Karrow, Robert W.
Variant namesRobert William Karrow, Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 5 August 1945, and educated in the public schools of Hartland, Wisconsin.
He received the B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1968 and the M.S.L.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971. Since July 1971, he has been employed at the Newberry Library, first as Map Cataloger, from 1975 as Curator of Maps, and, from 1989, as Curator of Special Collections. He is the author of Mapmakers of the Sixteenth Century and their Maps (1993) and numerous articles and book reviews. He received the Ph.D. in history from Loyola University of Chicago in 1999 with a dissertation on Intellectual Foundations of the Cartographic Revolution.
From the description of Robert Karrow research papers, 1980-1990. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 600096430
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| creatorOf | Newberry Library. Special Collections Section. Administrative Curator's administrative files, 1931-[ongoing] | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Karrow, Robert W. Articles dealing with American Indian maps and mapping (1947-1996) / collected by Robert W. Karrow. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Newberry Library. Special Collections Section. Map correspondence, 1971-1982. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Buffum, Charles Walbridge, 1900-1991. Map cataloging / Charles W. Buffum, Library of Congress. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Karrow, Robert W. Robert Karrow research papers, 1980-1990. | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Buffum, Charles Walbridge, 1900-1991. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. Special Collections Section. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. Special Collections Section. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Coast Survey. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905. | person |
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| Cartography |
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| Surveying |
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