{"id":35143,"date":"2022-08-11T16:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T21:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=35143"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:21:38","slug":"pamphlet-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/collections\/pamphlet-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Pamphlet Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Among the items in our pamphlet collection, which dates from the founding of the Society in 1851, are eyewitness accounts of historic events, biographies of renowned geographers written by their contemporaries, articles of geographical philosophy written by their exponents, and impressions and descriptions of many nineteenth-century explorations by key participants. Of special note is the historic value of many of the items in the pamphlet collection; the research potential and value of these sources are limitless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pamphlet materials were acquired, classified, and catalogued by the AGS of New York staff and fall into four general categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Reprints of pertinent articles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Occasional papers and reports of government agencies, university departments, environmental groups, business corporations, scientific organizations, tourist bureaus and conferences. Included are typewritten manuscripts, published monographs, internal reports, lectures, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Excerpts of important articles from journals not usually kept by the Society\u2019s permanent collections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Reprints that duplicate journals held by the AGSL but used for interlibrary loan transactions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Pamphlet Collection finding aid is organized by the regional classification system created by the AGS of New York. The system classifies materials based first by geography and then by subject. Begin with the index which lists the regional classification numbering system. Within each PDF document, use the ctrl-F search feature to search by keyword. For assistance with this collection, contact the AGSL Reference staff at agsl@uwm.edu<\/a> or 414-229-6282.<\/p>\n\n\n\n