Archives of Industrial Society (AIS) assorted maps and atlases, 1788-1990.

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Archives of Industrial Society (AIS) assorted maps and atlases, 1788-1990.

This finding aid lists the various maps and atlases housed in the Archives of Industrial Society (AIS) at the Archives Service Center that are not associated with any particular collection. The maps primarily cover Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and the southwestern Pennsylvania region and include, but are not limited to, maps of highways, boroughs, townships, counties, zoning districts, election districts, census tracts and property lots. Also included are a set of aerial photographs of the City of Pittsburgh. The atlases include Sanborn maps, Hopkins plat books, atlases of the City of Pittsburgh and environs and of counties in Pennsylvania. Note that the Historic Pittsburgh website (http://digital.library.pitt.edu/maps/hopkins.html) provides online access to all of the published Hopkins plates for Pittsburgh.

713 items (45 map case folders + 2 rolls + 95 volumes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8178187

University of Pittsburgh

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In 1997, staff at the Archives Service Center began the State and Local Government Archives (SLGA) Oral History Program. They aimed to capture the living memories of politicians from the local, state, and federal governments from Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania area. SLGA interviewed local political figures about governmental and political workings in the region, emphasizing the role of parties, environmental issues, electoral campaigning, urban redevelopment, civil rights, the role of g...