals and Honors, 1932-1963, undated
Box 240 Folder 6	Miscellaneous, 1930-1975
Box 246 Folder 26	Moreno, Francisco P., presentation of Cullum Medal in Buenos Aires, photograph, 1909 View selections from this folder
	Mt. Everest Expedition, medal awards dinner
Box 240 Folder 7	correspondence, 1954-1955
Box 437 Folder 9	negatives, 1954 Physical Description: 3 safety film negatives
Box 246 Folder 27	photographs, 1954 View selections from this folder
Box 240 Folder 8	Nomination Letter for Daly and Livingstone Medals, undated
Box 240 Folder 9	Nominees, 1925-1967, undated
Box 246 Folder 28-29	Photographs and Copies of Medals, 1929-1938, undated
Box 437 Folder 9	Photographs and Copies of Medals, negatives, undated Physical Description: 2 safety film negatives
Box 240 Folder 10	Programs, award ceremonies, 1987-1991
Box 243 Folder 1	Samuel Finley Breese Morse Medal Fund, 1872-1931
Box 255	Scrapbook of Medals, 1896-1951 Physical Description: 1 volume
Box 240 Folder 11	Van Cleef Memorial Medal, 1969-1970
	Subseries: 7D. Other Institutions, 1851-2006 Scope and Content Note: This subseries includes correspondence with other institutions, organizations, and societies, either of a geographic or scientific nature. The materials mostly deal with honors that were given to or by the AGS and events that the AGS participated in such as dinners, conferences, or other international gatherings. Contains correspondence, photographs, programs, and miscellaneous awards and certificates.	⇧
	Geographic Institutions
	Association of American Geographers
	AGS reception, Washington, D.C.
Box 240 Folder 12	Army Map Service, 1968
Box 247 Folder 1	photographs, 1968
Box 240 Folder 13	Soviet Geography: Review and Translation, 1968
Box 243 Folder 2	first joint meeting, roll call, 1914
Box 243 Folder 3-5	general, 1902-1928
Box 248 Folder 5	joint meeting, attendees in front of AGS building, photographs, circa 1922 View selections from this folder
Box 240 Folder 14	notes on history, undated
Box 257	register of participants, 1928 Physical Description: 1 volume
	Explorers Club
Box 261 Folder 2	annual dinner, photograph, 1949
Box 243 Folder 6	general, 1930-1937, undated
Box 247 Folder 2	Fifth International Conference on Cartography, photograph, 1970
	Geographical Society of Philadelphia
Box 240 Folder 15	dinners, 1968-1969
Box 247 Folder 3	presentation of Elisha Kent Kane medal to Finn Ronne, photograph, 1966 View selections from this folder
Box 243 Folder 7	Geographical Society of Rio de Janeiro, 1903
	International Geographical Congresses
Box 243 Folder 8-13	general, 1875-1934
Box 240 Folder 16	3rd, Venice, Prime Meridian/Standard Time discussion, George M. Wheeler, 1883 View selections from this folder
	8th, United States Related Material in the UWM Libraries Henry G. Bryant, Eighth International Geographic Congress Scrapbook. AGSL Manuscript Collection 8.
Box 261 Folder 1	group photograph taken in Philadelphia, 1904 View selections from this folder
Box 245 Folder 1	minutes to arrange congress, 1903-1904
Box 245 Folder 2	scrapbook of congress, 1904 Physical Description: 1 volume
Oversize Folder 90	12th, Cambridge, group photograph, incl. key, 1928
Box 73 Item 4	13th, Paris, pin, 1931
Box 247 Folder 4	21st, New Delhi, photographs, 1968-1969
Box 247 Folder 5	22nd, Montreal, photographs, incl. Livingstone medal presentation to Akin L. Mabogunje, 1972
Box 247 Folder 6	27th, Washington, D.C., photographs, 1992
Box 244 Folder 1-2	International Geographical Union, 1924-1935
Box 261 Folder 4	Miscellaneous Scrolls, Honors, and Certificates presented to and by the AGS, 1868-1950 View selections from this folder
Box 244 Folder 3	Miscellaneous Societies
	Antwerp, Royal Geographical Society of, Fernand de Jardin, 1901-1902
	Australasia, Royal Geographical Society of, Thomas Elder, 1886
	Bremen Geographical Society, M. Lindeman, 1879
	California, Geographical Society of, J. Studdy Leigh, 1892
	Canadian Geographical Society, Isaiah Bowman, 1930
	China Geographical Society, Percy B. Trip, 1909
	Dresden Geographical Society, Prof. Pattenhausen, 1913
	Florence, mayor, Piero Torrigiani, 1898
	Hungarian Geographical Society, invitation, 1922
	La Paz, Geographical Society of, Manuel Ballivián, 1897
	Lima, Geographical Society of, J. Balta, 1891-1913
	Lisbon, Geographical Society of, Luciano Cordeiro, 1889-1896
	Madrid, Geographical Society of, Francisco Coello, 1890
	Mexican Geographical and Statistical Society, J. Miguel Arroyo, 1865
	Mexican Geographical and Statistical Society, invitation, 1917
	Pacific, Geographic Society of the, George Davidson, 1892-1905
	Pan-American Geographical Society, Frederic W. Cook, 1933
	Parahybano, Historical and Geographical Institute, invitation, 1916
	Philadelphia, Geographical Society of, Henry G. Bryant, 1911-1912
	Polish Geographical Society, Roger Battaglia, 1896
	Russian Geographical Society, Pyotr Semyonov, 1895
	Swedish Anthropological and Geographical Society, AGS, 1912
	Tokyo Statistical Society, Hiromoto Watanabe, 1898
	Toulouse, Geographical Society, J. de Rey-Pailhade, Documents sur L'Heure Décimale de la Convention Nationale, 1899
	National Geographic Society
Box 240 Folder 17	correspondence, 1889-1917
Box 261 Folder 5	resolution offering condolences on the death of Charles Daly, signed by A.J. Henry and Alexander Graham Bell, 1899 View selections from this folder
	Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
Box 261 Folder 2	dinner given by Fairchild Aviation Corporation, photograph, 1943
	Quito meeting
Oversize Folder 88-89	exhibit display panels, 1959
Box 438	negative, 1959 View selections from this box Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative Access Restrictions: Access to the nitrate negatives is restricted; researchers must use the digital access copies.
Box 247 Folder 7	photographs, 1959
	Rand McNally Second International Cartographic Conference
Box 261 Folder 2	group photograph, 1958
Box 247 Folder 8	photographs, 1958
Box 240 Folder 18	program and correspondence, 1958
Box 244 Folder 4	Royal Geographical Society, 1873-1930
Box 240 Folder 19	Sociedad Chilena de Historia y Geografía, 1936-1942
	Société de Géographie
Box 240 Folder 20	correspondence, 1866-1900
Box 261 Folder 4	membership certificate of Chandler Robbins, 1899
	Scientific Institutions
Box 240 Folder 21	American Museum of Natural History, 1894-1914
Box 73 Item 1-3	American Numismatic and Archeological Society of the City of New York, award given to AGS, 1881
Box 261 Folder 2	American Society of Photogrammetry, dinner, photograph, 1938
Box 261 Folder 3	Anglo-American Association, banquet in honor of Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Isthmus of Panama, 1886 View selections from this folder
Box 247 Folder 9	British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting, photograph, 1924 View selections from this folder
Box 240 Folder 22	Chicago's World Fair, advisory committee, 1928-1931
Box 240 Folder 23	Columbia University, incl. proposed summer school of geography, 1906-1912
Box 261 Folder 3	Foreign Military Studies Office, hosts AGS, 2006
Box 244 Folder 5	General, miscellaneous societies A-M
	Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Joseph Leidy Commemorative Meeting, 1923
	American Academy of Arts and Letters, invitation, 1923
	American Museum of Natural History, invitations incl. Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921-1934
	American Numismatic Society, invitation, 1930
	American Philosophical Society, invitations, 1892-1927
	American Russian Institute, Cheluskin Arctic Expedition ceremony, 1934
	American Society of Mechanical Engineers, celebration, 1930
	Argentina, Society of Natural Sciences, exchange of publications, 1916
	British Association for the Promotion of Science, annual meeting, 1876
	Charge d'Affaires of Mexico, invitation, undated
	Illinois, University of, invitation, 1931
	Ireland, Royal Geological Society of, donations, 1879
	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, invitations, 1923-1930
	Minnesota Historical Society, invitation, 1880
Box 244 Folder 6	General, miscellaneous societies N-Y
	National Academy of Sciences, invitations, 1924-1928
	New York and Liberia Emigration and Agricultural Association, constitution and by-laws, 1851
	New York, Board of Education, invitation, 1931
	New York, College of the City of, invitation, 1928
	New York University, invitation, 1927
	Ohio, Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society, information card, undated
	Padua, University of, invitation, 1922
	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, invitation, 1924
	Royal Geological Society, E. Wethered, 1882
	Scientific Societies of Washington, D.C., joint commission, 1896
	Smithsonian Institution, invitation, 1923
	U.S. Department of Agriculture, pamphlet, 1896
	Witwatersrand, University of, invitation, 1933
	Yale University, invitation, 1921
Box 240 Folder 24	Geological Society of America, 1935-1936
Box 240 Folder 25	International Congress for the Study of Polar Regions, 1906
Box 244 Folder 7	International Congress of Americanists, 1890-1923
Box 244 Folder 8	International Council of Scientific Unions, 1932-1934
Box 240 Folder 26	International Geological Congress, 1913-1933
Box 247 Folder 10	International Joint Conference with the World Academy of Art and Science, photographs, 1970
Box 240 Folder 27	International Polar Year, 1930-1933
Box 261 Folder 3	International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, honorary degree ceremony, photograph, 1939
Oversize Folder 90	National Academy of Sciences, annual meeting, Washington, D.C., group photograph, 1931 View selections from this folder
Box 240 Folder 28	Pan American Scientific Congress, Lima, 1924
Box 261 Folder 2	Pan American Society, presentation of Order of the Liberator to Thomas W. Palmer, photographs, 1946
Box 261 Folder 3	Russian Scientists, Geographers, and Explorers, photostat, undated

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